Ari had a triumphant look. "The almighty Laika is scared of someone? That is interesting. Did you see someone you recognized here?" she leaned closer. "You know, I do not trust you. There is something about you that feels strange." "Yes, I understand you. A lot of people find me strange beca
LAIKA The person covered my eyes with his large palm and quickly flipped me to face them. Before I got a chance to even speak and know who they were, his lips crashed on mine, knocking out all my breath. I reached for his shoulders to steady myself, and that was when I noticed his braid. This wa
ALPHA KARIM THIRTY MINUTES AGO “What happened?” Jago asked. I spat out blood and fisted my hands on my waist. My gaze shifted to Sekani. He eyed me and looked away. I knew he had a lot to say to me, but he knew this was not the right time. We had decided to split up and look for Laika in that
I did not understand the state of things when I was not myself. I knew I hated Morpheus, but I did not know that the hatred ran this deep. I also did not know he had his claws deep into my mate’s flesh. What else does he have deep inside her? I was almost losing my patience when the girl I saw spe
LAIKA I felt different emotions at the same time when Karim came back. I was afraid, ecstatic, and confused. I knew that Karim would find me, even if for no other reason than because of his heir, and I thought I braced myself for what came next. I cannot trust him enough to go back with him y
"Don't always exude anger." That would be very difficult to do. I turned to Sekani, who was already dipping himself in the water. "Or I could get this imp to convince her. She listens to him." "If anyone needs to convince Laika that you are real, it should be you." "Besides, I do not
LAIKA I waited outside after dinner, and when Claudia was settling Karim and the others into the other cabin. I had seen the exchange between Karim and Morpheus at dinner, and I wanted to clear the air. I did not want Morpheus to rile Karim up just because he could. And I did not want Karim to thi
ALPHA KARIM I was calmer at dawn. I shifted into my human form, wore my shorts, and headed back to the cabin. By the time I got to the cabin, it was almost morning, and I saw a figure lying on the veranda. On closer inspection, I realized it was Laika. I rushed toward her to make sure she wa