Lionel’s POVThe voice on the other end of the phone was one I had not heard from in years.Irina Farkas.“Irina?” I ask soundlessly.“Lionel, please. You have to come help me.” Irina pleads.“Irina…I haven’t heard from you in a long time.” I stutter out uselessly. Feeling stumped at this reminder o
“Just how well does she know you?” Nan’s voice is like the crack of a whip.I struggle to form words at the sight of my future mate. Beautiful and commanding. Temptation manifested into a perfect, flesh form.“Our families were really close growing up. We knew there would be a marriage alliance one
Third Person POVLionel was shocked beyond words.He had arrived at the address. Perhaps expecting Irina to be waiting outside. Nothing could have prepared him for the place he arrived at.Thoe horrible letters of the sign mocked him.Moonlit Vally Sanitarium ‘A sanitarium,’ Lionel thinks in a daze
They don’t put up a fight. Lionel almost regrets that. He had been looking forward to putting them into their place for abandoning the girl.Then comes the process of having one of his many vacation homes readied for her. Her countenance brightening as he helps her pick out décor and snacks. It’s al
Lionel’s POVIrina took up much of my time in the next few days.She needed constant reassurance. Her round the clock care was my only consolation. I often left my vacation house feeling tired and emotionally drained.Talking with Irina about the past was a double-edged sword.It reminded me of simp
“Yes.” I say.“Wolves of our status are made aware of our duties from a young age. Katya and I were always aware of a potential match between us.” I continue.“That sounds strange. To know your potential mate at such a young age.” Nan comments. No real judgement in her tone.“It’s normal for us. Lov
Third Person POVIrina was panicking.Lionel was pulling away from her. Taking comfort in that thief by his side. It was heartbreaking.Irina never thought it was fair that Katya had gotten to marry Lionel. Katya did not even like him growing up. To busy flirting with her precious gardener.Irina ha
Lunch undergoes calmly. Irina is left with a headache from the grating laughter of her sister’s spawn. Irina is all the more convinced to follow through with her plan.It is nearly one o clock when she spots the other nurse arriving for the shift change.The nurse behind her shifts. Irina resists a
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