Fiona I resisted the temptation to pull the shades down over my office windows after I closed myself inside. It did me no use to cry anymore, no matter how badly I was hurting. Baron and Alexander had just made a huge, embarrassing scene in my workplace, for all of my coworkers to see. I had worke
“I’ll see you tomorrow. Thanks, Conrad. I appreciate your understanding.” I didn’t wait for a reply before I swept myself out of the room. “Fiona.” Alexander stood as I walked into our bedroom. He’d been sitting the edge of the bed with his head in his hands. “I’m so sorry, Fiona. I don’t actually
After our tense conversation, Alexander left me alone for a few hours. Some food arrived at the door minutes later, three single-serving dinner courses and an assortment of desserts that I was given to understand he had ordered for me. I begrudgingly admitted to myself that I appreciated the gesture
I put the card back into the envelope and threw it in the trash. Down the hall, I knocked on the half-open door to Gerald’s office. He glanced away from his computer screen for only a second, fingers still moving on the keyboard, and said, “Oh, Fiona. Come in. Have a seat. Just one second.” “That’
Alexander “We can’t kill him yet,” I told my uncle. “You know there’s more to the story than we’ve been able to uncover so far. We need to find out the whole truth before we can kill Fiona’s father. We need to know who else was involved first, before we make any moves.” He leaned back and folded
But I had to shake my head and admit, “No. She’s having dinner with her friend. Pretty sure she doesn’t want to see me right now.” Kayden cocked his head to the side. “Hm,” he said, pressing his lips together. He couldn’t resist, though, and came out with the smile, asking, “What’d you do?” “I’ll
Fiona “Can I fight him? Please?” Nina was brandishing a forkful of chicken-fried steak in front of her like it was a weapon. “Truthfully, Nina?” I looked her up and down, as if considering how well she’d match up against Alexander in a fight. “I don’t think that you could.” She rolled her eyes. S
The bathroom door opened just as I finally managed to get myself comfortably settled in bed once again. Fragrant steam came pouring out of the doorway, at last diluting the unfortunate aroma, filling the room with floral and pine scents instead. I closed my eyes, willing Alexander to leave me alone
“Maybe. But I could say the same to you, Alex.” He looked down and suddenly became aware that he was holding my full weight while standing on his two legs. This was the strongest Alex had been yet, since returning from the desert. I could feel the power pulsing off of him. He was back to himself a
Fiona “I’m so glad we’re finally doing this.” I closed my eyes and inhaled a deep breath of fresh, cool forest air. The smells of pine, damp earth and my Alpha’s masculine scent combined to soothe and excite my senses all at once. Alexander pulled his shirt off and dropped it onto a large, flat
“I just can’t believe it,” Fiona said. She had the baby slung lazily but comfortably on her hip. Both of them had their blue eyes focused on Nina while she worked on packing her belongings into a big suitcase splayed out atop her fluffy white bedspread. “We’re going to miss you so much here.” “I w
Third person Having his wrists in handcuffs was still unpleasant. Lucas wondered if the sensation of wrist restraints would ever stop triggering memories of his time in captivity. But after weeks in prison, where he was given adequate food and reasonable living conditions, Lucas was pretty sure th
TWO MONTHS LATER. Alexander I slid my hands all over Fiona’s soft, wet skin, tracing the shapes of her curves. It was a relief to have mostly normal use of my hands again, though I was still getting used to the new sensation of having my thumbs free and being able to move them. I was loving this
AlexanderIt was as simple as that. Fiona ignored the stupid things coming out of my mouth, pinned my broken body underneath her and forced me to change my mindstate.She snapped me out of that dark place of near insanity by feeding me her beautiful, intoxicating body and pressing her own energy into
He knew that I was close. He let out a sexy, vibrating growl as he moved his lips up to my clit and sucked it hungrily, then returned his tongue to my core and pressed it up inside me again. I cried out his name and gripped his head with my thighs when ecstatic relief hit me like a wave. The volum
He tried to push me away, but I shoved his arms down to the bed. “Are you going to fight me, Alex? Are you going to force me off of you? Hm? Are you going to hurt me?” My voice was razor-sharp, my tone ice-cold. “Fiona—” “Now you listen to me.” I straddled his broad chest and sat down onto it. “
I’d heard Alexander throwing up in the shower, that night when he fought the vampires at the courthouse. He’d been absolutely covered in that black gunk when he returned from that first battle, and he’d used up half a tube of toothpaste cleaning his mouth afterward. But when he returned to the pal