He casually adjusted his necktie and jacket, which had been set just slightly off-kilter from his little sprint through the woods, and brushed some dust from his shoulders. “You can’t be here,” she hissed, resisting the urge to flinch as the vampire crept closer, his strides few and long. “And y
Alexander As we neared the courthouse, traffic slowed to a halt. My lawyer sent me a text just seconds before Fiona and I started to see evidence of what he was notifying me about. Brandon: Scarlet’s a no-show for court. Lindner says she’s MIA. Awaiting word on proceedings. There was an absolu
There were too many thoughts and feelings arising inside me at once for me to identify or process any of them. All I could do was breathe and keep listening. “I don’t know how many there are, or where they are now. But I have a bad feeling, now, that Scarlet has gotten into bed with them. That’s s
A quiet sound from my phone started to drag me up and out of a deep sleep. I had been napping the afternoon away, while Alexander was working. And the evening, too, apparently. It was already dark out, I saw through the window as I peeled my tired eyes open. I was surprised that he had let me sl
“We must warn you,” a male news anchor said, taking over. “This shocking footage may be too disturbing for some viewers.” Some viewers, I figured to mean children. I thought I was prepared for what I was about to see. A car accident of some kind. Then the video began. A small motorcade was tra
Alexander “Alex. Are you okay?” I could hear the concern in Fiona’s voice and instantly regretted not communicating with her sooner. “Yeah, baby, I’m okay. I’m so sorry if you were worried. I’m sorry I left like that.” “It’s okay. Obviously, I understand.” “Thank you, sweetheart. How are you
“I don’t know, Nina.” I frowned deeply. I was worried about my husband, very worried, and I couldn’t tell her why. “Babe. Come here.” She wrapped her arms around me in a tight, tight hug. “It’s gonna be okay. Alex is alright and I’m sure he’ll stay that way. If there’s anyone in the world we can b
Third Person The lights never went completely off on the top floor of the Crescent Ventures tower. Around ten p.m., most of them went into energy-save mode, flickering to less than half their daytime brightness, before turning back up at four a.m. But the CEO’s office lights never timed off or
“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