LOGINDemon pretends he doesn’t notice the moment shift. This is a lie. He notices everything. He just chooses when to acknowledge it based on how entertaining the fallout might be. Right now, he’s leaning against a tree like a decorative menace, arms crossed, expression bored in the theatrical way that
The mate bond hits like a migraine wrapped in arrogance. I’m halfway through chewing a piece of dried fruit, of questionable origin, courtesy of Demon, when the pressure blooms behind my eyes, sharp and familiar and utterly unwelcome. You will listen to me. I choke, coughing as Raph immediately s
The forest goes quiet in a way that has nothing to do with peace. It’s the kind of quiet that presses against your ears, that makes even breathing feel loud. The birds don’t scatter, they vanish. The wind doesn’t stop; it waits. The land itself draws a line and holds it. That’s when I know he’s he
My fingers curl at my sides. “Who told you?” “No one,” he replies. “I followed the noise.” Nathan blinks. “The noise.” “Yes. Relics don’t like being bored. Especially not ones with opinions.” I pinch the bridge of my nose. “That bident is not meant to be used. Especially by the one seeking it no
Nathan argues like a man who believes logic is a shield. I love him for it. I also know better. We’re halfway down the hall when he finally stops pretending this conversation is casual and turns fully toward me, boots planting with that familiar Alpha finality, like the ground itself has agreed to
Not just because she lacks patience but because waiting implies restraint. And restraint, when you already know the truth, feels suspiciously like lying. She stands at the edge of the terrace, moonlight pooling at her feet, hands clasped behind her back like she’s holding herself still by force. Th
Nathan jumped awake and noticed everyone else was still asleep. He went into the cave to wake his mate, and they were gone. Katia and the children were gone. She took the children and left them asleep there. When she saw him and the men, she would have known why they were there, and yet she just lef
The two men decided to go join the game of scaring each other silly and headed down to where the rest were.A few weeks later, it was finally Halloween. All day long, there were bonfires that kept going so as darkness arrived everyone could warm up, and their way was lit with light. The only area wi
author povOnce Nathan realized she was not coming back and explaining her last statement, he went in search of her. As he walked into the game room, he saw Kane and his sister watching a movie. Kane looked at him and said, “She went out the back door saying she was going to play with the children.
Nathan growls in her ear, ‘My little mate is wet. I can smell you and it smells delicious. I can’t wait to taste you.” He continues kissing, licking, and biting his way down her body while pulling her pajama bottoms down. Once he is crouching in front of her, he smiles, “What a naughty little mate I







