“It’s nothing, really. I’m just going through some personal, female thing.”“You don’t need to lie to me, Sia.” I’m getting fucking worried here.“I’m not lying. Please, Zion, I’m ok. If things get bad I would tell you, I promise.”“If things got bad? What does that even mean? Are you and Roman havi
~ ZION ~I gave her space as she wanted, but it’s killing me. Not knowing what she’s thinking or how she’s feeling. I need a distraction, one that work isn’t offering me.I frown at the email that’s just come in from Sia and frown.Sia.Fuck, I was supposed to talk to her. I told her I’ll speak to h
Any minute now…I eat my ramen when the door opens, and although I was expecting Havok, he’s not the one who walked through that door. My heart skips a beat as he walks towards me, his black hair falling in his eyes, hands in his pockets, and his sharp green eyes are on me.Phantom…Morality somehow
~ MILENA ~Breaking out was easier than I had predicted; being on the slim side, I was able to squeeze out of the hospital window with ease. For a moment, I had thought to leave him a note, telling him I’ll be back, but I couldn’t bring myself to. Not when my emotions are so complicated right now.W
“I’m sure you do; you work around patients,” I answer.“So, although you opened a few hospitals, how come you still work as a doctor instead of being the director of the hospital?” I ask, surprising myself, but a plan has suddenly begun forming in my mind.“Because I am a doctor first and foremost.
~ MILENA ~The moment he’s out of the room, I rip the cannula from my hand and rush to the bathroom, hitting my knee as I drop to the ground by the toilet and throw up, emptying my stomach. I feel sick from what he told me.He said that the Arkan… that they – I wretch again, but this time only a bit
I grip his wrists, wanting to move them away from my face, but I’m unable to bring myself to; in the most twisted of ways, his touch is comforting, even if I hate him… is this hate?“There’s no proof of that; he never told me anything,” I argue, my voice breaking.“No, because you were young, and th
~ MILENA ~I stare at him for what feels like hours, but it’s barely a few seconds as I try to digest his words. It’s already too much.First, when I heard him say that we were mates, my mind was spinning, but my body had felt so lethargic I couldn’t react despite how shocked I was. I know what mate
“I’ve never heard of a human mate, intriguing. But she is still an Arkan member, I killed her father, do you really think she’ll accept that?”“She knows. What about her mother?”He cocks a brow. “Her mother? As far as I know, La Croix’s wife wasn’t part of the Arkan. So she wouldn’t have been kille