My heart jumped a bit when the large mahogany double doors had burst open. I squeaked and turned around, cutting off my conversation with June and turning to face the door with a straight spine and an attempt at a regal pose and calm disposition.However, my heart dived into my stomach when yet another maid walked in with a giant pitcher containing what could either be wine or water. She bowed low at her waist and continued on her way, setting the pitcher on the large dining table spread out in front of us and stocked up with mouthwatering food and drinks in preparation for the private feast I had invited my mate to.She bowed again before she left, walking out of the room and closing the doors behind her.My shoulders slumped.What if he doesn't show up? What if he doesn't honour my invitation? What if he denies my request? What if I was only setting myself up for rejection?I closed my eyes, shutting off the intrusive thoughts and wiped my clammy

My eyes glanced back at Ophelia, only to see the look of pure, unadulterated shock in those forest green eyes. Her mouth was slack, her jaw had dropped to the ground and her hand was grasping at her chest as if she was going to have a heart attack. I couldn't help it. I just couldn't hold it back. A maniac giggle burst out of me.Her eyes snapped to me when she heard me laugh, those lush green orbs swirling with hate and fire."What are you laughing at?" She snapped, her lips curling back into a livid sneer.The memory of her disgruntled face only made me laugh harder.Her frown deepened. "You may think you have it all right now. You may think that Xander is all yours, just you wait until he's sick of you and your naivety. When he realizes that you're practically useless in bed and out of it!"Her words burned a fiery trail down my throat and I swallowed and glared at her, my insecurities washing over me and overwhelming me with the ne

Alexander had been scarce lately. I hadn't seen him since the day I invited him to that private banquet just to present my preposterous contract to him. There hasn't been any news about it's implementation but I didn't feel quite so antsy anymore. Another person that had been noticeably scarce in my life is Ophelia. Her screaming, suffocating presence had always been so heavy in this house but these days, it seemed like she put a drab over herself in order to mute her aura and purposely avoid me. I knew it was a purposeful attempt and she hadn't actually left the house because I ran into her the other day when I wanted to help Laura in the kitchen. However, she only acted as though she hadn't seen me and continued on her way. It was exhilarating, to say the least. But I knew for a fact that it wasn't because she was afraid of me in the least. No. It was because Lady Solan had become a frequent visitor these past few days in a bid to find out what exactly was

I take it back. I take back everything I said about Alexander being unromantic because he had succeeded in taking my breath away for the umpteenth time today, but he will never know of this resounding victory because he wouldn't hear me say it.It turned out that the secret location was a beautiful cliff overlooking an enchanting waterfall and azure blue spring. Currently, there was a picnic spread out in front of me and I was feasting on delicious berries at the moment and staring at the scenery with wide-eyes, filled with awe and amazement.Alex had retreated into the woods to change back into clothes he had packed in his mysterious backpack and now, he was sitting beside me and watching me with a thoughtful but fond expression on his face, as if he was trying to read into my mind. To dive into my head and see things the way I was seeing them."Did you have forests like these back in White Fang?" He asked curiously."We had forests but they

I woke up to a heavy arm wrapped around my waist and the crushing weight of sexual gratification. And when my eyes fluttered open, trying to adjust to the unfamiliar surrounding, I saw Alexander looking right at me, dark blue eyes gazing into mine.Almost immediately, a blush crept up my cheeks. "Good morning." A soft smile was playing on his cheeks, a certain glint in his eyes. He looked well rested, light and playful even, instead of the wound up, straight back man I was used to seeing. And my heart was racing right out of my chest."Good morning." I squeaked back, my voice scratchy against my throat.His hands coasted down my naked body, brushing the sides of my breasts and tickling the skin of my waist. I sucked in a strangled breath as pleasure skittered through my skin, memories of last night bathed in darkness and moonlight danced its way to the front of my memory.His eyes darkened at my gasp and his hand tightened on my hips and pull