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
Alexander “I’m worried about Fiona. She didn’t look well this morning.” I wiped my brow with the back of my wrist, slicking off a film of sweat. Kayden jumped neatly over a fallen log, landing his lead foot in a puddle. We both got doused in mud. “Yeah? How so?” “She looked pale. Had dark circles
Fiona I was reading in the armchair next to Grandfather’s bed for a while before he woke. I was very comfortable. He was snoring lightly, and the sound reminded me of my childhood, times past when he would doze off on the couch at my parents’ house after holiday dinners. When I heard the change in
Nina, who I’d been texting throughout the morning, offered to pick me up and give me a ride back to the palace. I happily agreed. I knew she’d bought a car recently but I hadn’t seen it yet. “It’s a surprise,” she said when I asked what kind of car it was. Surprise was right. Nina rolled up in a s
Fiona Nina dropped me off outside the palace gates. I felt lighter in my step after spending time with my best friend and my grandfather. I hadn’t been seeing enough of my loved ones. Time with them had sanded the edges off the pain I had been letting tear me up inside for days. Alexander wasn’t i
A chill ran down my spine at the thought. “Are you okay?” Alexander asked. “Here.” He shrugged off his jacket and passed it to me. I wrapped it around my shoulders and felt my body relax immediately. It was warm with his body heat, and smelled like him. I resisted the temptation to close my eyes a
Third person “I’m not going to sugar-coat it. The evidence against you is quite substantial. We are looking at a long and difficult trial ahead.” The lawyer met his client’s fiery gaze hesitantly. He hadn’t been looking forward to this meeting. “Well, that’s what I have you for, is it not? To argu
Fiona I opened my eyes with difficulty, rubbing sleep away from the corners. Through the window I saw the sky was darkening, glowing deep blue. I’d been out cold all afternoon. I hadn’t intended to nap the day away, but it had been very helpful. I sat up and felt refreshed for the first time in da
“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