Lionel is gone before she can blink. But Nan complies. She sits in a large corner chair.‘I’ll just shut my eyes for a few seconds…’ Nan thinks sleepily. Her exhausted body embracing the idea of rest. She falls into a light slumber.Lionel stood under the hot water with heavy thoughts. Letting the b
Nan’s POVThe next two weeks were horrible.My disappointment after sleeping together became the least of my worries. The day after was when everything changed. I headed downstairs to continue my usual breakfast routine with the girls…only to be stopped by the head butler.“Ms. Lupa, your breakfast
It takes a long time to make my way across down with no transportation. Somehow my day gets worse. I am only met with more bad news.“I’m sorry, Nan.” My previous building managers says. “I just couldn’t hold it for you any longer.”A lump enters my throat. “So I don’t have anywhere to live?” I chok
Lionel’s POVA month has passed since I threw Nan out.Things had not improved as much as I hoped. My inner wolf is restless. I had been sleeping less and less.Sometimes I would catch myself looking over to share a look with Nan. Only for my eyes to meet empty space. I would scold myself for this…r
Explaining everything had not been easy. Dena and Kay knew about the contract. But they never could have guessed how Lionel would treat me.Dena had immediately video called Kay from her sabbatical once I finished explaining my situation. Saying everything twice had left me drained and numb. Kay was
Third Person POV‘That’s it,’ Vera thought.Vera always wanted a mom.Her dad tried. But he was always kind of awkward with emotions. He tried to make up for it by getting everything she ever wanted. She liked them.Yet…no toys or pretty dresses could fill that void.Vera loves her dad…but Vera had
The call with auntie Dena went nearly the same. Vera threatened and cajoled. Patti pleaded tearfully.Until they finally heard her sigh and mutter. “I can’t believe I’m doing this.”“I can’t tell you what happened. You’ll have to ask her yourself. Patti…do you remember the old playground near Rosewo
Nan’s POVAnother day of job hunting…another day of disappointment.I looked all across town. Rising early to catch the bus. My breakfast was an underripe apple and bowl of cereal.I was on my feet all day. Searching out any job I could find. Waitress…dishwasher…maid…anything.Only to be met with de
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