She doesn’t let me walk away, though. She comes around the rack, two of her friends in tow. “By the way,” she begins as Shelby and Kelly step toward me, alarmed looks on their faces. “I’m super pissed that you talked to Mark about me!”I turn and look at her. “I didn’t–”“Save it!” she shouts. “He c
*Mark* I pace around my room and continue to curse loudly at the walls. I think back to when I went to confront Emily about the lies she had spun about me to Rose. It's impossible not to recognize the way Emily looks at me—like I'm a slab of juicy meat she can't wait to sink her teeth into. She st
I feel bile rising in my chest like a volcano. He knew that whatever had been said wasn’t true. “I didn't have any embarrassing moments regarding my night with Rose. Actually, I don’t recall giving any details at all. You know as much as I do that Emily made up that lie for her own amusement,” I sa
*Reece* I hold the stray hand that's crawling down my bicep and turn. "Do you just go around touching men, Emily?" It's a firm warning I'm giving off since I'm not trying to play coy about what is happening here. And neither is she, apparently. She leans away, her eyes bearing the singed pride of
I take a sip from my glass. So that is what they were talking about when I spotted them with the king earlier. “Aren’t you jealous about the prospect of sharing Rose?” I ask him. Eli inclines his head to the side and seems to smile. “No. I know once I get my turn with her, the rest of you are hist
I draw her close and inhale her scent. She smells like a fruity garden, and it’s dizzying in a way that makes me want to sweep her into my arms and carry her somewhere where it can just be the two of us. “Are you okay?” I whisper into her ear as we sway to the rhythm. I can hear her gulp. “Yeah,”
*Rose* This isn’t how I thought the ball was going to go earlier in the day when I was picking out this gown. I expected to stay for a few hours, to possibly dance with all of the Alphas, but when Reece gave me the opportunity to leave, I took it. After all, I saw Emily there, and if I stayed, I m
“Y-yes,” I whisper. He takes his time, carefully removing my jewelry first before he bends down and unbuckles my shoes. When he stands back up, he is breathless, but not from exertion. His eyes are twinkling as he quietly says, “May I unzip your gown?” I can’t breathe either, so I simply turn arou
I look at Shelby. “Shelby… why?” She looks like she’s about to burst, and she finally spits it out. “Because I’m pregnant!” My eyes go wide, and I want to grab her and jump up and down, but I don’t want to squish Reeva, so I do a milder equivalent of that, which involves one arm and bouncing more
Rose It feels strange going back to Castle Dark Forest, and it’s going to feel even weirder being there again. It’s been so long since I first arrived there for the stupid contest… well, I guess without that contest, I would have never met my Alphas, so I suppose I won’t call it stupid anymore. I
Eli seems only half-convinced, and once Kelly and this guy are finally separated, he clears his throat.“I’m going to need the name of the guy who just sucked face with my sister,” he says firmly. “And I need to know where you’re from, and whether you have a criminal record, and—”Kelly slaps Eli’s
RoseI can’t believe how much the Goddess has blessed me. I remember all the times I was hunched over on the floor of the sewage plant trying to force myself to breathe through my mouth to avoid the stench. It didn’t work very well. I also remember all those lonely nights in my high school years whe
After a moment, I remember and quickly free him from the rest of his clothes. He pulls my nightgown over my head and tosses it exactly where he thought it should go and then lays me on the bed, All I’m wearing now is a tiny red thong. He stands at the foot of the bed and takes me in. “Damn,” he mur
Mark It’s my turn to spend the night with Rose, and I can hardly wait. It is a little odd being in this position, sharing my mate with four other men, but now that we have our situation settled, I realize I wouldn’t want it any other way. I’m carrying flowers as I go into her room. I think she’s p
“No, little flower,” says Tristan.The smile on his face and twinkle in his eye made my heart skip a beat.“He’s not allowed anywhere near our precious little pups,” he clarifies. “Just the diapers. Dirty diapers, all day long… that’s his new job! We’ll watch him every second.”“But you don’t have t
RoseI love spending time out in the garden, and now I’m doing it with four little bundles of joy. I’ve heard that expression so many times, but now that I’m a mother, I really understand just how much joy those little bundles can bring. And with all the fear of losing them that I’ve experienced ove
“No.” Alpha Alice crosses her hands across her chest. “I’m staying out of this. If these Alphas want to take you, so be it. I know how the contest was supposed to go, and if one of them had a male baby, then that will be the next Alpha King. I’m not getting on their bad side.”“Appalling!” I shout.