I look at Shelby. “Shelby… why?” She looks like she’s about to burst, and she finally spits it out. “Because I’m pregnant!” My eyes go wide, and I want to grab her and jump up and down, but I don’t want to squish Reeva, so I do a milder equivalent of that, which involves one arm and bouncing more
*Rose*“Four million dollars? Isn’t that an awful lot of money for only a few months’ worth of work?”Quiet voices filter into my ears from the living room, and I pause to listen, hoping that my parents are not discussing me.Then… I hear my name, and I know that they are talking about me. Again.“R
*Rose* The journey to Castle Black Rocktakes about two days. We travel by train, me and the escort that King Gene has sent to make sure that I arrive at the castle safely. Some of the packs are in a bit of an uproar over the way that King Gene has chosen the four Alphas to be considered to replace
*Rose* Whatever I’ve run into, it’s solid as a rock and jars me backward, almost making me fall flat onto the stone floor of the castle. But at the last moment, as I am tumbling backward, a hand stretches out and grabs my arm, keeping me from toppling over and pulling me back to my feet. With tea
*Rose* I am naked, on a bed, and my legs are spread wide open. This is how I wait for the doctor. How attractive…. The lovely nurse from before has just left. She came into the examination room to check on me, saying that she wasn’t sure I could manage by myself since, clearly, I have rocks for br
*Rose*King Gene dismisses everyone from the auditorium except for me.Dr. Pendergan stays with me, and I notice a couple standing down at the bottom of the stage. Still, my heart is pounding in my chest. I wonder what in the world is going to happen to me now.“Well, I must say,” the Alpha King beg
“I understand,” I sympathize, forcing a smile. It isn’t that I don’t appreciate the fact that she wants to be my friend. I don’t have a lot of friends, none that I’m even going to miss, so it would be great to have a friend here. But I am so nervous, I can’t even think, let alone try to be happy.“S
“Here we are,” Beta Adam announces, pushing the door open.I stand outside and stare for a moment, first at the door… and then at the room.It’s gorgeous–and huge. I think most of my house back home would fit in here.There’s a living room area with a large plush red sofa set before an expansive tel