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
Alexander had come to love Fiona. He’d put a ring on her finger. A big one. He loved her. He married her. And that made what Conrad had done so much worse. Without Fiona involved, this still would have been a problem. It would always have been a mistake to disobey a direct order from Alexa
Kayden drove back to the palace while I sat in back and made some calls. I called Brandon first. Told him he was going to work full-time for me going forward. That I needed him heading a cabinet for me, and to get started tomorrow hiring a team. He was all “yes,” as I expected. I had been prepar
“I don’t know if this would be something that you’d like or not, but I’ll just offer. We have plenty of empty rooms here. We can set one up for you. Get you a key. That way, if you need to stay here overnight sometimes, you could have more comfort and privacy. Can I do that for you?” “Oh. Hm.” “
Fiona I could tell Alexander wanted to talk about something. The way he was being really quiet, and giving me wary, meaningful looks, while I sipped my coffee. “What is it?” I placed a hand to the center of his chest, and felt his heart beating fast. “What else has happened? You can tell me.”
“A few weeks ago, Conrad became aware that your father was leaving town, and he took it upon himself to follow him to find out why. He thought it had something to do with our case.” “When he was on his ‘leave’ from work?” “Yes.” “Did you know? Back then, did you know he was doing that—followin
“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