When he finally pulled away, I was lightheaded and much too eager to get back to the house. “You survey the damage, and I’ll go and grab my stuff.” I scraped my claws down his hard chest, and smirked. “Oh, and before you offer to come and help me, it’s nothing I can’t handle. Seriously, it’s a few
Her eyes were bloodshot, frantically scanning my face as she tried and failed to speak. All that left her lips was a wet rasp. Turner pushed himself up from the ground, his movements stiff and robotic. I took in his fractured skull and translucent skin, and instantly understood what she’d been tryin
With my heart tearing in two, I blocked my best friend’s voice out and got to work trying to save the life of his mate. “You’re not going to die. You’re not going to die. You’ll be fine. It’s going to be okay. It’ll be okay. It will.” A hand grazed my arm and I shrieked, only to find myself starin
Lilac’s P.O.V. Two Weeks… The air was knocked from my lungs as I was slammed onto the thick padded mat lining the training facility’s floors. I quickly rolled, jumping to my feet. It was bad enough that I was coated in 6 different people’s sweat. I really didn’t want to add blood and drool to the
“A family reunion? Can I come?” Jada said, dive-bombing between her brother and me. She grinned brightly, “You know Hakeem doesn’t understand sarcasm that well.” Hakeem rolled his eyes. “I understand it, you just suck at utilizing it.” She ignored him, which wasn’t unusual in the slightest. A seri
It was Shayla that broke the silence. She stood from the bench we shared and spoke in a shaky voice, “Kalix, what’s going on?” His eyes visibly softened as he looked at her. It lasted but a moment before anger and frustration won out, darkening his sharp features. He looked absolutely spent. “My c
Lilac’s P.O.V. Kalix’s capture was the final nail in the coffin that drove home the fact that this was actually happening. We were going to war. Despite the copious hours spent discussing war strategies, where to place our troops, and what method of attack to deploy, I still felt wholly underprep
The gut-wrenching sob that tore its way from my throat was swallowed by his lips, cradled in the embrace of a man I trusted with every fiber of my being. I couldn’t bring myself to pull away, not when the bond we shared wrapped around us both. My pain became his, and when our fear bubbled into somet