I had to control the surge of anxiety that rushed through me and pressed on my chest when he started undoing his pants.Holy shit, he’s dropping them.I closed my eyes and turned my head down.“Look at me,” he ordered huskily.I drew a sharp breath and looked up at him. He stood half-naked in front
Darian grabbed my hips roughly in his hands and I stayed down with my ass in the air.“This will only feel uncomfortable for a moment,” the cold lube ran down my legs while he gently pressed the cone-shaped metal toy into my ass and I closed my eyes like that would make the pain ease up.“Relax,” h
The morning had come and gone, it had to be noon now when I lay awake on the bed and stared at the ceiling as I had for the past hours.My body was beyond overworked and my legs trembled but I tried to lay as still as possible to avoid putting pressure on the bruises that painted my skin with remind
“Do you know what the worst part is?” I said.Gabe lifted his head, took slow steps across the floor to get closer, and dragged the wooden chair behind him.He turned the chair and took a seat facing me. I don’t know if it was the fear of me snapping at him or his own insecurity about the situation
Gabe left my room after our talk. I think I sat quietly for three minutes before he got up and walked out, I didn't know what the right thing to say was or how to carry on the conversation after that. I think we were both pretty done and needed some time but I regret not telling him how grateful I w
My laughs filled the empty street and they were all I heard when I sped up. It was a wonderful sound that I missed and it got louder the closer I got to the border.“Three,” I was almost there.“Two,” I saw the border and sped up.“One,” I laughed and there we crossed it. We were home.What would
I ran over and fell on my knees next to her limp body. I lifted her head and put it on my knees thinking that something had to bring her back. There wasn't a chance in the hell I was living that she was dead, that they were both dead.I held her lifeless body in my hands when the dread washed over m
Gabe’s guilt-ridden face haunted me when I stormed off and headed to my old room. After our talk, he had gone to his brother and told him about my biggest fear knowing full well that Darian would use it as ammunition.My secrets were a weapon to him, something he could use to continue his torment a
The young man lifted his finger to his lips and didn't make a sound. Did I just say, 'young man'? How old was I getting in this place? I'm not even nineteen and I’m calling someone else a young man, the shiver that shook my bones was valid.“Could you focus,” Trixy snarled.“I called him a young man
The days passed smoother than I ever remember them doing. There was no nausea or whiplash from sudden events that kicked me to the ground and Darian had been surprisingly well behaved. Gabe took Mathilda into town and showed her around, they went to the Royal Training Facilities where she got to see
Nora took me to a corner of the hallway where a lamp shone, the only lamp above a portrait as far as I could tell. A regal woman sat on top of a throne, it was a humongous throne, the back reached up a good meter above her head, yet she sat there as though she and it were the same size with her arms
We took Mathilda through every level of the castle starting from the bottom and working our way through every single room, many of which I hadn't been in myself so that was fun.The gym, locker rooms, and Royal Guard sleep halls were especially unsettling but we closed those doors fast enough. At fi
HAZEL’S POVNora and I were watching each other, I pressed my lips tighter and felt them shake when I blew out a breath making a rumbling noise on the way.Neither of us said anything and I don't know why she was suddenly quiet but I had my reasons. Having to picture her naked with my mate being one
DARIAN’S POV“You need to calm the fuck down or you’ll scare her again,” Onyx growled. Like I hadn't thought about that myself.Hazel was sticking her chin out, her brows were pointing down when her frown deepened and I knew that laughing wouldn't make the situation any better but she was too fuckin
“How old is she?” I jumped around and saw Gabe barely an inch away, his shoulder brushed up against mine and he was looking at Mathilda and Elisa disappear around a corner.“Thirteen,” I said with a hand over my heart while I steadied my breathing.I remembered her thirteenth birthday, it was a few
To my never-ending surprise, Mrs. Smith walked in with a phone in her hand and a deep scowl on her pouty face. I bet I could fill the creases of her wrinkles with nickels and they would just stay there.“Your Majesty,” she said and handed over the phone before she walked with heavy steps, swaying he
We stood in the doorway for a good minute before either of us attempted to move. The silence even grew awkward, it hadn't done that before but I felt like I wanted someone to come and interrupt us because I had nothing to say to break the awkwardness.It couldn't be just words from him, I had to fee