MasukFrankly, it amazed me how desperate the cold, eloquent Vincent had become. He was creating so many excuses to avoid admitting the simple truth: that he didn’t want me. “That, and the gap in our ages, and in power… I’m your guardian, technically. I’m the regent in the absence of a ruling queen. I ha
Nadia By the time we reached Vincent’s office, I was no longer half-aroused, half-angry. I was fully furious. I wouldn’t even look at him as he settled down heavily behind his desk. Dragged to this office – and whatever confrontation he had planned – against my will, I was sure in that moment that
Nadia I spent the entirety of my Lycanthropic Literature lecture trying to shake off the lingering chill Freda’s behaviour had sent through me. I had something much, much worse to prepare for. Strategic Theory. Vincent’s class. The idea of seeing him again so soon after everything…it tormented me
Nadia I wanted to hustle over to my next class as quickly as possible, in the vain hope that Intro to Lycanthropic Literature would have nothing worse for me to deal with than boredom. (My class after that…well, let’s just say I was dreading being in attendance there as much as the teacher probably
“Look, you know you don’t have to fixate on Kael all the time, right?” I gestured vaguely at Anna’s whole…Anna-ness, her long blond hair and slim body and designer athleisure wear. “You’re allowed to have other stuff going on. And even if you don’t, come on. You’re this, like, beautiful and popular
Nadia Anna was seemingly struck dumb with surprise – whether by my victory or my offered hand, I wasn’t sure. I raised my eyebrows at her, shaking the offered hand pointedly. “Come on,” I said. “This isn’t a trap. I’m not you.” Slowly, she took my hand and let me haul her upright. She watched me
The medicine would take some time to kick in, so I returned to the bathroom, refilled the glass, and dampened two rags with chilled water. Kael practically sighed when I touched the cold fabric to his skin. I draped one across his neck, covering the quick, fleshy tick of his pulse, and used the othe
Nadia“Impossible.” Anna shook her head in disbelief. A fresh whisp of air flew by us, and her pale hair snapped into her face, a strand sticking to her lip gloss. The scent of her strawberry shampoo swept by me, nauseatingly sweet. “Impossible.”“What?”“You can’t resist an Alpha command,” she said
Nadia“Boxing?” I asked in disbelief. “At five in the morning?”I had never been much into exercising. At the orphanage, Cliff had been strict with our free time. He liked us best when we were small and broken. Malleable.Most often, chores had been our main source of entertainment. And whatever tim
KaelThe girl didn’t react to the word. Despite the fact that mate was now the only thought inside Kael’s brain, Nadia didn’t seem to share the pit he felt in his chest.Instead, she turned her nose up at him and shoved two hands into his chest. Kael stumbled back, caught off guard.“It’s not my fau







