Valeria’s POV“Mommy, can I stay with you for a while?” Edith asks as I drop her and Emmett back to school. She holds my hand as we approach the building, and even though I hold her back reassuringly, I have to admit that I’m curious about this sudden shy behavior.“What’s going on?” Emmett asks. “D
“No, mommy.” Edith shakes her head. “He just looked at me. And when I stopped playing, he left. I’m just scared that he’s there watching me again. I really want to play but I’m worried about him. What if I go out there and he’s watching me again? What do I do?”I can’t stand to see her this scared w
Valeria’s POVI’m rooted in my spot, staring at the man in front of me. But at this point I suppose I should stop calling him a man, because he’s so far from that.Everything about him screams something else. Even though my heart rate has slowed down I still feel like I can’t move. I just watch as h
“You don’t have to come forward and be public about your existence like we are,” I declare. I have to admit, I had no idea about that clause in the treaty. But then again, Nikolai and Ares should have known. If we were indeed doing something we shouldn’t then they should have spoken up about it. “We
“We’ll see,” is all I manage to say, then I promptly end the mind-link with Heather.Before I can even tell Frank to go, he already takes initiative. He starts to drive into the neighborhood, stopping in front of the lab and getting out of the car at the same time that I climb out. His fists are cle
Valeria’s POV “I can’t accept you as my mate.” It’s happening again. The seven words that sparked the beginning of the end, haunting me even in my dreams. I force myself to wake up, but even with my fitful sleep, I can’t. Matthew’s face looms over mine, in perfect color even in a dream. He’s as h
Valeria’s POV My heart drops. I look at everyone and I see that their horrified expressions are slowly turning into outrage. “What did you do?” Naomi’s voice is nothing but a low growl. “What did you do!” With that, she lunges at me and delivers the hardest slap on my face. Black spots start to d
Ares’s POV The last flick of the woman’s tongue along my stiff shaft sends me over the edge. I come apart under her touch as she and her companion continue to pleasure me. A groan escapes my lips and I thread my fingers through their hair, urging them to go faster as I slowly descend from my high.