LOGIN“My dad is an understanding man,” I said, turning to face him fully, crosslegged on the bed, “but he’s also a King. He’ll expect more of you now.”“I’ll do anything.” Callum took my hands in his.I smiled faintly, cheeks flushing, and it had nothing to do with the sex we’d just had. I laced my finge
Liora’s POVCallum and I fell back against the pillows, both breathless and smiling. I tugged the neckline of my dress back up around my shoulders and pushed the skirt back down. My panties were somewhere under the bed, and would probably remain there until check-out time tomorrow.“It’s weird,” I s
I wasn’t sure how much time passed before I heard the knock.Mia glanced at me. I sat up.The door opened and Callum stepped inside. The first thing I did was look at his face to see where we stood. He looked calmer than when he’d walked away, but not entirely settled. He glanced at Mia and Zane.“C
Liora’s POVThe words hung in the air between us.Callum didn’t say anything for a long moment. He just looked at me, and I looked back at him, and somewhere behind us a truck rumbled past on the highway and the oak tree overhead rustled in the breeze.“Say that again,” he said.“I’m the princess,”
Liora’s POVI smelled cheap detergent and something faintly musty underneath the faint trace of fast food somewhere nearby. I blinked my eyes open and found a low, popcorn ceiling hanging above me, a large water stain in one corner.I frowned. The last thing I remembered, I was in a dark room. A cel
I wasn’t sure how much time passed before I heard the knock.Mia glanced at me. I sat up.The door opened and Callum stepped inside. The first thing I did was look at his face to see where we stood. He looked calmer than when he’d walked away, but not entirely settled. He glanced at Mia and Zane.“C
I blinked, confused. “Sorry,” the girl said. “You two look so similar. I thought you were her for a second.”“Oh. No,” I replied. “But we’re looking for her. She’s late for an important exam. Have you seen her?”The girl shook her head, then replied, “I actually haven’t seen her last night.” She wru
But even as I thought that, I couldn’t open the door.Finally, the knocking stopped. I figured Bianca had given up; but a few moments later, I received a text that read: “Fine. If you want to be like that, then be like that. But yesterday was really hard for me, and it’s not fair that you’re doing t
“Man, this is disappointing,” Mia sighed as she kicked aside some underbrush. “We’ve already reached the edge, and nothing—”Before she could finish, her foot suddenly slipped on a rock. Her ankle bent at an unnatural ankle as she fell with a cry.“Mia!”Zane jumped down from the tree he’d been clim
Callum’s POVI had been wandering the market street, waiting for Bianca to come out of a nearby shop she’d insisted on stopping in, when I saw her: Liora, brushing past me in a leather jacket I’d never seen her wear, amber hair trailing behind her.And then I saw the brooch. It fell out of her pocke







