*Rose* I follow along with Diana as she leads me down a dark hall, and it makes me nervous. It reminds me of the tunnels the others found in the walls of King Gene’s castle. It reminds me that I was dragged through a secret passage to get me out of the castle. I have vague memories of being wrapped
*Kelly* “Are you there?” asks Heather. I’ve just started talking to Eli in the mind-link, so I must have sort of drifted off in the middle of my conversation with Heather. But Eli has good news, so I need to focus. ‘This piece of shit just started,’ he’s saying. ‘Hurry up and get to the garage, a
I can’t even imagine having four pups at the same time. Well, I can sort of imagine, but I’ve never even had a single pup before, so I don’t have any motherhood experience to draw from. While guarding Rose back at the castle, I’d read plenty of her books about childbirth while she was asleep, and th
*Rose*“Diana!” I have to shout out to her as she pushes through the door at the end of the tunnel, and I can see a flight of stairs leading out to the forest. “I need to rest!”“We’re almost there,” she tells me, but I’m breathing so hard, I don’t know how I will make it up the stairs. And if there
My only thoughts are that I want these babies out of me so that I can move my body again. That and where the hell are my Alphas?*Tristan*Alpha Kane is dead. We all had a chance to chomp into him before he died, and now, his body lies bleeding all over the carpet in one of his rooms. It’s satisfyin
*Eli*My heart aches so bad I can barely concentrate on the road ahead of me, but I know it’s the only way I’m getting to Rose. It feels like I should just jump out and shift, and it’ll go faster, but I know that’s not possible right now with my hand injury.In fact, it’s hard to even steer the van
“Mmhmm,” she says and walks back to sit by Heather.I focus back on the road and the long drive ahead. I have hope in my heart even through all the pain. I’m going to get to her. I push on the gas a little and speed up, knowing I’m getting closer.****Adam*‘Does anyone there have a watch?’ asks Sh
*Rose* “I’m going to die!” I scream as Tristan and Mark lift me in their human forms to carry me up the stairs. Mark has my upper body, and Tristan has my lower body, and I feel like my middle is going to collapse on me as they hoist me up. I want to shout at Reece to support me there, but I don’t
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.