Lexi cooed in approval as I made a selection from the fabric samples Isabel had laid out on the table in front of us. It was a super-soft forest green velvet. I handed the little rectangle of material to the baby, who squealed with delight and made a determined effort to keep her tiny fingers tightl
Fiona Dear Conrad, I typed into the email draft window. And then I was stuck for a while, staring at a blinking cursor on the screen. I’d finally managed to hit reply on that email from my old boss, but getting an actual message typed out was harder to do. Alexander had received a call from
It would also create a bit more of a high-pressure environment, I imagined. Interviewing the candidates in front of each other, challenging them to out-perform each other. And I wanted to find someone who not only could handle pressure, but thrived under it. “Sounds great. When would you like to s
Alexander “Thanks for coming on such short notice,” Conrad said. “I know you are a very busy man.” I shrugged. “I’ll always make time for the business.” Things had been chilly between us all afternoon as we worked together through back-to-back meetings. That was my doing. I was just still piss
Finally Conrad found what he was after and brought it to me. I didn’t let myself look at it too closely yet. At first sight of the precious item, emotion threatened to overtake me. Before it could, I closed the thick white envelope and slid into my jacket pocket and quickly took my leave. I had
Fiona “What is going on, Alex?” I had set the photograph of his mother aside and now took both his hands into my own. “Something is really bothering you, I can tell. What happened today? Is it something to do with Conrad, or is it about the business stuff?” My husband seemed really not okay.
His energy softened when I uttered that last sentence. I felt the change, the relief, in my entire body. My Alpha gave me a long, hard look. “You and Lexi have made me a better man than I used to be,” he said somberly. I reached out and ran a hand through his long, fluffy blond hair. He leaned i
“Where is he? Please tell me he is alive. Please, Donovan, punish him if you must, but do not kill my son. Please, let him live…” For the first time in her life, Scarlet had been reduced to begging. And Donovan seemed to be relishing seeing her in this state. She did not enjoy providing him with
“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