I held firm, but as my gaze locked on Carlos’s I could tell that this was one of the reasons that he had been so anxious. Wolfsbane was dangerous to our species, and so the fact that it was used now told us that it couldn’t have been the rogues behind this intrusion. So then... hunters?My skin pr
Hector’s POVWithin the hour my suspicions were confirmed. Layla was not at home. She had left earlier in the evening to let things settle after a fight broke out between her and her sister. This would’ve been all good if she ended up being found at the Blackthorn residence, where she had told Gai
They were all here, all gathered; everybody but one, and I watched as they all stiffened in reaction to me as I got up slowly from my seat, bracing both arms on either side so I leaned slightly forward.“Layla is missing,” I announced to the silent room, observing each face. “It is heavily suspected
Hector’s POVThe eyes of everyone in the room swivelled from me to Lucretia Fabrini, who blinked multiple times before letting out a nervous little laugh, but that was a weak mask that everyone gathered saw through almost immediately. She took a slight step forward, trembling as she moved, and for
Lu paused for as long as she could, but eventually the Command won out and she began to give accounts of things she had done to Layla, going as far back as a decade—with a noticeable trend being that on each attempt, her actions turned more drastic.Within the hour she had caught up to more recent e
Hector’s POVWatching Lu fall was the last straw: Reno broke out of her mate’s arms and rushed to their unconscious daughter.“Lu, oh goddess, my daughter… somebody do something…!”Her hands scrambled furiously over Lu’s body, searching until they rested on the pulse point at her neck. I already kn
“Then how would you explain Lu’s accusation?”“Misguided delusion,” she said without missing a beat. “Or perhaps she twisted the truth, I’m not sure…”“WE ARE WASTING TIME,” Hal roared inside my head, and as the force of his statement rattled my thoughts loose, I could only watch Delphine’s lips mov
Layla’s POVMy consciousness came in ebbs and flows. First there was a sensation of being lifted up from the ground shortly after I had blacked out. Through the stinging of my nostrils Xavier’s scent filled me, and I struggled weakly against him. From somewhere close by, someone let out a low appre