SallyIt’s been an hour since Ryan and I arrived at the club, and so far, I’m not enjoying my time. Raven and her friend, Jessica, are sitting on either side of Ryan, and both of them seem interested in the handsome hybrid.“And then Laura said she would try to drink her blood from a wineglass next time...”My eyes narrow as I listen to Raven’s story. She and Jessica are regular vampires, but Ryan’s hybrid status doesn’t seem to scare them. Quite the contrary. They are VERY into him, and Raven is currently squeezing his muscular arm through his shirt as if she owns the man.“I see,” Ryan says without looking at any of the women sitting beside him. Instead, he is studying my face as if searching for something. A reaction, maybe?Well, then he will be left disappointed because he won’t be getting one from me. I don’t care that he is surrounded by women. Not one bit. The more the merrier, right?‘Aren’t you jealous?’ Ryan asks through telepathy.I swallow thickly before thinking my answe
Sally When I walk up to the mansion after my night out with Ryan, I’m not too surprised to see that Ashton is waiting for me by the gates. I had a feeling someone would go and check on the guards. Ashton crosses his thick arms over his chest. “Where the hell have you been?! Do you know what time it is?” He is using his Alpha tone that’s made me shake in fear a billion times before. But I’m not consumed by fear, not tonight. I’ve spent hours with Ryan, someone who is far more dangerous than Ashton. So, it’s honestly a waste of time being afraid of my Alpha. So, instead of being afraid of Ashton, I’m irritated by his presence and roll my eyes. “It’s really none of your business.” “Oh, it is my business!” he spits out. “You’re a member of my pack, and you’re also working for me—I own you and demand to know where you’ve been!” My eyes narrow. “I was at the rave club downtown.” “The vampire club?!” there is a vein on Ashton’s forehead that looks about ready to burst. Poor guy needs t
RyanI’ve never been in love. Why? Because I don’t age. I’ve lived for...I don’t know how many years. I just know that I’m stuck as a twenty-five-year-old guy forever, and because of this, I decided never to make a woman mine. I don’t want to watch them age. It would hurt too much.Instead, I told myself that my mother and half-brother were the only two people I needed in my life. But my mother was murdered by my half-brother’s pack a year ago, and my half-brother? Well, he is no longer considered a close friend of mine. I call him little brother to tease him, but in reality, I’m the older one. Not that it matters. After I’ve murdered him and his pack, I won’t have any relatives left.But lately, there’s been one person I can’t get out of my head. Sally the Omega has been haunting my thoughts for days now. It’s strange; I’ve never felt this way about anyone before. I’m the bad guy in the story for crying out loud! I don’t do feelings.But here I am with a different woman in my arms, a
Sally“Don’t you want to hold your baby?” the pack doctor asks Blair for the second time.“Uh, no?” Blair responds from her bed and laughs. “I mean, I’ve been pregnant for two months already. Can’t I get a freaking break?”The doctor looks stunned.Blair has just given birth to a beautiful daughter inside her own room. The whole childbirth took less than an hour with the pack doctor’s magic. Blair isn’t in any pain at all, which must be why the pack doctor is so surprised about her unwillingness to tend to her own baby.I’m not surprised. Not even a little bit. Blair never had a maternal aura about her, and I am aware that postpartum depression is a real issue for many women after childbirth. It can manifest as intense feelings of sadness, anxiety, and exhaustion that linger long after the baby is born.But this isn’t postpartum.Blair is just a diva who doesn’t have time for babies. She is already typing on her phone, probably planning on drinking now that she isn’t pregnant, while t
SallyTAP TAP TAP!I can’t help but sigh when I hear the tapping on my window. Ryan coming over whenever Ashton isn’t around has become a regular occurrence, and I don’t even need to turn around to know it’s him. For the past week, he has been persistently asking me to let him in, and of course, tonight, when the pack is out hunting the demon bear wreaking havoc, Ryan has decided to seize the opportunity.Gently, I lift Gwyneth from her crib and sigh. She giggles as Ryan taps on the window, and I give her a stern look. “Don’t encourage him,” I scold, “he may be your uncle, but believe me, inviting him in would not end well.”“It would be perfectly safe to let me inside!” Ryan argues. “Besides, there is a big demon bear out there, and if you let me inside, I could protect you!”I can’t help but snort at his statement. “Oh please, Ryan. Last time I checked, bears aren’t capable of opening doors. And as for protecting us...well, let’s just say we need protection from you.”He pouts, and
SallyI can feel Ryan’s body stiffen under my touch before he withdraws to stare down at me. His eyes look as confused as I feel. What are we doing?“I want you.”My knees turn weak, and I swear the floor dips beneath me, his confession taking up too much air. Ryan seems just as aghast by his words, his eyes going wide and his breathing turning fast. But he doesn’t try to take back his words. Instead, he takes a deep breath and says, “Tell me you don’t want me, too, and I will leave.”My mouth opens. I’m about to deny how wet I am for him, but the words never come. I stand there, staring up at him while keeping my hands on his right pectoral muscle. It’s the smallest of contact. And yet, it’s everything. His nipples are hard, and my breath hitches.Most of all, I want his shirt on the floor so I can lick his abs and bite his nipples. Shamelessly, I feel him up and see what he is hiding underneath his boxers.A quick glance up tells me Ryan would let me do whatever the heck I wanted wi
SallyI’m not an idiot—I know Ryan is only carrying me to my room to fuck me since he didn’t get to finish. So imagine my surprise when he gently places me on my bed and pulls my thick blanket over me....what the heck is he doing?I stare up at him and he gives me a smile. “I will go and fetch our clothes from the kitchen. Do you need anything?”“Umm...” I blink repeatedly, for a moment too shocked to even speak English. Eventually, I manage to stop staring at his gorgeous body and stammer, “W-water?”He chuckles. “Anything else?”My eyes widen. “Oh, yes! Could you bring the monitor from the nursery?”His brows rise, the smile on his lips morphing into a grin that somehow manages to look both endearing and devilish at the same time. “Sure thing, sweetheart,” he responds, his voice a low rumble that sends shivers down my spine. He turns to go but then glances back at me, his eyes twinkling with mischief. “Just to clarify, though, you’re asking for a baby monitor and not some kinky adu
RyanI’m in love with Sally Fletcher.My heart hasn’t stopped racing since I left her bed this morning. She was so cute when she nestled up to me like a little kitten searching for warmth. It was all purely sweet and innocent...until she groped my butt like the secret little pervert she is. Not that I mind. I honestly find her attraction to me adorable. There is just something about how she looks at my pectoral muscles that makes me smile.I stare up at the ceiling, smiling until the reality of the situation crashes over me. What am I doing thinking about a girl when I have so many plans I must set into motion? I still haven’t found my mother’s crypt. I’ve been slacking off, which is highly unlike me. I should be stalking Ashton right now, finding him alone in an alley, and threatening him to tell me where he buried my mother after piercing a magical dagger through her chest.My mother was one of the four original vampires. She led large armies back when the vampires reigned...until t