Emma - Present I groan as I open my eyes, the whiteness of the room making it hard for my sight to focus. Sensing feeble sparks running from my hand along my arm, I squirm in my bed and turn my head to look down at my body. “Hey,” Kai looks at me with a worried expression, leaning in to get into
One of the doctors pierces the tube running into my wrist with a syringe, injecting a bluish serum. I take a deep breath and close my eyes as I feel the liquid finally reaching my veins, entering my blood circle with a burning sensation. Settling my gaze on Kai, I concentrate on his gorgeous face,
Emma I wake up with my heart bouncing in my chest. But that’s not the first thing I notice as the room is filled with his mouth-watering scent. Sitting up, my eyes don’t need long to adjust to the darkness. Ace is standing leaning against the wall, his arms crossed over his broad chest. “Wow,”
Emma“You can’t get out of bed yet,” Kai says worriedly as he tries to keep me from getting up. I shake my head, looking at him pleadingly. “They assess Serena today, or not?”“Maybe,” he grimaces, making me tilt my head. “Kai, please,” I beg him, making him sigh. “I need to be there. We can’t los
“Yes,” the judge replies happily. “And what a coincidence, right? Your beloved sister will surely feel more at ease with her brother during the testing.” ‘The brother she hasn’t seen nor heard of for five years,’ my wolf snarls before retreating into the back of my mind.Kai steps forward, holding
Emma “No! Stop!” I scream, panic expanding in my chest. Kai reacts too slowly, and even if he would be fast enough… There is no way to stop Ace. I watch the scene playing in front of my eyes in slow motion, my heart twisting as I see Ace attacking his sister. Serena rips her eyes open before sh
Hugging myself, I wait for him to say the last dreaded words while my stomach turns. “I have to insist on keeping her here for better training.” “I can’t leave her here,” Kai says, his desperation practically rolling off him. “I promised my mother that I would bring her back home.” The Judge flas
Emma I want to die. They must have given me the same serum they gave Aunty Artemisia to put my wolf to sleep. I can hear her murmuring in the back of my head, apologising over and over again as she can’t seem to find the strength to heal me. A feeble humming reaches my ears as Serena is playing
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