Contestants,The next Trail will be held tomorrow at 11:00.“Damn,” Anton murmurs, leaning over Laila’s shoulder and reading her note. “That is…concise.”I had my note to Orion so he can see too and he nods once, his face tense.“I guess…we’re expecting more of the same?” I say, my voice growing mor
I sit up straight against the back of the couch, staring in awe between Orion and Anton as they face off against each other because these two –Honestly, despite all of this nonsense, I’ve only ever seen them be kind to each other.What – what the hell is going on here?“You need to back off, Tony,”
“Can we have a minute?”Anton and I both go quiet and turn towards the big Alpha behind the bar in the corner of the room, glaring at us all tense and upset.“A minute?” I ask, dropping my hands from my temples and again sitting straight.“Yes, a minute,” he says, giving a stern nod. “You and I, Jun
Things are…tense in my room all afternoon.Anton and I sit on the couch for most of it, passively watching TV, not speaking much. The show we watch is a pretty funny one – a familiar old slapstick sitcom. But neither of us laugh. When the hour grows late and it’s time for me to get changed, Anton is
“Hi, Beatrice,” Anton says, looking down at me as he walks by Orion and me to take his place at Beatrice’s side. Anton smirks when his eyes alight on my sharp little fangs, pressing into my lower lip.I only bare my teeth more as I see the two of them standing next to each other, my eyes darting bet
“A bond?”“Yes, Orion, a bond!” she snaps, leaning forward to glare at him. “How do you know that I’m your mate!?”“Because of the prophecy, June!” he says, leaning forward to stare at her. “You know as well as I do – it’s been very clear! You fit all the bills – way more than any of the other girls
I narrow my eyes at Orion when I see him stiffen in his chair, see his lips flicker like he is fighting a snarl. His eyes move past me to where Anton and Beatrice are presumably sitting, on their own stupid date. But I resist the urge to turn too – even though it’s one hell of an urge – and instead
He just stares at me, shocked and I think…angry and devastated and confused. And jealous – that I can almost feel.Jealous as hell.Orion – has he ever been jealous before? Has anyone ever given him occasion to be jealous, or have all the girls he’s met just immediately said yes?He stares at me for