AnastasiaI let out a string of curses as the healer popped my shoulder back into place and slumped back into the armchair.“Were you a sailor in your past life, kitty?” Knight smirked from across the room. Shadows curled around his knuckles like bloated leeches. They seemed to repel all light as th
Blinking up at him, I cupped my chin. “Why don’t you want to find your mate?”Knight sucked in a breath while Damon went rigid in his seat. Their reactions led me to believe this wasn’t something Caius told most people. How interesting.Not wanting to play our little game of a question for a questio
Anastasia“This is Maverick, my head of security.” Caius grunted, forcefully tearing his eyes away from the skimpy dress I had on. “He and his men will be watching our every move while we’re out.”It was the night of our first official date, the one where our blossoming relationship would be present
“We’ll talk about this later, yeah?”Maverick did another one of those grunts that would’ve scared the pants off of anyone sane and extracted his hand from my hold. He scowled at me, but quickly turned his gaze to Alpha Caius.“Good to go.”Caius tipped his head, “Thank you, Maverick.”“Wow. So, he
“Lovely isn’t a strong enough word to describe her.” He growled, the sound rolling over me. “Don’t you agree?”Leonardo’s grin widened. The cameraman at his side snapped a few pictures of us standing there, staring into one another’s eyes like the doting couple we pretended to be.“Of course, Alpha.
AnastasiaWe took a seat on one of the many velvet sofas and quickly ordered some drinks once a starry-eyed server appeared. A few others in the VIP area approached us wanting a conversation with Alpha Caius, and once they realized who I was, myself as well.Surprisingly, Caius was doing fairly well
“Are you trying to piss me off, Anastasia?” A voice growled in my ear.“Why? Is it working?”I craned my head to look back at him when his hand snaked around my throat, cutting off my air. A delicious floating sensation took root in my head, sending little shockwaves down between my legs.“You keep
Caius“So, will Ghost be able to make him squeal?” Anastasia’s captivating voice filled the small surveillance room.Though the question was for Knight, I turned in her direction and away from the two-way mirror that allowed us to watch the interrogation unfold. Damon was currently out with Maverick
The healer arrived then, knocking softly on the door. I didn’t pay them any mind as they entered, or as they touched around my forehead with cold fingers. My mind was lost, replaying Caius’s words.Once the healer left, taking with them my throbbing headache, I took a slow, steady breath and looked
AnastasiaCaius’s jaw clenched, his eyes flashing dangerously. A crack of thunder sounded from outside. “I should have torn them apart,” he growled, his voice low and menacing.I shrugged, trying to maintain my nonchalant facade. Caius’s rage was like being swept away in a storm. “You didn’t know. B
I watched in utter bewilderment as his face slowly transformed into a grin.“You steal my shirt, interrupt my hangover, and now you’re making jokes?”At some point we must’ve made it to his office, because he nudged open the door and stepped inside all without jostling my coffee. The retort died in
AnastasiaI had done an excellent job of avoiding Caius all morning. Or so I thought.Once Evangeline went home, I froze time long enough to make a mad dash downstairs. The throbbing in my head was relentless. Every werewolf knew magic and alcohol did not mix, but most of us were too stubborn to lis
“I’m doing this because I’m a good person,” I announced, purely because I was becoming more and more intoxicated, and I needed to remind myself why I shouldn’t go through with Evangeline’s revenge plot. This felt like the simplest reason. “Hype me up before I do something I’ll regret, and we both kn
AnastasiaEvangeline’s eyes shimmered with mischief. “I have a fun fact for you. The Windsor family spent upwards of 1.4 million dollars in PR firms, cybersecurity experts, and legal teams. They staged a scrub that spanned the globe, Ana. That takes money and power. It’s like CIA level shit. I’m tal
“Blackwell adventures.” As we descended into laughter, neither of us commented on the undertone of sadness in our voices, or how it fell upon the room like a dark shroud.I leaned back against the headboard and searched through the snippets of my memory. “There was something else. At one point the h
Anastasia“I’m a coward, aren’t I?” I brought my knees up to my chest with a huff. The bruises peppered along my body had healed long ago, but still I felt the phantom ache, the incessant reminder, of what had happened between Caius and I in that forest.I swore it was the mark playing tricks on me,
“This entire thing is incredibly barbaric,” I whisper-hissed. “They didn’t let me clean myself, as I’m sure you and everyone else know.”Radiating an air of pure smugness, Caius leaned down and murmured in my ear. “Because I ordered them not to.”As if on cue, an upbeat melody drifted through the ai