“How practical,” I scoff, shaking my head. “Why didn’t you bring mom? She could have been a witness! She could have told the judge that everything was fine.” The judge sighs, scratching his forehead. “Don’t talk directly to the plaintiff, Luna Blackwood. Talk to me. What has your mother to do with
Artemisia Ramona clears her throat, shifting in her seat. “My name is Ramona Piazza, and I’m a member of Alpha Giorgios pack as well as the daughter of one of his counsels. I grew up with Luna Blackwood and we have been best friends since we were pups.” “That’s beautiful,” the judge says with a sm
The judge nods, taking a file out of the pile and I admire his skill at not disintegrating the pile. “Yes, we are aware of the reports and the amazing news about Luna Blackwood doing improvingly better since she joined your pack.” He flashes me a smile as he lowers his voice. “Also, congratulations
Artemisia Cayden growls, increasing his pace as he drags me through the hallways and back to our room. “Don’t tell me this here, babe. I’m still fighting not to rip his fucking head off for locking you away when you felt sick.” I halt in my tracks, making my entire entourage gasp as they risk runn
His chest heaves, but I step forward, raising my voice. “Cayden! You don’t understand. You have all the privileges to act high and mighty while we were living like humans in the vicinity of a dragon’s cave. Your pack members kept coming into our territories to wreak havoc! Goddess knows how much we
Artemisia “You should go to bed,” Matthew steps onto the balcony, tearing me out of the dark pit my thoughts dragged me into. “Did you find him?” I ask, ignoring his worried statement and my heart squeezes as he shakes his head. “Fynn and Hendrick are still out looking for him.” He clears his thr
Artemisia My puffy eyes hurt as I open them against the feeble morning sunbeams streaming into the room. Sitting up, I find my mates sprawled in my bed around me and I smile as I watch them sleeping. “Good morning,” Hendrick says quietly, making my head snap to the side to see him sitting in an a
He pushes out a deep breath, and suddenly he is up, standing at the door and peaking into the hallway to make sure that nobody is eavesdropping on us before he closes the door behind him. “I have never told anyone about this, so… Give me a second.” I nod as I look up at him, and he paces around sh
My eyes snap open as another uncomfortable sensation ripples through me, and I guess that the Judge must be just seconds away from pulling my mate’s mark off me. Sobs escape my throat as I feel my consciousness slip away from me, and I must be hallucinating as I see Ace staring down at me with his
EmmaMy stomach churns and an awful sensation streams through my body and not only because the Judge is holding my chin. Something is terribly wrong. As my head spins and my mouth turns dry, I barely hear his voice, my body screaming at me to run as it must register subconsciously that what is abo
Ace‘We will just stay calm and leave everything to your family,’ Aamon purrs, wanting to calm myself as I gulp down the bile rising in my throat. The greater good. The greater good. The greater good. I keep repeating my mantra in my head, taking a deep breath while I tune out Aamon laughing and
Chuckling at my brain thinking that he isn’t as heavy as he seems, I close my eyes. He is going to crush my spine. But I don’t fucking care. I can’t. My eyes follow the Judge talking with Emma as she looks at him terrified. ‘We need to get her,’ I plead, ignoring my bones crushing under the wol
Kai A nauseating sensation wafts through me, causing me to look for my mate through the fighting warriors.I spot my mother making an elegant gesture with her hand. One that might seem irrelevant or random to someone who doesn’t know her, but I know better than that. Just as Emma does. My thought
Emma After the welcome dinner for the Judge, things only got awkward. Artemisia and I showed the Judge and his warriors to their quarters, my stomach churning as we had to be respectful. And sickenly kind. On our way back to our floors, Artemisia had put her arm around me and we had climbed the s
I do a small curtsy quickly, fearing I might throw up if I don’t move instantly. “Me too, your Honour.” ‘Brilliant. You are doing awesomely. We got this, he can’t hurt you if we are here,’ the voice calms my panicky self, even if I can’t wrap my head around who he might be or think about the fact t
Emma “It’s Blackwood,” Kai mumbles, making me giggle. Is it? I shake my head, flashing the Judge my best smile. “Just a little bit, your Honour. Nothing to be worried about.” Wrapping my arm around Serena who hides behind me while clasping my dress, I watch him laugh while holding his belly. “We
Now I finally manage to smile, leaning slightly towards her as Judge Attwood nods, his happy expression growing. “I see, Kai Blackwood and Emma Silvester will be a fantastic couple to lead the pack. I can already picture it perfectly.” “Thank you, Judge Attwood. I feel immensely honoured by your co