The man is standing in my way, blocking my perfect exit off the step. In fact, looking around, I’m noticing quite a few of Alpha Mark’s people standing between me and the entrance to the castle. “No matter,” I say. “I’m not here to see that idi—to see Alpha Mark anyway. My business is in your dungeo
*Rose* I have three babies. Three babies in my arms. Two sons and a daughter. I love them more than anything in the universe. I love them so much my heart is heavy with emotion. Ethan does look different without his bright red hair, but I know that will grow back… eventually. But… there’s also a
*Kelly* I can’t really tell how much time I’ve been here in this mostly dark cave, but I can tell that it’s been quite a while now. That can only mean one of two things. Either Eli has been captured himself and can’t come to rescue us, or something terrible has happened to Rose or the babies that h
The first step is finding a better spot for my gold coins, because I don’t want them gone when I get back. I know I can get a lot for Astrid, but I don’t want to get it at the expense of losing all the rest of my money. Moving the carpet, I feel along the floorboards—which is a disgusting task in t
*Rose*“Rose, I just don’t think it’s a good idea,” Reece is saying as I get help from a few of the train station employees in packing up the belongings that have been delivered to the babies and me since we arrived here. That includes four car seat carriers. Only three of them currently have babies
*Retta* My heart is racing, and there’s a rock in the pit of my stomach big enough to make me want to throw up. Desperately, I pull up another floorboard, thinking maybe my money fell to the side or something and it’s still there. But there’s no sign of my money bag. I feel like I can’t even take
“Well, would you look at who’s back?” Max says with a bit of a drawl, his mouth forming a smile that adds to the dread I’m already feeling. “Change your mind, little lady?” I nod, having a hard time getting the words out of my mouth. But then I remember how desperate my situation is right now, how
*Tristan*Mark is driving as I sit in the passenger seat, and he is driving us to the Goddess forsaken town that Chester is waiting to meet us in. Chester asked Mark if he wanted him to go in and try to get the baby, which is probably my sweet Trisha, from the man who has just purchased her. Mark de
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.