"Get your peasant food off of the table." Cora sneered at me.Cora was the daughter of one of Lionel's elders. She was tall and thin with long red hair that went almost to her waist. Her eyes were an icy cold blue.She walked around the house as if she owned it. And she did not seem to like me. Whic
"I- no. There's no way that Vera's allergic to spinach, she's been eating it for years." Cora argued. I felt a wave of frustration wash over me."Cora, please don't intervene on anything having to do with the girls." Lionel said with a sigh."What?" Cora squeaked."Don't interfere with the girls or
When I first entered the conference room, I saw Lionel sitting at the head of the table.My face flushed in embarrassment. I hadn't meant to just walk into one of his meetings without even knocking.After my initial embarrassment, I realized who Lionel's guest was.I recognized his brother instantly
I stopped moving, annoyed again at being a pawn in whatever game he was playing."Is she your lover?" He asked, leaning towards me with a lewd smirk. I rolled my eyes, crossing my arms over my chest.I wanted to be out of the room. I had better things to do than to be made fun of like this. It was b
Nan’s POVMy sister's studio apartment was small, but it was cozy. She kept it warm and it always smelled nice. Now the smell of freshly brewed coffee filled my nose.She had a picture of us and Patti from a trip to a theme park a year or two ago, framed on her coffee table. The picture normally mad
Especially if was a Fated bond.Besides, I was wolf-less. I'd been abandoned by the goddess. Who in their right mind would want to be attached to someone like me.I smiled bitterly, looking down and stirring my coffee before taking a long sip.Kay let out a defeated sigh. "Alright, maybe you're righ
Lionel cleared his throat. I finally allowed myself to look back up at him. His face was unreadable, the same stoic face that I was used to.His brown eyes were dark and heavy, and I couldn't look away from him, no matter how much I wanted to. I wanted to run away in embarrassment.I opened my mouth
He crouched down. My breath hitched and I squeezed my eyes shut. My brain raced in a thousand different directions as I tried to figure out what was happening."The lingerie fell out again." His low voice said.I opened my eyes again. His dark gaze was locked onto my face intensely as he held out th
Third Person POVIt had been the easiest wedding Nan had ever planned.She knew that she might have been stressed under any other circumstances. Nan had survived much worse than planning her own wedding. So this did not phase her.Scarlett and her sister had been a huge help in that regard.Nan was
He pulled out all the way and then slammed back in. Again and again. It was fast and brutal.I loved every second of it. This is what I had been craving. Lionel at his wildest and utterly crazed for me.At one point he turned me onto all fours. This new ankle only brought him deeper. Making me clenc
Nan’s POVIt should have been awkward.We were on a deserted island. The heavy weight of history of this place resting over us like a dark cloud. Exposed to the elements.It should not have been as arousing as it was.There was something about this that excited me. We were out in the open. Anyone co
I felt sick to my stomach. Everything I had uncovered had hinted at some dark origins. I could not have imagined anything like this.I could imagine it in my mind’s eye. The betrayal from the people they had led. Blood and shackles their new fate.“Only one clan remembered its original purpose. Only
Nan’s POVThis was the moment I had been waiting for.Mr. Holder had allowed us to go home and rest for a while. Correctly guessing that Lionel and I needed time to rest after that ordeal. Neither of us wanted to be far from each other that night.Mr. Holder had requested for us to meet with him at
I let the bond wash over me. Lionel pushes his emotions through. His fear, his worry, his love.I send back my own terrible fear and pain. He takes it into himself. Almost cupping it like he would a wound.There are no true words in the bond. Not really. But if there were…‘Remember…fight…remember w
Nan’s POVMy entire world was aflame.Fire filled my vision. Smoke burned my lungs. I held my breath.The fire licked at my skin. Heated my blood. Seeking to fill the hollow of my bones.The strangest thing was that I was not burning.I should have been. Any normal fire would nave incinerated me. Ye
“Yes?”“If we do this-” She begins.“Nan!” I interject sharply.I am ignored.“-and it fails…what will happen to me?” She asks tightly.He meets her gaze head on. Unflinching. “You would most likely perish.”“See?! It’s too risky!” I growl.Nan is not paying me any mind. Her attention is directed at
Lionel’s POV“Today marks your third trial.”“What is today?” I ask weakly. “Running through the forest…a treasure hunt?”Each trial had gotten progressively more difficult. I had not forgotten the man’s last words to us. Knowing that this would be the worst of all did not inspire much confidence in