LOGINGideon’s hand slid from my wrist to my waist, his fingers splaying against my side. He pulled me closer until my chest was touching his, our legs tangling together under the water as we treaded.I heard Sebastian’s sharp intake of breath, and then he was right behind me, nearly touching me now.I lo
Avery’s POVGideon stared at me like he had just seen a ghost, and Sebastian wasn’t much better. His mouth was hanging open slightly, his eyes wide.“What?” I asked, treading water. “You look like you’ve never seen someone take a swim before.”“We thought you were dead,” Gideon said.“I almost was.
I turned to the rogue and rolled my neck. “Don’t worry. I will.”The rogue lunged.I sidestepped and caught him by the wrist, twisting hard. He yelped and tried to pull away, but I held fast. I drove my knee into his stomach, and he doubled over, gasping.“Where is she?” I snarled.He spat blood at
Gideon’s POVSebastian and I stepped out of the tent, back into the mud and the rain, and looked around.“Which way?” he asked.I crouched down and pressed my hand to the ground. The rain had washed away most of the tracks, but there were still faint impressions in the mud. Bootprints, heading furth
Avery’s POVMy lungs burned. Every breath felt like swallowing glass and my muscles ached, but I forced my legs to pump faster.Behind me, I could hear him crashing through the underbrush. He was fast, and he was getting closer. I heard his footsteps pounding just behind me. I didn’t dare to look ba
Another rogue lunged at me from the side. I released the first one and spun, catching the second mid-air. We went down in a tangle of limbs and teeth, rolling through the mud. It clawed at my face, trying to get to my eyes. I jerked my head back and bit down on its leg, crushing bone and tendon. It
“Are things not going well with the new husband?” She asked curiously. I sighed inwardly and braced myself to answer her curious questions. “Not really. We had a… disagreement.”Sofia nodded in understanding. “Men are so much work, I find I don’t have time for them often, myself.”“Please.” I plead
Gideon looked uncertain. Nevertheless, he followed as I tugged us both towards his bed. When my calves hit the edge I laid back on the mattress and pulled him down on top of me. Despite my courage, my heart was racing a million beats a minute being in this position with him on top of me. His large
Zara’s POVThe evening mist flowed around me like a river. Here in the forest off our back porch it pooled and eddied beneath the tall spruce trees. I wrapped my sweater around my body and waited. It didn’t take long.“You’re not Ryan.” The one-eyed rogue said as he stepped onto the path.“Disappoin
Avery’s POVI barely slept that night. Something was burning in the back of my mind.The whole interaction with Dierdra had been…off. I rose from my bed still unable to shake the feeling that something more was going on.It was hard not to second-guess my intuition. Was there actually something wron







