LOGINOliviaI sobbed in Damien's arms for a while. Then I stood up and threw the remains of the amulet as far as I could into the forest. And then I screamed at the sky until my voice broke.And when I was so wrung out that all I could do was sit by the creek and stare at the water, Damien came and crouc
Jacob had never doubted that our people could be free, someway, some day."Jacob," Damien said, "That is your name, isn't it?""What do you care?" Jacob snarled."I don't, truly. Perhaps I should. I only know your name because she speaks it with love," Damien said.He put his hands on my shoulders,
OliviaI stepped away from Damien. I didn't know what to think about everything he had just revealed to me. I decided after a moment not to think about it at all.I had been uncertain whether I could take my wolf form or not. She had been silent within me for so long. But when I reached for her she
"Sire?" my Pet asked."I know I said I would not command you to take your wolf form for me," I said, "but I must ask you to do so now. Your senses as a wolf are our best chance to find whoever has done this before they cause more destruction and death.""You think they'll do it again?" she asked."T
OliviaI stepped outside the carriage and followed Damien. If I did not know there had been a slave market there, I would never have known anything stood on that burned ground. There was nothing but ash and lingering traces of smoke to be seen.There were guards walking the grounds. Their leader app
OliviaThe carriage was different from the one that had collected the tributes. That one had been bare and dark, with narrow slits that we had to jostle against each other to look through.This one was plush and luxurious, with wide glass windows and heavy velvet curtains. The seats were padded with
OliviaAlthough I was forbidden to train, Damien did not confine me to his rooms. I was still allowed to wander freely through the castle. I stood at the top of one of the ballroom staircases. I thought about throwing myself down the stairs. I was confident that I would not die. Unfortunately, eve
Olivia’s POVThe blunt, and rather rude, question caught me off guard and I blinked, trying to right myself mentally. Was this fellow slave really asking me if I was whoring myself out for my power and privilege?Some memories surfaced in my mind, mostly of the pleasures of Damien’s bite, which made
OliviaI had so many questions. Was I going to become a vampire? Would I still be a werewolf if I did? Was I doomed to become some kind of half-vampire, half-werewolf abomination? Or would the vampire blood wipe out everything I had ever been, leaving a monster in my place?I needed answers, but I w
Olivia’s POV“There will be no uprisings under my watch,” the vampire guard growled. He twisted Angela’s arm, causing her to collapse down onto her knees, her arm bent in a harsh angle behind her. She cried out in pain.Fear spiked inside of my heart. Was this vampire guard about to kill Angela righ







