That night, Julian came to escort me down to the cellars so that we could explore the tunnel again. He waited to speak until we were clear of the other candidate’s rooms, but once we had descended the staircase, he case me a sideways look. “I heard about what happened,” he said. My hand tightene
Really, right now, the urgency was only for my sister. She was the one causing me the most danger. She was also the one I wanted to know the most about. Was she there by her own free will? Or because she was coerced? Tonight, I wouldn’t rest until I learned the truth, and then either saved her or
Terry had his arms around my sister. His lips were against her lips. Her hands were on his shoulders. Holding him close? Pushing him away? I didn’t know, but I couldn’t chance it. If he had been willing to drug and assault me, then who knew what atrocities could be happening here? My mind went
Terry motioned to the men around him, and they began to come closer. With a growl, Nicholas, in full wolf form, pounced from the dark of the tunnel and tackled two of the men closest to me at once. I had never seen him in his wolf form before, but I knew at once it was him. The dark brown fur wa
“Get away from her!” Nicholas shouted, his voice raw and rough in his half-shifted state. He gripped Jane with his claw-shaped hands and threw her behind him. Julian ducked as she flew by. She smashed onto the cage along the opposite wall and fell down to the ground. Nicholas immediately stepped i
Eventually, Nicholas returned to my side. “Let me take you back to your room.” “But my sister –” “Is safely on the other side of that door. Come on.” He spoke slowly and calmly. He must have seen me trembling. “You’ll feel better when you are at Elva’s side. Mark just checked on her, she is safe
I was surrounded by a feeling of warmth and safety. I blinked open my eyes, and I found myself pressed into a hard, masculine chest. Beneath my ear, I heard the steady thumping of a strong heart. Lifting my head, I looked up at Nicholas. He was carrying me through my bedroom toward my bed. I could
Although perhaps Julian’s initial plan to hold a contest event at Terry’s mansion would bear fruit. At this point, I felt so directionless, I wasn’t sure what was even possible anymore. “Leave it to Julian and me for now,” Nicholas whispered. “We’ll give it more thought.” When I started to say som