LOGINPetra doesn’t flinch, she simply blinks and smiles again. “Sure you are, there’s a baby right….” She points at my stomach over the table. “There.” “No, I shake my head, pulling my tank top down some more. My idiot of a mate packed one of my old ones, it's a super-tight fit. “Is it a secret?” She f
“Is that why you came back?” The girl asks. “Because you and your mate are not on good terms?” I simply stare at her. She seems pretty invested in my life, and for a moment, I start to think she might have been planted by someone out or in here to find out about my plans of potential escape. It’s
AELIANA Day three, round two. I hate this place. Every single day, my hatred for this place grows, and these last three days since I came back have really gotten to me. I have more eyes on me than I did before, which has made it very hard for me to speak to someone. Someone whom Mama Bird instruc
Me? He had me, and he drove me straight to the lion's den. He can’t be serious right now. My eyes quickly shift back to Evelyn. “Do I go to confinement if I punch him?” “Yes.” She almost whispers. “What are you doing here?” I ask, watching him to ensure he keeps his distance. “I came to see ho
AELIANA “Luna Aeliana,” Evelyn gasps, locking the door when she enters my cell. “Oh, my God. Why did you run away?” I pause. Sometimes I wonder how she got this job, she seems to lack common sense. She has seen this place, and she might be used to it, but I am not. She keeps staring at me from th
“We will never get to be in-laws, and if we do, your sick brother will fucking kill me.” She whisper-yells. “I can take just about anything, but I will not take him hitting me.” “He did what?” “He’s too rough,” she winces. “And it’s not even a kink, babe, it’s straight abuse. He is fucking sick, y
“I don’t want this marriage.” She reaches forward and takes my ear between her fingers, “Silly girl.” She tsks, twisting and squeezing. “Don’t you see how good things are? You are living like a princess and I’m living like I birthed a princess, don’t ruin this for me, Aeilana Hartley.” She warns, l
“What?” I frown. “Men can’t go that long without sex.” My eyes start to roll, but I blink when I catch myself. This isn’t new. I’ve heard the talk more times than I would like, and each time was against my will. “The loyal ones can.” I can tell her, far from experience. My husband is having sex wi
AELIANA I was thinking the garden was my space, because only the gardener and I, along with Lexie, are often there, but today a children’s birthday party is being hosted there. Curtsey of Audrey, she is playing nicely with the whole pack but not with me. The noise in the garden is too much, and so
“Okay,” I nod. “Then ask Chef Tanya to prepare a meal for your Luna, something of her tastes, and have it sent here before it gets cold. Tell her it is an order from the Alpha.” Lexie bows, “Right away, Alpha Kingston.” I wait. Surely Chef Tanya won’t refuse a direct order, at least I hope not. A







