“Anyway, Valerie, Atticus tells me you are a doctor, so are you like a doctor, doctor? Fully qualified?” Shelby asks me. “Yes, fully qualified and definitely a doctor, doctor,” I answer with a smile. “I told you that, Mom,” Atticus adds. “I’m making conversation. Shush you.” Shelby counters, wavi
FIVE YEARS LATER ~ ZAIA. “Thank you, Alpha Cole, I appreciate it. We’ll speak after the holidays then?” I answer, smiling at the man on the screen. He beams and gives me a nod. “You are most welcome, Alpha Zaia, that sounds great. We will meet two full moons from now then.” “I will look forward
A scream leaves my lips, my vision darkening. I have been in active labour for far too long… everyone around me is exhausted and so am I… Birthing my prince is so much harder than the twins. The door flies open and Sebastian rushes inside, his hair is a mess from having run his hand through it cou
ZAIA. He shrugs, looking at me as if I had just accused him wrongly. “I don’t know,” he says, feigning innocence as he turns when Sia comes into view. “Sia is causing problems.” Mhmm, I’m sure that is as far from the truth as possible. Her long auburn hair is in a high ponytail, and she’s all dr
“Oh, piece of cake.” Zion winks, “I did ok.” He had spontaneously joined in on a winter competition last week and placed first. “More than okay, he placed first,” I say, making them all turn to me. My heart thuds, wishing I didn’t speak as Sebastian tilts his head, walking past the children. “I
SEBASTIAN. I duck another snowball as the boys pair off against me and Sia and I can’t help but chuckle when Xander falls into the snow, but it does not deter him as he clambers to his feet, almost growling in annoyance. But even as I enjoy this time with the kids, I can’t get the image of Zaia ou
We all step inside, and I bring up the rear, casting one glance around at the blizzard. It’s getting worse… “Do you have the groceries and everything you need for the coming week?” I ask Zaia, especially if me and the kids are going to be here. She’ll need a lot more… She looks at me before glanc
ZAIA. Sebastian left for town despite my worry that the weather looks extremely rough, but I’m sure he’ll be fine. He is a big boy. Big indeed. A very dirty image flashes through my head of Sebastian naked with his hand around his cock and the wooden platter I’m holding slips from my fingers when
We step into the lift, the silence stretching loud between us. I look over at her. Her lipstick is smudged, her lip cut, she has bruises and cuts all over her, and her curly hair tumbling in front of her face. Somehow, she looks regal… despite the pain she’s in, she’s holding up, the fire in her eye
~ ZION ~My fingers dip lower, brushing along her smooth pussy, drawing a soft, sexy moan from her lips. She swears breathlessly against my lips as she reaches down, freeing me from my boxers and pants.I can hear the faint sound of sirens in the distant but as reckless as it is, I don’t fucking car
I slam the brakes.We’re both launched forward and Zion’s arm flies out, catching me before I break my nose on the wheel.The SUV shoots past us and propels straight over the edge.It flips, hitting the rock face below, and erupts in a fireball that lights up the cliff side. The ground trembles slig
~ MILENA ~“Oh, you did not, you fucking assholes!” I snarl, rage tearing through me. The pain in my forearm barely registers as I wrench the wheel to the side, slamming our car into the one on the left. I time it perfectly. Their tyres catch the curb and the vehicle lurches violently.“Milena!” Zio
“Your dad gives me a reaction, and he’s a tad more gullible than you, so it’s fun to mess with him.” Her impish smile reminds me of Xander, and I shake my head.“I’m glad this isn’t real then. You and Xander would be the death of him.”“Yeah, we’ll keep the pretence going though. If the Arkan had an
It’s crazy how I actually would trust her around them, even if she is one of the Arkan. She has some compassion when it comes to kids… looking at her now as she talks to Kaia about something it’s almost hard to imagine she’s a killer. Almost.The image of her cold eyes as she raised a gun and pulled
~ ZION ~Milena. She has a way of keeping me on edge when nothing else or no one else has that effect on me; I don’t know what she’ll do next; it was one of the things I like about her, but right now I’m not enjoying it. Her sly smiles that tell me she’s up to something and the way she hugs Mom and
Kaia, on the other hand, is confident and bubbly. That’s the only way to describe the twenty-one-year-old redhead with the huge smile and bright blue eyes like Zion’s.His uncle is a few tables down, but occasionally I feel the prickling sensation at the back of my neck of someone watching me, and I
~ MILENA ~“Smell me?” I repeat, my cheeks involuntarily flush as I shove him back, only to meet hard fucking muscle.“Your arousal, to be precise.” He smirks, baring those teeth in a dangerous smile.Oh, hell no.I know what werewolves are capable of, but right now I don’t need to hear that. I don’