LOGINWhy? he asks obstinately.“There needs to be some distance between us. Leopold doesn’t know about any of this, remember? You don’t want to alarm him, do you? Then you’ll never get a chance to play with Lora again.”Warren takes a moment to mull this over, then nods. Fine. A barrier. He rolls over t
Cecilia's POVWarren’s casual comment doesn’t seem to rile up Lora, but it sends me into nothing short of a panic.True Mate? What is he talking about?Lora, I ask quietly, hoping there’s no weird side of effect of his curse that will allow him to hear my private conversation with my wolf, have you
You are afraid. You fear I will kill you. “Yes…” I say slowly, not wanting to anger him now with my refusal.But to my relief, he only smiles kindly. Do not worry. I may get angry, but I do not kill at random. And I do not kill friends, even though I have none. “What about all the other slaves? An
Cecilia's POVIn the darkness, I can’t stop trembling.The jig is up. I’ve answered Leopold’s wolf directly, and now it knows that I can hear its voice.So you do hear, the wolf says, low and gravelly.“Yes,” I whisper.Come back to the room, the wolf orders, and I slowly walk back towards the sleep
I can feel her urging me to do something, and it takes all of my willpower not to give in to the innermost sense of need that’s blossoming in me. My face feels hot, and all that’s going through my mind now is the notion that I need something to satisfy me. Without thinking, I glance up at the back
Leopold's POVSix months ago, my palace turned into a revolving door of concubines.I know it is only tradition, and that this is something of a rite of passage for every king until he finds his True Mate, but still, most days I find myself wishing they would all just disappear.The purpose of the r







