Alec POV "How long will this take, officer?" I asked dryly, trying to keep the irritation from my voice as I checked my watch for the third time since I had entered this filthy room that they used for interrogating humans. I could see the male on the other side of the one-way mirror in his cheap suit, his pot belly bursting the seams of the nasty fabric, as he stuffed another pastry in his mouth. "Greedy bastard!" Wrath scoffed, watching with me as he shovelled it in his mouth like it was to be his last meal. He was in his early 50s, sporting a receding hairline and dead eyes that I could only imagine were from seeing far too much evil in this world. "Funny how we have been dragged into this room, meant to instil fear and panic, yet here we are intimidating this lazy fuck so much he stinks of piss and B.O!" I concluded, looking into the mirror and past my reflection; on the other side of the one-way mirror, he stood licking his fingers of the sugar as he observed me; like the male

Alec POV: Watching Violet walk down the hall, sashaying her hips deliberately, I pondered Wrath's question; I imagine Violet was beautiful before she was turned into a blood-sucking vampire! Her pale skin and large eyes complimented by her ebony hair, enough to turn any male's head. "Dark hair, pale skin and big eyes.. sounds like your type!" Wrath scoffed. "You forget the part about her being a blood-sucking, entitled piece of shit who thinks she can tell me what to do!" "I bet the sex is good, though!" Wrath grunted, watching Violet disappear into a room down the hall; I chuckled and agreed with him inwardly. Turning and walking through the station, I took in the group of lawyers huddled around by the door getting an ear full from an older guy who, judging by the stench of fear coming off the group, was their boss. Signing out, I noted their expensive suits; although nowhere near as expensive as mine, still it would have cost a couple of grand. Which meant they clearly repr

Aurora POV "Technically, you're my mate! You never formally rejected me!" Hugo expressed with a wiggle of his perfectly shaped brows, brows that a teenage girl would die for. Was this fucker for real! "I'd say marrying your brother was a pretty clear rejection dickhead!" I snapped without a care for his feelings! Seeing the tension lines form around his eyes, I knew I had hit a nerve and should tread carefully before I set off the bomb that is Hugo! "Fuck it! In for a penny, in for a pound!" I decided, ignoring Ava's whining. "Aurora!" Ava warned, picking up on the heat rising between us! "We have an audience!" I could hear the concern in her voice, but I was too far gone to give two fucks. Besides, that audience would be what saved me from the self-righteous Azure twins! "And... you're my wife!" Alec chimed in, pushing me past the point of return; if this had been years ago, Alec would have destroyed Hugo for alluding to such a thing as sharing me. It seems the brothers had g

Alec POV Sitting back in my office chair, I looked down at where my hands sat in my lap, twisting a coin absentmindedly over my knuckles, something I only did when I was stressed. My eyes had been glued to the TV screen for the last three hours, watching the news channel running Aurora's story. "Our story!" Wrath grumbled, and as usual, he was right; Aurora had plastered mine and Hugo's names all over the news and not for the right reason. I had watched people pick our life and history apart, examining my father's death under a microscope and openly debating whether Hugo and I had anything to do with it! And now word had gotten out about another murder, the verdict was in, and Hugo and I were guilty as charged! I had already had several calls from investors in a panic, threatening to pull money and support. Aurora's little stunt would cost me dearly and bite me in the ass! I would have to return the favor and take it out on her plump little ass! "What are we gonna do about this s

Alec POV "What I don't get is that bitch is out there playing the victim, dragging our name through the mud, and you act like it's just another day in the fucking office!" Hugo vented at me as if I could change things with a click of my fingers. "And you're here talking about presents and shit!! He added with a scoff that made my jaw clench slightly. "Brother, do I look worried?" I asked, turning to face him as we reached the basement door, softening my expression, not wanting to argue but done with his tantrum. "No, and that's the point I am trying to make. Why don't you seem more upset about the fact that whore.." "Careful!" I warned, narrowing my eyes on my brother's blue hues. She may be a pain in my ass, but she was my pain in the ass, and I did not appreciate him running his mouth. "Like I said, do I seem worried?" I repeated my question, keeping my tone level. "No!" He huffed, crossing his arms and looking at me suspiciously. "Right, so if I am not worried, can you