Both Ghost and Damon looked ruffled. Their hair was out of sorts, and their suits were crumpled as if they’d been in the middle of a fight. Maybe that was how Ghost helped Damon. It wouldn’t be the strangest thing I’d seen. The three approached with Knight at the lead. “There were uh,” his eyes fl
If it were true, then I was taking it as a compliment. The first thing I did when we returned to the house was head directly to Caius’s private office where he kept the good whiskey. After downing a few shots, just enough to numb the pain of my still healing wounds, I plopped down in a chair and pr
Caius One Month Later Since learning Anastasia’s father was part of the Eye of Horus, a plan had been set in motion. She didn’t know how far his involvement went, but my brothers and I knew well how deep the veins of the organization ran in this country. If Vladimir Lasko truly was in the Eye of
He and Anastasia reclined in their chairs, cucumbers over their eyes, and a chunky face mask—that smelled suspiciously like celery—painted over their cheeks. I drew my line at the face masks. Two days later she strutted her way into my office, flashing a saccharine smile at my assistant that had h
Caius “WOOO-HOOO! CRUSH IT! CRUSH IT INTO OBLIVION!” My darling fiancé bellowed, leaping up from the stands as Grave Digger, the neon-green monster truck, plowed over the shell of an old F-150. She bounced on the balls of her feet, screeching through her cupped hands as Grave Digger was followed
I took one look at the crowd, namely the males that had been leering at her, and grumbled. “I’ll take you.” “I don’t need you to escort me,” She puffed out her chest, which really only served to hike her breasts up even further. “I did save your life after all.” “I saved yours right after, and I d
I craved more of what happened back in my home theatre. I craved the little sounds she made, all cute and soft despite Anastasia’s hard exterior. “I want these off,” I growled against her lips, my fingers yanking at her jean shorts. “Now, Anastasia. Don’t make me tell you twice.” “Fuck,” she exhal
Anastasia I should have recognized Caius’s silence as panic after what happened between us in the bathroom. At first, I’d assumed he was being his usual brooding self, but that wasn’t the case. It was the bond. Or rather, his intense hatred of it. I’ll admit, it hurt. It hurt a lot to know the ma
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