“‘Kayla,’” Jade said, lowering her voice dramatically, “‘why must you disobey me at every turn?’” I snorted into my wine glass. “That’s disturbingly accurate.” Emma smirked. “You should have seen him at the coffee shop once. He asked for a double espresso and glared at the barista like she had c
Nicholas Infuriating woman. Of all the women I could have chosen to be my Luna, why did I have to go and choose her? The thought spiraled through my mind on an endless loop as I stalked down the hallway, her fiery words still ringing in my ears. “Yeah, run away!” she called after me. “Scaredy-
How long would it be before she was ripped from me again? “Mia,” my father’s voice suddenly called from somewhere beyond the garden. My mother’s smile faltered, her song fading as she turned toward the sound. Her hands stilled, and her entire body stiffened. And then, in a flash, she was gone.
Kayla “Why can’t you stay in your own room?” Nicholas growled, his amber eyes burning as he pinned me to the mattress. The tin of lip balm I’d been holding went rolling across the bed, and he glanced at it with a huff. His body was tense, solid, and far too warm for my liking—or maybe too warm f
I clenched my teeth, every muscle in my body screaming at me to move, to do something—anything—to stop him. But I didn’t. I couldn’t. His voice, his touch, the heat of his body—it all blurred together, fogging my mind and making my pulse hammer in a way that was both terrifying and… intoxicating.
Kayla Nicholas’s pace was relentless as he led me down the gravel path that twisted through the estate gardens and toward the edge of the woods. The early morning sun filtered through the trees, casting a dappled pattern of light and shadow across the ground, but I was far too irritated to care a
Kayla Nicholas ground his teeth so hard I thought his jaw might snap beneath the pressure. “Seriously? You want me to beg for your help?” I nodded, fighting the smirk that was threatening to creep onto my face. “Dead serious,” I replied coolly. “I want to see you on your knees before I conside
Kayla The moment the emissary handed over the search warrant, I could feel the blood drain from my face. I glanced furtively up at Nicholas, wondering if he would allow this guildsman to come into the house. Surely he would find some excuse, right? But to my surprise, Nicholas simply smiled. “
Kayla The blood drained from my face as I stared at the photograph on the coffee table. I felt sick. My stomach twisted, threatening to betray me as I forced myself to stay still. The room suddenly felt stifling, the air thick and hard to swallow. There Nicholas was, in the same clothes he was w
Nicholas glanced at the representative, his expression calm and pleasant as ever. “Of course. Always glad to see you.” The representative’s gaze simply shifted between us for a moment, his pen still poised over his notepad. He jotted something down that I couldn’t read and then looked back up at u
Kayla The eggs on my plate had already gone cold, and the toast was completely untouched. I picked up my fork, stabbed at the scrambled mess in front of me, and sighed. My appetite had vanished the moment I’d sat down, replaced by a gnawing frustration that only seemed to grow the longer Nicholas
I tilted my head, studying his side profile. “So you must know him better than anyone.” He hesitated, a muscle clenching somewhere in his jaw. I could tell he was treading carefully, trying not to say too much—no doubt he was feeling like the unwilling participant of a domestic feud by now. “I’d
Kayla The car was quiet at first, save for the low hum of the engine and the faint swish of the wipers brushing snow off the windshield. Noah didn’t say a word as we watched Nicholas speed away—not that I could blame him. We were both just sitting there in shock for different reasons that ultimate
The next moment, an intense, electric pull surged through me—a sensation I recognized all too well. My steps faltered as the mate bond suddenly flickered to life, drawing me back toward him with an irresistible force. I spun around, my breath catching as I met his gaze through the open driver’s si
Kayla Nicholas stormed ahead of me, his grip on my hand firm enough to make me stumble as I tried to keep up with his long strides. My breath puffed visibly in the cold air, and I nearly tripped over a crack in the sidewalk, catching myself just in time to glare at the back of his head. “Nichola
Kayla The silence between Noah and me in the wake of Nicholas’s sudden exit felt heavy and awkward. I stared down at the peeling label of my beer bottle, unsure of what to say. The edges of the label were already frayed from where my nails had been picking at it earlier, and I didn’t even try to
Throughout the meal, Rebecca kept leaning into Nicholas, touching his arm and laughing at his jokes with exaggerated enthusiasm. I tried to focus on my food, but my eyes kept drifting back to them. Nicholas didn’t seem entirely comfortable, but he wasn’t pulling away, either. It wasn’t as if I had