*Eli* Life was bad enough when it was just my sister missing. Now, my sister and my son are gone, and I am frantically searching through trains for little bundles of joy wrapped in blue–or pink since Tristan’s daughter is still missing–but I’m coming up empty handed. What’s more, everything I’ve h
It’s sort of like my sister. I know she’s in distress, and I hate that I can’t get to her myself. I have Trevor and some others looking for her still, but it’s not me searching. Yet, I know that Kelly is still alive. I can feel her life force out there in the world. If it went out, I would feel it.
*Retta* Wow, it sure is hard work being a mom. Astrid seems to be crying all the time, and I don’t know what she wants. I’ve been giving her formula and following the directions on the can, and then I change her diaper for what seems like a hundred times a day, and she still cries. I’m doing it ag
It seems to take forever to walk to a better neighborhood, but it’s worth it because there’s a nice park with some benches and play equipment. “I guess you’re a little young for that,” I say to Astrid. “But maybe we can stop for a rest at least.” I lay out her blanket on the grass, and she blinks a
*Eli*The maid hasn’t tried to keep me out since I heard the baby crying. She’d said, “One moment, sir,” and then rushed off. I come into the living room, trying to wait patiently by the door while I listen to her speaking to someone in the background.Most of me wants to tear through the house, kno
*Tristan* I’m in the middle of Paradise Village, and I’m getting more than impatient. The mayor was nice enough to greet me personally as I got to the town’s train station, but now we’re stuck here waiting for a train station worker while he looks through his computer for recent arrivals. I don’t
I even pictured myself escorting her down the aisle at her wedding. Those dangling curls would be long by then, framing her face and falling all the way down her back, lying against the dress she’d chosen for her special day. She’d look at me before we stepped forward and ask me if I had any last-mi
*Eli*This is my son. I know that. Even though his head has been shaved, and he doesn’t quite look like himself, I’d recognize his face anywhere. Not to mention his smell. I am absolutely one hundred percent certain that this is my child.Yet, these horrible people are insisting that he’s a baby the
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.