Unfortunately for them, I’m back and I’m not leaving.I find myself smiling as food gets served to us. The kids start to eat, and I find that Edith is staring at me like she can’t believe I’m here. Emmett, on the other hand, is whispering to her, probably telling her not to stare like that.I smile
Valeria’s POVI quickly withdraw my hand, the tingles on my skin getting too intense for me to bear. For some reason, that small contact leaving my pulse racing inside my body. Wild thoughts churn in my mind, growing louder and louder until I meet Ares’s eyes.He smiles at me, but I can’t bring myse
I look away. “Thank you for doing that for Emmett and Edith. I’m sure they are happy that you were there, especially Emmett. You did well guiding him.”“It was my pleasure,” he whispers.Something about the way his tone dipped is making me feel all sorts of things. Dirty things. Swallowing hard bec
Ares’s POVI’m unstoppable, and it’s not just because everything is going well in my world of business, but also because my personal life is about to make an upward sweep that will never go down again.When I arrive at the hospital, I’m all smiles. All the nurses and the other staff who greet me are
She opens the box enticingly, but all I can focus on is what she said. How she told me that it’s my favorite.“How did you know that it’s my favorite?”Her cheeks start to get marked pink, but she waves it off. “Well, it’s what your wonderful friend Valeria told me. I know I was complaining about he
Ares’s POVMayor Fox really likes to make things more extravagant than they need to be, more dramatic than ever necessary. That was more than apparent with the venue, which looks more like it’s for a wedding than a press conference for a rerun for the mayoral position.It’s being held in front of th
To my utter surprise, everyone starts to scream and cheer for this like he just announced the next coming of their Jesus. Heather taps my shoulder, taking me away from the front just for a moment while Mayor Fox prattles on about this big business taking up all this big unnecessary space. It doesn’
Valeria’s POV“Where’s Madison?” Juliet asks me as soon as I come inside the emergency room. She’s flashing me a very concerned look, and I can’t help but feel like it’s somehow my fault even though it’s not. “I swear, I have not seen her all morning. This is outrageous!”I want to be the one to say
“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