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
He pulls at the jacket covering my frozen body, repositioning me in his arms. “Just another bit. We will be home in a minute.” Reopening my eyes, I follow the shadowy figure again, noticing that we must be going faster. It doesn’t take much longer until we halt abruptly, and Kai gets out of the ca
Ace “Don’t!” Only now do I notice that I’m nearly crushing my teeth and I relax, unclenching my jaw. I turn around, looking at my brother who has his head buried in his hands. “It wouldn’t be worth it.” “I’m not sure about that,” I grumble, turning back around to look at the lab door. “Not even
“Aren’t you coming with us?” she asks, looking up at me with big eyes. “They said you had to come with us!” I smile and shake my head. “I’m coming home with you, Sese. But I won’t be driving with you. It’s safer like this.” “You always say that. But it doesn’t make any sense.” She scrunches up her
Ace “What happened?” Cayden asks me as we sit down on two armchairs in his office after he got me out of my unofficial welcome celebration. “They did a few tests on Emma. She decided to make a deal with Judge Attwood, so she could prevent him from keeping Serena at the Royal Palace.” He lowers hi
‘We will never bring her back. I’ll eat your heart from the inside if you even think about doing that.’ “What threats, Ace?” His tone is cold, and I know that they see me as brainwashed, but it’s so easy for them to watch it all from the outside without having to feel anything more than just pity.
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