“How long was she gone?” he asks softly.I look up and see him watching me.“Nearly a year if my calculations are correct. I’m not exactly sure, I wasn’t….I didn’t start keeping track until later.”He surprises me by reaching around me and holding me. “That must have been a terrible time for you.” H
DimitriI want to know more about my mate, but I can also tell that something is off. I haven’t quite figured out what it is yet, but she’s definitely skittish around me. Whether it’s her wolf not being here to feel the mate bond or something else, I’m not sure, so I ask questions that I think she’l
“But pain makes you stronger,” she says, as if this is common knowledge and I should know it.I close my eyes, pressing my lips tightly together as Zev once again begins thrashing around in my head. I know if I open my mouth, I’ll snarl in her face and that will only scare her more.When I get him u
She carefully pulls the blanket away from my chest, pressing her nose against me, making me smile.“Was your first mate a fated mate, Ayda?” I ask quietly in the dark room.She shakes her head against my body. “No.”“How old are you?”“I’m twenty-two,” she says, looking up at me again.“Why did you
AydaI’d been in the middle of my dream, my nightmare, when I’d heard his voice telling me to wake up. Somehow, it had blended with my dream, and I’d seen Masuzyo’s hateful eyes glaring at me, but his mouth was telling me to wake up.When I did, the memories of everything came crashing down and I on
AydaDimitri steps out of the closet with another shirt and a pair of drawstring shorts. “These will have to do for breakfast. I’ll have some of the pack members bring up clothes while we’re eating and then you can decide what you want to wear.”“These are fine, I’m sure.” I say.“These are way too
I turn and look at the plates of food he brought up. They’re overflowing with food.“Who’s going to eat all this?” I ask, frowning. I don’t think I ate this much food in a month when I was on my own.“Dad. He says Alpha’s have a fast metabolism, faster than most wolves, and with the war going on, Da
DimitriI’ve never seen Cathal allow someone to hug him like he just let Ayda do. I know he thinks that his mother sent her, but it tugs at my heart to see my son and my mate acting like a family. Cathal has never had a mother figure in his life and he’s obviously enjoying the attention that Ayda is