My limbs pulled and jerked against their restraints as I frantically tried to get to my parents and away from the women surrounding me. "Mommy!" I didn't understand why I was being punished. "I followed the rules! Mommy, I followed the rules!" I screamed as the stranger dug the tip of the blade in
It was a mistake as my mother flinched back against my dad's side, and he quickly drew his gun from his waistband. The barrel was pointed at me, and I stopped, confused. "Daddy? Mommy?" My voice trembled as the cold night air hit my wet skin, and I glanced down to see my pale body covered in blood.
Joselin's P.O.V. - Present Day One had to be a special kind of stupid to let their ignorance feed their fear. Yet, as I stepped into the pub, the room fell silent. Bodies shifted, and multiple people began collecting their belongings to make a quick escape. Only one person in the building should h
He raised his eyebrow, silently asking me to explain. But even thinking the words make a ball form in my throat. How did I tell him that the horror I had experienced as a child may have happened again to someone else? How do I tell him what I had seen in the mountains the night before the war? I pu
Joselin's P.O.V. It was the closest I could get us, and that made my stomach tighten. Only a few weeks ago, Lycans, wolves, and humans faced off against a collection of witches and vampires for the right to the crown. We came out victorious because of the strength of our Queen's magic. All of the
"It's this way." I ground out, feeling my eyes begin to water. Once again, he pulled away from me like I was some disease-ridden animal when he was the one who had reached out for me this time. "Josie," Tobias growled, but I shook my head and kept walking. I didn't want his excuses. I also didn't w
I understood. His mate came first. If I had one, I would do the same thing. But even after the air had cleared, he hadn't treated me the same. It was rare now that I could ever talk to him alone. If I did, it was like a silent alarm went off, and someone would come to interrupt us within a few minut
Joselin's P.O.V. I smiled at him as he growled out my name. The sound awakened my confidence even more as my fingertips trailed down my collar, over my chest, to land on the tops of my breasts. The smooth skin there was soft to the touch, but I knew if I looked down, I would find the black lines of