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I was anxious about going to check on Ezra. I have been overcome with guilt since I learned that he went dormant when he and Mateo discovered me dead in Tyler’s basement. Lucien was right, I should have held on just a little longer. It was just hard to hang on when the pain was my entire existence. “Are you ready, my love?” Mateo asked when he came back from feeding. He bent and kissed me on the temple once he was next to me. It was nice to be treated as if I were precious to him. I really don’t deserve the kindness of any of these men. I have brought them more chaos than happiness, and still, they remain loving and attentive. Adrian is sweet and attentive in his own way, too, even if it isn’t all hearts and flowers with him.“Yeah, I think so. Will Ezra just look like he is asleep?” I asked, taking the hand Mateo offered me. Why couldn’t the moon goddess give me a mate like any of these men? If I receive a second chance mate, I hope he will be like one of the vampires I have come

I was by Vanessa’s side in seconds. “Like hell you will,” I growled, grabbing her by the arm and spinning her around to face me. There was a defiant look in her eyes and a challenge in her body language. ‘Game on, Little Poochie. I’ve been waiting for this day,’ I thought to myself.“The servants are here to meet our needs, right? Well, I have a need, and I intend to have it met. Now take your hands off me, Fangs!” she shouted, slapping me across the face. A grin spread across my face. Little Poochie wants to play rough and is tired of being treated like glass. I am happy to oblige. I pushed her against the door facing and grabbed hold of her curls, tugging at them. “This is mine, and I only share with two others. Neither of them are servants. You’re ready to play? Fine, but we’re playing on my terms. Go ahead and say something smart, Vanessa, and I will use my belt before I fuck you into oblivion,” I smirked, running a finger along her damp slit.“Yes, please,” she whispered. Her h

I am so confused right now. I don’t understand why I was compelled in the moment to mark Ezra. I understand even less why I feel so guilty that I didn’t mark either of the other two. ‘Ezra is mine and I am Ezra’s,’ Lena preened. ‘You forced us to mark Ezra? Why? It isn’t like he can actually be your mate, Lena. That’s just crazy,’ I argued. ‘I am his paladin, am I not?’ she questioned.‘Yes, you are. But I think you hurt Mateo and Adrian’s feelings by not marking them too. Mateo saved our lives, and Adrian was the first not to treat us as if we were fragile. I need them all for different reasons,’ I explained. ‘Sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt anyone, but Ezra claimed me from day one. I know I belong to him,’ she sulked. ‘Well, I don’t know what the moon goddess will think of us claiming him. What if she has someone else picked for a second chance mate for us?’ I explained. “Are you asleep on your feet, Little Poochie?” Adrian asked, pulling me out of the conversation with my wolf.

I have been ravenous since Vanessa marked me, and I’m not entirely sure that all of the hunger is for blood. I know she spent the night with Adrian and that she was the one who ultimately ended Tyler’s life. Mateo observed the whole thing as it happened and then came to get me so that we could dispose of the body. I spent the remainder of the evening wondering when I would get the chance to speak to Vanessa about what happened in the playroom. I was completely caught off guard when it happened and genuinely thrilled to be claimed, but I don’t think that even she has a full grasp of what happened. It is one of those moments where I wish that there was some way for me to communicate with the moon goddess to ask how I should proceed with what has transpired.Coming to the conclusion that worrying about what comes next was futile, I decided to wait and let Vanessa take the lead. Surely Vanessa knew what feeling the need to mark a mate would feel like, wouldn’t she? “Hey. Good Morning. H

I have been patiently waiting for my turn with Vanessa. I have wanted to go to her since I witnessed her end that bastard's life. I saw her enter the room before anyone else did and started to go pull her out of the room, but things progressed rather quickly. I decided that if things took a turn for the worse, I would just go through the window if necessary. It wasn’t like any damage would be permanent; I healed incredibly quickly.I didn't need to take action; Vanessa handled the situation with far more dignity and grace than anyone could have expected. Once she fell into Adrian’s arms, weeping, I went to inform Ezra that it was over and we needed to take care of things. Between Ezra and me, we made the decision that this would be the last person tortured in this household. We have relied on Adrian to do the dirty work for far too long, and even we can see that Vanessa has changed him for the better. I have given a lot of thought to Vanessa marking Ezra two nights ago in the playroo