I shrug as I assume it was just a slip of the tongue. “Well, I had an ultrasound done yesterday,” Rose begins and plucks at the grass next to her. “What’s that?” I ask. I hate sounding a bit dumb, but I’m not sure what that is. It sounds like an invasive type of procedure, and I wonder if it hurt.
*Shelby*I roll over onto my back, trying to catch my breath, my eyes on the ceiling as I listen to my loving husband gasping next to me.I give him a moment to calm down and catch his breath, pulling my nightgown back down. Now that we have been married for a while, we don’t do a lot of that kinky,
“Well, he can keep looking and not find it. Maybe she’s an excellent swimmer,” I hope.“Maybe she’s not,” he replies. “Are you willing to risk it?”“We can have her wear an oxygen tank!” This idea might work.“The invisible kind that no witnesses will see? Besides, there’s not a river for twenty mil
*Adam* The next day, I am still thinking about what Shelby told me the night before, and it’s bothering me. I tried not to let her know it hurt me when she asked if I was afraid to die, if I was afraid to sacrifice myself for Rose and her children. While I don’t want to die and leave my wife a wid
The five of them get right to the conversation, the Alphas doing their best to convince Gene that they assumed Kane would do exactly what he has done and Gene trying to figure out whether or not their plan is solid. I try to stay tuned in, but it isn’t the battle I’m thinking about. No, my mind is
*Eli*Ever since talking to the king, we are all worried. The war is imminent, and we will have to fight to save the kingdom.I know we are all worried about Rose and how she will fare if the kingdom is to be attacked. She is carrying four children, and for all we know, the children could belong to
“Adam and Shelby would make sure nothing would happen to Rose and the babies,” Reece adds.“Umm, but are they competent enough to keep Kane away from Rose? If the four of us fail at stopping Kane, how would the two of them prevail? I mean, the four of us combined are stronger than the two of them. I
*Eli*A little bit of the Sherry spills out of the glass as Mark slams it onto the table. His declaration is followed by a tense quiet. I wonder why he seems all worked up as I had assumed we were all on the same page when it came to Rose.“I think YOU are the one who is misunderstanding the whole t
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.