“All this sexual tension,” Faiza says with a grin, lifting another shot of liquor to her lips as she grins around at all of us. “I’m loving it.” “How much of that have you had?” I say, laughing even as I peel my eyes away from Orion to glare at Faiza. “Not enough, gorgeous,” Faiza says, giving m
“Oh, can he be a squirrel!?” Laila gasps, suddenly sitting up and clutching her hands beneath her chin. “We don’t have them in our world – but I saw them in that movie about the big hairy elephant in the ice world – and it was so cute! Oh, please let him be a little itty squirrel!” Her voice squeaks
Soldiers carry two caskets ahead of me into the Goddess’s temple, but I only keep my eyes fastened on the one that holds the body of the only man I’ve ever loved. The only man I’ve ever kissed, even. I was supposed to marry him today. The wolf in my soul raises her snout to the sky and gives a l
My breath pants from my lips as the wind and darkness rips around us. We only travel for a few terrifying moments before my feet hit hard against stone and light returns to the world, however dim. I groan in horror at what I see – at the black sky that stretches for miles in all directions over t
I jump and blush when the bartender clears his throat, because I’d been so busy staring at the tall, broad-shouldered stranger that I didn’t even notice that the bartender arrived. “All right, little lady,” the bartender says, smirking at me and leaning against the bar. “What’ll it be?” “Um,”
I groan when I wake up in the morning, immediately clutching my pounding head and rolling over in the blankets that are spread beneath me on the bathroom floor. I pant a little, working my sticky tongue in my mouth, desperate for some water – but god, every time I move it’s agony – I moan, disgu
“Who the hell are you!?” I shout, horrified, stumbling back. “I’m – I’m the wolf!” the boy sputters, gesturing at his tall, lanky form which is indeed made up of the same shining blue and white light as the wolf. “You’re a guy!?” I gasp, appalled. “I…yeah?” he responds, giving an awkward sh
And then, to my distinct pleasure, he sighs and turns around. “Good boy,” I murmur, making him laugh and shake his head again as I drop my wedding dress to the ground. The moment I get into the bath, I take a deep breath and duck underneath the steamy water, sinking all the way down to the depth