تسجيل الدخولI stayed in the library until the very last second before closing. My phone had been buzzing in my pocket for hours, but I refused to look at it. I knew what was waiting for me. Missed calls from Silas. Texts from Killian.
I just wanted to be a student again. I had a huge midterm in Constitutional Law coming up, and my brain was already leaking information. I needed peace. I needed to not be "property" or a "little bird" or a "captivating guest" for just one night.But as I stepped ouThe man didn't wait. He lunged, the silver blade cutting through the air with a hiss. I swung the glass vase with everything I had. It shattered against his shoulder, but he didn't even flinch. He backhanded me across the face, and I hit the floor hard. My vision spun in circles, and the taste of blood flooded my mouth."Elena!" Sarah screamed. She tried to reach for me, but she was struggling to move with the weight of her belly."Get up," the man barked, reaching for my hair to drag me up."No!" I scrambled away, grabbing Sarah’s hand. "We have to go! Sarah, run!"We stumbled out of the sunroom and into the main hallway. It was filled with thick, black smoke that made me cough. I could hear shouting and the sound of heavy boots everywhere. The front of the house was already crawling with masked men. I knew we couldn't go that way."The servant’s exit," I gasped, pulling her along. "The woods are right behind it. We can h
I sat at the head of the long table, my hands flat on the smooth surface. Across from me sat the five elders of the Council. They were old, they were arrogant, and they were currently trying to tell me how to run my territory. Silas sat to my right, leaning back with his arms crossed, a look of bored annoyance on his face. Killian sat to my left, his jaw tight. He hadn't said a word in twenty minutes, but I could hear his fingernails drumming a slow, warning rhythm against the side of his chair."The decision has been made, Alaric," Elder George said, his voice thin and raspy. He tapped a stack of papers in front of him. "The human girl is a liability. The treaties are very clear about inter-species mixing. We need to remove her from the estate before this turns into a war we cannot win.""A human mate is a stain on our history," Lord Thorne added from the corner of the table. He looked at me with pure disgust. "She cannot shift. She cannot run with the p
The first thing I felt was the warmth. It was a heavy, solid heat that surrounded me on every side. My head felt fuzzy, and there was a dull throb behind my eyes, but the bed beneath me was softer than anything I had ever felt. I tried to shift my legs, but I realized I was pinned down by several heavy limbs.I slowly opened my eyes. I wasn't in the guest room. I recognized the high ceilings and the dark, expensive curtains of the main master suite. It took a second for my vision to clear, but when it did, I realized I was right in the middle of a pile of men.To my left, Alaric was fast asleep, his face buried in the crook of my neck. On my right, Silas had his arm thrown over my waist, his fingers twitching in his sleep. At the foot of the bed, Killian was sprawled across my legs, his head resting on my shins.They looked terrible. Their eyes were puffy and rimmed with red, and thick, dark stubble had grown over their jaws. It looked like they ha
The man didn't wait. He lunged, the silver blade cutting through the air with a hiss. I swung the glass vase with everything I had. It shattered against his shoulder, but he didn't even flinch. He backhanded me across the face, and I hit the floor hard. My vision spun in circles, and the taste of blood flooded my mouth."Elena!" Sarah screamed. She tried to reach for me, but she was struggling to move with the weight of her belly."Get up," the man barked, reaching for my hair to drag me up."No!" I scrambled away, grabbing Sarah’s hand. "We have to go! Sarah, run!"We stumbled out of the sunroom and into the main hallway. It was filled with thick, black smoke that made me cough. I could hear shouting and the sound of heavy boots everywhere. The front of the house was already crawling with masked men. I knew we couldn't go that way."The servant’s exit," I gasped, pulling her along. "The woods are right behind it. We can h
I sat at the head of the long table, my hands flat on the smooth surface. Across from me sat the five elders of the Council. They were old, they were arrogant, and they were currently trying to tell me how to run my territory. Silas sat to my right, leaning back with his arms crossed, a look of bored annoyance on his face. Killian sat to my left, his jaw tight. He hadn't said a word in twenty minutes, but I could hear his fingernails drumming a slow, warning rhythm against the side of his chair."The decision has been made, Alaric," Elder George said, his voice thin and raspy. He tapped a stack of papers in front of him. "The human girl is a liability. The treaties are very clear about inter-species mixing. We need to remove her from the estate before this turns into a war we cannot win.""A human mate is a stain on our history," Lord Thorne added from the corner of the table. He looked at me with pure disgust. "She cannot shift. She cannot run with the pack. She has no beas
Sarah turned out to be exactly what I needed. She didn't treat me like a Queen, and she definitely didn't treat me like a prisoner. She treated me like a normal person who just happened to be having a very strange week. We sat in the sunroom, the afternoon light hitting the floor in long, warm stripes. She had brought a bag of yarn and was working on a tiny blue sweater."How far along are you exactly?" I asked. I watched her needles click together in a steady, calming rhythm."Seven months," she said. she stopped for a second to rub her belly with a tired smile. "Jax is a total nervous wreck. He won't let me walk to the mailbox without four guards trailing behind me. Lycan pregnancies are intense, Elena. The babies grow fast and they are a lot stronger, even before they are born. I feel like I'm carrying a little bowling ball that likes to kick my ribs.""I can imagine," I whispered. I thought about the raw power I had felt from the triplets last night. If their childre







