My eyes go wide as the light fades and suddenly…I growl, my canines sharpening to points.“Aw, little viper,” Faiza coos, standing in the clearing before us perfectly corporeal and smiling at me like I’m the cutest thing she’s ever seen. “I missed you!”“Get out of here,” I snarl.“Who are you?” Or
Blythe blinks and looks around, taking in a sharp breath through his nose as he stumbles back a step. “Where…what the…” He looks around, almost frantic.“It’s all right,” Orion says, steady and sure. “You’re fine.”“Where the hell –“ Blythe murmurs, frowning at the landscape of the Underworld before
“Anton!” I gasp, spinning to give my handmaid a glare that’s half shock, half appalled anger.“He’s full of shit, June!” Anton growls, casting out a hand towards my fiancé.“Why are you even hanging out with this jerk, Juniper?” Blythe growls, attempting to wrap a protective arm around me that passe
“Give me that,” Blythe snarls.“No way, my beige transparent friend,” Faiza says on a laugh, wiggling it back and forth between her fingers. “I think Princess Sinclair is going to be very curious about some of the contents of this device. What’s your password?”“Don’t listen to her, Juniper,” Blythe
I brush hard at the tears on my cheeks, raising my chin, my canines elongating inside my mouth even as my lip trembles.“Juniper,” Blythe snaps, pointing authoritatively down at the ground like a master calling his dog to heel. “You need to be more reasonable about this. Just because you have money
A beautiful smile crests over my lips as I again wave a hand towards him, stealing his voice. “Oh, Blythy,” I murmur, like a lover desperately pleased lover over a pretty gift. “I’m so glad you asked.”My eyes snap to his knees, which crumple beneath him, slamming him to the ground. His head bends b
Orion and Laila just continue to stare at me, open-mouthed and horrified.Anton grins and slowly begins to walk over to me, shaking his head at me like I’m the greatest thing he’s ever seen. A tiny, tremulous smile begins to shape my lips as he slips an arm around my shoulders, even as tears again s
“It was cruel,” I sigh.“It was just,” she returns, soft. “You were right – those big Alpha boys…they get away with far more than they should. I’m glad to have a vengeful spirit of justice on our side.”I raise my eyes to hers, feeling a bit better even if guilt still runs through me. “Orion’s still