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
“We have no confirmation of that,” Dominic snaps, his eyes likewise on Jacks. Jackson starts to breathe hard, panicking at the idea of it. Was this – was this the Goddess reassigning someone after Luca rejected her? Or –“Really,” Roger says, breaking in with a nod, “they would say that, just to est
“I’m sure,” Ella says, giving the guard a steady nod.The guards hesitate for only a second before they step back, letting the soaking wet boxer stumble into the palace, panting, looking exhausted, his eyes filled with tears.“Well, Luca,” Ella says, looking over the young man who rejected her daugh
But suddenly Gabriel appears in the middle of my room and strides immediately for me. “You are not to go there,” he snarls. “Sleeping there!? In the Darkness!? What were you thinking!?”I cringe away from him again even as my wolf snarls.“Gabriel,” Elias says, his voice warning. “Reel it in.”To my