LOGINNodding, I take a deep breath and rush to Ayla’s side while Gwen begins the operation, and after a few minutes have passed, I hear a shriek fill the air before she is lifting a tiny creature into the air and handing it over to Brian to clean while she cuts the bloody cord attached.Once she is finis
[Aera’s POV]9 months Late"Mmm, Aera, right there."Ayla’s voice echoes around me, spurring my movements even more. Knowing she was enjoying what I was doing to her was all the encouragement I needed."Ah!" she gasps, leaning more into the chair in front of her. "Not so hard."Chuckling, I lean for
When I reach my parents, their faces fill with relief, and I feel my heart squeeze. Even though they hadn’t spoken a word about everything that happened, I was sure that they were now expecting me to snap at any given second. I still had a lot of making up to do in order to gain everyone’s trust an
[Celia’s POV] I stare up into Alphonze’s dark, unreadable eyes while trying to figure out exactly what I was feeling. Was I just caught by surprise because he suddenly appeared, and that was why I suddenly felt jittery and my heart was racing? Right, that had to be it; there couldn’t be anything e
This had been proof to me that we were intended to be together since we didn’t meet just once by chance but twice.After that, I approached her and began to woo her since I couldn’t stand the thought of losing her. It was a love that I never imagined could exist, let alone for me, but she made me so
[Alphonze’s POV]I stand to the side, watching as everyone present for the evening enjoys themselves, laughing, dancing, and being merry. It had been a while since I had attended something like this, so it was taking a bit to get used to it again.The last time I came to a full moon ball was when I
[Aera's POV]The next day, I woke up early to wait for Alphonze's arrival, even though I had barely slept the night before.When he arrives, he is accompanied by Christian, Silas' beta, and Trixie. They busied themselves setting up his wheelchair and then helping him out.As they begin to roll him f
[Ayla's POV]I stand at the top of the stairs, listening on as Isabella all but spills my past with Barren. I suppose in the end, since Aera had been honest with me about the bet, it was only fair that I revealed one of my secrets too."I can take it from here," I call, startling the two that stand
"Nothing new," I growl. "They’ve been wanting me dead since the day I was born.""You’re lucky you were even allowed to be born," Elder Sergio counters. "As a hybrid, you are a wild card; add in the Lancaster curse, and you are an extreme threat not only to Crimson Tides but to all that surround you
[Ayla’s POV]It had been a while since the last time that I saw the elders, but they were the same as I remembered. Three ancient-looking men with looks of annoyance and judgmental eyes that take me in as if I’m the most irritating thing on earth stare at me as I enter the room.As I close the door,







