"Oh, you must be feeling upset, being reminded of mine and Ashton's love." Brailyn beamed, placing a hand against her stomach. "Why are you here?" I asked, lifting my gaze to Brailyn's. "I came to see a monster in the place that she belongs." Brailyn giggled. "This truly is the best." A monster w
"My sister?" I repeated as confusion continued to clutch at me. "Are you fucking kidding me? Is being pregnant messing with your brain?" Brailyn had to be out of her damn mind. Claiming to be my sister, she was definitely losing it. "Not at all." Brailyn responded, continuing to smile. "How does i
A loud ruckus roused me from my self-loathing. From the sounds of it, something serious was going on outside. Getting up, I walked over to the far wall and placed my ear against the brick. Listening intently, I could hear yelling and banging from the other side. As it began to grow louder, the wall
"Antoine, get back!" Ashton yelled the minute he spotted me. Lunging forward, he let a snarl escape him as he planned to attack. In one swift movement, Antoine stepped in front of me, holding his arms up to stop Ashton. Ashton's eyes were growing wide as he skidded to a halt and looked at his bro
"You did that because of us?" I demanded, surging forward, claws extended. "All the deaths and injuries just for your selfish wish!" I knew it wasn't the brightest of ideas to attack a lycan king, but damnit I was pissed. Instead of choosing a different route to get to my mother and me, he decided
I sat at the table, staring around. My mother sat beside King Nigel looking like the perfect wife as he played the part of the doting husband. The whole scene was weird, especially when you threw in Brailyn, who was smiling from ear to ear due to my discomfort. "After we finish eating, I have somet
Once finished with our conversation, King Nigel allowed me to go back to the dining room. I was relieved to find that Brailyn was gone and only my mother remained. I had yet to have the opportunity to discuss what was going on with her and found this to be the perfect chance. Mustering up my courag
"What?" I rasped, trying to wrap my head around Asher's words. "How can you even say something like that? You don't even know me!" "I've known you since you were a child." Asher pointed out. Reeling I was once again reminded of the fact that my whole life was a lie. When I was angry, I could igno