LILLIE Fresh flowers and beautiful trees. The garden of Dark Moon palace still remained my favorite thing about it. I leaned forward into the metallic rails and heaved a sigh. I had made quite a bold choice earlier that day; a choice I was seriously rethinking as I stood in the balcony of my room,
LILLIE It was a silent drive to the venue of the meeting, mostly because I kept to myself and wouldn’t say a word. The only thing that stayed on my mind was what Jace had said. Did I really have that power over alpha David? Or was I just being kept around until the princes could figure out what to
His smile shifted to the right side of his lips, his eyes twinkled with mischief. It shook me to my very last bone. I knew nothing about this man besides what he had told me. There was no reason to trust him, but he was the only one who had made what he wanted from me clear, the only one I knew ho
DAVID Darkness. I had found out as a child that my brain functioned three times better whenever I worked or read in the dark. Which meant that I turned every light on the ceiling off, leaving nothing but the one on top of my table, which shone bright, but only on the work in front of me. I never l
LILLIE The party, whatever its symbolism, was in full swing. Jace, Esmeralda, and I stood at the heart of it all. Jace encouraged everyone who walked by us to eat and drink to their heart’s content. Every eye that glanced at us seemed to settle on me, and I hoped it was more for the way my dress s
DAVID I had experienced enough stress for one day, especially after the shocking revelation my brothers had left me to deal with. I would have thought that was all, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. I returned to my bedroom - the one place I could find solace amidst all the madness - only t
“I can smell your disdain from halfway across the room, alpha David,” she spoke. Only, her voice was more sultry, and her words sounded sloppier than usual. Like a broken record, as always. But this time…it felt as though I did want to listen. “Then you should know you’re not welcome in here, and
LILLIE Screwed. There was absolutely no need to look behind me at Alpha David. It wasn’t hard to tell I had stepped on the wrong toes by the heat of his glare at the back of my neck. Oh! And the worry that flashed in prince Darwin and Daniel’s eyes as Alpha David’s footsteps were heard marching