*Tristan*“Idiot! You poisoned the wrong person,” Emily says.“I didn’t know it was poison. You said they were vitamins. I didn’t mean to poison the Breeder or anyone,” her maid replies.I look down at my clenched fists and see how white my knuckles have gotten. My breath is coming in quick successi
“That’s a great idea, Reece. How will they protect her from poison though?” Mark asks.I nod in agreement. Guards could protect Rose from physical attacks, but not from poison that has been slipped into her food.“Eli, you ask Kelly or Shelby to have someone see Rose's food made personally. They sho
*Eli*“Put her to death?” I say while the other four Alphas have similar outbursts.It’s not fair. King Gene can’t actually think it would be right to kill this poor maid, Tara, when she was just doing what her mistress told her to do.Granted, she should’ve had enough common sense not to put any un
“She’s under a lot of pressure and needs some release,” I counter. “You make up your own mind, Mark, but you’re not going to tell us what to do this time.”He glares at me but says nothing else.“So… you’re going first?” Tristan asks me. I see Reece nod, so I do too. “Well, have fun.”Tristan takes
*Rose* I want to sleep longer, but I can’t. Eli’s shoulder is so comfortable, the few hours of sleep I did get as I was nestled against him was deeper than any sleep I’ve had since the last time I fell asleep in the arms of one of my men. My mind keeps going back to what happened to that poor chef
“I wanna be beating around your bush.” He leans forward, and so do I. Our lips lock, and I am a goner. He pulls me to him, and I willingly leave the warmth of my relaxing bath to climb on top of him. He continues to kiss me, deeper and deeper, his tongue tangling with mine. His hands slide the leng
*Tristan* I need to do something about Emily. I heard her say that she sent that woman in there to kill Rose with my own two ears, and it’s driving me batshit crazy that the king refuses to believe me. It makes me wanna sneak into her room in the middle of the night, put a pillow over her face, an
“Be nice to her, Tristan. She’s not a blow-up doll,” he tells me. “I will be,” I assure him. “I don’t need any bruises on my behind.” He continues to glare at me before he walks away, and I step into the room, taking Rose in my arms. She is still giggling. “He really did fall down. Twice.” “Sure
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.