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
Ella just rolls her eyes at Dominic and moves away from her mate, stepping over towards her sons with a scowl on her face.“Don’t get a divorce,” Mark mumbles, covering his eyes with his hand, miserable. “Dad will want to keep us for Midwinter and he’ll be crap at presents. And the food.”“Oh, he’s
Rafe sighs, frustrated and tired of waiting for his father to finish his sentence. “Or,” he says, continuing where his dad left off, “Ariel did some serious damage to their forces in that battle before they took her, and Atalaxia is forced to treat with our ambassadors because they’re no match for u
Haversham and the boy stay silent, locked in a stalemate. Unlike Haversham, though, the boy fidgets and looks anxiously over his shoulder. “Please, sir,” the boy says, true terror coming into his voice now. “I’ll get in so much trouble if you don’t let me take you to your rooms. It’s my first day –“