Grace I woke up to the blaring noise of the smoke alarm, disoriented and slightly panicked. I jumped out of bed, barely grabbing the robe I kept in Charles' room before I rushed downstairs towards the source of the smoke. I grabbed the fire extinguisher and hoped it wasn't expired as I reached the
"You little plebe--" "Margaret--" "--throwing a tantrum because you aren't getting any attention." She slammed her hand down. "Endangering people's lives and wasting resources in some pathetic bid for it. I--" "Margaret, just--" "--have had enough of you, and you," she glanced at me. "For co
Grace Seraphina glided in, beaming and wearing a bright green sweater dress that looked like it was the same color as spring grass. Relief and happiness went through me. “I thought you’d left already.” She lifted a shoulder. “Minor delay.” Jackson shifted uncomfortably as she rounded the tab
“Any suggestions?” Charles asked, unfolding the linen napkin onto his lap. “I had the feeling you hadn’t been often.” I shook my head. “I think I came once. I can’t remember what I had…” “I can’t remember what you ordered either,” he said. “I just remember…” He shook his head. “It was terrible
Charles My heart lurched with fear as Grace went pale. I turned and led her back to our table, throwing down enough cash for the bill and calling George to come get us as Grace continued to talk to Kelly. "Where are you, Kelly? Are you with the kids?" "I-I'm downstairs in the kitchen." S
The tension melted away as I rounded the corner and found a group of Lycan Enforcers. Their expressions were grim, and I could see Kelly being carefully wrapped in a blanket, her face drained of color from fright. Kelly was shaking a bit where she sat, but she seemed completely unharmed save for a s
Charles I smiled. I was impressed that she knew what it was. "What's that?" Kelly asked. "It doesn't matter," Grace said, her voice thick. "I-I..." I reached out, cupping her jaw and drawing her closer. I pressed our foreheads together until she met my eyes, likely shocked at how natural tha
I chuckled and looked back at Grace, who looked at a loss for words. "I think she'll want to be there for this talk." "Okay." Grace was stiff and silent after I'd gotten Eason on his feet and helped him down the hall. The suit was absolutely ruined, but I was filled with hope that maybe Eason