*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
*Eli*A searing pain cuts through my head. I’m aware of it before I even attempt to open my eyes. Every time I move, the bite deepens until I think I might vomit, but then, if the taste in my mouth is any indication, I already have.My thoughts are fuzzy as I try to piece together what’s happened. A
She might not even remember this when she wakes up. So I decide to choose a nonchalant tone. “Yeah, well, I think the other guys are back at the castle. I thought now would be a good time to have some quiet time with just you, beautiful woman.”“Oh, Eli. You’re so sweet.” She makes a weird puckery s
*Tristan* Reece, Cora, and I have all shifted and are running toward Stephen’s pack lands to get closer to where Eli was taken when Randall, one of my top warriors supervising the Kane army front, pops up in my head. ‘Alpha Tristan, we have an issue,’ he’s saying. I have a lot of issues right now,
‘All right,’ Trevor says with a very reluctant tone. ‘But I want a crack at her when this is over.’ ‘I’m sure you’ll be first in line… well, right after your Alpha,’ I say. He’s quiet, and I know he’s steaming mad and trying to keep his emotions under control. And that’s what I want him to do sinc
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.