โAre you upset?โ Alexander watched me nervously as we finished eating breakfast. โIโm fine,โ I said again. โBut it does not seem like Iris is paying you much respect, Alexander. If you told her last night to give us space, and the very next morning she blows up your phone like that.โ I could feel
By the time we returned to our room, the air between Alexander and me had started feeling tense. To occupy idle hands, do something with myself other than just obsessing over thoughts of Iris, and I guess in an inane attempt to literally clear the air in the room, I walked around the perimeter shov
โI thought of something.โ I said this out of the clear blue as an idea popped into my head. Alexander sat up and propped himself onto one elbow, eyebrows raised. Weโd spent a good hour or so in bed, and it had accomplished the desired effect. Obliterating the tension that had been threatening to s
โThatโs a great idea.โ He kept his eyes on the stove, flipping golden pancakes in a flat pan. โThough you shouldnโt be so hard on yourself for having forgotten at times. Youโre very busy. No one can be perfect all the time.โ โReally?โ I asked sassily. โPerhaps you donโt know me at all.โ In my head,
I pushed aside the uneasy feelings โ they may have been all for nothing, anyway โ and exited Grandfatherโs room quietly, following Alexander and pulling the door almost-closed behind me. We were halfway to the elevator, passing the floorโs reception desk, when I saw that nurse again. The one who wa
โSure.โ She pushed the door aside, just enough for me to pass her by. I meandered over to the table where I usually perched for my chats here with Iris and took a seat. โSo, whatโs the problem? Why donโt you want to go to your appointment?โ โI already told you.โ She crossed the room and crawled up
โHow was your day?โ It should have been an innocent enough question. But ever since Fiona made it clear to me how โcreepyโ it had been for me to ask about her work while I was keeping secret from her that I was her boss, Iโd been trepidatious about returning to the habit of asking that question.
The doctor met the three of us in her room after we ate. She had the CT scan images with her and a whole pile of paperwork. Bloodwork was all normal; Iris was a โpicture of healthโ in many different respects, the doctor reported happily. I think she was especially impressed with this, given the fin
โMaybe. But I could say the same to you, Alex.โ He looked down and suddenly became aware that he was holding my full weight while standing on his two legs. This was the strongest Alex had been yet, since returning from the desert. I could feel the power pulsing off of him. He was back to himself a
Fiona โIโm so glad weโre finally doing this.โ I closed my eyes and inhaled a deep breath of fresh, cool forest air. The smells of pine, damp earth and my Alphaโs masculine scent combined to soothe and excite my senses all at once. Alexander pulled his shirt off and dropped it onto a large, flat
โI just canโt believe it,โ Fiona said. She had the baby slung lazily but comfortably on her hip. Both of them had their blue eyes focused on Nina while she worked on packing her belongings into a big suitcase splayed out atop her fluffy white bedspread. โWeโre going to miss you so much here.โ โI w
Third person Having his wrists in handcuffs was still unpleasant. Lucas wondered if the sensation of wrist restraints would ever stop triggering memories of his time in captivity. But after weeks in prison, where he was given adequate food and reasonable living conditions, Lucas was pretty sure th
TWO MONTHS LATER. Alexander I slid my hands all over Fionaโs soft, wet skin, tracing the shapes of her curves. It was a relief to have mostly normal use of my hands again, though I was still getting used to the new sensation of having my thumbs free and being able to move them. I was loving this
AlexanderIt was as simple as that. Fiona ignored the stupid things coming out of my mouth, pinned my broken body underneath her and forced me to change my mindstate.She snapped me out of that dark place of near insanity by feeding me her beautiful, intoxicating body and pressing her own energy into
He knew that I was close. He let out a sexy, vibrating growl as he moved his lips up to my clit and sucked it hungrily, then returned his tongue to my core and pressed it up inside me again. I cried out his name and gripped his head with my thighs when ecstatic relief hit me like a wave. The volum
He tried to push me away, but I shoved his arms down to the bed. โAre you going to fight me, Alex? Are you going to force me off of you? Hm? Are you going to hurt me?โ My voice was razor-sharp, my tone ice-cold. โFionaโโ โNow you listen to me.โ I straddled his broad chest and sat down onto it. โ
Iโd heard Alexander throwing up in the shower, that night when he fought the vampires at the courthouse. Heโd been absolutely covered in that black gunk when he returned from that first battle, and heโd used up half a tube of toothpaste cleaning his mouth afterward. But when he returned to the pal