Ares’s POV“Are you sure?” Heather asks, but her voice is shaky. “I mean, like they said, he hasn’t been gone for a long time. He couldn’t have killed anyone in that time period. That’s simply not possible.”I want to believe her and say that she is right. However, the real hard evidence is right in
I frown at him. “And you’re just going to let that happen?”He doesn’t say anything. He just drives away, retreating into his room silently the moment we arrive.* * *“So Seth escaped and the two are pointing fingers at each other?” Valeria asks in a hushed tone as we get out into the balcony. We’r
Valeria's POV"Let me in!" the voice continues to yell from below. "Mom!"The voice is so deep and so thunderous that it's hard for me to grasp the fact that that fully grown man is still recognizing someone as their mother. I look over at Josie and see the absolute horror on her face. Her skin is w
My first thought as a nurse is that since Daniel is known to be an addict, it’s highly possible that Aidan might be overdosing on top of being stabbed or wounded. This case is very common, especially in the streets of Los Angeles, where addicts usually end up having altercations with other people j
Valeria’s POVThe panic that seizes my body right then and there feels incomparable. It’s gripping my throat like a vice, expelling all the air that’s going in. I don’t move. I just look at Aidan’s steady face, afraid of what could come right after this.“Is he going to turn?” I ask quietly. “Is he
“I'm so sorry for not telling you,” she says to me all of a sudden. “I'm sorry for lying to you. I just thought that your perception of me would change if I told you the truth, and I just don't want that to happen.”“I completely understand,” I say. “Do you want us to stay with you?”Josie looks at
Valeria's POVI jolt in my spot, and the sudden movement wakes Ares up. A bit of relief washes over me when he sits up and flicks on the light on his nightstand."Valeria?" he asks in a husky voice. "What's going on?""There's someone in the room," I stammer.But just as I raise my hand to point at
Ares takes a deep breath, clutching his phone so tightly that his knuckles have gone white. I wait with bated breath for him to say something, and finally he says, “We will arrange a meeting with the Vampire King tomorrow. It’s a meeting past overdue, and I need you to be ready.”* * *“Do I really
“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