LOGINTawnieThe moment I turned down the street that I lived on, I drew up short as I inhaled deeply. Oh Goddess! Alek. I took off sprinting toward the casino, following my nose. I knew I shouldn’t be excited that his scent was so strong in the air. Or at least that’s what I told myself. When I got to the casino, I raced up the stairs, heading toward my penthouse before skidding to a halt on the floor below mine, where Storm’s apartment was located. What the hell? I walked up half the next flight of stairs before freezing and slowly turning around to walk back down to the door that led to the hallway. I sniffed the air, growling lightly when Alek’s scent was stronger here than halfway up the stairs.I stormed through the door, once again following his scent. When it led me straight to Storm’s door, I let out a loud growl as I slammed my hand into the wall. I opened the door and walked in without asking for permission. If he was there with her, I was going to slit both of their throats. A s
AlekWhen I got back to Andresky’s territory, I reached out to my brother.‘Galen, is everyone still at the hospital?’ I linked him.‘Yes. Is everything okay? Is there an intruder?’ he asked, his voice confident and eager for a fight.I rolled my eyes. ‘No. I’m going to Andresky’s office. I want to know what else he’s up to. I want to see where he put the other girls. They shouldn’t be left in that situation.’‘I know. Let me know what you find.’‘I will. Let me know if someone leaves,’ I requested.‘I will.’I cut the link before slinking my way through the shadows, taking special care to avoid the cameras I had helped set up. By the time I made it to his office, I was ready to do what I had to do to protect these kids. I locked the door behind myself before moving over to Andresky’s desk to search through his files. Every document I found that had anything to do with Tawnie’s territory, I made copies of before putting the papers back in their place. When I made sure that there was n
OsirusAs I was sitting at the table with my parents, eating my blood soup while talking about the recent attacks on our territory, the door opened, and my parents' butler walked in, clicked his heels, and bowed low to us.“Your Majesties, Tawnie De Sangre has arrived,” he announced.My spoon froze halfway to my mouth in shock. What in the hell was she doing here? She had never come to the palace unannounced before. Was she okay? My parents both stood up to move across the room toward her the moment she appeared behind the butler. My mother pulled Tawnie into her arms.“Tawnie, darling, it’s been too long,” my mother gushed.“I know, Auntie. I’m sorry, but I’m here now,” Tawnie replied, smiling brightly at her.I rolled my eyes at her overly sweet tone. Tawnie was far from sweet. She was very much a bitch, but my parents had only ever heard rumors of her cruelty, which they promptly brushed off because to them she would always be the sweet little girl they met all those years ago at o
Hours after I was dismissed for the night, I paced around my apartment, wondering if I should risk going back to Vegas that night or not. Goddess knew I wanted to. Desperately, if I was honest. I needed her to know what was going on in her territory. I should have said something when she showed up, but I had been too stuck in my feelings and lust to be able to focus on anything but my selfish desire. I had gotten my brother to agree to watch over Andresky at the hospital that night while he recovered. I couldn’t stay. The first time he had threatened Tawnie's life, I had almost shifted right then and there. Talon wanted to rip his throat out, but I hadn’t allowed him too.We needed to figure out if he was doing anything else in Tawnie’s territory before we killed him. The only good thing about Andresky being in the hospital was that I could go snooping in his office without being caught. I knew no one would be there. I had made sure of it. I had strategically placed all of Andresky’s
AlekI moved to stand behind Andresky as my mind rapidly tried to process my emotions. Tawnie looked so gorgeous in her no-nonsense casual business attire. Her seafoam green blouse and white slacks added to the ocean fantasy that was always wrapped around her. I wanted to take her hair out of the bun and bury my face in it while I buried my cock deep inside her warm, tight hole. Repeatedly. When my brother had called to inform Andresky that she was in town, Talon had jumped for joy while I had remained more cautiously hopeful. When I had seen Jace among her small party, all of my hope had died instantly. She was here on business, and it had nothing to do with me. With us. Talon had been furious, clawing at my mind in his desperation to get to her. He wanted to make her submit to us. He wanted to fuck her into accepting us. He was willing to do everything we could to make her ours. We had almost lost it when she wanted us to ride up with them. I hadn’t been able to help the snotty res
TawnieA Few Days Later I cursed loudly as Storm’s scent steadily grew stronger. I heard her when she got to my penthouse, but I was not in the mood to see her. I had spent the last 16 hours, curled up in my bed, missing Alek like crazy. His scent, which had completely disappeared from everywhere else, but my bed, was still the only thing that seemed to calm me down. I couldn’t believe that I had let him into my head so much. I really hadn’t changed from that young vampire who wanted nothing more than the kind of love my parents shared. I still secretly wanted it so bad that I was willing to put myself in a potentially bad situation to have a chance at it. I groaned as I thrashed irritatedly in my bed. I knew that if anyone asked me about it the next day, I would deny it. Even to myself. I only stopped thrashing when she stopped outside my bedroom door before knocking. “Tawnie, may I come in?”I rolled over onto my stomach before pulling a pillow over my head. “Go away,” I mumbled i







