Five Nights With 39 Novels & Stories

The second with a shattered jaw. I ran. Dawn found me at a human airport. I dialed a number I never thought I would use. "Dean Thorne. This is Selene Nightshade." His voice was calm. "I was wondering when you would call." "I need to report Alistair Blackthorn. Infidelity. Abuse. Misuse of restricted Moonflower Essence resulting in a death. Desecration of remains." I held my breath. "I have evidence. Recordings. Everything." A pause. Then: "The council will hear it. Come to the liaison office. I will send Gideon Frost to meet you."

They agreed and left without a second glance, with laughter and music drifting from the courtyard as I lay gasping in the dirt like a dying dog. I curled my hand into a fist with the last of my strength. For the first time in years, a strange calm settled over me. I knew I would find a way out, I would leave this place, and every single thing they had done to me over the past five years would be paid back. Not once, not twice, but a thousand times over!

"We already talked about this. I was tired. I slipped up. Why are you bringing this up now, after such a perfect night?" "Because I found the paper, Damian." I walked over to the laundry bin. My heart was thumping against my ribs like a trapped bird. I reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out the crumpled reservation. I threw it on the unmade bed. Then, I pulled out the strip of condoms. They looked small and ugly against the white sheets. "Chicago," I whispered, pointing at the paper. "A hotel room in Chicago. On our anniversary. And these? We haven’t used these in five years.

"Five years ago, I was merely a shadow of your past. What makes you think I would come back?" My head was filled with questions and doubts. He fell silent. I could see the fear in his eyes, the fear of losing me for a second time. But I was no longer the same woman I was five years ago. I was no longer the woman who waited for him to turn around and see me as I was, not just a vessel for his old memories. "I know I don’t deserve a second chance. I know I’ve hurt you in the cruelest way. But I regret it, truly regret it. I’ve spent five years searching for you, hoping to atone for my mistakes. I... I still love you."

CHARLOTTE Nathan cleaned me up gently, and while I might have enjoyed what we just had, I blushed furiously while he cleaned me up. He enjoyed my discomfort and drew out the aftercare, laughing at my apparent nervousness and awkwardness. When we were both clean and dressed, Nathan carried me back to bed and teased me into cuddling with him. I was starting to get comfortable when he started talking. “Five years ago, I had a one-night stand with a stranger. I believe it was a setup, and there, at Magical Nights hotel, I got drunk and slept with a woman who disappeared the next morning,” I stilled, my heart pounding at his very familiar words.

She looks really lovely, so damn pretty as her eyes were closed. “I think we won't get to spend the tenth night together, you'll be pregnant before then,I don't know, I'm feeling kinda bad I won't get to see my child, you know, you're the first woman I've ever fucked raw without any protective measures…” Silence.. “You know that day, I didn't come around,I got wasted with a friend,I wasn't with any lady, since I started nights with you,I can't hook up with any other lady “ She turned to look at me,her tits pressing on my bare skin.

He was off on a film set with Renee. She'd called him, desperate, telling him she felt awful. His response? The same as always. "Wait for me. I'll be back soon." He didn't come back until the fever had already broken. It was always like that. Broken promises, over and over, until all the letdowns blurred together. After one brutal fight, he swore he'd change. Promised he wouldn't leave her for Renee again. She'd given him five chances. This was the fifth.