HAZEL’S POVWhatever that name meant and whoever it belonged to deserved a medal for what it did to Darian.His face fell for the first time since I met him and his eyes looked haunted by the memories of the person who carried the name. There was emotion in his eyes and for the first time it wasn’t
Zade left and I stood holding a knife and stared at my reflection in the blade.The closer I looked the clearer I saw the sadness in my eyes.“No shit, you’re about to get us killed,” Trixy snidely remarked.“If you want I'll stop and we can just spend the rest of a probably very long life living as
He grabbed my neck and claimed my lips like he’d been waiting for it.His hands roamed my body like he was starving for my touch and he knew my body now better than I knew it myself, after having drawn paths many times before, he followed them as though they led him home.The lock holding my teddy t
Everyone’s heads snapped back to the King when a growl rose from his chest and I looked to see his eyes golden and dangerously narrowed on Zade. Darian got up, he snarled while his neck broke and his arms lengthened. The fur grew on his body and his ears had sharp points and stood straight.The siz
I was forced to join the Hunt like I've been told my entire life and I get punished for it. I'm taken by the King as his chosen mate as it should be according to the teachers and parents and every other adult I've met in my life, I do this and I get punished. I live in his palace, tormented and play
Gabriel was huffing and puffing in the center of the room while he waited for an answer. Our eyes were locked in an intense glare from where I lay on the blood-soaked carpet with the metallic scent continuously seeping up my nose- and when I slowly got up I tried not to slip on the wet floor or trip
DARIAN’S POVIt took three Guards to throw me into the cellar and they were quick to draw the door and lock it. The smell of decay and rotten meat set the tone for the dungeon and it was clear that they didn't prioritize cleaning down here.My breathing was disrupted by the snake still wrapped aroun
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We were in one of the many malls browsing the stores and filling up on doughnuts and ice cream. Kiera was gawking at an assortment of stuffed animals and I told her to get anything she wanted. The girl walked over and picked a bunny, a grey one, and her eyes flickered around like she was ashamed to
Darian tangled his finger in my hair and pulled my head back. I felt him drawing a sharp breath through his teeth as they pressed against my ear- my legs shook under him when he dragged his lips over my cheek and hovered over my open mouth. I wanted him to do more, to touch me everywhere, to undo my
A growl rumbled from his chest and he pushed us back against the wall and leaned down.He lowered his hand and rested his fingers on my neck while his lips hovered over mine.“Mathilda is spared,” he said huskily.“And so is Kiera, but what about everyone else?” My voice was quiet as it slipped past
I stood outside of Darian’s office about to knock but I kept stopping every few inches from the door and pulled my hand back. My mind was groggy from the lack of sleep, I laid awake all night because whenever I closed my eyes I saw a pair of striking blue eyes, and our conversation played over, and
The little creature was talking a big game, saying things that could get his tongue ripped out and shipped to his mother as a warning for the others but that last bit- it couldn't be true. Why on earth would werewolves team up with the filth that they spent so long getting rid of?Blood was shed, wa
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