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
“If we don’t try then my wife dies.” Caius growled.Damon squeezed Ghost’s shoulder. “Try, Ghost. She just saved us all. We can’t leave her hanging.”“Fuck. Fuck! Okay, I’ll do it.” Ghost tossed his shirt to the ground. “You guys need to get out of range. I won’t be able to focus if I’m worried abou
AnastasiaI faded in and out for a while. Each time I regained consciousness I heard voices. The first few times it was Evangeline, followed by Knight, and sometimes Maverick. I caught snippets here and there. Words like bomb, or explosion ability, or distraction.They must’ve been talking about the
Fuck that wasn’t good. When the Luna Queen wasn’t happy that typically meant someone was getting punished, and often that someone ended up being Evangeline.I wanted to demand she stay here. My gut told me that Caius would back me up if he knew the full extent of how her mother treated her, but it w
AnastasiaI let out a groan and turned to watch Knight saunter into the room. Without hesitation he launched himself onto the bed, and by proxy, onto me. Caius snarled, smacking him upside the head, while I grunted from the impact of Knight’s bulky ass frame.“Ow, what the fuck?” He swung at Caius,
Damon made a sound of agreement. “She did say that whatever we found here would change everything. Her mother being alive sure does change things.”“But my mother wasn’t anyone important.” I frowned, “She didn’t have any renowned ability. I actually don’t think she had an ability at all. She also ne
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