Cress And Thorne Novels & Stories

FANE I grabbed another crate of flowers and put them in the cooler. The door to the shop opened and Thorne walked in carrying two more. “Where do you want these?” “Are those the daffodils or the baby’s breath?” I asked. He glanced inside the crate and made a face. “This one is baby’s breath, and this one looks like curly twigs.” I laughed. “They’re curly willow tips.” I pointed to where Liv stood at another cooler. “Let Liv have them. They go in that one.”

Chapter 59: His Protection “So what brings you to Crescent? You’ve never cared for your roots, always lurking in human packs, falling in love with mortals,” Thorne said, his voice edged with a challenge. Raven chuckled, tsking her tongue, her white-blonde hair catching the light. “Such a pleasant way to welcome your aunt. You never really gave me that welcoming that sounds like, This is my fiancé aunty, even though I already know her name.” Her gaze snapped to Thorne, expectant.

Everything screams Thorne, intense, brooding, commanding, and extra. I spy double doors at the end of the hall and as I push them open, I'm hit with the best smell ever, breakfast. And there he is. Thorne Wintermere. At the stove. Flipping bacon and eggs like it's just another day in his absurdly perfect life. Totally. Fucking. Shirtless.

In the distance, a silver tree shimmered like starlight, its diamond-like leaves whispering secrets above arched branches that reached toward a sky of infinite wonder. “Enter,” came Nyx Thorneveil’s voice, calm, low, but cutting through the silence like a blade. Cressida stood at the edge of the clouded path, clutching a bundle of glowing parchment. Every step forward seemed to sink her deeper into the dreamscape until she reached a floating crystal platform where Vice Principal Nyx Thorneveil waited. “Vice Principal,” Cressida said, bowing slightly, “I have something you’ll want to see.”

He couldn't— "I, Julian Thorne, future Alpha of the Silverpine Pack, reject you, Ella Ashford, as my mate and my bride." The bond snapped in my chest. Pain tore through my chest unlike anything I had ever known. My soul was being ripped apart, every cell on fire and freezing simultaneously. I collapsed to my knees as agony consumed me. The sheet pooled around me. I didn't care. I just lost everything. This wasn't supposed to happen. We were fated. The Moon Goddess herself had chosen us. We were supposed to have pups with his eyes and my laugh. I was supposed to be his Luna, his queen.

Trent went way back with the Thorntons, as he and Lizzie Thornton had dated until they’d broken up unexpectedly when they’d barely graduated high school. Trent was tall and muscular, with bright blue eyes that Harrison had heard his sister Lizzie admit were beyond beautiful. Lizzie had run off to be a musician and hadn’t been in Fair Haven for a while now, but Trent had stayed. And, Harrison had a feeling, had been waiting for his sister to return. “Oh, are your best customers not allowed in here anymore?” Caleb said as he gave Trent another shoulder slap like he’d given Harrison. “I guess you guys do keep me in business. Who else will drink my shittiest, overpriced beer?”