“Luca,” I groan, shaking my head and getting to my knees, still clutching the blanket to my chest with one hand and reaching for him with the other. “It’s not like that –““It is!” he shouts, turning back to me, fury in every line of him now. “It is like that, Ariel! You – you fucking chose him!”“I
And then I’m screaming and crying aloud as Luca’s wolf fades away, as the sense of Luca’s physical presence fades from my mind – meaning that he’s gone, he’s gone –I turn my face into the pillow, sobbing, physically unable to do anything else, the pain wracking through me.I barely notice the stir
Jackson empties his stomach onto the corridor floor, one hand flat against the wall as he presses his eyes shut, his whole body trembling. Because – it can’t be –What he saw can’t be true –But then why is he reacting like this? He gasps in a breath, turning back towards the figure in the Prince’s
He kicks the door open when he gets there, snapping the lock and gritting his teeth when he realizes that he’ll just have to replace it. Regret fills him fully then, both for the door and his harsh thoughts towards his sister, neither of which deserved his treatment.But he’s just so…pissed.Rafe si
“Whoa,” Ben says, holding his hands up at the door, his eyes going wide when he sees the vicious expressions on his friends’ faces. “Guys, calm down. Obviously, you know I’m not going to hurt her.”With a concentrated effort, Rafe reels in his protective instinct and swallows. “I’m sorry,” he says t
“I’ll get the kitchen to send the strawberry ice cream she likes,” Ben murmurs, feeling utterly useless but thinking that it’s better than nothing. He strides for the dumbwaiter.Rafe doesn’t follow. Instead, he just collects the gauze that Jesse dropped and continues dabbing at the wound on Ariel’s
“Yeah,” Luca snarls, coughing and glaring up at Jacks, his words wheezing out under the pressure of Jackson’s weight pressed tight against his chest. “I marked her – but she’s your fucking mate, you asshole. Yours! She fucking picked you, Jacks! So go and get your fucking girl and leave me the hell
“Ari! Ari Clark!” Ella hisses from inside the helicopter.“Cadet Ari Clark!” Cora says, lifting her chin and regally pretending the mistake didn’t happen. “Appear immediately! With, um, my kid! Jesse! And my other nephew! Rafe!”“Wh-what?” the staff member says, staring at her, baffled.“Oh, will yo