“Then what are we going to do?” Eli declares, and none of us have any idea what the answer to that question is. We all grow quiet, and as we stop talking for a moment, I swear I hear the sound of footsteps echoing away behind me…. *** *Tara* I can’t believe what I’ve just overheard! Miss Emily
*King Gene*I’m supposed to be working, but I can’t keep my mind on the important paperwork spread on my desk, paperwork that details Alpha Kane’s movements and where he is planning his attacks, according to my loyal spies.Instead, my mind is on that stupid Breeder and those idiot Alphas who appare
“You’ll make them like me?” Emily asks. “Can you order them to?”I want to laugh at her. Why does she think that’s how life works? “I’ll see what I can do,” I reply.She smiles for the first time since she came into my office. “I am the prettiest,” she declares.I nod. “Of course, you are. Now, go b
*Adam* “Ki… kill the Breeder?” I ask as I try to process what the king has just said. “Kill. Snuff out her life. Give her a permanent transfer from the world of the living to the spirit realm. Whatever kids today are saying. I want her dead!” I can feel cold sweat forming on my forehead. I still
“Well, we all knew that would happen. I mean, she will just return to her home after having the baby. I know her home is not an ideal or lovely place, but we can’t equate her going back home to a death sentence,” she says as she tries to pull her hand away from my grasp. “The king doesn’t want her
*Shelby* I don’t want to be angry at my husband. I know his duties as the king’s Beta, but I do wish he could be more assertive at times. Killing a defenseless woman would be a good place to draw the line of loyalty, right? I shake the thoughts out of my head. It does make sense that he would want
“Oh, okay. But perhaps I could ask Kelly to help us come up with a plan then,” I suggest, and again Adam shakes his head. I must admire how the Goddess made necks strong enough to hold one’s head in place. At the rate Adam keeps shaking his head, it could have fallen off if wasn’t screwed on so well
*Rose* The nervous habit of rubbing my belly just increases as the days pass by. I’m constantly thinking about my baby. Now that I’m about ten weeks along, I have another appointment today, and I’m nervous to hear what Dr. Pendergorder, or whatever her name is, has to say. When I made the appointm