My mind turns frantically on Anton’s point. I was attracted to Blythe – incredibly so. And my wolf made it clear enough tonight that Orion…affects me.But is he right? Am I letting men get too much of me because I’m attracted to them? Would I make different decisions if they weren’t…hot?God, am I t
Anton sighs. “I know them all, Juniper. Ariel, her mates. Ben, Daphne. I met your dad and your uncle, too, but that was…brief. I know your mom and your aunt from school – they were my professors.”Surprise parts my lips. “So, you’re magic?” Mom and Cora took over the magic class when it turned out t
I rub my eye the next morning, all hazy, and glance down at the bottom of the bed where Anton still lays in his wolf form.And I scowl, feeling sorry and sleepy and still a little mad.My wolf nips me. Stubborn, she growls.I just huff a sigh and glare down at my chest, where I imagine she lives. Lo
He grumbles quietly behind me for a second. “Yeah, well, so are you.”“Well then we’re quite the pair,” I say, turning to give him my prettiest Ariel smile. He stumbles over his feet for a second, I think recognizing the expression. After all, our faces are nearly identical, even if I am paler and h
Anton groans in dismay as he follows me through the door. “You’re going to kill me, Sinclair” he mutters. “The stress of being your ghost helper –““Handmaid,” I correct, striding forward into this new world.“Is going to kill me,” he continues, and I can nearly feel him glaring hard at the back of
“Okay,” I whisper, nodding frantically, agreeing to it. “I’m sorry too – I, um…Yeah, let’s go.”Together we turn.But there’s another soul there, in the valley behind us. And beyond him, another, all moving towards us, all quite curious.I blink in surprise, though, because – because beyond those tw
“What the fuck are you doing here!?” Orion shouts as he appears at Juniper’s side, Anton gasping as he tries again and again to shove the souls away from her body, which is limp at his feet.“Get us out of here!” Anton screams, ignoring the question.Orion whips his head to the right and opens his m
But then she stirs, and moans, and coughs a bit, her head turning to the side.“There she is,” Orion murmurs, setting down the vial and settling Juniper more comfortably in his arms as she groans and turns her head into him, shuddering and shaking as life comes back to her.Anton huffs out a breath