Jake’s POVI tried to remember everything Selene had disclosed about her Lycan parent. It didn’t help. There were no similarities when it came to Michael. I assumed it was something to do with the difference in the atmosphere down here.We’d survived the train journey and now this.His Beta had come for him in a stretch limo, though we had a bit of a hike through the woods first. I understood the Alpha King was something of a maverick and caused his security detail endless headaches.Yet there was no messing with him. I had seen that for myself.Lisa was annoyed with me, convinced I had meant it when I joked about selling her. I would have to be more careful. Next thing, she would realise I had never loved her. Rene’s daughter was only the means to an end.Unlike Amy, I didn’t have grand plans or wonderful aims. My purpose in life was to get rich quick and if that meant trading in female flesh, I would do it. Pretending to be in love was the easy part. I just acted out a role like in
Amy’s POVThe joke was well and truly on me. I knew I should have packed my own case. I was told slaves “got what they were given” or “deserved”. No way had I merited this.We had an appointment with Elvis Munro and I hoped what I was wearing wouldn’t be too distracting. The peekaboo style cropped top was the most modest thing currently hanging in my closet – maybe I am exaggerating a tad – and I was giving it an airing on what was a hot day in the business district.Fortunately, the Omegas had included two pairs of shorts, and I opted for the slightly less fitted ones above nude seamed tights. Oh, what I wouldn’t give for some roller skates so I could leave Kane for dust.I raised a few eyebrows outside the bank, I can tell you.The library district seemed more cosmopolitan in terms of clothing and I hurried along in my clunky heels, mindful of where I was stepping. Discarded chewing gum was the least of my worries.Munro was small and jaunty, like the angle of his trendy cap with th
Kane’s POV One minute things were moving along swimmingly and the next I was filled with doubts thanks to my dark-haired companion. To be fair, she was only pointing out something I should have addressed long ago instead of merely wondering about the part my grandmother might have played in Rene’s disappearance. It hadn’t taken long for the seed to sprout from deception and plotting to something even more incredible where the old Luna was concerned. Dorothy had been my rock when Mom went. As far as Amy knew my mother was dead. All anyone from the pack could be certain about was that she had vanished one night without a trace. The circumstances were a closely-guarded secret because, apparently, Rene had been with someone at the time and it wasn’t Dad. Burying an empty coffin meant she was truly dead to us and I hated that. There’s a song about dancing in the moonlight and I often imagine her doing that. It helps sometimes. Mom loved moving her feet to music. Selene wasn’t answe
Jake’s POVA little snooping is good for the soul. Sometimes, it can pave the way towards blackmail. In this case, the only thing I was after was the sultry Diana in my bed.I’ve always been light-fingered and, judging that tonight would be one she spent with the Alpha King, I gathered my courage and entered her room. Exploration had its perks and her scent was everywhere, including in the lingerie drawer.That probably worked both ways, though I didn’t care. I wanted her to know I’d been here.Finding the diary was an added bonus. I had trouble with the lock initially and decided to take it away with me along with a pair of see-through panties. Maybe if I asked nicely she would wear them for me sometime in the near future.I had managed to persuade the Alpha King that it would take time to ensnare Amy. He wasn’t aware it was my own sister I was procuring for him. Finding out from a friendly source within the Crescent Moon pack that she was currently on a working trip with Kane left m
Amy’s POVTo be fair, when I complained about the contents of my suitcase, Kane denied all responsibility. Selene, the bitch. It had to be her doing.When I refused to go jogging with him, he soon consented to splash the cash. In some ways it was disappointing he wasn’t more of a challenge. How was I to know he was just biding his time?The tracksuit was okay and it would do for the airplane. Good job he’d bought an open-ended ticket. I didn’t even know that was possible other than for trains and maybe buses.We called at the bank first. I was fearful they would never have heard of old Elmer and stared at Kane like a simpleton when he asked for Elvis. Where was my brain these days? Probably under glass in the museum where our man had once been a curator. It appeared he did actually work there and had not just been a customer emerging at the exact time of our rendezvous arrangements. Everyone was entitled to a leave of absence though it didn’t endear him to the Alpha.This waiting was
Lisa’s POVI had to believe the evidence of my eyes. This was a vampire seated to my left, a gorgeous woman with the ageless beauty of her kind. She didn’t belong here, I sensed that much, and yet she was in no hurry to leave.“Hi there,” I said, wincing internally.She wasn’t a fellow tourist seeing the sights, rather a ruthless opportunist who seemed to be sated. For now.“If you are wondering who bid me enter, my dear, let me tell you that notion is a fallacy.” The creature examined her long talons, one by one. “Let’s just say I have an open invitation.”That curtain was billowing gently every so often. I guessed someone had deliberately left a window open.I decided to adopt a practical rather than an accusatory attitude. It seemed to work.“Is Jake – will he be okay?”The woman laughed and I could only stare at the vein which wasn’t pulsing in her throat. That alabaster complexion was almost worth dying for – almost.“I didn’t turn him, if that’s what you are alluding to, little
Amy’s POV I saw him through the glass windows of the Hilton, sitting on a high barstool as if he didn’t have a care in the world. At some point he had been back to the room and changed into a sharp suit. This wasn’t fair. Perhaps I’d dawdled. I kept debating with myself whether or not I should contact Anastasia out here in the open. I had my ear buds, didn’t I? But the thought of voicing my suspicions aloud left me silent. My mind could think of only one subject: how to resist Kane. That probably explains why I took a wrong turn and had to retrace my steps. These avenues all looked alike and now there was a persistent drizzle to contend with. Yet the more I thought about it, I was convinced the document transcribed from a diary – and I wasn’t sure how I knew that – wasn’t in code, just an old language. Probably Native American. Laughing at my folly, I soon sobered when I began to wonder if I would get away with lying to the Alpha yet again. Soon there was nothing for it but to en
Lisa’s POVI wasn’t sure if I should ask, or not. Jake wasn’t present, so I wouldn’t come in for any criticism from him unless he found out about my indiscretion later.“Who’s Mina?” I queried, spreading butter on some brown toast.If I caused a panic I could always claim I’d dreamt about her.There was a newcomer at the table, who stared at me assessingly as she pushed scrambled egg around her plate.“I’ll let you explain, sis,” she said.Diana Chase had taken great pains to introduce herself to me as a “fellow Alpha’s daughter” from day one. There the similarity most definitely ended. Her morals were questionable but at least she kept Michael away from me.Unlike Jake, I knew the Alpha King’s intentions towards me were strictly dishonourable, though he had yet to make the demand I dare not refuse. He was absent, as well, but I thought I could hear his voice somewhere outside.“Not now,” she said. “The Lycan is about to join us.”Did she have a sixth sense or something where he was c