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. “
“Yes,” Nicholas added, rather smugly. “She can. You know, just yesterday, she stumbled through here and broke half of the expensive vases in this room? That’s why it’s so empty.” The emissary, stunned, turned to look at Nicholas. I stuck my tongue out at Nicholas behind the emissary’s back. Leave
Kayla I stood there, my cheeks blazing hotter than the sun, staring at the offending piece of lace dangling from Nicholas’s fingers. My panties. My lacy panties. It was mortifying enough that Jade had thrown my things into his room, but now this? “Give me that,” I snapped, storming across the ro
The sensation was indescribable—like finding a piece of myself I hadn’t known was missing, like coming home after a lifetime of wandering.I grinned up at Nicholas, feeling almost impish with the secret I’d kept for so long.His mouth hung open, shock written across his features. “You knew,” he said
Kayla“One more push!” the doctor’s voice barely registered through the haze of pain that had consumed me for the past sixteen hours. “I can see the head, Kayla. One more big push!”Nicholas gripped my hand, his other arm supporting my back as I leaned forward. I was beyond exhaustion, beyond pain,
There was Emma, fierce and loyal despite everything she’d been through, slowly healing from her injuries with her brother’s unwavering support. Marcus, who’d practically raised his sister from childhood and would do anything to protect those he cared about, including us.Noah, with his gentle demean
Kayla“She’s going to get what she deserves. Today,” Emma said, drumming her fingers against the armrest of her wheelchair. It was the third time she’d said it in the last half hour, but none of us called her on it. We were all tense.We stood outside the guild hall in a loose circle, our faces grim
“What did you do with her?”“She’s locked up in Nightshade’s prison for now,” Nicholas said grimly. “I’m going to speak to the guild to decide her fate.”I shivered. I couldn’t believe it, and yet… Somehow, I could. Because Isabella had done so much worse. This was just the cherry on top.My thought
KaylaLight filtered through my eyelids, hazy and blurred. Everything felt heavy. Sore. But alive.The first thing I saw was Nicholas hunched over me, clutching me so tightly I could barely breathe.“Kayla,” he murmured against my throat. “Kayla, please come back…”My shaky hand came up, my fingers
Across the room, Noah let out a roar of grief and anger, his fist punching through the wall with enough force to crack the plaster all the way to the ceiling. Marcus’s hands tore at his hair as he cursed violently. Emma shook in her wheelchair, silent tears streaming down her face. Grace simply star
Nicholas“Detain her!” I snarled at the nearest warriors, who were tangled with their new mates in various states of undress beneath the trees. They scrambled to their feet at my command, eyes widening as they took in Isabella writhing on the ground beneath me, her glamour spell completely faded now
“I’m here, Kayla,” she whispered. “I’ve always been here. It’s going to be okay…”Sobs tore from my throat. “I’m miscarrying, aren’t I?” I choked out, clutching her tighter. “I’m going to lose my baby.” I pulled back just enough to look into those luminous green eyes. “Please emerge before that happ