“I’d like to see Nina this afternoon,” I told Alexander. He’d just taken his seat beside me at the breakfast table. “You and I could link back up in the evening for dinner. How’s that sound to you?” “Sounds great.” He took a big bite of omelette, looking pensive as he chewed. “That’ll give me some
“Yeah. You can handle it, though. Just try to keep a lid on the over-ambitious tendencies, you know? Know when enough’s enough and it’s time to take a break.” “Yes, I know.” Nina knew me better than anyone. “It’s a balancing act. A lot of the extra work hours really are necessary.” Nina’s stomach
Alexander “When you were living with Terry,” Kayden asked, “what would you usually be doing on a typical day?” “Woof.” Iris blew air out of her mouth. “I tell you, there was sure no difference between weekdays and weekends.” The three of us were having breakfast together again, resuming our new w
I jerked my shirt collar up and turned to the side. “I’ll see you tomorrow, Iris. Get some rest, and don’t hesitate to call the doctor if your headache gets worse. Okay?” “Okay.” She began to inch the door closed. “Thanks again. See you tomorrow.” Two hours later, I was returning to our room to s
Alexander “I thought some more about your idea,” I told Fiona as we sat down at the dinner table. “I’m going to talk with Conrad about it later this week.” She smiled. A real smile. “That’s excellent. I’m happy to hear it.” “I like your plan about doing an interview, too. I wanted to ask your tho
Fiona was in the bathroom when I got back to our room. I saw the lights on in there and heard the light splashing sounds of small movements in the tub. She’d left the door ajar. I pressed it open lightly and found her lying in a steaming, soapy, pine and lavender scented bath. “So?” she asked. “Ho
“Are you and I okay?” “Yes, we are okay.” She did me the mercy of placing one of her cool hands to my cheek. The light touch was reassuring enough to get me off my knees. “I do have a lot of work to do, though, Alexander. Tonight’s events have been very distracting already. Do you mind if I try to
Alexander Fiona’s windchime alarm woke me from an anxious half-sleep. I’d been in and out of vivid dreams all night, startling awake every hour in the middle of clear and precise thoughts, all of which revolved around the two things that were troubling me in my waking life. The odd, unsettling
“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