AnastasiaI awoke to chaos. The kind that came with broken screams, loud crashes, and curses so vulgar even I blushed.Chaos had a name, and it was Princess Evangeline Montgomery.Shuffling downstairs in the ruby red sleep set I’d purchased solely to fuck with Caius, I rounded the corner and entered
He swiped up one of the pancakes with the spatula and launched it—raw side up—at Evangeline.SPLAT!Ghost ran a hand down his face, “Fuck me. I think we’re about to witness a murder.”“A well-deserved murder if you ask me.” Maverick grunted.I held my breath, my coffee cup halfway to my lips. Steam
AnastasiaI changed into a plaid skirt and a thin black sweater while Evangeline showered. She eventually gave up chasing after Knight, but only after the two of them battled it out on the front lawn.I hoped Alpha Nox wasn’t emotionally attached to the topiaries out front, or the flowers on either
The mere closeness of him had the bond writhing with need. I could feel its desperation to solidify the connection between us. My hormones were practically demanding I drag him back to the manor and ride him until the sun goes down.Clearly I was not to be trusted.Making it a point to ignore Knight
AnastasiaIt was Caius that led us to a booth selling fudge. Funny considering he didn’t have much of a sweet tooth. He veered towards one flavor in particular and picked up a box. I couldn’t see the flavor until he returned with it in his hands.Double milk chocolate fudge. Yum.He pulled out a sma
My stomach flipped uncomfortably, filling me with a sense of unease I couldn’t shake. I definitely couldn’t walk away now. Not when there was clearly something this guy wasn’t telling me.“Now you’ve got me worried,” I laughed weakly. “Would it help if I said please?”The vendor looked at me for a f
AnastasiaI stopped in my tracks, all but tearing myself out of Caius’s grasp. He spun around, likely searching for danger. Instead he found me frantically looking around, my head snapping back and forth like a maniac. Sensing we were no longer following, the guys stopped as well. Maverick headed to
I had to though, because if I failed it would kill us all.There was just one problem. I had no clue what to do next. If I let time resume then we’d all be crushed. I’d have to unfreeze Caius and his brothers, but I had no clue how to do that.I didn’t even know if it were possible.Crumbs of brick
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