“Bullshit,” I said with confidence that the vampire king couldn’t hurt me. He needed me for something, and until he got it, he couldn’t do anything to me. “We know you don’t mean any of that crap. So don’t try to suck up to ma and instead tell me what I’m really doing here.”The remorseful expressio
KATIEI had been coming in and out of consciousness frequently so frequently after Rose’s particular severe beat down. It was hell for me. When I was unconscious I felt the pain all over my body, but just as a distant undertone. But when I slipped into consciousness, the pain multiplied threefold an
Only once I was done did I take notice of the clothes on my body. Obviously not mine. It was a thigh length dress that seemed just a bit too large for me but was very comfortable. The same went for my underwear. At least whoever they were had bothered to give me a change of clothes.Tentatively, I o
KATIEFor a moment none of us said anything. We all just stood there, frozen, staring at each other. Then Xander broke the spell.“I asked a fucking question, didn’t I?” Xander said, his voice rising, his expression growing stern. We all visibly snapped out of the spell that had held us when Xander
Was I a bargaining chip? Was he going to use me as leverage against Dominic? Try to control him or his company, maybe?I didn’t know. But I was going to find out.The spacious dining table was laden with more meals than I could count. The smell was heavenly. But despite my growling stomach, I had li
DOMINICI and Damien sat in silence in the living room of my house. We had put heads together for weeks now. Joined forces with each other all in the quest of finding out Katie’s kidnapper and bringing her safely. The one good thing we had to our advantage was that thanks to Damien, we had a way of
But Katie was going to be found. I knew that. I shouldn’t be having negative thoughts. Nana had said countless of times over that the kind of energy one put into a matter was the same kind of energy one received. Of course that wasn’t true for a lot of things, but I hoped that it would be true for t
DOMINICI parked my car a block away from the company building of Thane Group. In the car with me was Damien. We had decided later on in the little meeting that I and Damien would be the ones to confront Xander Thane in his office. Aiden had wanted to come with us, but I shut him down. We didn’t kno
"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