Adriana didn't know what overcame her to act this way, but she did know that this was all she wanted. She wanted Rowan like she never wanted anything before, and right now the world around them could fall apart and she wouldn't care.  It was just her and him, regardless of everything that had happened. Instead of the passionate hunger with which he began, Rowan now gently accommodated Adriana on top of him, rubbing his hardness on her. At first, he seemed hesitant to go further, kissing her softly on the neck and cheek, moving on to her mouth, and expectantly waiting for her to let him in. "Please..." Adriana moaned, swaying back and forth, asking him to enter her. He slowly shifted positions and his hardness was inside of her, slowly and softly, as if he was scared of hurting her. It did hurt a little, but it was nothing compared to the explosion of pleasure she felt when she finally felt him inside, swaying rhythmically back and forth.&

Rowan wasn't sure he had made the best choice regarding Adriana and Jaina, but he needed to find something for Adriana to do before she decided to leave again. And if she was going to leave, he needed her to be able to defend herself. Last night had been a whirlwind of emotions. Behind that reserved facade she usually put up, Rowan could see that Adriana was still the vulnerable girl that he had met back at the Turnbull's. So he had gone to speak to Jaina in the middle of the night and asked her to evaluate Adriana's powers. And train her how to fight. Now, sitting at his office, he was unable to keep still, thinking about what Adriana must be enduring. Jaina was insufferable most of the time, but she was one hell of a fighter. And she knew more about hybrids and special wolves than anyone else he knew. "We... have a problem." Lucien barged into the office without knocking. That was pretty much normal, but he usually didn't take anything seriously, so his words made Rowan tense u

"What are you doing?" Rowan backed away from Stacy, pushing her back and making a conscious effort not to use too much strength. He hadn't intended for things to go like this. Stacy looked at him, taken aback by his reaction. "Aren't you happy to see me, too?" She smiled, edging closer to Rowan again. "It's been so long. I've missed you." Rowan backed away, all of a sudden feeling a tingling down his spine. He felt the faint scent of Adriana. But that couldn't be possible. She was with Jaina, right? "Stacy, this isn't the time and place to talk about this," Rowan eyed the omegas guarding the door, who looked straight ahead, pretending not to listen. "But I thought I made it clear when you left that we were no longer a thing." "But I'm back! We don't need to do the long-distance relationship thing anymore. I… decided studying was not for me. Life in the human world is dreadfully boring.” Her voice was as chirpy and fake as he remembered it. “No, we talked about this. I told you

Later in the evening, Rowan lay in bed staring at the ceiling. It had been a really long day, beginning with Adria's nighttime encounter and the incident with Stacy.There were so many things he still needed to learn about her. How did her powers work? What had changed when they... turned her? Was that what had happened to her?Her test results would be back tomorrow, probably, and Rowan trusted Jaina to help them discover what had happened, at least on a genetic level.Earlier in the afternoon, he realized Adria had somehow blocked their mind link. He had tried to talk to her while they were dealing with Stacy, but either she was great at ignoring him, or she was simply not listening.As if she had read his thoughts, Adria's voice appeared in his head."Rowan?" she said through the mind link."Adria? I thought you were asleep," he quickly replied. "Do you need anything?"He wanted to ask her if he could go over to her room, but that's not what he had agreed to. If they were really go

Why did they smell so similar? It couldn't be his perfume, since the one Rowan used was markedly different. Maybe it was just her senses that were confused. She had undergone a transformation of sorts, even if the effects were less noticeable now. She shuddered when she remembered the strange hunger and hypersensibility she felt while in a daze after Rowan had rescued her. "...I'm sorry about that. Aunt Marla says she's on her way," Luke said, and Adria began paying attention to his words again. "Let me get you more water." Luke stood and held out his hand. When Adria attempted to pass him the empty glass, it bounced off her leg and shattered on the floor beneath them. "I'm so sorry!" She stood, not realizing that a glass shard had flown into her sandal, wedging itself between her pinky toe and her fourth toe. "I'm making such a mess," she cried out, as blood poured out of her foot. Luke didn't even look at her when he picked her up and placed her on the couch. Adria didn't ha