I immediately made up my mind. The baby reminded me, not only, of my mother but of my childhood. My mother would often skip dates she was asked on in order to watch the kids she was hired to take care of. It wasn’t until thirteen that I finally noticed how lonely my mother was. So I told her I’d
“What, you worried you might find up with a Hayes in your bed?” Beau smirks. “You’re not bad on the eyes, Princess, but we have far lovelier ladies to take to bed than a former Untouchable.” Archer and Wyatt snicker. I scowl at them and point to Steven. “I want that as a clause. No nonconsensual s
Neil makes me give him Mia. He takes her into the pyramid and the door slams shut behind him. I immediately feel a pit in my stomach. Somehow, I’ve grown attached to this baby despite only being near it for a few hours. I’m protective of her and it hurts me to know that she’s gone. As soon as the
As soon as they’re all gone, I look up and see FA lunging at me. She brings me into a hug and squeezes me. Her laughter echoes in my ears. I can’t help but laugh with her. “What’s that for?” I ask. “I don’t know what you did,” she says. “But it can’t be a coincidence that the Hayes leave here wi
I storm after the wolf, unable to change into my own wolf. Because I don’t fucking have one, of course. I walk across the campus to the student center and see the big brown wolf out front, sitting on it’s haunches. It barks a laugh at me. I scowl at it and it shimmers back into Archer’s form. “Too
Archer takes me through the pyramid like he’d rather do anything else. He points at doors and tells me what they are and adds if I have access to them. Neil’s room. Off limits. Gym and combat facilities. Off limits. My room. So, so off limits. Library. Off limits. “Is anything actually on
I feel fire stir deep within the pits of me. The brothers are once again talking about me as though I’m not here. Furthermore, they’re spewing more hieratical bullshit. As if someone outside their class could ever succeed in life. I shake my head in fever. The anger is licking the pits of me and thr
I sprint through the halls of the pyramid and into Archer’s room. I decide now is not the time to be screamed at for not knocking. Mia sounds like she’s hurt and my instincts are kicking in and telling me to find her. Sure enough, she’s squirming away in Archer’s arms. He has a bottle in his hand