“Nothing.” I hear a very quiet whisper from them before they begin to move away. “How did she disappear? Don’t lower your guard.” One man mutters extremely quietly. Go… My heart is still thumping as I lay there in Zade’s arms, which is only making me crazier. His sweatpants are thin, and I can f
VALERIE. His eyes widen ever so slightly before he pulls free from my hold, turning away. “I’m done with your games. Now get the fuck out of here and go back to your pack,” he says coldly. “I’m not going anywhere, and you can’t tell me to.” I counter quietly, my heart racing. “Then you’re going
VALERIE. We kiss like there’s no tomorrow, and it’s a moment I don’t ever want to end. Our pounding hearts are a melody to the emotion-powered moment between us. But it’s cut short when I hear the dip in his heartbeat, the tension in his body in his moment of pain. He’s injured! I grip his should
Ok… here I go… I frown slightly, creating a thin long cut along the bruise, thin but deep. Instantly grabbing another towel as blood begins seeping out. I place the towel down and I use my fingers to push the skin apart, my eyes blazing as I try to find the source that’s stopping him from healing.
VALERIE. I glance up at him, but he’s still out of it. Taking a deep breath, I continue. Another painful thirty or forty minutes later, I’m done. I think I’ve got them all, but I will have him get a scan just to be sure, for now, this will help him immensely. I sit back after glueing the deep cut
“You’re getting braver, little mate…” he remarks, his arm bent under his head. “Of course I am.” I smile at him before I turn my back to him and settle down on the pillow. Despite leaving some place between us, I feel nervous. My heart thudding as I feel him shift position, moving a little closer.
VALERIE. I stretch, moaning slightly as I take all the kinks out of my body and yawn softly. I’ve definitely slept for ages because I can feel it. I snuggle back into the sheets, yawning again. Mm, these sheets smell so good… My eyes snap open as I realise exactly whose scent this is. Zade! Las
His muscles ripple and my gaze flicks to them. So, I am having an effect on you… I resist a smirk as my gaze snaps up to his. Reluctantly, I remove my fingers, very aware that he was not wearing any boxers underneath. I tug on the string, undoing the knot before I pause, tilting my head. “I change
“So where is she now?” Xander asks, and I glance at him.“Under my watch, until I get an answer regarding that attack,” I answer quietly as a woman from the stage crawls to the edge, giving Xander an up-close view of her breasts. He leans forward, placing a few hundred-dollar bills in her between he
~ ZION ~The women clad in risque lingerie twirl around the poles, their shimmering bodies illuminated by the purple and pink lighting of the strip club.I don’t spare them more than a glance, my eyes roaming instead over the seated men - searching for the one I’m here for. It doesn’t take long to f
I hear footsteps and wipe my eyes furiously and take a deep breath, refusing to let him see how I feel. He steps into the room, hands in pocket, carrying an arrogance as he looks me over.“I have questions.”“You kidnapped me!” I snarl.“You’re not a kid. Sit down.”“I don’t listen to-”The next thi
~ MILENA ~The bullet pierces through his chest and I gasp, my heart shattering as I watch the blood drip down his white shirt. It hurts, so fucking much. Not that I shot him, not that I know he could have dodged it if he had moved, but it’s the shock in those bright blue eyes when he realised I sho
Staring back at me in photo after photo is none other than the man I love, the man I have lived with for nearly a year. The man who killed my brother.One and the very same.“No… NO!” I scream, kicking the photos away from me. Is this a sick joke? I jump out of bed, rush to the bathroom and manage t
~ MILENA ~My eyes open, my vision blurry. I rub my eyes. I know I’m in a bed. It feels familiar, and for a moment I wonder if I’m back at my place but… my bed isn’t this large or comfortable.I sit up and look around, my heart hammering as realisation settles in. I know why it feels so… homely.Thi
“Excuse me, sir, she’ll be free to go tomorrow. But she will need to take some blood thinners and some pain relief tablets for the next two weeks.”I nod. I didn’t tell them I didn’t know her… after all, my questions are pending and she has the answers.This was not how I was expecting my night to e
~ ZION ~Not this time.I raise my gun, pressing it to her forehead roughly. She stumbles backwards trying to put space between us, but with her injured leg she’s not as slick and I almost reach out to steady her, then remind myself who she is.She is one of them.And she’s here for a reason.Do the
My heart skips a beat.He’s always been clever, but the conviction with how he said that one sentence… as if he was completely certain. But I’m not going to admit that.I chuckle humourlessly. “And why would you think I was the one who was behind that?”“You don’t wear a seatbelt, Milena. You were w