"Did you have fun?" she inquired, extending my underwear toward me. "I've never felt so alive in a long time," I responded, gratefully accepting the clothes. As Rhea and I walked back through the thickets toward the edge of the woods, the moment felt ripe to broach the delicate subject of her past
~Malik~ We were received warmly in the North, but there was an undercurrent tension in the atmosphere. The Alphas seemed to be hiding something, whispering among themselves during dinner the previous night, making Rafe, Hunter, and me feel like outsiders. I shouldn't have been bothered about whate
~Malik~ We reached the Lycan Parliament in record time. I barely had time to kill the engine before I leapt out of the car. My wolf had taken over, transforming me into my formidable half-wolf, half-human form. My brothers and the warriors who accompanied me followed closely, ready to unleash their
"Do you remember that night when you and your father were forced to watch him suck out the blood from your mother and sister?" Abee continued, his smirk sinister, almost satisfactory as he recalled that encounter. "I see you remember. Now, how do you feel knowing that our people suffer because of th
~Ezinne~ "Cinch it tighter!" Louisa commanded imperiously. Clutching the edge of the cabinet for support, I struggled to draw breath as the servant yanked mercilessly at the corset laced across my back. My vision blurred, eyes bulging under the strain, yet Louisa, my callous stepmother, urged the
~Ezinne~ As I ran from my concealed position behind the tree, my heart pounded furiously. Garrick, having spotted me in my hiding spot, approached with a look of bewilderment etching his features. As the others followed suit, I knew I had to run to save myself from humiliation. I couldn't quit
Seven Years Later... ~Ezinne~ I awoke abruptly, my scream piercing the silence of the night, a familiar terror gripping my heart from the same nightmare that had plagued me for years. There was no one rushing into my room to check on me anymore; my nightly outbursts had become routine, and I
~Ezinne~ I watched Rose with intense scrutiny as she absentmindedly twiddled her fingers, hidden from view beneath the desk. Rose's status was not quite defined in my life. She was not quite an ally, but the one person I could rely on without reservation. Several years my senior, she had never giv