Ares’s POVA haunting scream pierces the air, snatching me from the claws of unconsciousness. I wake up with a gasp, my chest and my stomach tight and hard, my body numb and almost lifeless. Still, my brain is alive. Everything inside me is alive. I can smell a familiar flowery sweet scent clinging
Meanwhile, Ford is watching me with a grin. “You can’t do anything about it. We made you’re never getting out of here on your own. You might consider yourself strong, and I admit that you are. The stunt you pulled earlier is impressive, but we’re not fools. We know now, and you’re not going anywhere
Valeria’s POV“You really think you can take me down like this,” Gianna says, and while I’m still lying down, she rushes forward, trying to position herself on top of me so she can aim for my heart with the silver knife.And she almost does that. She almost manages to pin my wrists down on the floor
It’s another knife, and it’s now sailing towards my face. I manage to duck in time.But what I don’t manage is to see that it’s just a distraction.In the blink of an eye, Gianna waves her hand and suddenly, she’s gone. I look around me and I realize that her son is not here anymore as well. It’s al
Valeria’s POV“Is she up yet?”“Well, she isn’t now, but if you talk any louder, then she would be--”“Emmett, that’s not a good way to talk to your sister.”The voices building around me are starting to pierce through my consciousness, alerting me of where I am right now. At first, there’s just… li
“We get new reception from the human world now,” she explains, then she plays the clip.“Ford Preston, the alleged head of the crime syndicate responsible for the rigged and broken electoral campaign in the city, is now arrested,” the reporter announces, the image of her in the studio cutting to cli
Ares’s POVIt’s a strange thing, to be in between being alive and being dead. All I can remember was trying to escape the cage, passing out in the process because of how much energy it took. So much energy, and I still didn’t manage to do it.I don’t remember anything after that, and I don’t know wh
A small smile appears on my face, but then the dream comes back to me. My face falls as I swallow hard. “How about… Valeria?”“She’s here,” Nikolai says with a grin. “We will let her in once we make sure you’re not going to fall over and die.”He beckons Benjamin to get close, and he starts to inspe
“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