As Riley leaned over, poised to pounce on his innocent victim, Scarlett grabbed at his hand. It wasn't just another excuse to touch him--the thought of him fighting was one thing but she didn’t want to see it. It made her stomach turn, giving her that same feeling as the time her neighbour’s cat had caught a bird in the bushes. The poor thing had squealed and flapped to no avail, and though she’d desperately wanted to save the poor little thing, her mother stopped her. It was just nature, she said, and it was kinder to let it take its course.Maybe that was why her wolf hadn’t appeared. Her soft-hearted nature was holding her back. She was no hunter-killer. Not deep down.He looked down at her and sighed at her pleading eyes."Let's go outside and sit on the grass," she suggested, taking hold of his hand. The sun beamed down on the field, drying the ground and making the perfect environment for a picnic. She popped the sandwiches in a bag and grabbed her coffee, waiting for Riley to f

As Sienna lay in her bed, she couldn't get Adrian out of her mind. She kept replaying the sex in her head; him pushing her up against the wall and pulling up her skirt. The way he'd encased her hands in his, pressing them flat on the wall as he’d leaned over and bitten down on her earlobe.He'd fucked her so hard she was sore after, and although she hadn't finished at the time, thinking about it had given her more orgasms than she could count. Every time she thought about it her hands would find their way back into her panties.She was about to please herself again when her phone chimed. "Get here in five minutes," it read. "Oh, shit," Sienna muttered, rolling over so fast she tripped on her duvet and fell out of the bed.With no spare minutes to find a decent outfit she pulled on the closest clothes—the exercise pants and top she'd just worn to the gym. At least she looked hot in her gym clothes, even if they did smell a tad funky.She didn't stop to tell her mother she was nipping

Before school Sienna popped to the shops to fetch the goods she had promised her little brother. She also grabbed an energy drink for herself, as well as a bag of the chocolate covered coffee beans her mother was always snacking on.She was too tired to function on any practical level, and the caffeine only made her feel twitchy as well as drowsy.'I'll sleep during one of my classes,' she decided. 'Nobody will notice.'Seeing Adrian at the gates, her heart did its usual flutter. She waited to see if he would call her over and since he didn’t, she sat alone. Though she wanted to tell her friends what she thought of the series she had binged, she was just too tired to think. "Hey, are you okay?" Tamara asked as her friends spotted her and descended like a flock of seagulls spotting paper-wrapped chips."Hmm, you look tired," Rose said.Sienna tutted and rolled her eyes. "I stayed up all night watching Alpha's Return.""Oh, I'm so glad!" Rose cooed. "What did you think to Marcus?""He

Scarlett laughed, wondering what she would make him do if she won. In her mind's eye, he was bending her over the bed, giving it to her from behind. She was deep in the fantasy when it was her turn to deal.She copied what Riley had done, burning a card before laying out the flop. Somehow, she managed to get through it without accidentally dropping any cards or doing something equally stupid. After a few hands, Scarlett realised live poker was easier than online poker. The guys were easy to read, didn't seem to have a good grasp of mathematical probability and bet big out of bravado when they had awful cards. She ended up winning hand after hand, much to the annoyance of the guys. By the time she won the game, the guys were praising her as a prodigy and a genius. They probably didn't want to admit they were all plain bad at the game. It might hurt their fragile male egos."I'm gonna bring my Mrs next time," one of the guys said. "Now I know we can bring girlfriends.""Sure," Dan shr

She stared down at Damien's boots, listening to the others snicker quietly at her expense. He wore similar boots to Adrian, except they had straps as well as laces and were more beaten up."Hmm, I forgive you I guess," Damien muttered quietly. His tone suggested he didn’t care much. It was only Adrien who seemed angered by this past indiscretion."Thank you," Sienna whispered, sighing with relief.As she went to get up Adrian sprang into action, grabbing her by the neck and forcing her head down."Kiss his boots," Adrian demanded, forcing her face into the dirty leather. "You are grateful, right?"The first thing that occurred to her was his strength. She'd never felt a grip like it. The other thing that struck her as odd was the use of force—surely he knew she would obey either way. When he released his hold on her neck, he sat back cross-legged and smirked."In fact, lick his boots until they're clean," Adrian said. His eyes sparkled with sadistic joy, unblinking as he saw the look