“So which of you is Archie and which of you is Callum?” Torin asked looking at the twins. He didn’t think he would ever be able to tell them apart. One just raised his eyebrow and followed Clary out not saying a thing. “So you must be Callum!” Torin smiled at him and he grunted folding up the map and sticking it in his back pocket. “Let’s go we are meeting Archie in twenty minutes we need to get weapons and off the grounds without being caught.” Callum started waking before he even finished talking and Torin stayed close on his heels. They went up the stairs and Callum opened the door carefully and looked around. The hallway was empty, he slipped out and walked into the door just up the hall, not waiting to make sure Torin followed. Just as he was about to slip into the room behind Callum he heard a low whistle making him stop, a flash of light caught his eye and another door in the hallway opened just a crack. Torin pointed at the door Callum went into and motioned to come along t
“My Darling, you smell divine. What has you so — aroused.” His eyes flashed again and she saw his fangs gleam as he grinned staring at her as he took another step toward her. She took a step back for every step forward he made. The chase only made his eyes glow deeper and his smile widen. Ember felt like her heart would beat out of her chest.“Not you, trust me on that. I was just thinking about how my True Mate would rip you to pieces.” Ember growled out the last part, she hoped to sound intimidating but apparently, he only found it amusing as he threw his head back and laughed.“Darling, you bare no mating mark, and you do not smell of another. You aren’t mates yet. Which means you can survive a new bond. I was supposed to trade you back, but the more time I spend with you, the more I want you for my own. You know, it only hurts at first.” He moved in a flash and slammed
Torin was lost in thought as he and Archie trudged through the forest toward the last place Ember was known to be. He couldn’t help but think of everything that had happened in the last twenty-four hours and his heart ached. He suddenly realized that he must be feeling the effects of the bond already. He hadn’t spent this much time away from Ember since the moment they first met in the garden only a few days ago, and it was starting to take its toll. He missed her, he missed her more than anything. When he got her back he wouldn’t be letting her out of his sight ever again. He had never in his entire life been one of those clingy emotional guys, in fact, he usually rolled his eyes at them, not anymore. They had walked for an hour and still weren’t at the waterfall. “I thought this waterfall was an hour from the pack.” Torin raised his eyebrow at Archie who had said nothing the entire time. “It’s an hour's run. In wolf form. Walking like this it will take us closer to four hours t
It didn’t take long for Archie and Albwin to clear out and mess up the tracks. Albwin even added some masking spray to some areas to hide that they had already been there, to add to the confusion. They were only there for twenty minutes at most even though it felt like a lifetime before they were on their way again. Callum was a lot more talkative than his twin and he asked Torin about the Fae Realm and how he liked being in the human realm. They made easy conversation and Torin knew Callum was trying to help distract him, which he was thankful for. Callum told him the ruins were four hours for a wolf so that meant it could take them eight to ten hours at their current speed. He was glad they were moving at a quick jog through the forest this time, only stopping occasionally to check a mark Albwin would point out through the speech spell.They travelled easily for four hours before they agreed to take a short stop for water and regroup. Archie caught up to them and Albwin came back. A
They had alternated between trot, walk, and canter through the forest until they came out onto what looked to be an old road, where they continued at a steady pace. Her butt was sore by the time they reached their destination. Sitting side saddle was not comfortable let alone trying to stay as far from Quinten as possible while sitting on his lap—on a horse. Most of the ride was a one-sided conversation. Lord Quinten finally introduced himself saying she should know his name now that they were to wed. The thought made her want to throw up. She started out constantly squirming hoping he would slip up and she could slide off the horse and run. Artemis wasn’t strong enough to shift, but she couldn't help but try to escape anyways. She couldn't just lie down and submit, it’s not who she is. She did stop though after Quinten threatened to bite her just to subdue her. He chuckled when she stopped immediately. “Too bad I was hoping you would keep struggling for me.” He had told her as he re
Quiten winked and walked toward the door, he stopped in the doorway and turned to her once more as if he had forgotten to say something, “I expect you to be dressed and ready for our meal in one hour, Liam will escort you to the private dining room.” And with that, he walked out slamming the door behind him, a soft click was heard as he locked it once more. Ember sat on the ground and put her head in her hands trying to calm the storm of emotions. Deep breaths, calming slow deep breaths. Let’s look around to see if there is anything we can use for our escape, Artemis suggested trying to snap Ember out of her thoughts. Ember nodded and took a few more calming breaths before standing again and taking in the room more carefully. There was a plush lounge chair in the corner beside the curtains with a small table beside it and a lamp, and a small bookshelf lined with books beside that. In the other corner was a dark wooden desk and a comfortable-looking chair in front of it. Ember went to
Quinten’s face was furious as he watched Justin leave, but he quickly recomposed himself as he stood and pulled out the chair beside him.“Please ignore my Second. Apparently, he forgets himself. You look ravishing my Darling, but where are your shoes?” He looked her up and down and stopped at her feet. Ember rolled her eyes and sat down with a huff in the chair pulling it in herself.“Your ladies are a very bad judgement of foot size. That or all your vampires either have huge or tiny feet.” Quinten raised his eyebrow at Liam who shrugged, as sat down again in his seat. “We will fix this issue right away. In the meantime, dinner!” Quinten clapped sharply and two vampires walked in with trays of food, the smells were enough to make Ember’s mouth water. Her stomach let out a loud noise reminding her she’d had very little food in the past couple of days. They set two bowls in front of them first with some sort of soup. Ember took a cautious bite and only tasted a small hint of wolfsba
Torin almost lost control of his emotions several times as they tracked the horses that had carried his Fated away. They must have been trying to throw off their scent by using horses but thankfully Albwin could track anything. It was just slower than sniffing the air and saying— this way! It didn’t help that the damn vampires kept changing direction causing them to weave back and forth through the forest. It was dark, and there were these tiny biting bugs that plagued them drawing on Torin’s last nerve. Callum at one point laughed and asked if they had midges in the Fae realm. The answer was no and Torin was glad for it. After what felt like hours in the dark tracking back and forth all over the forest Callum called them all in. They had travelled in the same formation they had from the waterfall with Albwin in the lead guiding them through the speech spell as he tracked their quarry, while Archie watched their tracks behind them. This time they wanted the wolves to eventually reac