“What happened with the witches was regrettable–”“It was barbaric!” she argues. “We were never any threat to vampires. We didn’t have the wealth or the organized strength of the shifters. We didn’t even have the numbers of the humans. We were the weakest, and King Michael hunted us for sport.”Fami
“No one tried to stop it.” She sounds distant. It makes me ache to touch her and be able to connect with her. “And now we expect Willow to fight in a war for the people that have wronged her most?”“None of it is fair. I wish I didn’t have to ask anything of her after what she’s been through,” I agr
EmoryA potted plant flies across the room and stops halfway before reaching me. It falls to the floor, scattering glass, dirt, and tulips everywhere. I stare in shock at Willow who is standing by the window. I hadn’t expected to have something thrown at me.“Sorry,” she says. “I thought you were Ra
“Gaius was like a father to me,” Willow continues. “He was kind and patient. He let me borrow as many books as I wanted from the library. He didn’t care that I wasn’t a noble, only that I needed the escapism found in those books.”“I’m sorry you lost him.”I never met the former librarian, but from
I manage to take a deep breath and return to reality. “That’s all very romantic, Kane. But we still have to be pragmatic about this. There’s no winning a war without allies. Bernard learned that the hard way, and look where he ended up.”I will be damned before Kane ends up imprisoned in someone’s d
Kane“Are you sure?” I ask Emory as I pull away from kissing her. Her green eyes are dazed like she’s lost in a daydream. Her scarlet hair looks like fire against the black sheets.It’s been months since we’ve had sex. I’ve missed sharing this intimacy with her, but I haven’t wanted to pressure her.
“Yes,” she replies, her voice breathy. “Don’t stop.”I bury my face in her neck as I move, rocking into her gradually. She moans, her back arching as I find the spot within her. I take her leg and position it to wrap around my waist so I can thrust deeper into her.“Kane,” she gasps. “Please.”I mov
“That is not true. I just never bothered with the idea of having kids. Kane was the one who had to have heirs. I was going to be the cool uncle.”She glares at me. Her icy blue eyes are sharper than a knife. “What do I have to do to make you leave me alone?”“Nothing, Princess. Like it or not, we’re