Roman’s councilwoman doesn’t look surprised to see us. The dungeons are as dark as I remember, and the fact that I was here only once doesn’t help too I guess. She sits up when she sees us and a smile lines her face when Danis comes in. She chuckles and I see her clench her fist. “You put me in a prison cell for practicing sorcery, but you bring an Alpha of the Shadowbane pack into your pack. A natural-born sorcerer. Don’t you think that’s hypocritical of you Alpha Roman?” I see Roman’s jaw clench and he steps forward but I grab his arm at the last minute. I don’t know what he’s going to do to her but I can tell that he and Myrtle are seeing different things right now. She sees how he’s being unfair and keeping her locked in a cage, but he sees the betrayal she dealt him and the pack. Roman told me of Myrtle's relationship with his parents. His father still finds it hard to believe she did such a thing and he’s had to send him on tasks just to distract the man. I haven’t been to
“Roman.”Roman keeps on pacing and ignores me so I try again.“Roman, look at me.”His head snaps in my direction like a released string and soon I'm staring into his eyes.Roman has a fierce air to him when he’s angry. There’s a wildness in his eyes that alarms me, but he’s still Roman.He’s still Alpha Roman of the Ironclaw pack, a man I'm not supposed to feel anything for but who I feel more than I can put into words for.I resent myself for it. Roman only offered me help yet I've brought problem after problem to him.He holds my gaze and I inspect Alpha Roman’s eyes. He’s yet to make any comment on my actions in the barrier. I just told him I revealed my real identity to another Alpha who has now left his pack, and he’s said nothing about it.“Tell me I'm careless Roman.”My words sound almost like a plea and Roman’s expression softens as his brows furrow in confusion. He’s faking that expression just to make me feel better. I know he’s doing so.“Tell me, Roman. Tell me I'm an id
Roman carries me, weak and pliant in his arms to the bed. He looks at me all the time, his eyes searching and inquiring. My response is the same each time. More. I want more. Roman groans low and guttural when I lean in to kiss his neck. The touch is just the slightest brush of skin at first. The heat from his body is comfortable. It melts away all the worry I feel and with that gone I feel a surprising surge of courage. I kiss Roman. I barely notice when he places me on the bed, and as he kisses me back all feels right in the world. It isn’t just the kiss that makes me feel desire for him. Desire for Roman has always resided in me. It’s made me stare at him countless times, lost in the broadness of his shoulders and the powerful lines of his face. This close I can feel every part of him I've fantasized about for weeks now. I feel like I've wanted Roman forever and it’s scary, this need I feel for him. My breathing is shallow and Roman makes my head spin with every contact of
Aria's pov. “Aria!” Pound! pound! pound! I moan as the male below me thrusts. His hands hold my hips in place and he does this amazing thing that has my head lolling to the side. I groan softly as he hits the spot and I impale myself on him. He grunts and leans in to kiss me but the pounding sound comes again. “Aria! Aria it’s Diane!” Horace frowns and groans in frustration while a curse word escapes my lips. “Fuck.” Is it too much for a girl to want to have a good time? Must I be disturbed? “Aria!” Her fist against the door rings out again. Pound! pound! Pound! Horace curses and pushes me lightly off him. “I don’t think I can have a good time in these conditions Aria. Maybe deal with your issues first.” I scoff because no way did he just say that. “So you’re just going to leave?” Horace turns to me as he slips into his pants and he gives me a look. The same look he’s been giving me since last week when he asked that we become something more than fuckbuddies. “A boyfrie
Scarlett's povI wake up in Roman’s arms.Actually, I woke up to the scent of him and me; Jasmine mixed with earthy forest. Roman smells like sex in the forest and it doesn’t take me much to feel warm from it.It doesn’t take me much effort to get drunk on Roman’s scent either.My body gives me a pleasure-filled thrum when I inhale him more and memories of last night come flooding back.My cheeks heat up until they almost burn.Shit.My mind plays back ecstasy-filled image after ecstasy-filled image and I bury my face into his chest.I let Roman do that to me. I let him touch me with his fingers.I’ve never had fingers down there before, okay maybe a few times on a self-exploration kind of quest, but Roman’s fingers…His fingers are thicker and more experienced than anything I've felt, and the way he made me melt, the way he kissed me, the way he made me feel loved.“Are those sounds supposed to count as purrs or moans?”Roman’s voice sets my nerve endings on fire and I don't know whe
Maya doesn’t let me touch her. She holds her chin up in the air and walks past me like she doesn't see me. I apologize for the third time this morning. “I’m sorry Maya. I’m being honest. I didn’t mean to leave you alone.” “I wasn’t alone.” She’s really angry “Uncle Danis and Beta Fen were with me.” I frown. “In the room?” I feel a wave of hypocrisy at the way I voice those words. I almost sound angry and alarmed and it shouldn't be so. I should have been here with my daughter, in this space with her, and in the bed with her. “Beta Fen made him and Uncle Danis sleep outside the door. They left it open so I could see they were there until I fell asleep…..” My heart twists in gratitude “Where were you mummy?” Maya’s tone softens so noticeably at this point that I can tell she’s hurt “You left me alone again.” My body reacts so instantaneously that Maya is caught by surprise when I hug her. It takes a good second, but she hugs me back and when she does the feeling of shame and
Roman's povScarlett is scared.I look at the time on my watch and see it’s a few minutes to 7:30 am.How she got up before me is a mystery and how I got up before my alarm is another.I usually get up after the alarm goes off, but I guess I never had Scarlett in my bed before that. This close to me I can smell the floral jasmine of her skin. The scent of it brings memories rushing back and my mind threatens to bliss out. I can feel my dick warm up just thinking of her and last night…….. and that isn’t the best part.The part that makes me want her, even more, is that I told her about the mate bond.I don’t care that she had a bad experience with her former mate, and I don't care that she could have latched onto me because of that.She didn’t reject me. She’s learned of the fact that we are bonded and she isn’t running away from me. She isn’t seeing it as a trap.I glance at her and see her release a nervous breath. The action brings a smile to my lips so I brush my knuckles against
Scarlett's povRoman makes my heart melt with the way he treats Maya.His guards exchange bewildered glances when they see him wheeling a little girl around the room while the dye sets in and even I am bewildered because I never imagined this.I never imagined that one day Maya would have so much to talk about with someone who isn’t me, and the way she settles into comfortable banter with Roman has my heartwarming.I don’t know what they discuss. At some point, Maya looks thoughtful like she’s been given something to think about and then she shrugs and goes right back to talking.At some point, she stands on the seat as Roman wheels her about, and though my heart lurches at how close she might be to falling and getting injured, something tells me Roman would never allow that to happen.That thing tells me, my greatest fear won’t be a problem at all, that Roman won’t have me choose like Hunter did.Roman won’t have me choose between love and my child.With him, I might be able to have