CaiusWe ordered a few drinks and an appetizer of oysters and salt-roasted prawns. While waiting I continued to scan the doors leading into the restaurant. Every so often I’d lift my eyes to the crystal chandeliers and the bar nestled against the far wall, pretending as if I weren’t waiting for Anas
Knight chortled, “Fucking dickhead.”Just as Jolene, my assistant, and Andrés, my publicist, began going over wedding preparation plans, there was a quiet pop! “Sorry we’re late,” came the voice of Alpha Nox.The Alpha wore a dark suit jacket that sat atop a black sweater. His wife, Luna Lilac, wor
CaiusOne moment the servers pushed in several carts of food and the next shots filled the air.Knight reeled back with a surprised grunt as he was hit in the shoulder. Titus Einar dove in front of his daughter and grandson, taking two to the back. Maverick leapt to his feet, yanking Natasha behind
I looked down and frowned at the blood seeping across my dress shirt. A very expensive dress shirt. Feeling around, I pinpointed where the bullet had entered and exited my torso.“I don’t think it’s hit anything fatal.” I brushed him off. “I’ll have it checked out, but not until everyone else is tak
Caius“Well, we did learn one thing.” Knight said, his voice oddly upbeat considering he’d been shot little over an hour ago.“Pray tell,” Ghost snickered. “Enlighten us on the lesson that almost killed not one, not two, but four Alpha’s.”“We learned the Puppetmaster doesn’t need to see or touch hi
She smirked, “He kicked your ass, didn’t he?”“Him kick my ass? Never, kitty. You should have seen him though. He came up to me all grunting and snarling and accused me of pleasuring his woman better than he ever could—his words, not mine—and of course I told him the truth.”Anastasia snorted behind
Anastasia“We’re falling? We’re actually falling?” My voice was several octaves higher than usual, laced with panic that had me clutching the armrests of the seat for dear life. I could barely hear my own ragged pants through the screaming in my head. “Oh Goddess, we’re falling! We’re going to die.
“That’s the copilot.”Damon emerged again dragging another male, only this one was alive.“I’ll go stabilize the plane,” he said, his voice a dark command that sent a chill skating down my spine. “Figure out what the fuck is wrong with the pilot.”Despite the darkness lurking within his voice, I pra
She laughed at my flustered expression. "Come on, you can tell me. I promise I won't repeat anything."I took a deep breath, trying to figure out how to navigate this minefield without revealing too much. "Like you said, Caius is difficult. He can be the biggest jerk you’ve ever met, but he's also i
AnastasiaA spark of delight lit up her face. She sat up straighter and wiped her eyes. "Really? You'd do that with me?"I nodded enthusiastically. "Of course! My mom taught me to cook too. What's your specialty?"A ghost of a smile played on her lips. "Pumpkin pie. Mom always said mine was the best
The bathroom door swung open, cutting off my reply. My heartbeat accompanied the heavy thud of Ghost’s combat boots as he stomped his way inside. His expression was one of cold murder, but that didn’t stop my eyes from dropping down to his chest.Why wasn’t he wearing a shirt? And was that blood?A
AnastasiaAfter getting black out drunk with Knight and waking up on the floor of my closet cuddling an empty bottle of tequila I decided that my days of heinous partying, reckless drinking, and overall bad decision making had come to an end.“ANASTASIA! KNIGHT! I’M GOING TO KILL YOU!”Just kidding.
Fallon’s nose wrinkled in disgust. “Doesn’t it? Wolves have more dignity than humans. We would never harm our own kind. They’re more animals than we are.”My eyes widened. What did she just say?Ziva’s voice flooded my mind. “Has she forgotten that your kind are half human? Wolves have more dignity
AnastasiaHeadache or not as soon as we landed Caius and the others had no choice but to question Fallon.Instead of taking her to one of the cold interrogation rooms I had been thrown into, they led her into the estates lounge.Large leather armchairs and a single sofa were strategically placed aro
Fallon’s face went from red, to normal, to pale all within the span of a few seconds. Her breathing came heavy and all at once the guys started acting like what Ziva described as geriatric mother-hen’s.Knight raced into the bedroom suite to grab blankets and fuzzy socks, his shadows dripping behind
Anastasia“They’ll do what’s best for her.” Ziva’s reassurance filled me with a nice hit of calm. “They may be sexy, fumbling cavemen, but they’ve got good hearts. Even Ghost’s mean ass clearly cares about her.”Fallon shuffled out wearing the grey sweatshirt and pants the medical center had given h
I looked at the others. “South? So that’s the direction she was traveling.”“Yes, it looks like it.” Minister Tremblay replied. “The unit we sent out came back a few days ago. They tracked her for a little over two miles before the trail went cold.”“And how far of a net did they cast at the dead zo