"Ethan!" Georgia burst into my room. I took a sip of whisky and looked up. "I thought you were going back to Drogomor." "What I do is none of your business! Talon told me– how much did you f*cking drink?""Do you need me for anything?" "I need you to stop all the crap you're doing, okay?" she sai
Anything about you, I remember.You may think me silly. My love for you was so humble that it dared not make itself known.I love your cold tones, your sleeping face, and even your angry looks.I love all that you gave me. The months I spent with you were the happiest ones of my life.However, no m
**Rosalie's POVA little foot kicked me right in the rib cage as I finished slipping my shoes on in the morning. "Oof," I mumbled as I sat down on the edge of my bed to catch my breath."Are you all right?" Seraphine asked, an amused expression on her face. She was tidying the room, even though tha
I felt my face heat up as my eyes widened."I could– but I won't!" he amended hastily. "I know you, Ro. We'll go there, and I'll show you around. You'll love it.""I can't wait," I said with all my heart. "Thank you for the opportunity, Mr. Soren!"Me pretending to be formal made him laugh even loud
**Ethan's POV"We'll need to figure out which of the Denali Islands may be used by our enemies." I met with James and Talon in private."Ethan, how are you going to do this? Romero may be cunning, but he is not stupid," James asked. I turned to the King with a smirk, "Your Majesty, didn't you want
She stared at me again for a second and then answered my question. "Yes, I wanted to ask you when would be a good time and good location."I tried to sound as patient as I could. "Time, up to you, as long as there is no emergency. As for location… I assume you like islands?"Madalynn relaxed a bit m
**Rosalie's POV"It seems like you're starting to get settled here in the cottage," Soren said a few days after I'd accepted the position and moved into the little house beside the garden.I'd just let him in and was trying to plan my day. I'd thought about doing a bit of decorating. The cottage loo
I squeezed Soren's arm as the seaplane lifted off of the ground, but once we were in the air, and the island beneath us was getting smaller and smaller, the view was spectacular. I clapped for him, and that made Soren laugh."I want to show you something really special. Look over there," he said, le
The entire family had gathered in the dining room and was chatting amiably over a very impressive spread that had been laid out by the kitchen–two prime rib roasts, a honeyed ham, and three roast ducks were the centerpieces of the table, all of which were being enjoyed liberally by everyone.George
RowanMom ran her fingers across Selene's head, admiring her fine white hair. She looked every ounce the doting grandmother instead of a ball of uncertainty, like Maeve. Maeve was pacing back and forth near the fall wall of my bedroom, her arms folded across her chest and her head bent as she tried
Kacidra joined in the conversation. "Maeve is right, Rowan. We need to know what's happening with you and Hanna, or else we'll never be able to help."Rosalie's voice was calm and supportive as she asked, "Is it Hanna that's troubling you, son? Is she doing all right?My first instinct was to tell t
Gemma and Ernest had flown down with my parents and their son George, who was just two months older than Maeve's sons.A moment later, the library door opened and more of our family members poured in, as if they were fully aware of the thoughts I'd just had and I'd summoned them. I pushed aside my n
RowanThe castle was abuzz with its usual day-to-day activities. Servants and maids passed me in the hallway carrying baskets of laundry and trays of tea. I could hear the clattering of cookware as I left my office and walked toward the grand staircase off the foyer, seeing the door to the servants'
"Who? What happens?""There's so much more out there," Mara said dreamily. "So, so much more.""Maeve!" Troy called from down the beach.I turned to look at him, and when I turned back to Mara, she had taken off. "Wait!" I called after her, but she had already made it out of earshot, her footsteps l
Best of all, Troy was happy. He was at peace and at home. But there was still much work to be done.We were spending several weeks jumping from island to island, taking stock of the wellbeing of the inhabitants, and making a list of what was needed. Most of the islands were in need of medicine, inf
Maeve–Four Months LaterSuntra was not what I was expecting. I had become accustomed to the seemingly endless white-sand beaches of Avondale, where the sand grit was so fine it felt like powdered sugar as you walked barefoot in the surf. Suntra's sand was coarse and golden and dappled with tidepool
I straightened up a bit, shifting Oliver's weight in my arms as I narrowed my eyes back at him, sizing him up. A man roughly my father's age came bounding out of their house, waving at me apologetically as he leaned to whisper harshly in the ear of the man I assumed was his father.Whatever his son