Ah, a rush of fine fragrance greets me. I’d instructed the maids to keep fresh flowers in my room at all times so that when I return, I can bask in their luxurious scent. Now that’s true loyalty; I’ll have to reward the maids for a job well done.Moments later, my Beta walks through the door, lookin
*Barbara*Kane must be dead.If he isn’t, he will be soon enough.It’s been more than a day since our last mind-link conversation, and he still hasn’t arrived at the castle to save me from this shithole.Now, he isn’t even answering me on the mind-link! It’s like he was trying to come and free me an
I try not to even listen to him because I know that it will only make me feel worse about what is happening to me, but his words continue to seep into my ears.“For the first few days, my friends assured me that they were on the way, that they would be here to get me out as soon as possible. I waite
*Rose* “Where’s Eli?” I ask. Three of my four men are in my room, looking at me with furrowed brows and expressions of concern. “He’s… taking care of a problem, little flower,” says Tristan. He sits next to me on the bed and feels my head as if I have a fever. “I’m not sick,” I say. They’ve all b
“Shut up, Emily,” he says. I can’t believe the rude insult. I’m being so sweet! “Well, that’s no way to talk to the cousin of—” “Of the king.” He finishes the sentence for me, and I swear, he seems a bit testy. It’s not like he’s the one lying here injured and in handcuffs. “I don’t have time for
*Barbara*“What do you mean he stole your throne?”I think my neighbor here has to be some sort of a crazy person. He thinks he’s King Edward, King Gene’s father? Everyone knows that King Edward and his wife, Queen Marcella, retired to a large palace in the east of the country a few years before the
It shouldn’t be a very hard job since Stephen’s troops are amassing on one side of the castle. Kane’s are on the other. They are trying to surround us, but our troops outnumber them greatly, and we have each sent for more warriors from our packs. They will come in behind our enemies, and soon enough
*Gene*“These fucking incompetent people!” I holler, speaking to no one in particular except myself. Not a Goddess-damn one of these imbeciles I call servants can tell me where the fuck Alpha Tristan is in this blasted place. It’s my own damn palace; people should be bowing to me, not to that idiot!
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.