"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
[Arissa's POV] Heat pressed against my skin and the scent of desire filled my nose. The night that I dreaded had finally come, and the need to give in to instinct stirred. Lifting my arm, I examined the cuff that dug into my flesh. They made it tight enough to make sure I didn't break free. Cu
[Arissa's POV] I began to pull the quickly weakening man behind me as arrows continued to fly towards us. How hunters managed to get into these woods was beyond me, but from the strong attack, I knew there were many hiding in the shadows. "Let me go." Gillian rasped, digging his feet into the grou
[Arissa's POV]I sat on my knees in the middle of the large throne room, staring up into the cold, black eyes of my stepfather. His face held no signs of emotion, and his lips were pressed tightly together.Somehow, he already knew of Gillian's fate and had been ready to throw me to the dungeon the
[Ivan's POV] I didn't quite know what to think about what I was seeing. From what I could remember, Arissa was a meek and demure girl. How was it possible she was now this cold and malnourished creature I was seeing? "I thought she was put to death for Gillian's death." I murmured, keeping my ga
[Arissa's POV] "Me?" I repeated, feeling amusement flare. "Do I owe you money?" "No." No? Then could it be… "That bear was your pet!" "No." Hm… if the bear wasn't his pet and I didn't owe him money then... "You're here to finally kill me!" I yelped in excitement. "To be so young, you seem re
[Ivan's POV]I quickly made my way through the halls of Isaac's castle, earning myself strange looks from the workers.The woman in my arms remained unmoving as I continued to carry her. I knew that she was malnourished from how thin she was, but just how light she was surprised me."Ivan?" Turning
[Arissa’s POV] I stared at the woman staring back at me in the mirror. Who the fuck was she and how did she get there? Also, why did she have my face? "Could you please sit down so I can finish brushing your hair?" The sullen woman sighed, bringing me back to attention. "Only if you answer my que