Perhaps you would not understand her worries, but that was precisely what she needed to feel. To be told she would die all of a sudden was scary, and that explains a lot to her about why Grimshaw wanted her so badly.She had limited time to live, and he would need her to sort out whatever he had cooked up for the real werewolves that did not follow his way. She felt distraught and brooded all day as she needed to think.Sebastian had been right after all, and he had been after her welfare. He had done her excellent service, and they owed him and the witch a lot. She felt agitated that she had been angry at him when all he was doing was for her safety. She was not herself and needed her space when she went to the developing garden.It was beginning to take shape now, and its beauty was becoming more mesmerizing, but to explain the extents to which she was upset, Mara did not notice its lavishing beauty, nor did she pay attention to its splendor.She simply kept at the single task she w

The previous day had been great for them, and Mara was skeptical about leaving the little child she had found attracted to. Sebastian had asked her to go inside that night as intruders were in the forest. They had their fears wrapped around the fact that perhaps Grimshaw had found a way and infiltrated Blackwell.Mara was scared, and although she asked her to leave, Maria stayed with her alongside Luke, Daemon's brother, to protect her. Something seemed to be developing among the duo—something strong and which only few would understand.They were mated to each other, but while it seemed Luke's loyalty lies with Sebastian, Maria was with Mara. They stood guard over her, positioned ready for war.Old Sonya was with them as they waited for a long time, with Mara already promising herself that she would kill herself instantly should it turn out that Grimshaw was the one coming for her.She stood there while Sonya sat down beside her on the seat provided. It was a long wait that seemed to

They had been walking for quite a while now, with Mara knowing well enough that it was all for her sake.Tristan, from time to time, would ask her how she was and if she was tired already. Owning to the fact that he had carried her through the woods the previous night, and although it was the first time for her, she got used to the feel of the swift wind brushing across her face, Mara had half expected him to swoop her up without care and dash through the entire Blackwell. Still, he was letting her move at her own human pace. Mara sincerely hoped they would not be late for her sake, and she could see the impatience boldly written on the faces of the rest of the team as they would occasionally move ahead and faster as if to scan the forest and return or wait ahead for them to catch up. Sebastian was such an adorable man as he never left her side, nor did he take a step ahead of her or make it evident that he was trying to keep up with her slow motion. He moved naturally, like he never

A real witch's hut; Mara had never seen anything like it before. It was everything her mother had described in her stories and more. One would think that her mother used to reside there as with each turn Mara made, a couple of basic identifiable objects from those stories were found where she said they would be.This was amazing; she did not want to believe her mother had been there. It was a story, after all; she could have heard it from others and retold it. Maybe this was not one of those stories that were changed as they fell from one lip to another.They had kept it all real as it should be and ensured that the witch's hut was identifiable.They entered and sat down, with Sebastian sitting beside her and ensuring their bodies were touching each other.Mara took a deep breath as his nearness was giving her a lot to think about.He had obviously captured not just her heart but her entire thoughts and made it a constant habit to remind her by being so close. Gwen had been observing

Mara could not understand why and what the witch was yapping about, but what struck her hard was her suggestion to leave Sebastian. Why on earth would she want to do that, and what if it was all a game?She glared stubbornly at the woman before her, as she was not sure whether to classify her as old oras young.The woman was something, though, with her long dreads and beautiful looks. She had been cooing at Sebastian from the moment they arrived, and even he was trying hard to make it clear to her that Mara was his mate.It would seem like there used to be something between them both in the past, and while he wanted to break it off now he had found his mate, she did not seem ready to do that. But he had said that he had nothing to do with any woman but her after Esmeralda.Then was it probably before Esmeralda that he had his fling with Gwen?That seemed unruly as she recalled Silas saying he was pretty much young when he met Esmeralda, so if Gwen was way back then, he was a child an