For the rest of the morning, I watched King Nigel run his troops through drills. Even though I knew that I shouldn't be impressed with the enemy, I couldn't stop myself from appreciating their fluid and in sync movements. Afterwards, King Nigel allowed me to stick around to 'reacquaint' myself wit
"FUCK!" Rushing forward, I grabbed Antoine and Asher and began to force them into the closet. "Asher, you can mask your scent, right?" If he couldn't, we were really fucked. I wasn't sure who was out there, but I knew that they wouldn't be willing to pretend they didn't see the two men. "Yeah, I c
"Stay alive." I repeated as I felt my heart constrict. "Please." Antoine watched me with wide eyes, seeming to realize just how much the thought of losing him pained me. Maybe now he wouldn't be so stubborn and would leave as I instructed. "You have to promise to do the same." Antoine murmured qui
For the next few days, I trained with TJ and Thia. One thing I had to admit was that for blood-hungry lycans, they were passionate and dedicated to their pack. It wasn't like I didn't think they could have allegiances, but the loyalty I saw was something else. Along with that, I began to get to kno
Taking in Thia's words, I couldn't really decide whether or not I should believe her. I didn't quite get why we couldn't go ahead and discuss this here and now. Why would I have to meet her somewhere so far off and why the time? Maybe I was being paranoid, but I still didn't know Thia well enough to
"What are you planning?" I asked, immediately growing alert. At my words, Thia flinched slightly as TJ frowned. It seemed that they had discussed this beforehand and hadn't expected me to grow high alert. Though I was working on gaining their trust, that didn't mean that I fully had it. Likewise, t
"We can do that." Thia agreed, wrapping her arms around herself. "That was the main reason I wanted to talk to you anyway." "Go on then." I urged glancing around once more to make sure we were alone. "As a hybrid, you're pretty strong, correct?" Thia asked, her eyes lighting up. "So strong that yo
"What did you say?" Antoine asked, his eyes wide. "Please, repeat it one more time." "I'm not saying it again." I grumbled, trying to control my emotions. Now that I accepted that I was in love with Antoine, I couldn't stop the undeniable urge I felt to try to mark him as my own. That was another
Ouch…"Anyway," Chloe continued, looking into the distance once again. "I’ve been observing you all morning and you’ve been acting strangely. If you don’t get it together, they’re going to grow suspicious. ""I..." I began, but stopped as Chloe got up and wiped dirt from her pants."That was all I w
[Asher’s POV]A gasp escaped me as my eyes flew open. What was… lifting a hand, I touched my forehead to find it covered in sweat. Sitting up, I watched as a black comforter fell down my body, revealing perfectly smooth skin."My scars..." I murmured as my memories of everything that happened up to
[Asher’s POV]"Asher!"Antoine’s voice drifted through the roar of the power I was slowly drawing in as Selene struggled to break free. From the sound of his tone, I knew that he already had an idea of what I was about to do and wanted to stop me."Stay back!" I called, turning to meet his terrified
[Asher’s POV]Jumping up, I kept Leah close to me as I drew on my power once again. The duo would pay dearly for what they had done. And then, once I was done with them, I would go and join Leah."Asher!" Antoine called as footsteps began to make their way towards me. "You need to calm down.""Calm
[Leah’s POV]"Stop it!" I shrieked, shoving Selene aside. "You’re hurting him!"Behind me, I could hear the yells of my comrades, but I wasn’t about to stop now. Sucking in a breath, I lifted my fingers and began to wipe the blood from Asher’s injuries."Why did you let her do this?" I murmured, fee
[Leah’s POV]I kept my gaze fixed on Asher as I continued to touch Ian. Despite the indifference that remained in his features, I could see the jealousy burning in his eyes. Good. This meant that even when the darkness had taken over, he still felt the bond between us. That meant there was a chance
[Leah’s POV]"Mallard has been around for a very long time." Craig began, growing serious. "I know that sounds impossible, but some claim he may even be immortal."Immortal…Shivering, I tried to picture being unable to die. After losing those closest to me, I found it hard to imagine carrying on. I
[Leah’s POV]"You’re Asher." I insisted. There was no way that I could mistake the sensations I was feeling from where we touched."Who?" The man asked in confusion."Leah," Ian murmured, giving my body a slight tug. "That isn’t Asher."Frowning, I continued to take in the man. The eyes that met min
[Leah’s POV]I held my breath as Craig led us into a dark hallway with a long stairwell leading down beneath the earth. Once we reached the bottom, the sound of laughter drifted towards us, filling the deafening silence that was becoming unbearable."In here." Craig announced, beginning to knock an