เข้าสู่ระบบThe Beta behind me growls at the threat in the Lycan’s voice and I stop breathing from the anticipation. “Eric, back down.” Ellen snaps as she strides forward. Eric lowers his head and steps back though it’s clear that’s the last thing he wants to do. “My queen, you have your meeting between your e
Anxiety is my closest companion these days. I’m starting to wonder if I will ever feel calm again. The only time I try to hide it this time is when Grace is around. She’s too perceptive though. She knows something is going on, but she doesn’t ask. The day of the meeting, nausea doesn’t allow me to
He seems to think a moment, looking at me with a mixture of concern and pride. “Alright, but if I get any sense at all that something isn’t right, I’m coming.” “Fine.” I agree, though it pains me to do so. By the satisfaction on his face, that man will look for any reason to crash that meeting. It
I stare down at Ellen’s hand, outstretched, reaching for me. Then I think about the man asleep upstairs. The one I just told I loved. I can’t leave either one of them. To lose one is to lose a part of myself. “I want to meet with more of the Lycans.” I say. “So far, the only one I’ve spoken to is
As the days pass by, and my clock counts down, my anxiety just increases. I find myself staring out the windows, wondering where my people are now. What they must think of me. I feel like I’m abandoning them. A terrible sense of shame hits me periodically as I think about how I didn’t go with them.
He breathes a sigh of relief as he reaches me and pulls me into his chest. “Are you hurt?” He asks, holding me tightly. “No,” I answer. “Not really.” It’s only then that I allow myself cry.Adrian POV I get Lily home and into the living room where she sits down heavily on the couch. She told me
I wait for Adrian to say it. To put the word, the explanation, for this pull that exists between us. To help me understand why I can’t stay away from him. He takes a breath, as though waiting for me to process what he is saying. I want to scream for him to just say it already. To tell me what I am
“I thought that would help after the tears. Feel better?” He asks and I nod. He’s so nonchalant and casual, my mind sets itself at ease. He didn’t hear anything. I hope. Later that night, I still haven’t heard from Julian. Then again, the last time we spoke, I told him to leave me in peace. Decidi
Adrian POV “I have to tell her.” Julian announces as he comes into my study the next morning. “You can’t.” I insist. I don’t have to ask what he’s talking about. “I have to. She deserves to know.” Julian insists. There is no doubt that Lily deserves to know, but that’s not what matters right now.
Adrian POV It’s a long drive home. I keep glancing at Lily, checking to see if she’s okay. I didn’t see any injuries, and I don’t smell blood, but she’s still silent and clearly in a state of shock. Though she has stopped crying and she’s shaking a little less with the heat in the car on. When we







