Most of the time, I succeeded in keeping my mask of indifference in place. Killian had been the only one I had ever shown my emotions around, and even then, I tried not to. He had higher standards for his heir than some emotional girl. Killian never said it in those words exactly, but that was how
From that point on, I had felt protective of him. He was a man who deserved happiness. He was the kind of man who loved unconditionally and would give anything for his family. A man who wanted children and a lot of them. If a man as good and full-hearted as Roman couldn't get his happily ever after
Charlie's P.O.V. It was like I was doomed to make the same mistakes repeatedly. Twice. Twice in two weeks, I had returned to camp covered in another creature's bodily fluids. Only this time, it wasn't because of my carelessness. I had gone savage. All of my pent-up anger and emotions were set fr
My hands grabbed the back of his neck, holding him closer. I blinked several times as the water ran down my face. He was here. "Why are you here?" I gasped, feeling him moving us closer to the shore until the water only went up to our shoulders. "I… I came to return your dagger. I wasn't expectin
I could feel how large he was, and a shiver went down my spine in anticipation, even though I knew nothing more would happen. I couldn't let it, not when he didn't want me. Even touching him now would make it harder to walk away later when he rejected me. Having sex with him would completely destro
Damien P.O.V. I hated not having control over my actions. I told myself repeatedly to let the delusional and breathtakingly beautiful wolf go and to mind my own business. Whatever misguided feelings she had for me were just lust. Not a mate bond. Bears didn't have mates. Most of them didn't even
"You're a lot bigger than I imagined," Charlotte whispered, moving slowly as if not to spook me. My head tilted to the side, and I knew she could tell I was smiling at that comment. Her words had been innocent enough, but after a night of dreaming about how she would feel pressed naked against me,
Charlie P.O.V. I watched Damien out of the corner of my eye as he moved to the line of clothes Paxton had left up overnight to dry. Paxton was probably the closest to Damien's height, but Damien's thighs and hips were a lot larger and way more muscular than Paxton's. My jaw dropped as Damien pull