ADRIANAMy eyes widen involuntarily at his sheer audacity. I didn’t think he had it in him, but clearly he can be a real prick too.“Excuse me, what?” I ask, trying to remain nonchalant. Although I feel extremely self-conscious since the moment I had seen him looking at my burns, and the way he look
Zade and Valerie shouldn’t have done this. Putting him here has only made me feel even more stressed out.I try mind-linking Zade, but I’m reaching a blank. He’s blocked me off. Irritation ripples through me as I try to link to Valerie, but she’s got blocked me off too.What the hell? I grab my phon
ADRIANA“He’s marked and mated! He will whip your ass even if you are considered Sebastian’s rival, plus he’s younger!” I growl.Zade smirks. “I kinda forget these men are getting old.”Atticus raises an eyebrow. “Age is a number. It all depends on how you take care of yourself. Plus, I don’t need t
Atticus is thrown back, the sound of tearing fills the air, and Zade is left holding his shirt.Damn…I almost get up to check on Atticus but he’s already up, sweat trickling down that drool-worthy body, his brown locks fall in front of his eyes, and he shakes his head to get them off his face, wipi
“Can you both just fucking stop?” I growl, dropping my hands, very aware of a certain thumping heart beneath my fingers. “Enough.”“What on earth is this? You said it was just a light match, Zade!” Valerie hisses.And you believed that? I think, but don’t say anything.“We’re fine, Valerie,” Atticus
ATTICUSHer fingers brush down my abdomen tantalisingly, the intense tingles of her touch making pleasure dance through me. A dangerous temptation drawing me in like an intoxicating drug. Each moment around her entices me, binding me. This is the power of the bond and when it promises such pleasure…
(FLASHBACK)I look up when she appears, her eyes hard. “What is it?”“I had a request,” I say quietly. It’s the following day after Mom’s wedding and last night her remark about wishing she could see my children made me come up with a sudden idea.Sure, it’s not perfect, but it would bring Mom great
Somehow, that’s sexy.“Adriana. What a beautiful name. Atticus and Adriana. Bless your souls,” Mom whispers, smiling softly, silent tears streaming down her cheek. Her voice pulls me from my trance.“Mrs-”“Mom, please call me Mom, dear. I won’t have this formality.”“M-mom…”“Atticus, open that top
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’
I nod, smiling slightly. “Yeah, thirteen. And she has, a lot of time has gone by hasn’t it?” I agree, looking at her. Even her… she’s not that girl anymore. So much time has gone by and yet… seeing her all dressed up like this makes me picture a life we can never have.If I didn’t kill her brother.
~ ZION ~My eyes widen as I see Uncle and Milena staring one another down right after she gave me the finger, for goddess knows what reason.Fuck, I didn’t think he’d be here today. He hates these things. My stomach twists with unease as I stride across the hall.“Uncle, this is Milena, my girlfrien