LOGIN+ MedoraI locked myself in the greenhouse just to breathe.The brass deadbolt clicked loud in the humid air. I leaned my spine against the thick glass door. My chest heaved up and down. I gasped for air like I just ran ten miles up a steep mountain. The sharp sound of Kol snapping that silver fork still rang loud in my ears. The terrible, suffocating silence that followed pushed me right over the edge. I just ran. I didn't ask to be excused from the table. I didn't look at Kaz. I just fled the dining room like a scared rabbit running from a trap.The greenhouse wrapped around me like a warm, damp blanket. The air smelled like wet dirt, rich fertilizer, and crushed petals. It washed away the toxic, sweet stench of Seraphina's jasmine perfume. I walked deeper into the glass building. The temperature rose the further I went. Sweat formed on the back of my neck. I kept my oversized gray sweater wrapped tight around my waist.I found the far corner. The gardeners grew giant red roses ba
+ MedoraBreakfast tasted like ash.I pushed the scrambled eggs around my porcelain plate. I could not swallow a single bite. The grand dining room felt like a giant ice box this morning. Just yesterday, I sat in this exact same chair eating roasted chicken and feeling like a real princess. I felt the warm sun on my face. I felt safe.Today, I felt like a fraud waiting to be kicked out the back door.I kept my head down. I stared at the silver fork in my trembling hand. My stomach tied itself into a tight, painful knot.Kaz sat at the head of the long oak table. He wore a crisp black suit. He read a stack of border reports. Kenzo sat to my left, picking at a piece of bacon. Kai and Kol drank dark coffee across from me. The tense silence in the room made my skin crawl. The air felt thick and dangerous.Then, the dining room doors swung open.Seraphina Vance walked in.She didn't wear a simple morning dress. She didn't wear a comfortable sweater. She wore a sheer white silk robe that le
+ MedoraThe study doors locked shut, leaving me standing in the cold hallway.The loud click of the deadbolt echoed off the stone walls. It sounded like a gunshot. It sounded like a final judgment. I stood frozen on the expensive rug. My bare feet felt like ice. I stared at the dark oak wood. I didn't know what to say to this behaviour. I didn't know how to process a single thing that just happened.A few minutes ago, I was eating roasted chicken. I was sipping sweet lemonade. I felt safe.Then she walked in.So I finally meet the slut bold enough to replace me?Her vicious words replayed in my brain on a constant loop. The blonde stranger didn't even blink when she said it. She just looked at me like I was a piece of trash stuck to her expensive heel. Kaz didn't defend me. He didn't rip her apart. He just ordered everyone into the study and shut me out."Who am I kidding?" I whispered to the empty hall.I pressed the palms of my hands against my burning eyes. I took a shaky breath.
+ Medora"I didn't ask you a question," I said, my voice shaking.Who the hell was this woman?She just walked right into the house. No knock. No warning. She acted like she owned the house. I stared at her. I couldn't blink. She stood there dripping in wealth. A pristine white fur coat draped over her shoulders. Her dark hair fell in perfect waves. Her red lips curved into a wicked smile.She didn't look like the rogues we've been fighting. She looked like a queen. A cruel one."You wouldn't even know what to ask, little mouse," she said.She stepped closer. Her high heels clicked against the hardwood. Click. Click. Click. Every sound felt like a hammer against my skull.I forced myself to stand tall. I wrapped my arms around my chest. I willed my hands to stop trembling."Get out of my house," I demanded.She laughed. The sound echoed off the high ceilings. It sounded sharp. It sounded mean."Your house?" she mocked. "Oh, honey. You really don't know a thing."She stopped a few feet
+ Medora"Ugh... be gentle..." I moaned.My eyes fluttered open in the dim light. The thick velvet curtains blocked the morning sun. I lay flat on my back. The expensive red sheets were bunched around my waist. My thighs were pushed wide open. A wet, slick friction dragged right across my most sensitive spot.I gasped loudly. My hips jerked off the soft mattress.Large hands gripped my thighs. They held me firmly in place.I looked down. Dark, messy curls rested right between my legs. Kenzo. He had his face buried directly between my thighs. His hot breath washed over my bare skin. His tongue traced a slow, agonising circle right on my swollen centre.I grabbed the velvet headboard. My knuckles turned white."Kenzo," I breathed out.He didn't stop. He just gripped my skin tighter. He sucked a tender fold right into his mouth. He applied the perfect amount of suction. A sharp bolt of electricity shot straight up my spine. My toes curled into the mattress.I was still sore from last nig
+ KaiIn Kaz's study.I sat on the dark leather sofa, and watched my older brother. Kaz sat behind his massive oak desk. He stared at a stack of white papers. His reading glasses sat low on the bridge of his nose. He held a silver pen in his right hand as he signed document after document. We just spent the entire night claiming our bride. The sheets in the red room still smelled like her sweet vanilla scent.Yet Kaz was back to doing paperwork.He acted like nothing changed. He acted like the earth didn't shift on its axis twelve hours ago. He reviewed the border patrol schedules. He signed the financial ledgers for the lumber trade. He kept his face blank and his shoulders rigid.I leaned forward. I rested my elbows on my knees. I couldn't keep my mouth shut any longer. The silence in the room felt suffocating."Now that you've claimed her, what do you think?" I started.Kaz didn't look up from his papers. His jaw tightened. A small muscle ticked right beneath his skin. He flipped







