FAZER LOGINWhen Helena felt James's arms wrap around her, she felt as though she were going to faint. She could feel his lips against hers, and although she had been the one to take the initiative, doing it to humiliate Lance and send him a message, she felt utterly miserable. Missing John hurt deeply.They pulled apart."I wonder when this romance happened," Lance remarked. With one last look at Helena, he left.Lee looked at the two of them."I know that you love John, and I know that you, James, are loyal to him, but I am going to be very clear with you both. I know what you are, and I know what John has. I spent all this time deciding whether I should kill you or not, but I gave up on the idea. It would do John no good. If you want to drive the suitors away..." The Elder then looked at James. "Sleep with her. Mark her with your essence."James released me."Don't say such things, Elder. Helena has already been through so much," Lee warned.Lee looked at Helena, and she saw how sympathetic hi
Gracie could not believe how everything was unfolding around her. Her cousin John, whom she had always cared for and loved, was trapped inside a silver cage, and although he was in his human form, he looked like an animal. His black eyes, like those of his late mother, were white and glassy, his claws exposed and pointing toward his mate, who was looking at him with so much emotion. Helena had striking gray eyes and very dark, long hair. Her expression was filled with pain. Gracie felt disgusted with the two men competing for her hand while she herself could not tear her eyes away from John.How much pain was she enduring?"We have not yet decided the fate of Lance Chase. He is now the last Chase." One of the short, red-haired elders stood up."You're right, Charles. Let's hear from the leaders first," Lee replied.A genuine commotion began. Amid the voices, almost everyone was calling for Lance to be declared guilty."It is clear that Lance took advantage of the Supreme's condition t
"Derek?"Derek heard Thomas's voice. His friend had already been calling him for several hours. Derek was kneeling in front of the shallow grave made for Jade Jamal. It was in a beautiful meadow. They had placed a piece of wood in the shape of an X and hung the scarf she used to wear from it.Thomas Sallow watched his friend and the youngest member of the Pack. Derek Taylor had always admired him, and Thomas had a great deal of affection for him. Thomas had taught him how to fight. Although Derek had developed his own fighting style, many of his moves had been taught to him by Thomas himself. The last person Thomas had expected to come and rescue him was Derek, because of his impulsiveness.John should have known Derek wouldn't obey. Still, seeing him was comforting.They buried the young female in a meadow near an abandoned house. Inside the house, Leon and Dimitri were preparing everything for their departure. They had taken everything from the inn where they had been staying, the s
Blood and death.That was the only thing Derek could see. The man was no longer smiling. He was now climbing onto his horse as quickly as he could, but he wasn't fast enough.Leon released the boy, who charged toward Harab like a beast. Derek reached him in a second. The man had already mounted his horse, but he was violently dragged to the ground.Harab's face slammed into the road.Derek could no longer see or hear anything around him. There was only one scene spinning through his mind from every possible angle—a girl.Just a girl who wanted to be free. A girl who had spent her entire life being sold and abused, who had most likely never known a gentle touch, a gentle warmth.Derek would never be able to show her that the opposite sex could be gentle, that he could be... he wanted to be...She would never see another place. She would never see the Island where she would have been protected.She had been taken from this world by the brutality of men.Derek had always believed that af
Thomas felt the wagon come to an abrupt stop, as if something had broken. Then he caught a very familiar scent. Even though he was chained and poorly fed, his heightened wolf senses recognized those scents. Leon, Derek, Dimitri, and another, more delicate scent—it belonged to a woman.They weren't very far from the wagon. He began paying attention to the sounds outside. Someone was complaining about the broken wheel. Suddenly, he heard a woman's voice and felt her scent getting closer and closer. She was approaching them.Thomas knew it wasn't a full moon, but his brothers were trying to rescue him.Even though he felt weak, he tried to stay awake. Lately, he had been spending more time unconscious than awake. Ever since what he had done at his captor's castle, he had been a fool. He should have simply escaped, but instead, he had wanted revenge on the man. And that had been his mistake.Derek watched as Jade joined Habib's men. Leon and Dimitri were waking up, and he quickly told the
Henry looked at Chase Castle, built centuries ago by the first generations of werewolves, when Kael discovered the island.The gates were raised to let the warriors enter. Gracie rode beside Callum. Henry remembered staying awake all night, keeping watch over Callum. He had feared that Callum might sneak into her tent in the middle of the night, but that was not his duty, he reminded himself.They were received by Lance's men. When Henry crossed the courtyard, they dismounted immediately. Once again, he watched Callum pull Gracie down from her horse, and he could see from her expression how uncomfortable she was with it.They were led into the great hall, which was filled with several tables and chairs. Each man began taking a seat, but Henry remained standing. He looked at John's throne, which was empty.A few minutes later, a man appeared.He informed them that the Council of Elders had arrived a day before them. They had already been informed, and would soon be in the great hall.H







