MasukRhiannon’s POV~ I jolted awake with a gasp that turned into a coughing fit. My lungs seized, sending sharp pain radiating through my chest with each hack. The dream, nightmare, or whatever the hell that had been with Aunt Elena holding a gun, dissolved like smoke. None of it had been real. The p
Something dangerous flashed in his eyes. "Then I'll keep you here. In this hospital. Under guard. Until whoever tried to kill you is caught and dealt with." He tilted his head. "Is that really what you want? To be trapped in a hospital bed while I hunt down the person who set that fire?" No. God, n
Rhiannon’s POV~ The door burst open. A nurse rushed in, a clipboard in hand, her eyes wide with that particular brand of medical urgency that meant something was wrong. "Mr. Blackwood, I'm sorry to interrupt, but we need to run another chest X-ray. Her oxygen levels are dropping and—" "Get out."
Rhiannon’s POV~ There was a chorus of protests, medical jargon I was too exhausted to follow, but Kieran just stared them down until, one by one, they filed out. The door clicked shut behind the last one, leaving us alone. The silence was almost worse than the chaos had been. Kieran turned back t
"Stay with me." His voice cut through the encroaching darkness, desperately. "Rhiannon, stay with me. Don't you dare—" But I was already gone. ——————- The first thing I became aware of was the beeping. It was annoying as hell. The second thing was the shouting. "—don't give a fuck what hospita
Rhiannon’s POV~ I needed to stand up. I was still on the ground where Kieran had left me, and people were starting to gather. Their voices washed over me. Some were concerned, some frightened, some curious but I couldn't make out individual words. Everything sounded like I was underwater. Get u
Rhiannon’s POV~ Piper opened her mouth to speak, her chest heaving with the effort to hold back a yell, but I reached out and grabbed her arm. I squeezed gently. Piper snapped her mouth shut. The silence was heavy. Marcus’s eyes narrowed. "It’s just Piper’s cousin," I said. The lie came so quickl
Rhiannon’s POV~ Piper was the first to move. She marched to the door and yanked it open before I could even scream for her to stop. And there he was. Marcus. He was standing on the porch, holding a massive bouquet of red roses in one arm and a heart-shaped box of chocolates in the other. He ha
Rhiannon’s POV~ Kieran stepped closer, right into my space. He was so close I could smell the sandalwood on his coat. The heat radiating off him was very overwhelming. "You’re supposed to start Monday," he said. This was a reminder of the contract, of the fact that I belonged to him now. I fe
I swallowed hard. The lump in my throat was the size of a golf ball. I looked at Piper. She was standing by the door, her hand covering her mouth, her eyes wide with horror. I looked back at Kieran. I had to give him something. "It’s complicated," I whispered. The change in him was instant. It w







