NOVAI was sitting on Felix's bed and staring at him blankly. Had he just said that he regained his memories? He remembered us! I wrapped my arms around him, embracing his sweat-drenched body."That's amazing!" I cried and laughed at the same time. I tightened my embrace, and his arms wrapped around me as well. I wanted to melt. I couldn't believe that I had him back—the whole of him! I started kissing his shoulders, his neck, his chin... Then I leaned back, facing his dangerous gaze. The final restraint had broken.He fisted the hair at the back of my head and claimed my lips. The passion ignited my wild side, and I matched the ferocious way he kissed me. Our licks became lush, deeper, stronger. His hands wandered up and down my back, and I could feel his claws cutting my shirt, and I could see the hunger in his eyes. Goddess! I missed him so much! I couldn't wait any longer. Shivers of pleasure ran through me wave after wave, making me wet and feverish at the same time. When he brok
FELIX"So, are we going to hitchhike?" I curiously looked at Nova when she finished packing.She smirked. "No, we're taking my car."My mouth opened in shock, and I stared at her, wondering if she was joking. I knew that she said that a lot had changed when I was gone, but a car? She had her own car?! "Don't tell me you're driving it."She glared at me and exited the house, heading toward the back of the house.Shit. "You're driving?" I followed her, trying to figure out how the most distracted person I had ever met was able to keep her eyes on the road for more than twenty seconds. "Maybe you should let me drive?" I suggested, but then we reached the place where she parked the car. I looked at it and tilted my head, dumbfounded.She turned around and stated proudly, "This is my little Beetle."An awkward chuckle left my throat. "This?""Yes," she confirmed. "And since you asked me so nicely, I will let YOU drive it." One thing was for certain: during these twelve months, she had sure
NOVAWe were sitting in her Luna's office, drinking coffee. The nannies were taking care of the babies, and she didn't hide how happy she was to relax in my company. The problem was, she was the relaxed one while I kept getting more tense..."I thought that you'd be happier," Aria stated once she carefully scanned my expression."I am happy," I argued.She looked at me narrow-eyed. "You're not screaming with joy."A let out a sound of frustration and repeated, "I am happy.""I remembered how you looked when you when on your cloud number nine. Right now, you are walking on the ground—not flying." She crossed her arms over her chest and leaned back in her chair.She was killing me! Couldn't she just pretend she didn't see it?! I took a gulp from my coffee cup, trying to find the right words. "I keep telling myself that I expect too much and that I would die to be in a situation like I am now just a month ago, but now…"Aria gave me an urging stare. "Just say it."I lowered my eyes. "He.
FELIXMy senses went on high alert the second before the bullets came through the window. I lay down, shielding Nova with my body while the shots kept coming. Fortunately, as we stayed on the bed, we were below the line of fire. Five shots, seven, ten... how many more? There had to be a sniper outside, most likely hidden in the trees. I could bet there was wolfsbane in those bullets. Someone wanted to kill me, but this fucker had chosen the wrong wolf to mess with. Then the bullets stopped flying. Was the sniper out of bullets, or was he waiting for any of us to walk into the range of his shots?Nova lay underneath me, holding her breath until the bullets stopped whistling inches above us. Her heart was racing. She might have been scared, but her green eyes were focused, chasing away the panic."Move away, please, and let my magic work," she whispered, struggling to free her hands from beneath my weight.I was curious about what was she up to. I obeyed her demand and cautiously rolled
FELIXAn hour later, we were in Nova's old mansion, both too exhausted to do anything aside from sleep in one bed. It was an extremely long day, and I had a feeling that the days to come wouldn't be any easier than this one. Even so, I told Nova to keep the clothes Aria had prepared for her. I certainly couldn't wait to rip one of those sexy nightgowns off her. I'd do it... after we cleaned up this freaking mess.The next morning, I decided to visit my uncle dearest. I bet the news of my return to the land of the living had already reached his ears, yet he chose to ignore his only family. So typical of him. He had never liked me, or should I say despised me, for some inexplicable reason. He hated his sister for giving birth to me as well. That sole fact had always made me curious to know who my father was, but somehow it remained the family's taboo. I had always thought that he didn't like me because he didn’t have children of his own, anyone who would become his heir. His mate was in
NOVA Once Felix left, Aria sent a car over to take me to the palace. She and I spent the entire morning together, and I finally had a chance to meet the lovely twins. Cara and Caden were both adorable—they both had sparkling blue eyes like their mother and Tyrion's thick, dark chocolate hair. "They're so cheerful and smiling," I said, looking at the two widely-grinning babies lying in their cradles. Aria gave me the look. "Yeah, right. They are just showing off in front of you. They are two little devils in disguise. The first month was terrible. Fortunately, Tyrion turned out to be amazing at putting them to sleep. They gave ME a chance to sleep as well." She chuckled, her eyes glowing with happiness. I smiled at her and stroked her silver hair. "I wish I could be that happy one day." "You will," she assured me. "Just promise me one thing: go to the mating ball with Felix. The Blood Moon is next month. Promise me that you will not chicken out this time." A hesitant smile curved
FELIX One hour earlier I sat on the wooden porch and stared at the letter. It was supposed to be from my father—the one I had never met and the one who might have spent all those years living peacefully while knowing about my existence. Oh, sweet irony. I actually had to die to hear from him. A mix of extreme emotions flooded me. I wasn't sure if I wanted to treat this letter like something precious or tear it apart. I used to imagine the moment I met my father, but as the years went by, I realized that there were two possibilities: he could be either dead or turn out to be the piece of shit who abandoned his child. Of course, there was a slight chance that he wasn't aware of my existence, but I would say that the probability of that happening was rather low. From the letter, I learned that the one who claimed to be my father was the Crimson Mountain Pack's Alpha, and Alphas didn't just walk around, casually spreading their seed all over their territory and beyond. Well, OK, they d
NOVAI was in pain. I wanted to scream, but when I did, I screamed into a void that absorbed all sounds. I felt as if I was swallowed by the darkness because I couldn't escape it no matter how fast I ran. My magic didn't work, and after a while I could only bang on the walls surrounding me, hoping that one of them would break.‘Focus, Nova. Focus,’ I told myself in my thoughts. ‘Try to remember how you got here. Try to remember what happened…’ A scene of Laura stabbing me with a needle rushed through my mind. ‘A poison…’ With that one word surfacing in my mind, another wave of pain flooded me, but at least I acknowledged the source of it.I didn't know what kind of toxin Laura injected into my veins, but I could feel that it was slowly crushing every ounce of my consciousness. I wanted to live. I had to live. Then I began to wonder if, maybe, not all of my magic was blocked by this void. I took a deep breath—or at least I imagined taking one—and concentrated on my healing abilities. M