AmandaI was pregnant? Slowly, my hand traveled to my stomach. It was still normal. It wasn't exactly flat, but it was the normal level of baby fat I'd always carried. Could there really be a child growing inside of me?Zale's child? Or did it belong to one of the others?"Whose is it?" I asked her. I couldn't tear my eyes away."It is the heir of the Prime, just as was planned. He'll be the one that destroys the Primes and their abominations once and for all. "No," I whispered. I took a step away from the being that had saved my life. "You can't be serious. Why?"The Goddess took a step closer to me and she held her hand out cradling my cheek with her palm. "Child, you shouldn't worry so much. Everything is going exactly as I planned. You have been freed from the one that abused you before, and the Prime and his men will never touch you again.""But, I want to be with Zale, Javier and Bo. I don't want to be apart from them." I shook my head slowly, trying to come to grips with her
Bo My soul was being torn in two and there was nothing I could do to stop the pain. A scream escaped me and I crumpled to the ground. Through the pounding of the pain I heard Zale's deep rumble. Ares pressed against my wolf, trying to calm us. But nothing could stop this agony. I tipped my head back and screamed louder. "Bo!" Warm hands wrapped around my stomach and I was pulled against a hard chest. Javier's growl was a deep rumble in my ear. "Snap out of it, damn it!" I shook my head. Everything was breaking. Then it was gone. As suddenly as the pain had hit me, it was over. I felt hollow. I put a hand over my heart. I didn't have to reach up to feel it, I already knew the mark that my mate had left on me was gone. Just erased like it had never lived on my flesh to begin with. "No," I whispered. My voice cracking with every word. "She's gone." Zale and Javier glanced at each other. Zale pulled away from me to stare down. "What are you talking about?" "Amanda," I whisp
Zale "Is Bo going to be okay?" Javier half-turned back. "I can't imagine how the bond being dissolved like that has to feel." "No matter if he is or not. We have to find a way to get to Amanda." I replied. I kept an eye out on our surroundings. The storm had abated, for now, but who knew how long it would last. The weather here had no reasoning, and until I had control of my powers and was a Prime in full rights it wouldn't be. "I get that, I do. But he's part of us too. We can't just abandon him, Zale." "We're not abandoning him. I told you why he has to stay. Clara needs protection and watching. She might come from Amanda, but she hasn't earned my trust. Especially after her being there when Amanda got away from us." I couldn't stop the anger that simmered inside of me. I would need to punish her for this. When I was done she wouldn't be able to walk for a week. Her limbs would shake, she'd have all the fluids drained out of her, and she wouldn't even be able to form words. S
AmandaAren took his time with me. It made me want to gag. This was all one big farce. "You can scowl all you want, Alessa, but you belong to me. You were given to me by the Goddess herself, and you were informed of it. Stop fighting the inevitable. Give in."I didn't let him see my glare, but I clenched my free hand into a fist. The bite of my claws into flesh brought me a sense of peace. "This way," he instructed, leading me down the hallway. We weren't going to the dining hall. Wherever he was leading me was far grander than that. The carpet beneath our feet changed from merely soft to something that only royalty should step on. It had to be made of something exotic. Tigers?"Ahh, you have a good eye, Alessa. We treat upon what is left of some of my past enemies. Those that stood in the way of what I was promised." He smirked. "These are the hides of tiger shifters that refused to submit to me. The men anyway. The women tried to escape."I couldn't help myself. "Escape?" I quest
AmandaMitsi led me down the plush pathway and to a large door at the end of it. It had dozens of images of carved naked women on it. They all had a sadness in their eyes, conveyed even through their wooden features. There was nothing beautiful about this display. This was truly just about power. I shuddered. "Cold?" I looked up. Just inside the room Cee had a feathery red robe wrapped around her. She tilted her head when she saw me, a small smile playing on her lips."Cee," I gasped. I scurried into the room and shut the door in Mitsi's face. As much as I liked the maid, I wasn't sure I could trust her at this moment. I couldn't risk any of this going wrong. "Cee, have you heard what's going on?"She glanced past me at the door and gave a little shake of her head. "I don't bother with the thins that happen outside of my domain. Here I'm the one in control. If you agreed to obey, it could be a kingdom we both rule." she gestured me closer with one of her long fingers. I looked be
JavierI was pissed.No, pissed was something I was when a fucking condom broke and snapped my dick.I was more than that. I was livid. "What the fuck do you mean that we're not going to go any farther?" I snarled the words at Zale. Never had I ever wanted to tear his throat out before. But now? I wanted to murder him. I pointed at the demon that we were teamed up with. "Why are you listening to him, Zale? He's not our pack. He's the fucking enemy."The bastard glanced over at me and tsked, shaking his head. "You truly have no class. This is why you and your kind must be scoured off the face of this world."Everything was pure gold in front of me. My wolf practically had full control. He wanted to lunge and bite that bastard's smug nose off his face. "She's waiting for us, Zale.""And I'm telling you that she's not the only one," the demon snapped at me. "All you have to do is listen. We have to fight before we can rescue our mates. There's something in this dreadful forest that's
AmandaCee didn't stop me from leaving her room. All she did was silently watch me.And all I could do was pray that she didn't try to report me before I got out. I hesitated outside the door. Should I try to free more women? I wanted to. I didn't want anyone to suffer the fate the maid had before. Was there any saving her or had she already been killed?I forced myself forward, and pressed against the wall. I didn't have time to worry about others. I needed to focus on myself and getting out of here. I couldn't let my mates be hurt. The carpet ate the sound of my travel so I rushed down the hallway, checking each of the doors. There had to be a way out of here. All of the doors were locked. I ended up back in the hallway where the maid had been left to her fate. I shuddered to see the wind still swirling through the bubble. I couldn't see through it, but I could almost imagine the inside of that blasted thing was tinged red.I wished I could reach my wolf but she remained silent and
AmandaI grabbed Mitsi's wrist again. The woman trembled. Her eyes were so wide she looked almost comical. But it was hard to laugh when the mocking howls got closer. Maybe this hadn't been the best idea. We'd almost served ourselves to them on a silver platter. "This way, we'll get through the woods as fast as possible."Mitsi whimpered. "Maybe I should stay here," she cried."No, we can make it." Besides, I couldn't let her stay behind and tell anyone which direction I went. I pointed into the thickest part of the forest. "My mates are that way." I held a hand over my heart. I wasn't even lying to her. Somewhere over there Zale and Javier waited for me."If he catches us," Mitsi was practically sobbing."If," I agreed. "But we're not going to let him catch us. We're smarter than him." I pulled her to me and gave her a small hug. Her trembling body finally calmed down. "We'll keep moving."Mitsi nodded and followed me.We made it to the edge of the woods in just a few minutes. The h