MasukThat night, long after the last of the guests had left for their rooms, Andrew and I returned to the presidential suite to find that the staff had decorated it in preparation for our stay. All the décor, right down to the bed sheets, had been switched out for matching red and gold pieces. The light
Andrew’s eyes met mine as I approached the altar. He smiled at me, and I smiled back. He looked so handsome in his classic black tuxedo that I could hardly wait for after the reception to be with him. As I took my place across from Andrew, I handed my bouquet to Lily. The priestess bega
One month later, I stood in a suite at a private beachside resort, admiring my wedding dress. It hugged my curves in all the right places while still gently brushing against the ground like a low-hanging cloud. Crystals glistened in the room’s fluorescent lights, and the train flowed behind me effor
“Let’s continue this in the bedroom,” I said, breathless. Andrew nodded his agreement. I pulled Andrew to his feet as he stuck the ring box back in his pocket. Then I dragged him back to the bedroom, leading him by the tie. Not that he needed to be dragged; he would have followed me anywhere by th
Andrew texted me and said his flight was delayed by a few errands he had to run, so I waited. And waited. I waited for an entire day, and even began to worry that Andrew had changed his mind. Then I heard a knock at my door. I leapt off the couch and rushed to answer it. Stopping just short of the
Noah left the next day. I took him to the airport, we exchanged a hug and a brief farewell, and then I watched him walk through the gate. That was the last time I ever saw him. With a heavy heart, I returned to an empty apartment. All our furniture and my belongings—what little I still had—were the
After the doctor gave me a clean bill of health, I was discharged, and Andrew drove me to the mansion in his Aston Martin. Jeffrey followed closely behind us. I remained quiet the entire trip, my head leaning against the window as I thought over everything that had happened in the last 24 hours.
I started to pull on my fingers and rub my hands beneath the desk. “I’ve been having a lot of nightmares lately, and I keep looking over my shoulder, expecting someone to attack me. I have a guard on me at all times, so I shouldn’t have this fear, but I do.” Dr. Sherman made some notes on an iPa
My breathing quickened. My pulse raced. I stared into Bob’s eyes, and I didn’t need Susan’s ability to assess people’s affinity for me to know that he was dead serious about his threat. If I didn’t do as he said, Bob would find a way to kill me. I backed away slowly, not caring that Bob stil
“See, this might work for the average opponent, but your opponents will not be average,” Andrew whispered to me, his breath tickling my ear. “You need something more advanced, something that incorporates your werewolf abilities.” “We’re going to learn how to tap into our werewolf abilities while u







