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
Over the past week Midnight has proved herself to be hard working, and clever, and optimistic, and funny. Funny as hell – sometimes not even intending to be funny but leaving Jesse in stitches. And the conversation has just been great – Midnight listening with wide wonderous eyes as Jesse tells of t
I sigh, shifting my weight to my other foot, turning my face away from my reflection in the mirror. I’m sick of staring at it, even if this gown that they’ve created for the mating ceremony is incredible, all flowing blue silk embroidered with silver, flowing about ten feet behind me in an elaborate