MasukA roar boomed from his throat and he slashed a tree. His claws left shred marks several inches deep.And just as quickly as he shifted his arm, it returned to normal.He looked back to me. I could feel my mouth hanging open.“A major difference between werewolves and Lycan’s is our shifting ability.
I cursed under my breath. If I climbed out of the window now he’d surely come looking for me. I had to face him.In the event he wasn’t coming here to drag me off, I couldn’t let him know I was on to them. I set my back pack down and took a deep breath.I had to put on my best performance of being f
At some point I must have dozed off. I opened my eyes and heard birds singing in the distance. Soft light poured into the room from the windows.It was too chipper for my taste.I had just learned the Lycan’s had files of women and likely had them held hostage. How was I going to smile and get thro
I tested the drawer again. Yep. Very much locked. Strange to have a locked drawer in an unlocked house.I felt my way around the desk. I looked through the unlocked drawers for a key. Nothing. I sat in his chair. Then I recalled some old movies I had watched as a kid.I reached up the desk and dragg
I felt my throat tense up. I waited for him to ask me. To confirm I had indeed been brought up in the human world.But he didn’t ask. And I didn’t offer.“The past is difficult to accept. But it is the past. All that matters to me is that you are here now.”His words were so sincere. I felt tears we
“Lycan’s!” Boomed my grandfathers voice. It carried over the music and chatter and silence fell.The crowd parted and my grandfather stepped into view.“My granddaughter Isla has faced many hardships in her journey back to us. While we could not be reunited with her mother and father, the gods have
Then there were the times when we’d sneak off to raid the pantry for snacks. The kitchen seemed even bigger back then.Yani and I were momentarily alone in as workers flitted in and out. We took that as a moment to rest. Other workers took breaks, as a slave that wasn’t a luxury I was allowed.Yani
Isla’s POVI found my way to the garden through enormous glass doors. Garden was an understatement. The grounds were vast, filled with flower bushes and trees of so many varieties I couldn’t identify them all. There was a hedge maze hidden somewhere among the sprawling vegetation.I had played in it
Isla’s POVThe music began to fade out. My heart was beating so fast, my anxiety must have been in overdrive. I stepped back from Lucian.I was grateful to be done with out dance. I couldn’t ignore how much the energy of the night was affecting me.I also couldn’t ignore thinking about Adrian. The e
Adrian looked down at me. I couldn’t control my emotions anymore. I felt my breaths huff out of me with steam.“Adrian.” I was going to explode. I couldn’t hold anything in any longer. The idea of him with another woman was painful…but Tessa? I couldn’t handle it.Suddenly Adrian took both of my wri







