His guard snapped up, washing the friendliness from his face, and replacing it with the stern look of a Senator. “There are some questions that even I cannot answer. All you need to know is that he is on our side. He wants the same thing you both want, Phineas’ head on a platter and the prophecy fu
Lilac’s P.O.V. ‘This is so weird. Is this really what having a penis feels like?’ I asked Nox, sending the words down our newly established bond. He didn’t look at me or react in any way, but I could feel his laughter as though it were my own. ‘It’s not that bad, quit complaining.’ We flanked th
The Russian she-wolf snarled, but ultimately chose to ignore Gideon in favor of Phineas. “How do you know Alpha Oliver is to be trusted? He could have your men relay every word we say here back to him.” Phineas blew a ring of smoke into the air. “Oliver’s loyalty to his son surpasses his own capac
Lilac’s P.O.V. ‘That’s what they want the Order to believe. How else would they get so many people on their side? If they think we’re the enemy, why wouldn’t they fight?’ “These humans have been allowed to flourish for far too long. They have created weapons of mass destruction, artillery that can
I swallowed the bile crawling up my throat and followed Nox out of the dining room. Behind the closet door in the furthest depths of my mind, my magic howled. Kill him, kill him, kill him… A single look from Nox, even wearing the face of another, silenced its chant. Guards in black uniforms scour
Lilac’s P.O.V. “No way! What happened next?” I said in between spurts of laughter. Tears stung my eyes, threatening to overflow. Nox and me had just gotten back from Juneau last night. The first thing I did, other than face plant in my bed and eat something other than a can of soup, was call up Ja
On the drive over to Jada’s, I told him about the reading Zuri had given me and how I needed to make a choice. Now that we were fully mated, and I could feel fragments of his emotions through the bond, I realized that the choice I needed to make had been about Nox all along. I hadn’t quite forgiven
Lilac’s P.O.V. Jada poured herself a glass of wine, her scowl firmly in place. I’d never seen her so torn up before. She seemed to be at war with herself, struggling to make some kind of decision. “I’m glad you’re trying to turn over a new leaf, but that’s not what has me feeling like this. It’s H