*Eli*Moving a wounded wolf shifter who doesn’t want to go is not easy in human form, and it would be even more difficult in wolf form. Thankfully, I have a large enough team of shifters in my group who are willing to stay in their human form that we are managing to get Emily slowly back to where sh
Yeah, I am seriously considering leaving her here… in the forest… with these giant ants crawling all over the ground… with honey spread all over her body.“I know you’re an intelligent Alpha, sir, and I don’t mean to be disrespectful,” Trevor continues, “but I think you might not be thinking clearly
*Rose*Beta Adam, Kelly, and I are all staring at each other, wondering what scared King Gene so much. It had to have something to do with the secret doorway that Kelly had just discovered.Kelly was the first to speak. “Okay,” she says. “Whatever’s in there is clearly something that spooked him.” S
****Kelly*It doesn’t take long for my eyes to adjust to the dark tunnel. Surprisingly, it’s a lot bigger than I thought. I had expected to end up in a room next to Rose’s, but here I am walking through what amounts to a maze in the wall.It’s a whole series of tunnels that lead—well, everywhere.I
*Eli*My mouth feels like I’ve got an old sock shoved in it, even though I know it’s empty. I can move my tongue around freely. I’ve had a gag shoved into my mouth before, so I know what that feels like, and this isn’t it.It’s close, though.I can’t see anything. I have some sort of a blindfold tie
“Where were you when they picked you up?” Cora asks me.“They shot me with a dart on my way back from Stephen’s lines. I’d say I was probably halfway to the village.” I can’t remember exactly, and my head hurts just trying to think. That’s thanks to the drugs they darted me with, I’m sure.“Okay, we
*Mark* Tristan, Reece, and I are all just sort of standing here, staring into what can only be a secret tunnel that’s leading out of the library. The doorway seems to have been activated by removing a book about war, so maybe this is a secret place for the king to hide if enemies infiltrate the pal
That seems to have made things worse because she erupts into even louder sobbing, so I keep patting her on the back, hoping she’ll calm down. I won’t try mentioning being alone again, that’s for sure. Finally, her sobs slow down, and she looks up at me. “You’re nice,” she says. “No one has been nic
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.