LOGINAlfonso's POV A little while ago, Team Two had reported that they had found Amira. According to their message, she had practically walked right into their hands at the safe house. I had been pleased with the news, especially after spending days sending my men searching every corner of the surrounding territory. Finally, we had something to show for all that effort. But that was the last time I heard from them. I even sent an additional team in as well. But yet I still heard nothing from any of them. I'd spent the better part of an hour trying to reach Team Two and the other team. I sent messages through the mind link and even tried reaching some of the individual warriors. Nothing. Not a single response. That wasn't like my men. They knew better than to ignore an order from me, especially when they were supposed to be holding a woman I had specifically instructed them to bring back alive. I looked over at Marcus, who was standing beside me. “Have you heard from them?" He shook
Luciano's POV I’m glad I picked Amira up before she could fall, pulling her against my chest as her body went completely limp. For a moment, I simply stood there, looking down at her. “Amira?" I said softly. She didn't answer. I adjusted my hold and looked at her face. Her breathing was steady, but she wasn't responding. Whatever she'd done to freeze all those men had taken more out of her than she'd been willing to admit. “Luciano?" Dante called from behind me. “Get over here." I ordered quietly. He crossed the room, his eyes moving from Amira to the men standing frozen around us. "Is she all right?" He asked with concern. “I don't know. She was swaying a moment ago, insisted she was fine, and then passed out as soon as I picked her up." I looked down at her again. "I'm thinking it's from using her powers. She's frozen an entire group of armed men, and then another group when they came inside." Dante glanced toward the frozen men. “That's quite a few." “No shit." I carrie
Luciano's POV I shook my head, staring at the woman standing in front of me. Amira was looking right back at me, one finger still pointed in my direction as if she fully intended to follow through on her threat if I gave her a reason. I glanced over my shoulder at the front door, then pointed toward it. “That was you?" She nodded her head once. I looked back at her, trying to make sense of what I'd just experienced. "The cave. When my men and I were frozen. Was that you too?" Her head dipped in another nod. My eyebrow lifted. Well, that was interesting. “So, in town, why didn't you freeze me then?" She shrugged her shoulders. "Too many people." I stared at her for another moment. Apparently, the only reason I hadn't ended up standing frozen in the middle of a town was because she didn't want an audience. I took a couple of steps toward her, glancing around the room at the people watching us. "Can we talk alone, please?" Amira shook her head before pointing directly at my che
Amira’s POV I stood staring at the man in front of me, unable to believe what I’d just done. I froze him. I actually froze the Lycan King. Again. Taking a couple of steps backward, I looked him over, hoping there was some way I could undo what had just happened without having to deal with the consequences. In my defense, I hadn’t known it was him. The door had flown open, and a man had charged straight into the house. I’d assumed he was another one of the men I’d frozen outside, and my instincts had taken over before I’d had a chance to think. But now I knew exactly who was standing in front of me. Luciano. My mate. The very man I’d been trying to avoid since our encounter in town. I could smell him now, and his chocolate and coffee scent filled the room. It was unmistakable. I wished I’d recognized it before I’d raised my hands because then I might have avoided this entire situation. Oh, Goddess. What have I done? ‘Well, you certainly made an entrance,’ Aurelia commented. I gr
Luciano’s POV “What did you find?” I turned away from the roach still occupying my wall and fixed my attention on the warrior standing in the doorway. If he was about to tell me another road had led nowhere, I was going to lose what little patience I had left. The warrior straightened. “My king, two of my men and I have been asking questions around town. We heard that two women and three men came into town earlier, but only three people left together. According to the people we questioned, they headed toward the tree line, shifted, and ran east. That was a little while ago.” I stopped thinking about the roach. “Two women and three men?” I repeated. “Did anyone confirm they actually went into the woods?” “Yes, Your Majesty. Several people saw them head toward the tree line. We checked the area and found tracks leading east.” “Did you follow them?” I asked. “No, my king. We came back to get you because we didn’t know how far you wanted us to go without instructions.” I studied
Amira’s POV Valerie stopped a few feet from the men, looked at the one standing closest to her, and slowly glanced him up and down. Her eyes widened, and she immediately covered her mouth with one hand. “Amira!” she gasped, pointing toward the man’s waist. “You froze them, and look!” Everyone turned to see what had caught her attention, but I couldn’t figure out what had her so worked up. The man stood there with his weapon aimed toward us, his expression fixed in place. I studied him from head to toe, searching for whatever Valerie had discovered. “What? I don’t see anything wrong.” Valerie stared at me as if I’d just announced that the moon was made of cheese. She leaned closer, lowered her voice, and whispered, “Oh, my God, Amira. When you froze him, he had a boner!” For a second, nobody said anything. Then Travis let out a disbelieving laugh. “He got hard fucking with you?” Stephen doubled over, and Richard covered his mouth, trying to hold himself together. Valerie was prac







