Thalia felt her heart leap into her mouth as Jennifer continued to stare her down. The lessons she had been taught as a pup came back to her like a reflex. All pups were taught from an early age to be careful not to expose who they were truly to humans. Of course, there were some who knew of the supernatural species that existed but there was an agreement as old as time to keep the humans in the dark as much as possible to protect them from the dangers that came with the supernatural world. "Relax," Jennifer broke the silence first, letting out a humourless laugh. "Mr Connaught tells me everything." "Oh Jesus…" Svetlana rolled her eyes. "Your delusions are getting worse by the day. He told all of us." "But he told me first!" Jennifer argued, long slender fingers coming to play with her ice cream blonde hair before flicking it over her shoulder. “We talk all the time.”
Even though Thalia knew Priyanka wouldn't be at dinner that evening, she couldn't stop the worry gnawing in her gut. The other girls seemed unfazed by the absence of their friend and were happily chatting to each other. Even Jennifer had made an appearance and seemed in a much better mood even if she kept her distance from Thalia.However, when almost a week had passed and Priyanka still hadn't been seen by any of the girls, Thalia knew something was going on. Whenever Thalia questioned Ms Thorton or Dante, they had merely changed the subject or made some vague excuses. Dante was certainly more convincing than his assistant. It seemed that he just had to utter the words don't worry about it. She is fine and Thalia would forget about the matter until late that evening and when there was no one to ask.Thalia was also no closer to working out anything about her master or this strange place he called a home. The more she tried to
Six weeks later Thalia groaned as she pushed her hair out of her face, her mouth still watering as she blindly fumbled for the handle on the toilet. She had heard morning sickness could be a bitch, but she was now learning just how much of a bitch it really could be. It had only been six weeks since the night the small life inside her womb was conceived and yet it still felt like a strange dream. The exact details of that night were hazy in her mind, but Thalia remembered being unable to control herself as she agreed to Dante’s surprising request. In reality it wasn’t that strange. Women all over the world acted as a surrogate for other people all the time but to have six women be surrogates for one person was unheard of. Also, Thalia couldn’t help but shake the feeling that, while she hadn’t been forced to agree, she certainly had been coerced in some way which really wasn’t any better. Sink
Doctor McKinley’s words stuck with Thalia like a bad memory well after her appointment was done. She had remained preoccupied and lost in thought for the rest of the day, too stunned to think clearly. The past few months had been crazy, and Thalia was starting to wonder if it was her that was going mad and hallucinating after years of abuse or if this was all real and she was pregnant with a demon’s baby.“Thalia?” Dante’s deep voice cut into the maelstrom of thoughts going through Thalia’s mind. “Is everything okay?”“Hm?” She glanced up in a daze, taking in her surroundings as her espresso brown eyes cleared. “Sorry, I was just thinking.”She had been on autopilot when Ms Thorton had come to collect her for her dinner date with Dante. This time she found herself in a white maxi dress with spaghetti straps and a Grecian cut. She ha
Sunlight pouring in from the tall windows was what woke Thalia up from her heavy slumber. For a few moments, her mind was still recovering from the last vestiges of sleep that it took a little while to realise she was not in her bed and that she lay naked under a soft light duvet.The events of the previous night flooded in quickly and Thalia felt heat creep up her neck and cheeks as a blush coloured her cheeks.They hadn’t had sex which Thalia had been grateful for and equally was amazed since she had known how aroused Dante had been. Instead, he had spent the evening drawing orgasm after orgasm from Thalia with his mouth and fingers until she had begged for mercy. Her core still tingled from the demon’s assault on her and every slight movement made her inside hum with pleasure.She had never experienced anything like it but the cold light of day sobered Thalia, a small seed of regret growi
Dante surveyed the scene as he stepped out of the car, watching as his men tended to the wounded and the destruction. Of all the nights a piece of shit teenager decided to get high, steal his dad’s beema and go for a joyride through the country roads, he chose this night. If the kid hadn’t died on impact of driving head on into the side of the people carrier, Dante probably would have killed him himself.It was bad enough that his plans had to be brought forward. It had all been going so well until Lucien showed up. He knew his brother was up to something, probably spying on Dante under strict instructions of the council. He had to throw his brother off by moving the girls early. Now when Lucien and his cohorts raised the mansion, they would find nothing but an empty shell.That’s provided this whole shit storm draw the attention of the council sooner...The vehicle that had been carrying his prec
Kade should have known it wasn't going to be a good day when he received a text message from his sister telling him their father had finally passed away.They had just gotten back from visiting Silver Moon and preparations for Daniel's crowning as Alpha of the Hellhound pack had been taking up most of everyone's time, including Kade's. In all honesty, he was glad to be home where things were familiar, and he didn't have to go running around trying to find Daniel's missing mate.When Daniel had told him that Eva Larson had run off when they first met, Kade had burst out laughing. It had earned him an angry growl from his Alpha, but Kade had ignored it, too amused by the turn of events.He hadn't been laughing when Daniel sent him out to go looking for Eva.It was about that time his sister had called and told him their father had taken a turn for the worse. The old bastard had
Ice cold water hit Kade the moment he pressed the old rusty lever, thousands of droplets raining down on him like needles, slicing into his flesh. The moment the brutal shower hit his bruised and bloodied skin, he gritted his teeth, shuddering as the cold sank painfully into his bones. Blood quickly turned the water a pinkish red colour as it swirled around the dirty plug hole and the sound of his breath ricocheted off the tiles like bullets. The early spring night was frigid, winter still clinging to the dark to drop the temperatures to a crisp sharp bite that was only amplified by the frigid water.Kade had long since lost track of time. It wasn't uncommon for him to black out when fighting. That was the trouble with having a wolf like Legion; they could take control more easily and border on the feral side. Since leaving the forces, Legion had become more difficult to control and Kade had been living with a constant headache as the wolf thrashed against his c