What would they say about me if they find out I'm asking around for Rafael? They would probably doubt my legitimacy as his girlfriend. They would most likely say that he doesn't care about me enough to tell me where he is....And the possible worst part of it is, that might just be true. What if he
Ares's POVSeeing Valeria in the elevator is definitely a pleasant surprise, but I just need to get off before I can think of pushing her against the wall and kissing her fiercely to appease the monstrous desire in my chest.But of course, she has to stop me with a comment. And now I'm walking the t
Ares’s POVMy hand goes slack around my phone. My chest is rising and falling in a mix of anger and nerves and dread. I take deep breaths to keep myself steady.But when I speak again, my voice still comes out shaky and unstable. “Where are you? I’m picking you up.”Heather sends me her location, an
“He sells the live feeds to a dark web site,” Heather says, shaking her head. “It’s insane, and it’s sick what these humans come up with. But apparently there is a huge audience for people who want to watch women in their daily lives and at their most open moments. He sells the feed to these people
Valeria’s POV“Just take these pills once a day for two weeks like the doctor instructed and you shall be fine,” I tell my patient, an elderly woman from downtown, who’s been suffering from a mild case of unrinary infection for the past days. “Make sure your stomach is full before taking these pills
I'm about to open my mouth and ask her why we're here, but then I see the cups of coffee and a small box of sweets in one of the tables. She points at it like she's embarrassed, not even looking at me even when her face is burning red. "What is this about?" I ask her. "Did someone leave this and yo
Valeria’s POVI shove my phone back into my pocket, forgetting all about the coffee. Madison shoots to her feet and tries to stop me, but she stays in place when she sees that my eyes are brimmed with tears.“What’s wrong?” she asks in a small voice.“My kids,” is the only statement I can muster.Ho
I can’t do it. The lies are starting to crack. Before I know it, the tears lining my eyes begin to flood, flowing down my cheeks and down to my chin. I let out a sob, and Ares stops the car to look at me and hold my hands.“I’m sorry,” he whispers. “I’m really, really sorry you have to find out thi
“We’ll see,” is all I manage to say, then I promptly end the mind-link with Heather.Before I can even tell Frank to go, he already takes initiative. He starts to drive into the neighborhood, stopping in front of the lab and getting out of the car at the same time that I climb out. His fists are cle
“You don’t have to come forward and be public about your existence like we are,” I declare. I have to admit, I had no idea about that clause in the treaty. But then again, Nikolai and Ares should have known. If we were indeed doing something we shouldn’t then they should have spoken up about it. “We
Valeria’s POVI’m rooted in my spot, staring at the man in front of me. But at this point I suppose I should stop calling him a man, because he’s so far from that.Everything about him screams something else. Even though my heart rate has slowed down I still feel like I can’t move. I just watch as h
“No, mommy.” Edith shakes her head. “He just looked at me. And when I stopped playing, he left. I’m just scared that he’s there watching me again. I really want to play but I’m worried about him. What if I go out there and he’s watching me again? What do I do?”I can’t stand to see her this scared w
Valeria’s POV“Mommy, can I stay with you for a while?” Edith asks as I drop her and Emmett back to school. She holds my hand as we approach the building, and even though I hold her back reassuringly, I have to admit that I’m curious about this sudden shy behavior.“What’s going on?” Emmett asks. “D
My vice mayor has conducted some meetings with the delegates of important groups in the city while I was gone, and he compiled everything into papers. I read the papers all morning and finally come up with laws that bind the Lycan and Human world together.The new laws are similar to the initial one
Ares’s POV“I don't know what happened,” Vincent says as soon as we're gathered in my study, including Heather and Valeria. “I don't know how he managed to do it. But his hearing is next week and I heard that the judge is considering setting him free on a bail.”I stare at the back wall, still tryin
“It’s not like that, Ares,” I say, but he just turns away from me. I feel guilty for shooting down his feelings but I have no choice. It just feels too absurd for me. I recognize that I might be in denial, but I don’t think Gianna has enough power to sway the Vampire Kingdom into doing her bidding.
Valeria’s POVI whip around to face Lavinia. But of course, she just rolls her eyes like this is some senseless babble. “You better keep your mate in check. I can’t have him wreaking havoc like this.”“What did you do?” I demand at her, but she just waves her hand airily.“You should ask him what he