[Ivan’s POV]"Enough standing around." I ordered, preparing to climb the tree closest to me."Wait!"Turning, I watched as the rest of our group rushed up, followed by Lindsey and Grant, with Pixie picking up the rear."What is it?" I asked Lindsey as she managed to reach me. "If it is about putting
[Arissa’s POV]I opened and closed my eyes, entertaining myself with the dead children that disappeared and reappeared with each blink. Playing this game was the only thing keeping me sane as pain and exhaustion rushed through me.Letting out a sigh, I looked around until my eyes came to rest on my
As Ivan’s eyes took in my raw and blistered wrist, his eyes darkened with rage. Surging forward, he wrapped his hand around the cuff and squeezed, shattering it as if it was nothing more than flimsy metal."Nice." I smirked. "My man is so strong.""Who the hell did this?" Ivan growled. "I’ll fucking
[Arissa’s POV]I don’t know how long I lay there trying to process what had just happened. There was just no way that it could be real. It couldn’t. Ivan had to be playing a sick joke, pretending to be swallowed up by the earth itself. If I just stayed here, he would reappear and we would go home to
[Ivan’s POV]Heat pressing strongly against my skin was the first thing to break the darkness that was encompassing me. It wasn’t necessarily too hot, but it was extremely uncomfortable and made it impossible to ignore.Opening my eyes, I stared above me at what looked like the roof of a cave, but f
[Arissa’s POV]"Luna," Christine murmured, gently shaking me awake. "Sorry to disturb, but it is time to feed the twins.""Huh?" I groaned, feeling like I had been thrown off a cliff. "Feeding?"As if my body was trying to remind me of exactly what that entailed, liquid began to drip from my nipples
[Arissa’s POV]"Hans!" I gasped. "It isn’t what you think!"Instead of responding, Hans continued to take everything in with a blank expression. It was fucking maddening not being able to tell exactly what he was thinking, but would Ivan’s most trusted men be any less?Snapping my gaze from Hans, I
[Ivan’s POV]I watched as the bitch standing in front of me looked around in confusion. Only when her eyes came to rest on mine did fear truly begin to register. Good, that meant she understood what was about to happen. If she thought I was going to let her off for her deeds, she was sadly mistaken.
"You know," Arissa murmured, nudging her body against mine. "I’m gonna miss that giant.""You took a liking to her, huh?""Of course she would." Stefan said, coming to stand beside us.Confusion rolled through me as I eyed Stefan. Wasn’t he supposed to be preparing to leave? Where was his bag?"Shou
[Ivan’s POV]Two weeks have passed by in a blur since Rose Woods was taken down and Arissa’s curse was lifted. Two weeks filled with court hearings and punishment issuing, not to mention making deals with the nomads in regards to Catori’s part in Arissa’s torture.In the end, we agreed to allow him
[Arissa’s POV]"Watch your step." Ivan murmured, reaching out and taking my hand. "Are you sure you don’t want me to take one of them?"Shaking my head, I pulled Apollo and Conal closer to myself as I stepped out of the carriage we were in and let the familiar scent of Tonitru territory hit my nose.
[Ivan’s POV]I surged forward, making my way towards the compound in front of me. All around me, everyone was beginning to shift, but I didn’t feel like using my wolf to fight. Instead, I felt like using the new abilities that I recently acquired thanks to finishing the trials.‘Congratuatlions.’ Th
[Arissa’s POV]"What’s your plan?" I asked, trying to hide the shock that was racing through me.I don’t know exactly what I expected when Ivan pinpointed the traitor, but I still couldn’t quite believe that it was the silent giant Catori. "He needs to be locked up for now." Ivan responded slowly.
[Ivan’s POV]"Let’s go."Grabbing Arissa’s hand, I began to move. I needed Stefan to let me into whatever room that was so that I could see if the person responsible’s essence was still lingering."Are we mole hunting?" Arissa asked, seeming to perk up."Something like that."Since she wasn’t aware
[Ivan’s POV]I bit back the laugh that wanted to escape as Arissa’s cheeks turned a bright shade of red. Goddess, she was beautiful, and when she flushed it made her so damn sexy, as it reminded me of when we were alone and..."You have quite the smooth tongue." She murmured, trying to regain her co
[Arissa’s POV]My heart raced and I wondered if I was hallucinating or if this was another fucking jinn. How was it possible that when all hell was beginning to break loose, the person I needed the most would appear?"I-Ivan," I whispered, "You’re back?"At my words, a broad smile replaced his worn-
[Ivan’s POV]"Now," the being announced. "Are you ready for your next trial?""So soon?"I just finished fighting a pretty strong opponent and would be lying if I said that I wasn’t feeling it. Though I managed to tap into a new source of power, I didn’t know how to control it yet and therefore was