Darian’s touch was gentle and soft but when I watched him I saw the man that chained me to the bed, the one that fucked his Bells like that’s all they were good for and then pushed me around like a dog on a leash- pulling me in when he felt like it.“Please stop,” I grabbed his hands and lowered the
I could've cut through the silence with a butterknife, Darian hadn't said a word but his eyes were tracing over my face.Part of me understood, I could sympathize with him for wanting to bring his daughter back- I can't say that I would've done any different if it were my child.But still, despite e
The gold in his eyes swirled when he fought with his wolf. Something was there on the surface, the words sat on his lips but it pained him to speak them, or maybe he was afraid. Did Darian get afraid? Did he know the meaning of the word?“Your parents knew,” he pressed out.My heart felt like it sto
I never noticed until now how attractive affection in someone's eyes can be. My heart skipped a beat and started racing as he leaned in, never breaking eye contact, and brushed his lips over mine.He was waiting for a sign, an invitation that he could claim me and I felt my legs buckle beneath him
“Those are a lot of sweet words,” I said.The second that Darian stopped touching me the perpetual maze of emotions returned like they’d missed me. The feeling wasn't mutual. I had loved not feeling anything except a numbing pleasure but now, seeing them and hearing all of the shit that played in my
I don’t know why but my heart was pounding and my palms were getting wetter by the second that we stood waiting by the door. On the other side of this door were some of Valeria’s strongest werewolves who stood oblivious to the ambush about to happen but I couldn't believe that they were so stupid as
It caused an itch under my skin to see how much they were enjoying this; watching Darian as he realizes that his friend has betrayed him when he thought that he was here to help him get his daughter back. It broke my heart.Everything he’s done and all the pain he has caused has been to keep her saf
The Dark Guards, the councilmen, the Elder, and even Nate were watching this like it was a fictional event, something played on the TV where a script was involved and hours of rehearsal where the characters feigned emotion without really feeling it. That’s what this was to them, a puppet show, put o
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