“I can’t believe it. I can’t believe it’s really you.” Iris looked me up and down, wide-eyed, as Kayden and I approached the cabin. Terry had finally lowered her shotgun, stood aside and gave us reluctant permission to enter her home. We met Iris at the base of the deck stairs. “Hello, Iris. It’s
Now she looked right up at me, her mouth falling into a funny half-smile, half-frown. “I was shot,” she said. “In the head.” Kayden gulped. He set his teacup down on the table gingerly. A million questions raced through my mind. “Oh, Iris. I am so sorry that you went through that.” Kayden shook
Fiona When I arrived at the nursing home after work, I went straight in to Grandfather’s room as usual and was happy to find he was still up. “Fiona!” he cried. “My dear granddaughter.” “Hi, Grandfather.” Seeing him smile made me do the same. “What a joy it is,” he said as I approached his bedsi
“How did you find me?” Iris asked, snatching up her glass. Then she threw her head back and drained the red liquid down in one big gulp. I glanced away, embarrassed for her. Kayden averted his eyes as well. But Iris was blissfully ignorant of her transgression against basic decorum. “Do you rememb
Kayden and I were up at dawn. When we made it to the dining car for breakfast, though, we found Iris already there ahead of us, gazing out the window, an empty teacup on the table in front of her.“You’re an early riser,” I commented as Kayden and I joined her. She smiled. “Always been.” A server
In the end, I opted for a pale lavender dress. It was nothing fancy. But the color flattered my complexion, and it was stretchy, soft, and comfortable. And easy to take off quickly. I took a minimalist approach with my jewelry selection as well. I had a pair of gold and amethyst earrings that were
We walked back to our room hand in hand, in silence. I was torn between absolutely cherishing the revitalizing warmth of Alexander’s touch and spiraling into anxiety over the strange situation that had just unfolded in the parking lot. “Are you alright, Fiona?” he asked timidly once the door was c
He shook his head No, keeping his lips on my skin and moving up my arm slowly, pausing every inch to plant a kiss. When he neared my shoulder he lifted his mouth, bypassing the short sleeve of my dress, and moved it to my neck. One of his hands slipped onto my thigh and started to stroke it with a f
“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