So although he wanted nothing more than for this fight to end and for them to go back to the way things had been when they were together, he certainly couldn’t blame Emilia for acting the way that she was.As he watched her and noticed the dramatic changes that had taken place since the last time he’d seen her, he couldn’t help but wonder about how she had been living all this time.And he had been more impressed with her magic than anything else.When he had said that she hadn’t been able to use her magic while she was still with them years ago, King had realized quite quickly that his choice of words had been wrong. He really hadn’t been trying to insult her. Instead, he was actually just being wistful about the time that they’d spent together.He remembered all of the times Emilia had tried to use her magic and get it under her control, but had failed spectacularly. Those were memories he had held on to dearly because he remembered how cute she had been then. However, she clearly d
“No, we’re all good. I don’t need to go back there. Besides, if there is anything that they want to say, we can always talk about it in another meeting,” he said, looking back at her. “Let me drop you off, that way we can discuss what to do and how to look for whatever it is that’s causing this trouble.”“Fine,” she said as she turned around to face the door.King was relieved that she had agreed. Given how much she had argued with him, he’d thought that she would fight him on it and likely choose to leave without him.King had no intentions of talking about pack safety. There would be time for that later. For now, all he wanted was to have her close to him for as long as he could manage.He led her outside to his car where his driver was waiting for him, and asked him to take them to the Moonwood Inn.Emilia sat beside him, looking out the window; she observed the environment while he observed her. There truly was so much difference between how she’d looked before and the way that sh
King stared at her with wide eyes, completely taken aback by her reaction, although he supposed he should have seen it coming.“Emilia…” He paused, unable to continue with the words he wanted to say. Her name on his lips felt so loaded, so heavy on his tongue. What was he to say that would make everything better again?She was right. He had offered her vague promises over and over and when the time came for him to fulfill his promises, he had tucked tail in fear.He placed his hand on her thigh and froze as she watched him, just as frozen as he was, and they looked at each other. The feeling that he had felt before that feeling of love, warmth, and comfort, the content feeling of being with his mate was going haywire in his chest inside of him just because he was touching her again.‘Calm down, Radar. We need to give her time to adjust to us once again or we will lose her. You don’t want her to run away, do you?’Radar whined inside of him at the thought of her running away from them.
His hands on her ass guided her as she swayed on his hips, rocking back and forth until she was grinding against the hardness in his pants. He pushed her hair away from her neck and latched onto her skin, sucking and licking, tracing her sensitive spots with his tongue until she was a moaning mess.“You taste so good,” he murmured against her skin, sending vibrations running through her sensitive spots. “I’m sorry I hurt you. I’m sorry I let you go. I promise to never let you get away from me again. I promise to never hurt you.”Emilia felt her heart wrench at his apology. She could sense his regret, but then he was drunk just like she was, laden with alcohol and possibly making a terrible decision. He didn’t mean what he was saying, and yet his words affected her.She pressed her lips to his once again. Her hands played with the area just above his belt, grazing her fingers on sensitive skin as she fought to distract him and stop him from talking. Now was not the time for him to offe
She glanced at the window and her blood turned cold as she recognized one of the voices that was shouting the loudest in front of the inn. It was the voice of her adopted sister, Selina. She would recognize that voice anywhere after all, it had been responsible for a large percentage of her torment and bullying.Emilia walked to the window with the covers still wrapped around her and gasped at the sight in front of her. Selina was being held back by King’s driver as she tried to escape him and climb up to get toShe could see her sister’s face contorted in anger as she yelled over the driver’s shoulder while he kept her away from the building. Emilia strained her ears to make out what she was yelling out angrily, but she could not. Instead, all she heard were muffled sounds.A frown set on her face as she continued watching through the window. News had probably gotten around town that she was back. Perhaps the girl at the diner had recognized her after all, or maybe she had been seen
The seven years between them seemed to stretch out as she finally saw him again. He seemed a little more jaded than he had been years ago. He had always been huge, however, and now he appeared even bigger, like he had been spending more time working out.Emilia stood, unable to take her eyes off him. How was it possible that he had become even more gorgeous? She was awestruck by all of the changes that she saw in him and how the changes seemed to tie together to make a perfect exterior.It didn’t occur to her that she had been standing there staring at him for a long time until she saw one of his alpha friends poke his head from beside King to look at her. The spell he had cast on her was suddenly broken and she was brought out of the moment.Why are you drooling over a man who has already rejected you once already? Will you never learn?She chastised herself as her thoughts finally caught up with her. She frowned suddenly as all the resentment she had harbored toward him all along su
Emilia had guessed that it was probably because of how witches had been hunted and killed in times past. They were the most widely hunted and killed of all the supernaturals.Over the centuries, the communities of witches had faded off, as it was easier to kill them all and erase them from existence if they were together as opposed to when they remained a secret that no one knew about and stayed hidden.Helping another witch would make it easier for hunters to track you down.In the supernatural communities, people were aware that there were powerful witches scattered all over, but finding them was difficult, and getting them to care about why it was you were searching for them was an even more difficult task.Of course, she hadn’t expected them to welcome her with open arms. However, she had hoped that she wouldn’t have to deal with the people for a while and could simply get on with her task so she could be off as soon as possible.Emilia supposed that although that had been what sh
King seemed even more taken aback now, but she did not care. Instead, she turned and walked into her room, shutting the door behind her without bothering to spare them or him another glance.KINGOnce again, King had stood silently while Emilia had been accused. Unlike the last time, though, this time he had wanted to stand up for her.She had not really given him a chance to do so, however. Instead, she had mounted her own defense, addressing her adopted sister confidently.King had flinched slightly when Emilia said that there was nothing between them, and that they were only working together. That was not what he’d had in mind, especially not after the kind of night they had shared.Unfortunately, Emilia had made the pronouncement with an air of finality, and there was nothing King could add to counter what she had said. So, he nodded silently as Selina glanced from one person to the other suspiciously.On the one hand, King was happy to see that Emilia had changed. She had become