Fiona Guilt pools in my chest, making it tighten. It was wrong. I know it was, but I still did it. I’d been mad at Ethan for doing exactly what I just did to him. “Did you use me to get at your husband?” He asks again, his tone hard and relentless. It demands the truth and nothing but that, show
Fiona “Well, I’m calling to let you know you passed the job interview with flying colors, and I would love for you to join my company,” he says. I bite my bottom lip, cringing. With everything going on, I’d forgotten to call him and let him know I already got a job. “I’d love for you to come t
Fiona Sighing, I take a seat at the furthest table from the door, which isn’t far in the small staff room. No one else is in the room, and when I look at my phone, I realize it’s because lunch is technically still an hour away. At least I’ll have the quiet and won’t have to worry about anyone bo
I mentally kick myself. He’s probably incredibly busy at a company like Silverclaw. He wouldn’t have time to help me if I needed anything. “I’m the intern for the COO,” he tells me. “Ryan?” “Um, yes. He’s my brother,” Paul says, dipping his head. I smile. No wonder he’s so nice. Ryan is also o
Fiona 11:03 AM The weight of his eyes on me again makes me sigh. It’s only been three hours since I got here this morning, and Ethan has been watching me since I arrived. At first, I thought it had something to do with him thinking I’ve lost weight, but when I lifted my lunchbox and shook it a
Maybe it wasn’t a great idea to let his mother talk to him. I thought he was probably just too busy to answer his cell, but could he have been ignoring her on purpose? Little boss. The words and the patronizing way she’d said the phrase echo through my mind again, and I shake my head. He said hi
Fiona Ethan looks over the report again, slower this time, taking in every little thing printed on the papers, and I can tell his anger is rising. Ryan shakes his head when I step around the desk, but I take the chance and lay my hand on Ethan’s arm. He doesn’t move, so I squeeze his bicep in what
“I-it’s okay,” I whisper. “And no, nobody touched me. There are still some whispers going around about me, but I had a couple of run ins with women who didn’t agree with you hiring a ‘nobody’ as your new secretary. A few unpleasant gifts were left on my desk and my lunch disappeared one day.” “Why
“One more fight,” Laxus says while passing me a bottle of water. “I noticed something in this last fight that might help you keep control.”I whip my head up, “What was it? I can feel myself slipping, like there’s some kind of tether pulling me toward that dark aggression, so anything could help.”“
EthanA metallic taste fills my mouth, and I cough, stumbling back. Four paws melt into two feet as my vision clears.Suddenly, before I can process what’s happening, a slew of scents and sounds assault me. A man yells something before he grabs my arm and thrusts it into the air. Screams mix with ex
Ethan growls down at the struggling wolf, and Laxus leans against the gate, watching his Alpha closely. The murderous rage doesn’t fall away, instead Laxus realizes, as his Alpha lifts his claw-tipped fingers, that it’s grown.“Alpha! He’s down!” Laxus shouts, hoping it’ll pierce the feral haze. Thi
EthanRolling my neck and breathing through the funk I’m in, I follow Laxus out of the tent and to the arena. Shouts and screams cheer fighters on, calling for them to beat the shit out of each other. I wasn’t the first fight of the day, which was probably good after the episode I had earlier.“Zev,
“Like black market?” I whisper, glancing around me. Isla perks up at that and gives me a questioning look.“No.” Sophie laughs. “It’s not illegal. It’s just a little something that a few of the Western immigrants set up to sell to those of us who are over here temporarily so we don’t miss home too m
Fiona“Thank goodness there’s an index because I wouldn’t know where to start if there wasn’t,” I mumble to myself. I flip to page seventy-two and find a second recipe for anti-nausea tea. I write down the recipe in my notebook.“Do you think you have enough?” Isla asks skeptically as she peers over
Red seeps deeper into my vision, taking over like it has several times in the last few days. As if sensing the change, Laxus looks back over his shoulder and his eyes widen.The man continues, pulling my attention back to him as he speaks, “Not that either of you deserves the title of Alpha, especia
Ethan“What’s wrong with you?” Laxus, my number one Gamma, asks, eyeing me. He’s been training with me for the last two days, and I know he’s noticed. Everyone probably has. No matter how hard I try to hide it, there’s something wrong.My skin feels tight over my entire body. The pain ripping down m
An unfamiliar medicine name is printed on the paper.“What’s this?”“It’s a nausea medicine I want you to pick up,” she says, and I look back at the paper. I’d already told her I took medicine, and it didn’t do anything. “It’s safe for you to take, but it’s a higher dosage than anything you can get