All Chapters of The Reawakened Mates and their Quintuplets: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

KadeemKadeem's heart beat like hummingbird wings in his chest.The insatiable heat from the sun baked down on him, his ebony hair absorbing the searing warmth. He felt the sweat pooling along his brow and at the nape of his neck.The oppressive blaze seemed to intensify the roiling fear inside him. A warning bell echoed in his head with every breath, urging him to use all of his strength to persuade Ardal to abandon the foolhardy plan.She and Rayburn were standing at the outer rim of the cool shadows cast by the branches of a pecan tree’s broad arms. His muscles twitched to push into their space and take respite from the inferno, but he stayed as rooted as the old tree.Because despite feeling as though he had walked into the fires of hell itself, he couldn’t interrupt the spell between them. He had to gauge her reaction to his words. He’d laid his entreaty as bare as he could, and now it was time to decipher and decode her intentions.He watched as Ardal seemed to soak up the situa

Ardal Kadeem demands that Jack drive, while he sits next to him in the passenger seat. “To make sure you don’t try anything,” he growls. Jack furrows his brow. “What are you talking about?” “As if you don’t know,” Kadeem scoffs. Already fed up, I throw my head back against my seat in the second row and heave a loud sigh. We're not even out of the driveway. “This trip is going to be loooong if you two are going to snip at each other the whole way." Jack tightens his lips, reaching forward to switch on the radio to a news channel. Kadeem immediately changes it to classic rock. Jack makes an attempt to regain control and I stretch out an arm to stop him. "I'm changing it," I say, firmly, finding a pop station instead. “And don’t think I won’t separat

KadeemAs the knock rumbled through Kadeem's motel room, he jumped in alarm. “Shit,” he breathed, his heart pounding. He had been rummaging through Rayburn's suitcase, desperately searching for any magical artifacts or proof of his involvement with the vampire attacks. Hastily, Kadeem shoved Rayburn’s belongings back into his bag, hurried to the adjoining door and opened it. Ardal stood there illuminated by the strobing blue light of the TV. She wore a tank top and shorts, her chestnut hair falling softly on her shoulders. Kadeem suddenly realized that he was standing before Ardal half-naked in only his boxer briefs. He'd washed his clothes in the sink to rid them of sweat, then hung them over the radiator to dry. His cheeks reddened as Ardal averted her gaze from his groin. "Sorry," she whispered quietly. "It's okay," he breathed out

ArdalI glare at Kadeem, my jaw clenched tight. My inner wolf is like a wild, caged beast, simmering with anger, and it's a battle to keep her from lunging. Kadeem's muscles are taut as he holds me in place. He is staring back at me with dark, piercing eyes - pure vexation written across his face."Did you ever think," I begin, drawing out my words, "There was a problem you couldn't muscle your way out of?" I wriggle against Kadeem's immovable frame.All I want is to be rid of him and escape to bed. The roller coaster of emotions today has left me drained, and on top of it, I'm panicking about kissing him tonight and letting on how much I feel for him."No," he snaps back mockingly, but there's a subtle flash of contrition in his expression and he loosens his grip.I jerk away as soon as he does, staggering back against the white shower curtain behind me. He reaches out his hand to steady me, but I shove him away."Well, next time," I hiss, "Pick up a Nicholas Sparks book instead." My

KadeemKadeem's gaze fixed on Rayburn's sleeping body in the dim, mildew-scented motel room. Already, pale light was beginning to peek through the curtains. If Kadeem's mind hadn't been so focused on Ardal last night, he might have already accomplished this small, but necessary, bit of detective work on his to-do list, but alas.The plan was simple enough, although it required some delicacy. He needed only to confirm the mark Silas had identified on Rayburn's shoulder. He'd already directed Riley and Mateo to research the rune - now he had to just be sure they had the right rune. For all he knew, the pompous ass tattooed a Caduceus on his shoulder.Barely daring to breathe, he crept towards Rayburn like a lioness in the Serengeti. He reached out his arm to lift Rayburn's shirt sleeve - hissing out a curse under his breath as the van door screeched open outside.Rayburn jolted awake, his eyes wide with wary surprise to find Kadeem lurking over him.Kadeem sprang onto him with an overly