It was past midday when Annalise realized the door to Nicolás's office had remained shut since late evening when he'd stepped into it. It wasn't unusual for him to stay cooped up in the office but it was unlike him to stay there all through the night and morning.Her worry for him was he probably hadn't had anything to eat. She knew that shouldn't concern her, but she couldn't help herself from worrying about him. It was something about her she didn't like, she always felt the need to take care of those around her despite their treatment meted out towards her.She made her way towards his office and raised her fist to the door, it lingered in the air for a few seconds before she dropped her hand and walked away. She and Nicolás have been avoiding each other since she'd returned from the hospital, acting like what had happened with Sir Enzo hadn't and she didn't even know if he had died but like the last man, there hadn't been any mention of his death on the news so she was hoping he w
I struggled against him but he held on tighter, his other hand on my shoulder, pressing me down and pining me to the chair as his mouth violated mine.He finally pulled away and smiled at me. "Understandable," He said.I swung my hand and landed it on his cheek, leaving behind an ugly, red imprint on his face."How dare you?" I felt completely disgusted and outraged. I felt violated and the lingering feel of his lips on mine remained, revolting me.I swung my hand again to hit him but this time, he caught it mid air, his hand tightening around my wrist."That's enough Alena!""You should get out of here this instant!" Hazel said, her anger obvious. "He is a disgusting asshole and you shouldn't have even come here in the first place.""Let go of me!" I said through gritted teeth. Theo was so lucky, the extent of his luck was pissing me off because otherwise, he'd be dead at my hands."I've always wondered what you'd tase like, you know. Since from the first time I'd seen you, it had pla
He glanced at the woman lying next to him. She seemed so at peace sleeping. Her long lashes resting softly atop her cheek, she was the most beautiful sight he'd ever seen.He felt a pang at the reminder of what was going on and the bastards who had connived and had done this. He wished he could get his hands on them and make them feel his wrath, but they had done a clean job, leaving behind no trail.He ran his hands on her cheeks, feeling the softness of her skin on his hardened palm. He couldn't lose her to this, never. Damon knew he was going to find a way to sort this mess out no matter what happens."Are you going to stare at me all morning?" She asked with her eyes still closed, a small smile on her lips.He couldn't help himself and he leaned down, dropping a kiss on her lips but the softness caught him in and she wrapped her arms around his neck deepening their kiss. This was one of the things he loves about Alena, she was never shy to take when she wanted.Her fingers dug into
“Are you okay?" Helena asked, hurrying to my side, her arms around me as she tried to help me up."They want me dead," I said quietly."You must not mind them, please. They are in pain over the loss but I know you didn't kill him." She said, her hand gripping my side as she led me to the bed.The chants were still going on strong and I had no idea what Damon was up to. My mind was reeling with different thoughts, if the vampires hadn't done this, then who had? Who knew I was searching for the commander and had used that to lure me out? It had to be the vampires, maybe Adrianne had just been lying, but deep down my instincts told me she hadn't been.I shut my eyes and forced myself to think of a solution, there was no way to prove my innocence but there certainly was a way to make this go away. The only way the members of the Dark Moon pack would forget about what I was being accused of was if something bigger were to happen.In the same breath that the thought occurred to me, I shook
Damon's eyes were on his and when he spoke, his tone was even colder than before."Pray, Alex, what the hell is so funny?"Dad placed his hands on my shoulder. "Are you certain of your words, Alena? You can't just make this sort of allegation."Alex rose and stared at Damon with disbelief in his eyes."Don't tell me you believe this bullshit." His voice held a strong tone of anger.I took a fearless step toward him. The bastard really couldn't tell when it was game up."What? Are you going to deny that you're housing Adrianne? A vampire who used to run the gambling house?" I asked.“Adrianne is not…”"So that was what it was," Damon said in a low tone, we all turned to him."I knew you had been hiding something the day we'd gone to the gambling house, or in this case someone, someone you didn't want me to see," Damon said.Alex shook his head. "You can't be serious Damon! You can't be fucking serious!""Remember who you are talking to, Alex," Dad said."You shut the hell up!" He yelle
Chatters filled the air and it grew thick with a new buzz. I could see the heads in the crowd turning to what had captured their attention. My eyes went to Damon's and he remained still... What in the world was happening?It was only when the crowd had parted making way for the stream of warriors that filed through that I saw what it was. A gasp escaped me as soon as I saw her - Adrianne.She was bounded, her hands tied behind her, her legs tied together as she was pulled along, the difficulty in her steps obvious. I felt a sickening feeling of dread settling itself in the pit of my stomach - the scene was all too familiar.I shook my head, that wasn't me.That wasn't me!But my brain refused to catch up with that information and my mind kept conjuring up flashbacks of the previous scenes and I hated it, hated every single second of it and I hated him.A sudden feeling of hate slammed into me, I felt the strong urge to pull out my claws and slash at Damon's neck even though I knew tha
"I can't believe this, Luna," Helena said, her shock still lingering on her face and that of the other servant girls that crowded me."It is the truth," I said, choosing to savor every moment of Alex's defeat.He made a wrong decision with this last move, he should have known better than to set me of all people up... Now he was gone, he and his lady love. It was still a shock to me that Adrianne and Alex were in a relationship.That bastard Theo! He had lied to me, hadn't he said it wasn't Alex? I felt like smacking my head for even listening to him in the first place, subtly I wiped my hand on my lips at his reminder.Hell! Theodore disgusted me to no end.And it seemed I'd somehow adopted the stupid behavior of believing everything others had to say to me because why had I believed Adrianne too? Of course, she wasn't going to tell me that she and Alex had set me up... What had I been thinking?"Did you know beforehand?" Another servant asked, eagerness in her tone.I nodded, "I figu
Damon marched down the street, barging into shops, tearing the doors open as he stepped in, frightening the owners. His legs stomped the floor as he made his way through, checking in every nook of a building."I do not have to tell you what will happen to any of you when you are caught!" His angry voice reverberated."Search everywhere!" He yelled out orders to the warriors who were running up and down the building before walking out.The streets were chaotic, every single warrior in the pack except the ones stationed at the border and dungeons were out today searching for the vampires.He turned to Silas. "Remember they do not have a scent to them, anyone caught with no identification should be brought to me immediately!""Yes, sir," Silas said, nodding before hurrying off.Damon felt his blood pump faster, his heart rate accelerating, and his pulse quickening. He was seeing red like he hadn't in a long while, he was mad as hell!"You should let me kill him." Blaze said. His wolf had