It was incredible. "I'm going to be sparring against them?" I whispered, feeling stupid when they laughed, having obviously heard me. Heat filled my cheeks, but Joselin just smirked as she gestured for me to go over the treadmill. "Not yet, your highness. Today I want to see where you are at, so w

I was learning how to look after myself, and while doing so, I was living a life that most people only dreamed about. If that came with an angry and possibly unfaithful man, then I would just live with it. It wasn't like I loved the guy or even had any feelings for him beyond physical attraction. "

As I sat, Killian did too, and the rest of the pack followed suit. The food was brought out shortly after, and I did my best to hide my shaking hands as I took small and careful bites. My nerves were winning, and I hated that there were so many eyes on me. The ones sticking out the most sat at the

The small push of jealousy and disgust encouraged me forward, and I let out a breath of relief when I found him sitting behind his desk on his computer, just as angry and frustrated as ever. He didn't look up until I closed the door behind me, and I watched the muscles in his jaw tick as he looked

"I guess we're both protecting ourselves then. I can't feel anything more for any of your kind because you all have soulmates out there, waiting for you. We both know the claim of a chosen mate is weak compared to a fated mate. If I chose to be with Tobias or anyone else, they could find their fated