~Livia's Point of View~ Of course I would get volunteered to take the damn shifters around! OF COURSE mom would ask ME, not my father. Not any one of my siblings who wasn't doing anything. The blonde girl went with the kitchen staff, and suddenly I find myself sandwiched between a damn bear and wolf, roaming the gardens. I am beyond completely exhausted. Between trying to keep small talk and trying not to look at Tyson ...I am literally dead on my feet, longing for bed. But in all honesty, I have no clue how I'll get to sleep. I suddenly had knots of sexual tension like I'd never felt before. Would others hear me if I tried to relax myself? Ugh! “I think I’ll go take a little tour around the perimeter, let my bear have a little run to tire us out, thank you for the tour Livia,” Diego says, giving me a nod. I nearly beg him not to go but stop myself. That would sound absolutely nuts. As any good attorney would do, I shift my tactics. “Oh yes, you guys should go run, let off some s
~Tyson’s Point of View~She was right here, in my arms and nestled with me. My mate, my everything, my reason for living. Slight problem ... she doesn’t know she’s my mate and she’s meeting three men tomorrow that are supposed to fight for her hand in marriage. Ohh, and she's Quinn's daughter of all people.Fuck me! Was this payback for what I’d done to Lilly years ago? The Goddess doesn't make mistakes but this is pretty nuts.Nothing could just be easy, like the fairy tales. I couldn’t just meet her, we’d fall into each other’s arms and live happily ever after. No, she had to be the daughter of a councilor no less, and I was just the lowly security guard.I had a bit of money tucked away, the Shadows paid well since the wealthy councilors personally funded us. I ate my meals at the headquarters all the time, I lived there so I didn't really spend my money. But I didn't have money like these people did, not like what Livia was used to. What could I have to offer her?I almost told her
~Livia’s Point of View~“Yes, Mr. and Mrs. Sampson, pleasure to see you,” I say, making small talk with the millionth boring couple. They all blend together.I'm just about asleep on my feet, bored as hell. If I have to have one more chat about nonsense, one more chat about how nice the weather is… Let’s just dodge over the fact that we’re here to witness me basically being sold off, me being forced into an arranged marriage. Yeah, let’s not talk about that!Damn it, here comes one of the douchebags now.“Livia, it’s an honor to meet you. I’m Shadrick Murray, I am very much looking forward to getting to know you better,” a man says, kissing my hand.I shudder visibly at his touch, I can't help it. He absolutely repulses me, even if he is perfectly gorgeous. Even if tons of females would giggle and blush at his gesture. Not ... me. He is a few inches taller than my 5’7 frame, but not much heavier. He is paper thin and he looks like I could fight him. His jet black hair is maybe six in
~Livia's Point of View~I was stuck in this heavy ass gown, uncomfortable heels and heavy jewelry for the rest of the evening and I hated it all. If I had to pee it was going to require some help. My parents lived in some fantasy world, my father always having to be in complete control. He kept giving me looks of approval and I wanted to punch that smug look off his face.“Here’s our seats,” Carrisa says, leading me to the front row of a makeshift arena that had been set up for the tournament. “Of course, we get a front row seat to the shitshow,” I whisper in her ear. She laughs right out loud and her husband immediately grips her hand and scolds her. Warning her not to embarrass him. Well we can’t have that now can we?Leonard strolls out, still wearing his black on black suit. There is no fixing him up and I can't understand how any creature finds him attractive. Yet, he never fails to have a pretty date on his arm.“Thank you all for coming. First up will be Shadrick and Erik. Th
~Livia's Point of View~After being hand fed strawberries and cream by an elf … yeah that’s not something you get to say everyday ... I am now faced with Shadrick Murray.Men need to feel in control, like they have all the cards. They crave a sense of mystery as well, they only tell you what they want you to know. But half an hour with each of these creatures will reveal all to me. Maybe I should take up fortune telling.Twenty minutes with Mr. Murray and he was already about to come in his pants, without even being touched, he was working himself up into such a frenzy. And it was ... gross.“You’re not hurting too badly I trust, I saw Erik land a few blows to your midsection,” I say, trying to turn the conversation away from his boring tales of yachting. Which turned into stories about the orgies that took place on said yacht.“Totally fine, but … we should check to be sure,” he says, standing and taking off his shirt.While he did indeed makes my skin crawl, no one could ignore Shadr
~Tyson’s Point of View~It had been the longest damn day of my life, and it was only the first day of the tournament. How was I going to watch my mate with other men? Watch them drooling over her, touching her, maybe more?I overheard some talk about the dates they would have with her: a whole day and night each to do whatever they wanted. The one guy, Shadrick … was already convinced he could get in her pants during his date and Axel almost shifted and ripped his head off.The only thing I have going in my favor is that there isn’t a full moon for another two weeks. If there was one during the tournament, I’d be totally screwed. I wasn’t sure Axel could even make it through the week though. Getting to sleep with her in my arms last night was a dream come true. When I woke and found her gone, without me getting to tell her my big secret, I was crushed.I knew she had obligations, I knew she had to get ready for the day but I was desperate to stop it all, declare my love for her and ste
~Quinn’s Point of View~“So glad you could all join Valencia and I for breakfast,” I say, to my full table. I glance at Livia and she looks awful. I mean, she is still beautiful but I can tell she is stressed or maybe didn’t sleep well. My mate begins babbling on to the different suitors about this or that, and notice Leonard checking out Livia as well. Does he know something I don’t? I always know absolutely everything in my world and especially under my roof.“So Leonard what’s on tap for today,” Valencia asks, a bit too chipper.“Well we thought about having some more sparring but I think everyone got their fill last night. Luckily Quinn and I made a back up plan, so hunting it is,” Leonard says, grinning wide. I watch Livia carefully to gauge her reaction and she doesn’t flinch, or even act like she is paying the slightest bit of attention. She should want a strong mate, a mate who can provide for her in every way. That not only means being a good lover but putting food on the t
~Livia’s Point of View~My father picked a fine time to try and have a heart, to try and act like he gave a damn about my love life. What was I supposed to say? I think I’m in love with a werewolf?! One that WORKS for you no less? A trained killer? Someone who is a total stranger to me but already someone who gets me hotter than anyone I'd ever met...Shadows are everywhere and nowhere, that is their job. I have to imagine that a lot of them have mates, though I had no clue if they travelled with them or what. Dad has a lot of people come here to do business with him, so he only to the headquarters for court a few times a month unless they have something huge going on.I had been so involved in my career and in my bubble for so long I didn’t even know that much about them anymore. Really not in decades. I sigh as I move down the hall and toward the door, overwhelmed with simply everything.Everyone is packing into a bus that Leonard hired to take us to who knows where. I see Susie stil
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Ben and I had talked about doing an actual ceremony, for him it was an important thing. Tradition. He assured me ours would be completely different from anything he’d done before, that the vows he made with other women were somewhat superficial. More of a just a promise they could join his family and that he was willing to have a child with them. More like a guarantee he’d get to sleep with them on demand. I still struggled with that sometimes. How do I just walk around knowing that all these women had shared something so special and intimate with MY mate? It wasn’t like they were one night stands. I knew it would get better, the more distance I could put between them and him, but it still tugged at my self esteem. It was even harder trying to help care for Dorothy and Calista’s children, especially since even now they still asked for their moms. Sometimes they cried out for them at night. A few times we both slept in their rooms with them. Dorothy was banished for five years, then
~Meadow’s Point of View~ “Don’t you just feel like a cow sometimes,” I muttered, staring down at my adorable twin pups that seemed to drink me dry each time they nursed. They were so cute when they weren’t screaming. When they weren’t crapping their pants. When they were just … motionless. *My beautiful babies,* Coral cooed. “Yeah, but it's such an incredible bond,” Lilly said, as I turned to cut my eyes at her. She was four months pregnant with their sixth child and THANKFULLY it was only one baby this time. I thought they were all insane. I nearly said, ditch the crap woman, I’m a freaking milk cow, a spit up rag and yesterday Reed whizzed in my face while I was bathing him! “It gets easier, they’re only six weeks old,” Lilly said, running her finger over Hazel’s cheek. That’s what they ALL keep saying. “It gets easier.” Ah huh. *We have been getting more sleep lately,* Coral protested. Yeah right, like SHE ever gets up. Really, I had no right to complain, since I had mo
~Ben’s Point of View~ I barely had to wait another minute for several vampires to try swarming in. Oftentimes there are some creatures that will take on a not so common alliance for the sake of a power grab. I knew in my bones that’s all this was, unless this sister had taken one as a mate. While you’d expect Godfrey to perhaps have reservations about killing his own kind, he absolutely didn’t. As a councilor, he took that shit pretty seriously. If they wanted to fuck around and be stupid, test the waters well, that was on them. I stood still watching as numerous Shadow vampires, witches and fairies seemed to descend from nowhere, and I also recognized two of Godfrey’s children. He likely called them through their bond, but I was pleased for the support. I bounced around, throwing some fireballs from my fingertips and even conjuring up some various weapons such as shurikens or ninja stars, which were one of Godfrey’s favorite things. Only it was hard for him to touch silver unless
~Ben’s Point of View~ My heart swelled as I watched Daisy doting on Ash. Since their mating bond had been broken, they re-mated and apparently all that entailed. They were both like young teenagers in love all over again, and it was a sight to behold. I couldn’t wait to bring Meadow to see. They had been left alone for a couple of days, much like my little love and I. But now guests and well wishers poured in from all over the place. I could tell he was grateful and overwhelmed but the relief on everyone’s faces seemed to rejuvenate him. Shane and Godfrey had brought him up to speed on all that transpired and he kept insisting he was to blame in some fashion for not having a security detail and allowing himself to be caught. It was all we could do to reassure him that we were all to blame. I felt I was more so than anyone. Apparently this attack had been decades in the making. Ash was just an innocent bystander, but as not only a Shadow but also a councilor he knew the risks. Doe
~Meadow’s Point of View~ *Are you happy now,* I whined, scolding Coral. She didn’t answer, but instead played like she was asleep. Jerk! This was now the third night I’d been in the mountains with my mate, and while I’d felt the heat mostly subside a few hours ago we still couldn’t keep our hands off each other. I was beyond exhausted and not at all sure my legs would work. “And that position was called the hill but since I can levitate us I can actually hit you from underneath with a bit of acrobatics,” Ben said, running his fingers over my butt. I laid breathless, my head in a pillow, totally spent. I just wanted to sleep for a couple days, how the hell did he have this kind of stamina?? I mean he practically died just a few days ago! *Males always make an effort when it comes to their release,* Coral said, yawning. I had no doubt that was the absolute truth. When I had said I wanted to spend time in the coven’s library learning, I hadn’t realized I already had my own personal
~Ben’s Point of View~ It was obvious my little love wasn’t yet capable or able to express herself in words when it came to sex, but her body told a different story. The fact that Meadow was still so shy, so bashful could not have possibly been a bigger turn on. If I could get her to the point where she talked dirty to me, I’d be coming in my pants just by her words. All the women in my life had always been so daring, so sure of themselves. Her sweet innocence, her timid nature and her untouched body was all too much. I felt as though I had split personalities … on the one hand I wanted to be her fierce protector, the macho male who puffs out his chest and kills a spider in the bathroom just to be her hero. Then fuck her relentlessly to further stake my claim and beat my chest. On the other hand, I wanted to sing the songs of love and make sweet love to her for hours on end. I’d serenade her in Greek, as the words of love just sounded better than in English… I’d make her dinner and t
~Meadow’s Point of View~ “She must die, she’s lied to us all for decades. She’s kept you from Georgia, and Little Ben was just…” Sebastian trailed off. Coral shivered, remembering our brief time with the boy. He was so hopeful, curious. Yet he knew his days were numbered, how depressing. There was too much having us all on edge, especially since we were waiting for word about my father. Clearly I didn’t have the same attachment to Athena as everyone else, as her own son would. But if this was how he felt about it… Our eyes darted to Ben. “Fifty years of banishment, then we reconsider. Give her the same courtesy she gave to me,” he finally said. Numerous others murmured in agreement. “On the matter of Georgia I’m not as easily able to decide. We’re going to give her a chance to prove herself. I believe we define ourselves on the decisions we make and while some … have to be made in the blink of an eye, they can still very much have very real consequences. Georgia has lost, she ha
~Ben’s Point of View~ I was certain I’d missed a hell of a lot while I was knocked out, but there was no time for trips down memory lane. No time to address the pain that still wracked my body. The reek of the venom that was still radiating from my pores. The fact that my mate smells of pure arousal, and was laying on top of me in her panties with my blood on her hands. Definitely need more of an explaination on that. Everyone is depending on me, I have to do this. It has to work. I briefly said a prayer to the Goddess that we often ask her to pass on to through our ancestors. To draw on their power when we need it. Then I began the spell as I recalled it, hoping like hell it worked. Katrina and Cleo came to either side of me, and we locked arms. Sebastian should be here, even Athena’s strength would be good. But no time now. Just as I had that thought Georgia appeared in front of me and got between Katrina and I. Her scent immediately calmed me, it was what helped my younger self