“Well? Talk to me Demon.” I put in a bit of my commanding tone into my words. Before Demon replied, he had a wistful look on his face, like he knew he was going to regret it. “Um, Alpha.” He gulped. “This isn’t the first time it’s happened.”I stared at him. “Isn’t the first time what is happening?
KATIEThere was officially no more rest for me, even though I was supposed to be resting, according to the doctor that had discharged me from the hospital. I had moved into Anna’s home in the meantime and, instead of letting me rest like I was supposed to, she immediately dove into practicing how to
Ah, you finally did it, said a voice in my head.A voice that I had heard before but very soft and whispery. Now, it was as loud and commanding as it was regal, and for a second, I wasn’t actually sure that the voice was coming from inside my head cause it didn’t sound like a part of me at all.“Vil
KATIE’S POVThat night, we had a celebratory dinner. Anna whipped up some roast chicken and stuffing along with some champagne she’d saved for special occasions (Vincent didn’t drink the champagne, by the way, he drank some orange juice). The both of them mistook my tears for tears of joy and not th
“Me too, Anna. Me too.”Soon after that, we both said our goodbyes and I entered the waiting cab to take me and my luggage back to my city and other life.I smiled as I looked at the city I had built my career in through the window of the cab. Inasmuch as I hated to leave Anna’s place and city, I co
KATIE’S POVRachel practically leaped over the counter to throw herself at me, hugging me very tightly. We both laughed in joy and happiness, the joy of friends reuniting after many years apart.“Oh my Gods!” she screamed in joy and shock. “Katie! It’s you! In the flesh!”“Yes, Rach. It’s me, your g
I nodded. I could understand the feeling. After all, it happened to me.“So I broke up with him,” Rachel continued. “Aiden apologized a lot, sent me some really romantic packages and made grand gestures towards me. He told me that he didn’t want to go through with it, but Dominic had forced him to a
KATIEFear went through me at the sight of the three men that leered at me. They probably wouldn’t have noticed me if I hadn’t drawn their attention, but I had and now I was in trouble.I was the only one on that street and I was stricken with fear. I didn’t dare scream for fear that that would inci
"You need to stop this madness, son.""Stay out of this," he spat at her. Then he brought down the metal rod.But the rod didn't pierce my skin.Malia had come between the two of us at the last minute and the rod was pierced through her side. She crumpled to her knees as she groaned in pain. Blood r
KATIE'S POV I knew that it would all turn chaotic real fast, but I still wasn't prepared for the level of chaos and violence that had broken out in such a short amount of time. Once Xander had unleashed his vampire warriors on the people Dominic, who had been anticipating such a move, rallied his o
KATIEThe reunion between me and Dominic, Dustin and Damien was nothing short of emotional. I had not seen them in months by now, and it was all so exciting seeing them and touching them . Especially as there were times where I had feared that I would never see them again. They had missed me as much
I collapsed to the ground, clutching my throat and gulping and coughing till it hurt. "That is the only warning I'm going to give you," Xander said from somewhere above me. "I mean the nerve of you, to think you could try to change me. If you even think of trying to manipulate me again, this will
KATIE'S POVThe words I had screamed out rang in the air, almost seeming to echo. Xander stopped in his tracks immediately, stunned by what I had said. "W-what…what did you just say?" he asked, his hand tightening on my wrist even as he was no longer forcefully groping and undressing me."I did. I-
Once I had the letter safely in my clothes, I patted her in consolation. "Don't worry ma'am. I'll find a way."And then I left.Power affects everyone, even the kindest and humblest of men. Makes them do things they usually wouldn't, hurt people, destroy things. Power in the hands of Xander Thane wa
KATIE'S POVIt took me no time at all to make quick work of the lock to Lady Malia's cell and soon I was in the room.The woman who was curled up on her bed against the wall gave a small start. "What the f—""Shh!!" I said to her. "You'll alert everyone.""Who are you?" she said in a painfully loud
The way he said human, with so much disgust and loathing in his tone, made me blush."There's nothing you can do about him. Don't worry about it. This is his time to shine, and soon someone else is going to take his place. It always happens."The first voice became hushed. "Now, don't ask me how I k
KATIE'S POVThe vampire world was becoming more and more familiar to me as the weeks crawled by. That was not a statement that I ever in my dreams imagined that I would even be making. Before all of this, the vampire world had seemed to me like nothing but a mere, distant thought. Now, I was entrenc