*Tristan* “There he is!” I hear King Gene bellow the statement as Kelly and I are standing in the library discussing the situation with Cora. She’s just told me that Cora is telling everyone she’s from my pack, but I’ve never met the woman before. I can’t even stop to process that information or
“Oh, thank the Moon Goddess!” I blurt. “That’s great. But you should know that while I was king I made it a law that if anyone causes any harm to Rose or her children, that person would immediately be put to death by being drawn and quartered, burned at the stake, and skinned alive, all at the same
*Morris* If I’m being honest with myself, I have to say that I’m pretty intimidated here in the castle. When I was back in my own pack lands, everyone treated me like I was a king. I was from the best family in the pack, and everyone respected me. But then I came here and saw what great shape warr
‘You need to promise me that you’ll stay to the back in a supporting role,’ he says. ‘Yes,’ I say. ‘Of course.’ I take a deep breath. At least I’ll see some measure of glory for helping in the fight. ‘Good man,’ he says. ‘I’ll see you there later, after we take care of another issue.’ ‘Of course,
*Barbara* A hairpin! The thin, little pointy metallic piece of heaven has landed within my cell, and I can hardly believe it. Picking locks is an area of expertise I figured out how to take advantage of a long time ago, and I don’t intend to let my skills go to waste now when I need them more tha
It would be awful if it got all over his uniform or made an obvious stain next to the entrance to this part of the dungeon. The guard bleeds out quickly, and I have to assume that he was so startled and in such duress that he didn’t have any time to call for help via the mind-link. But just in cas
*Rose*“Rose?” asks Shelby. There’s a pleading look in her eyes as she looks at me. “What do you mean?”“I mean I don’t know,” I say. Instantly I regret the words because she gives me a pained look, and I don’t want to hurt her feelings.I expected her to stand up and walk away from me, but instead,
But if there’s one spark of light, one teeny, tiny thing that gives a prisoner in a dungeon an advantage, it’s the heightened sense of hearing. As a shifter, all my senses are finely tuned, including my hearing. But when you’re down in the darkest dungeon that’s at the bottom of a long labyrinth of
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.