But instead of calming down, her visions had somehow managed to get worse even though she was here now. In the short time that she’d been in bed, she had managed to see the vision five times already.Whenever she was about to fall asleep, the vision would return, jolting her awake until she lay gasping and grumbling. She tried to go back to sleep, but soon so much time had passed that it became clear to her that she would not be able to find any rest, not until she actually did what she’d been dragged here to do.With not even a wink of sleep.She looked out the window and realized that it was already sundown. Emilia knew that if she didn’t do something about this then this would be her reality all through the night, so with deep weariness she got up from the bed, looking back at it longingly.She would get drunk and pass out. She let out a humorless laugh at her predicament. It was so crazy that her only options were either to become an alcoholic or to help the pack, neither of which
For a moment, it was quiet between them as he stared at her.“I can’t believe that you’re here,” he said, not responding to what she had just said.“I can’t believe that I’m here either,” she said as she offered a very fake smile.“When you left I thought that you were never going to come back.”Emilia hated that his eyes were still boring into her as she shifted uncomfortably in her seat. Still, she would not let him see how uncomfortable he made her.“Well, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but it’s not as if I came back because I wanted to,” she said, ignoring the frown that deepened his already frowning lips.“What do you mean?” he asked her. “I’m not trying to fight with you. I’m simply saying that it’s good to have you back.”Emilia ignored him as the waitress brought her a pitcher of beer, bringing King his too. She took a small sip, ready to begin her journey into drunkenness but also cautious of the company in front of her.“You drink beer now? Since when?” he asked her.Emilia gl
Kay had not helped Emilia in a particular way. She couldn’t, since they had different powers.Instead, she had given Juniper tips on what to do. She’d been the one to tell Emilia that if you didn’t do what your power wanted you to do, or only did it halfway, your power would work against you until you did.She had taught Emilia that the only way to get rid of it was to be out of it, either through alcohol or drugs. When she was in that state, it diminished her power. That was Kay’s life constantly drunk or high.She had also taught Emilia a few fun spells for her protection, but after that Kay had vanished.Emilia had tried to look for her as she began to fix her life, but the witch had disappeared. Emilia knew that she would never find her so she had given up.Soon the waitress returned to the booth and this time she had brought a jug filled nearly to the brim with beer. She filled their pitchers and left the jug in the middle of the table while they continued to drink.“Well, you wil
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