I groan, my hands locked firm on the wooden bed post, as Pippa tugs hard on the strings of my corset. “Pippa,” I pant, trying hard to look at her over my shoulder, “are you sure this is necessary? I’ve already got a pretty small waist…”“I’m so sorry, Ariel,” Pippa says, the strings so tight in her
Pippa looks up at me with a great deal of sadness in her eyes, her hands falling from my dress as she finishes the last button. I turn towards her, concerned and sad for her sake.“I’m really sorry,” she whispers, shaking your head. “That you didn’t get to meet that Gabriel. That you have this one i
Two brothers stand in the door, one a lovely man who I suspect is lying to his Luna. The other, terribly corrupted by the god of Darkness in exchange for the immense power to protect his people. Both of their gazes move immediately to me.I set my shoulders back, putting on my Princess Cupcake perso
But…my grandmother did order me to get all of my mate’s marks so that my magic could fully develop…Still. The idea of carrying Gabriel’s mark on my flesh? Maybe this one…I’ll reject and see replaced.She had a reason, my wolf murmurs, walking back and forth in my soul. She picked him for a reason…
I bury my scowl at the prospect of meeting my enemy and nod to Gabriel, letting my face break into a pretty smile like I’m excited about it. Gabriel stares at me for a moment, I think surprised, and then breaks into a dark laugh, shaking his head as he leads me away. “You can drop the front around m
Even though I have every intention of ripping out his throat and walking all the way home with his blood dripping from my fangs.It’s hours before Gabriel escorts me back to my room. Hours of laughing at horrible jokes about how lucky I am to be saved from the homeland I treasure. Hours of smiling a
“You disgust me,” Elias snarls, hauling Gabriel with him towards the door. “I’m taking you out of here and you will not return until Ariel invites you. If she ever does.” I watch in shock, because Elias is both the younger and the smaller brother. How…how does he have this kind of authority? Why is
Jackson looks around Ella’s closet…kind of in wonder. His wolf growls in his soul, telling him to pay attention to the mission but…god, it’s hard. This closet is…gigantic, and packed with stuff. More than just clothes and jewelry. Is that – is that a mini bar in that corner? And a coffee alcove in t