LOGINI whimpered, but it did no good.He made good on his promise, lavishing me with his heavy touch and his tongue, tasting every inch of my entire body before stretching my legs open and taking me to paradise.There was no question that Max had been a straight-A student. Since our first night together,
Zora’s POVOn Kairos’s assigned nights in my bed, we didn’t even speak. We didn’t need to, our bodies doing the talking for us. I knew to prepare by now, removing my underwear before his arrival and choosing to wear an old t-shirt or nightgown I didn’t care if he tore, because he so often did, unabl
Zora’s POVWith Renault gone, the vampires lost all loyalty to any leader and turned against each other. Lost to chaos and fear, they were easily hunted and their existence of horror came to an end.Within a year, my mother had decided to step down, to enjoy her long-earned retirement. A coronation
Renault already knew what they would choose. Vampires, by their very natures were too violent for peace.And if they attacked at once, he wouldn’t even stop them.“We defy you, false king,” said one of the council, and the others agreed.Renault held out his arms, ready for the end. He thought of Zo
Renault’s POVRenault went into the throne room knowing that he wouldn’t be coming out of it again. His people had already been wary of him since his return, especially since he brought Zora to the palace. They didn’t trust him.With how his thinking was now, they had been right to have their doubts
Renault’s POVWhile Zora rested, I needed to return to my work. I had even more motivation now, to try to make my kingdom safer for my werewolf mate.I felt strange as I walked back to my throne room, seeing in darkened corridors and side rooms the carnage and chaos that others of my kind seemed to
The air in the room that we’d gathered in was stuffy. Was it because of the number of people in it? Maybe. It was more likely it was because my mother, the Queen of all wolves, had just dropped a truth bomb on everyone, made her mage knock out a student and then had just left like it was any other d
“Can I stay here tonight?” Zora said, softly. She half smiled at him. “Valentin just sent word. We’re leaving early tomorrow. I don’t want to wake Loren in trying to leave.”“Yeah,” Max stepped back to let her in. “’Course.”“Thanks,” she mumbled.She walked past him and he let the door close ginger
The entire thing was old and sad looking. It’s roof seemed sunken into the second floor, dipping in the middle. The windows were boarded in some places and blown out in others. There was a bed of dead flowers in front of it and patches of grass scattered around in the dirt.“Gods be damned,” Maximus
In a matter of seconds, everyone was scrambling around the room. Finare immediate ducked out to make calls. The guard took Beta Kline, the scribe, out of the room. A whole other fluster of guards came rushing in.Valentin directed them to different parts of the room. Maps were unfurled. Calls were b







