Hale's eyes watched me in silence as he processed what I was saying. Slowly stepping forward, he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me close, letting his lips brush against mine."I'm sorry, Ivy. I wish there was more we could do, but these are waters we are unfamiliar with. Allison was the
"Whatever… we are stopping for coffee, though, and your ass is buying."Hanging up the phone, I smiled to myself, glad I was able to have Kate as a friend. It was crazy how quickly she and I had bonded, and through everything, she never left my side.Relief flooded me, but beneath it was a mass of n
James POVA few hours later and I couldn't stop pacing the living room. She was planning something. I wasn't sure what it was, but my gut feeling was hardly ever wrong about things. "Would you stop pacing?" Damian sighed as he lifted his bourbon glass to his lips and shook his head. "It's giving me
"Likewise," I replied as I joined him. "Hale, I take it you're going to stay up for a while?"Hale was silent as he read, and a nod was the only acknowledgment that I received. No matter how much he was trying to act normal, I could see the truth. He was far from being alright and that concerned me.
Standing to my feet, he patted my back end gently, causing me to look back at him with a grin. I still remembered what he had told me before about twins and needing to mate together, but after everything I had read about their kind—it was mistranslated.Mating with them together was how I produced a
Two hours. That's how long Kate and I had been driving and my ass was sore from our journey. I should have suggested we took my car because Kate's small compact vehicle was not meant for long-distance journeys.Even if I was short and petite, I had junk in my trunk and the seat was killing this cus
"Well, I mean probably slash his tires," she said after a moment of silence. "It would make sure they can't follow you right away or something."With wide eyes, I turned to her, "I have never slashed someone's tires before.""Well, you don't want to do it unless you're sure, usually. Otherwise, it c
The sound of crunching snow beneath my boots echoed around me. I wasn't sure what I was expecting, but the surrounding forest was silent except for the noise we made. Kate and I ventured deeper into the forest until a small clearing with a log cabin came into view."Is he there?" I asked as we stopp