“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
“Oh please don’t, Ariel, not in that dress –“I groan a bit as the pounding continues.“Everything you bring there just gets so filthy,” she whispers, her anxiety increasing as she steps towards the door, “please, it’s so beautiful, and it will be such work to get clean –“I sigh and nod to her, let
“The mating ceremony is…postponed?” Pippa gasps, looking up at her Alpha with wide eyes.“Yes,” Gabriel drawls, crossing his arms and continuing to glare at me, looking me up and down like I planned this all even though I have no idea what’s going on. “Apparently Ariel’s people have sent a delegatio
Making it…utterly impossible to fulfill his mission. To go in there, and get his girl, and kill as many of them as necessary to get her back home where she’ll be safe. To ensure they’ll never come for her, ever again.Jackson sighs and hangs his head as he sinks to the ground in despair, wondering i
J-jacks? Ariel’s voice whispers, desperate and unbelieving. Are you real? Am I imagining you? A sob breaks from Jackson’s throat as he falls to his knees. Ari, he says to her, his mental voice shaking, I’m coming –Baby, she says, the word short and scared. Sweetheart, don’t – they’ll kill you – I