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
"Nope," he counters, grabbing my hand and pulling me toward the Ferris wheel. "I came here because I wanted to, and I brought you to repel the women." Likely excuse, I sigh inwardly. Whatever the reason, I was truly thankful for this day of normalcy free of pack matters and worries about the darkne
[Ayla’s POV] I don't move as Aera heads to the amusement park ticket booth to buy passes for us. What in the world was this dude trying, and why was I going along with it? You need a distraction after being bum-rushed by Barren, a small voice in the back of my head says. That was right. It was en
[Ayla’s POV]I don’t wait for Aera to say anything about what I’ve told him before I dial Uncle Silas’ number and place my phone against my ear."Ayla," he hisses after the first ring. "Where the hell are you?""Fun Zone, the amusement park by the sea," I respond. "What the hell was that about Evie?
[Ayla’s POV]"You can sit wherever," I announce, eyeing Aera. "I’m going to shower."I don’t wait for him to respond before I’m heading toward the bathroom and disappearing inside so that I can finally be alone with my raging thoughts.Sighing, I begin to yank my clothes off and then step into the s







