ChaseI headed inside after picking a blue lotus for my girl. Mom had them planted, telling me one day that I might need them. Boy was she right.I headed to my floor and Lyse’s rooms. I knocked and waited. No answer. ‘I hear water, Chase.’, Havoc said. ‘And more than that, I can hear her crying.’, he continued, sounding and feeling agitated.I tried the knob. Locked.‘You have to make this right. That she-bitch ruined everything. We were making progress with her.’, he said, rage coming through at Harper and her nerve.I looked at the flower in my hand and then I reached into my pocket, my hand closing around the key to her rooms. It was actually the key to both of our suites as well as the locked adjoining door between the two.I went to my room and unlocked that door, slipping in and leaving the flower on her pillow, yearning to go to her, only feet away.I could picture her body under the surface of the water, almost instantly hard at the thought of kissing away her hurt and maki
CarolinaI headed back to Arvand’s office, anger and uncertainty pulsing through every fiber of me.Lycans, unmated males specifically, had somewhat of a reputation among the ladies. If Dylan was just going to yank my baby girl’s heart around and then tear it into pieces with other girls while he strung her along, he had another thing coming.I knocked, waiting for an answer.“Come in, Carolina.”, Arvand answered.“Arvand. We have to talk.”, I started.“I already know what happened.”, he answered, taking the wind right out of my sails. Of course he knew.“I won’t stand by and watch her heart be destroyed. He’d better fix it.”, I demanded, my momma wolf coming out in full force.“He linked me. They’re going for a run tonight, alone. Hopefully their wolves can communicate better than they can on their own.”, he said.“What about this other girl? Who is she and what kind of girl does what she did?”“What about her? She’s nothing to Dylan.”, he began.“But-”, I interrupted.“Let me finish
ChaseShe stopped just as we were heading out the door. “Hang on a sec. I just have to do something real quick.”, she said.“Everything ok?”, I asked.“Yeah. Everything’s fine.”, she said as she headed toward her rooms.I stood by the back door waiting for her when I smelled the sickly sweet odor of flowers. I turned around to find Harper standing there, just a little too close for my liking.“What?”, I demanded, annoyed at yet another interruption.“Listen, I realize I may have been a little…overbearing earlier.”, she began.I scoffed, a scowl in her direction earning me the satisfaction of seeing her shrink back, if only for a second. I could feel Havoc peeking through in anger.“What do you want, Harper?”, I asked, my patience growing shorter the longer she was in my presence.“I was just going to say sorry to your little friend, Chase.”I looked at her, pushing my aura out, just a little.“I mean, Your Royal Highness.”, she corrected herself, though it sounded as though she was fo
ChaseHavoc was hot on her trail through the forest, knowing she was headed to the flower field when a scent came through on the breeze, almost as though something had run past.The scent of sulfur and death, just like by the lake.I linked my guards telling them to hurry to the fields.I watched just beyond the line of trees, close to her but out of sight.Out of nowhere, she began to run my way, fear and determination coming through the bond. As I watched, a wolf blacker than the night appeared, its blood red eyes on my mate as it tried to run her down.Havoc used his strength to propel us over her and land between them.No way in hell was anything getting close to her. She is mine.Havoc snarled, baring his fangs as he charged toward the wolf. Out of the blue, it was like he vaporized, nothing left but black smoke and that acrid odor.We ran back to the palace under my personal guard, the rest searching for the intruder.As the adrenaline wore off, I noticed Lyse’s wolf starting to
At the second floor landing, Harper watched them go further up, seething with jealousy. Why was he taking her to the third floor? Who is she? Harper intended to find out. No way was she giving up her chance to be queen and expand her dad’s influence and power, and in turn her own. Not to mention, him. She had been after the Lycan prince for some time, but her attempts at getting him in bed had never worked.Annalyse“Hey.”, I heard from a distance. I shifted to get more comfortable. I was having the best dream. In it, I was resting my head on Chase’s shoulder, running my hands down the ridges of his stomach, delighting in every cut of his abs. He had his hands in my hair, a soft groan escaping him as his muscles tensed under my touch. The sounds he made spurring me on as my hand grazed the top of his jeans, his button undone, my fingertips just sliding inside, provoking a hiss of need from him.My lips pressed against his throat as my leg climbed over his, his thigh now pressing in
I answered the knock that came, glad that my mate was getting looked at. I was more than concerned at her lack of healing.I opened the door to find Dr. Jamison, bag in hand and a look of concern creasing his brow.“Your Roy-”, he began,I cut him off. “Dr. Jamison, thank you for coming so late.”, I said quickly.“Of course, Sir. Now why am I here? Are you injured?”I glanced back to see that Lyse was dozing off, and gestured for the doctor to step further into the hall.He looked at me with some confusion. “Is everything alright?”“No. I just wanted to fill you in on a few things before you head in.”, I said.“Of course.”, he replied, looking at me expectantly.I didn’t miss what the look of confusion meant as he kept glancing at the doors that my mother used to live behind.“We’ve been having a problem with what seems to be a rogue pack on the borders. Most of the pack is aware of this as we have warned everyone to stay in groups and keep an eye out as they go about their daily busi
I woke again as Chase and a man with kind eyes and a doctor’s bag walked in.“Hi”, I said, as they walked to me.“Lyse, this is Doctor Jamison. He’s going to take a look to see what can be done to speed your healing. Doctor Jamison, this is Lyse.”, Chase introduced.“Ma’am, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”, he regarded me with a smile and twinkle in his eyes.“Please, just Lyse. Ma’am makes me sound like I’m my mother or something.”, I grinned, and winced at the same time.He looked to Chase for the flash of a second and I noticed Chase giving him an almost imperceptible nod.“I’ve been filled in a bit, but I’d like to hear from you and see what we’re dealing with here.”, he said, unzipping his bag.“Well, uh, we went for a run tonight and everything was great. Until we got to the flower fields.”, I began, the doctor waiting patiently for me to continue.“I stopped, waiting, and then out of nowhere, a black wolf with the deepest red eyes I’ve ever seen came charging toward me. I ran back
I walked the doctor out to the landing, not wanting to get too far away from Lyse.“Well?”, I asked him.“Well, I’ve seen this before, but not since the Astrydian’s bordered us. Given that there are no more, this is perplexing.”, he said, a mark of concentration appearing in the middle of his forehead.“Why is that?”, I asked.“Because only one pack is known to be able to leave a mark like that. And only one pack could be affected in the way she has been, until now. I need to get this sample back to my lab and bring her the poultice. We may also need to speak to the King, Your Royal Highness.”, he said.“I’m already on it, Dr. Jamison. Thank you so much for coming tonight to care for her.”, I said, the sincerity in my words softening his gaze.“Of course, Highness. It’s my honor. And congratulations.”, he returned, a small smile on his face as he walked away.I told my guards to allow no one up, except the doctor when he returned. I have to get the measures in place for her protection