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
Zora’s POVWe started training early the next morning, with Valentin eager to incorporate Thorne in. I was curious too, to see if he would fill the missing piece.While Valentin prepared the training dummies, Kairos explained to Thorne, “Those dummies will mimic vampire behavior. They will fight us,
Zora’s POV“Are you sure about this?” Max asked me from my right.“A bit too late to be reconsidering now,” Kairos said from my left.“We could make him leave,” Max said. “He doesn’t have to stay.”Kairos appeared thoughtful and cracked his knuckles, like he was prepping for a potential fight. “I su
“How long does the hunt last?” I said.“Until they catch you,” Loren replied. “Last year’s hunt was long. Four days, I think?”I rubbed my eyes and threw my body back in my bed. This was going to suck. I turned back to Loren and found she had done the same. She gave me a sad smile.“It wouldn’t be s
“Miss Smith,” the elder woman said. “Thank you for joining us.”Heat flared in my face. “Sorry,”Someone snorted next to me. I felt a shoulder brush against mine than push to the middle of the circle to stand next to the woman.It was no surprise to me that it was Kairos. When he finally came to sta







