LOGINThe healer listened to Adrian attentively. He nodded, and with each one his face grew more grim.The healer turned to me. “Let me see.” I lifted my shirt to show him. He kept a straight face but his wandered away in thought.“We should go somewhere more private.” He told us.Adrian immediately led u
As soon as we crossed the border into our territory we were met with a team of Adrian’s men. Gideon and Tessa among them, emerged from a blacked out SUV.I had sat up a bit ago, and Adrian and Matthias promptly stopped talking. Adrian opened his door and he and Tessa touched base as Gideon came arou
Adrian’s POVI saw the way Matthias looked at Isla. With concern and worry. The way I looked at Isla. She was laying on the counter, asleep, but with some color returning.Flo said the herbs would help, but not cure Isla. Flo wasn’t sure if a cure existed. If her researched led nowhere, Isla would d
Isla’s eyes flew open as she screamed.“Hold her down!” Flo yelled to us.Matthias grabbed her legs as I braced her shoulders down.“Isla I’m right here. Fight the poison.” I told her. Her eyes were watering as she screamed. She gripped my wrists with all her strength.“The pain means it’s working.”
Adrian’s POVFlo went to the back of the restaurant. I heard rustling around for whatever she needed.“So you have no idea idea what kind of poison could possibly been used?” I asked Matthias. It seemed too convenient to me that someone who grew up with his people, knew so little about them.Last ti
I heard the ‘click’ of a magazine into a firearm. Then Adrian positioned himself in the back seat, as a bullet flew through the car, and right through the windshield.“Fuck!” Matthias yelled. The bullet cracked right through the windshield, close to his head.“Just drive!” Adrian ordered him.Then A
Isla’s POVAs Lucians eye’s gave me a once over, I turned to the full length mirror in the room.The fabric of my new dress was one of the softest I’d ever felt. It flowed like water down to the ground in almost a grecian style.This dress may have been fresher than my old one, but I felt no more co
Adrian’s POVI spun a female around by her hand. The song ended and she bowed to me. I gave a slight bow back as she giggled and pranced away.Tonight was exhausting. I glanced around to see Gideon, dancing now with Portia. For once, he looked to be enjoying himself. Portia looked quite pleased as w
I took Portia’s hand and led her away as the music for the next dance started up. I glanced back at Isla, still holding my glass of champagne. Her eyes met mine. Her lips were parted slightly as if she was about to protest. She quickly closed them before any words came out as she looked away.Isla’s
I'd seen outfits like this in our pack history books. This was traditional slave attire for women. Nothing about these garments seemed old though. They must have made this just for me.The servants then pulled me from the room and out of the house. This time, I was led back to the community center,







