Eli brushes the tears off my cheeks. “Goddess, I’m so happy to see you. How are you, beautiful?”My mouth is dry, and it takes a lot of strength to croak out. “Alive.” They all laugh, but I didn’t mean it as a joke.“Of course you are,” Tristan tells me, standing right next to my left shoulder. “We
*Reece* This is the most beautiful and simultaneously the most terrifying experience I’ve ever had in my life. All I can do at this moment is stare into my beautiful daughter’s eyes and imagine the whole lifetime she has ahead of her. I can’t even describe the relief I’m feeling now that Rose is o
She looks at me, and the last thing I want to do is hand my new baby daughter over to anyone, but I do it anyway, reluctantly. My arms feel so empty when the nurse takes her from me, and suddenly, a rush of dread comes over me as I wonder what it will be like when she gets married, and I have to say
*Gene*“The fucking Breeder had her babies?” I repeat to the servant who has just barged into my bathroom to give me this news. I am taking a soak in my garden tub, and the scents of roses, lilacs, and other flowers are wafting around me. I had found it soothing until a few moments ago when this idi
*Eli*Tristan, Mark, and Reece have all spent some time with Rose now, and we’ve taken a few turns going in so Rose can feed the pups. They all look so full and satisfied, sleeping in their little bassinets with nurses coming and going quietly, and Rose is resting again now. I can’t imagine what it
“Got it,” I say. “Is he a threat?”Mark shakes his head. “He hasn’t been a problem,” he says. “He’s all about complaining but doesn’t have the teeth to back it up. I’m not worried about Al.”“Still,” I say, “I’ll keep my eye on him.”Mark nods with a lighthearted laugh and digs into the huge plate o
*Adam* Alaster Dravenwolf has left the castle, and I don’t think this is a good thing. In fact, it makes me very nervous. The new Beta that Alpha King Gene has just named to replace me looks a bit deranged to me, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he hasn’t actually been diagnosed with something like…
“Fine. But you stay near the back, and don’t do anything stupid,” I tell her. Shelby scoffs. “When have I ever done anything stupid?” I know she literally will kill me if I am stupid enough to answer that question. “Okay,” is all I say to her, and I go about preparing myself to go make an argument