All Chapters of Promised to the Panthers: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

“How are you feeling?”I glanced up at my father as I entered the living room. “Fine.”“You look like you haven’t slept much, darling,” Joy said from her spot on the couch.I rolled my eyes at her, but remained silent. How could I possibly sleep after finding the body of a girl I’ve known since kindergarten in my apartment?The girl had been identified as Christy Carmichael. A girl I had been friends with up until she dropped out of high school after falling pregnant. What was even scarier was the fact that we looked so much alike. I was sure that the killer had it planned like that. “Take a seat, Vanya. We need to talk.”Nothing good ever came from my father telling me that we needed to talk. My eyes darted from him to Joy. What are they up to?“Would you like something to drink, honey?”My eyes narrowed on his back as he walked over to his drink cabinet. I knew that tone of voice. Something was definitely up.I looked at Joy, but she was engrossed in something on her phone.“Vanya

Obsidian had me pinned to the ground with an elbow digging painfully into my ribs. If he put any more pressure on it, he would definitely break a rib. I’d only ever broken a bone once and although it healed fast, it was not something I wanted to experience ever again.I knew better than to try and get out of the hold he had me in, even though my instincts were urging me to fight and get away. Obsidian was a predator, and I was his prey.“Obsidian,” Ezra urged calmly. “Let him up. You’re scaring, Vanya.”A whimper fell from my lips when he put more pressure on my ribs. I was silently waiting to hear the snap of bone. He eased some of his weight off me after a few minutes, but he didn’t let me go.“Take her and leave,” Obsidian ordered. “Now!”Ezra’s footsteps were loud in the silence that followed. Obsidian stayed still until a door upstairs slammed closed and Vanya’s screaming insults were cut off. But then he moved faster than I was prepared for. One second, I was on my stomach with

I’m living with three Hybrids in a cabin deep in the forest. It was the thought that kept me tossing and turning all night. I managed to fall asleep in the early hours of the morning, but it was short-lived because I was woken by a roar.It was a sound so fucking scary that I almost peed my pants. I shot upright in bed with my heart ready to jump out of my chest. My eyes darted around my room that was already bathed in bright sunlight. Curiosity had me throwing back the sheets and racing towards the window.Pushing the curtain aside, I gaped at the scene that greeted me.Their house, I discovered, was built near a clearing with a huge ass waterfall merely a few feet away.I stared at the water, glistering in the sunlight like a thousand diamonds.The urge to go out and get a closer look to explore it was too strong to resist.After changing my clothes and pulling my hair into a ponytail, I headed downstairs.Nobody was home.The dirty dishes from our late night sandwiches were still

My lips still tingled from his kiss, and my skin still burned where his fingers had gripped me. Desire hummed through my veins, leaving me twitching. I wanted to do so much more than kiss him, but I couldn’t, because Ezra had run away.When Charlene had mentioned the fact that the women in town had been spreading rumours about Ezra being hung, I never expected it to be true.Shaking my head, I tried to focus on the current dilemma I was in; stranded on a rock near a massive waterfall, and I was sure that nobody would hear me calling for help.Have I done something wrong? Is that why he had shifted and then took off?I shouldn’t have kissed him, but I couldn’t resist. There was just something about knowing that no other woman had ever kissed him before.But why had he run off? What if he was saving his first kiss for someone special and I had ruined it?I sighed and lowered my head to stare at the small rocks below my feet. After another second’s hesitation, I slowly started to slip do

When I woke up again, I was lying in the middle of a bed twice as big as my own, with sheets as soft as rose petals rubbing against my skin. Okay, so maybe I was exaggerating a bit, but it certainly was a big bed and the sheets rubbing my skin were definitely silk.I blinked up at the unfamiliar ceiling for a few seconds before pushing myself up onto my elbows to look around.It was dim—so dim that I could only make out certain shapes; the place was pretty bare.I sat up, making the sheet slide over my breasts and down my stomach to pool in my lap.The fact that I was naked should’ve been alarming. I was in a strange room, on a strange bed, and completely naked, but I felt safe.I could clearly remember what had happened in the woods; Obsidian had fucked me against a tree where he had also choked me and made me pass out.Shaking my head, I carefully moved to the edge of the bed and swung my legs over the edge to stand. A grimace worked its way onto my face when I took the first step.