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
The shrill bleat of Caius’s phone pierced the thick layer of silence cloaking us all.Maverick and his guys backed off, stationing themselves at different intervals around the airport. While they did a good job remaining out of sight, I could still feel their watchful eyes tracking our every move.C
AnastasiaWe entered Nordelaia, the wedding venue Evangeline had painstakingly picked out.I didn’t say it nearly enough, but my best friend was a goddess send.My jaw practically unhinged as we were escorted through sprawling gardens jam packed with wildflowers by Maverick and his security team. Th
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