FAITHKaiden and Joan had been in his office for a long time, while I sat in the kitchen with Mila. It had been hours of her trying to talk to me, to explain her side of things, but she had already had her chance back on her land and had blown it. I had absolutely no interest in hearing her excuses now.“If he could just understand that what I did…” She went on as I lifted my coffee to my lips and took a large sip, closing my eyes as I savored the sweet vanilla creamer I had added to it.Not a single word she said was being retained. Everything was going in one ear and out the other, and I had no plans to change that. My patience was thin, and I was ready to tell her that I didn't care anymore. Joan was telling Kaiden what he needed to know. He would tell Nova, so I wasn't keeping secrets from anyone anymore and could leave Mila and her secrets and lies in the past.“I know you wanted the baby,” My Uncle’s voice came from behind me, and I wanted to laugh as I watched Mila jump to he
KAIDEN“Wait,” Faith demanded, and I tensed, prepared to get between her and the King if he had a problem with being ordered around, but he just kept his gaze on Evangeline. “You took my niece and decided the best thing for her after already being touched by darkness in the womb was to bring her back from the afterlife?”I could feel the fear and anger pulsing through our bond, and I quickly grabbed her hand to calm her, lacing our fingers together. “She just created a demon!” She whispered to me in panic before turning to the furious witch. “You just created a demon!” “Silence!” Evangeline snapped, and Faith turned to her, the bond lighting on fire like a fuse, and I knew my mate was about to explode on the future queen of our people. “I don’t answer to you!” Faith yelled before thrusting her finger at the baby. “She had a chance until you pried her out of death’s hands!”“I gave her life! I…I saved her.” Evangeline yelled, but this time the hesitation was audible as she saw how s
FAITHIt felt weird to have the pack know what Kaiden and I had been up to last night.Every glance was paired with a smirk, laugh, or the wiggle of eyebrows, yet they were still respectful enough to lower their head in submission as I walked past or approached them. I kept my chin up high for as long as I could, which was until I checked on Nova. At that point, all fun and games had stopped, and I was there to offer support as they reset the bones that had tried to heal incorrectly over the past week.The doctor had refused to do it without sedation as Nova demanded, and I distracted her instead before they stuck the needle in her neck and knocked her out.Jackson seemed to be doing better, and I talked to him for a few minutes before the familiar rush of power entered my mind and I stood quickly, breathing heavily.“The King is awake. I must go.” I whispered, and Jackson nodded before grimacing in pain. I was about to rush away when I paused at the foot of his bed. “If you have th
KAIDENFaith had been right that I would regret not going after Evangeline, but as I crossed the border to Cain’s pack with my group of volunteers, I was furious. I shouldn't be here right now. My mate was back at home with my injured sister and Beta, and an undead King who hadn’t emerged from his room yet by the time I left, and I was anxious to leave Faith alone with him. I didn’t know what kind of man he was, but he had killed multiple Alphas without raising a single finger, and I didn’t know how much control he had over that power.If he got too angry, would he snap and kill others? Was my pack safe with him there, or had I put them all at risk by leaving?Worse, what if I came back to find that I no longer had a pack? We had all been descendants of the people who had fled his kingdom. Technically, the pack was his still since no one had challenged him, and really… no one could. I didn’t want to be here. I growled low as a border patrol approached from the right, and two young
FAITH I sighed as his fingers ran up and down my spine. We were both exhausted, and there were only a few more hours before the sun would come up, but I couldn’t get enough of him. Every time he pulled away, I dragged or teased him back to me. We had broken the bed frame, fucked against the wall so hard that I had expected the bricks to crumble, and had made a mess on the floor.It didn’t matter where he took me or where I rode him, the pleasure didn’t stop or even lessen. One touch to either mark, and we were ready to go again. And each time was more feral than the last. The last time, I had run to the bathroom for a ponytail and had ended up with one foot up on the counter, bent over with my hands on the mirror and my new ponytail in his fist as he slammed into me so hard the mirror shattered. I had been mated before, but this… fuck. I finally understood what people meant when they said mating was a blessing from the moon goddess. While the moon was still large, I was tempted
FAITH Kaiden climbed into the tub, and I couldn’t resist watching him as he did so. His muscles flexed as he moved, and as he sat back in the rising hot water. I had never seen such an attractive man, and I sent a silent prayer up to thank the Gods that he was mine. “Come, mate.” He demanded, and I smiled at the unintentional inuendo as I stepped over the edge of the tub to join him. He opened his arms as I settled in with my back to his chest. He sighed with contentment, but I quickly grabbed the soap and began to scrub first my body and then his. Kaiden chuckled at my impatience, but as soon as I felt clean, I pulled the drain and began refilling the tub with fresh water. I wasn’t done enjoying this with him, and after his close call with death, I figured he could use a few minutes of relaxation before I climbed him like a damned tree, but I refused to sit in dirt, blood, and sweat as we did so.As the tub began to refill, I spun to face him, sitting on my knees between his leg