ANA POVI stripped out of my robe, leaving me completely naked, and climbed into the hot spring. A moan escaped me as my body was submerged in the hot water. I closed my eyes and let myself get lost in the moment. My body felt weightless in the water as my mind felt weighed down from all of the emotional turmoil going on in my mind. I wasn’t sure how much time passed before I felt myself begin to doze off. I jerked awake and put on high alert when I heard someone speak. “I see you found your way, pup.” A familiar rugged voice echoed. The strikingly handsome man from earlier, came out from under the awning that covered the door into the spa. I looked around, feeling slightly frazzled. I hugged my chest, covering my naked breasts, and sunk my body more into the water. “Uh, ye-yes, I did. I wasn’t expecting company…” I stammered out as I met his hungry gaze. His jaw clenched as he moved his eyes from my head down to the water where the rest of me was covered by the dark depths. “I
I had just rounded the corner of the hot spring area of the spa when I saw Annette wrap a towel around her wet naked body. My cock twitched in my pants at the sight of her gorgeous curves. However, the moment was ruined when I remembered why I was down here. Annette put her safety at risk by going down here by herself. I could hear Annette’s heart beat pick up after I asked her if anyone had been down here with her. I helped her into the plush robe.“A staff member from the spa came out here to ask if I needed anything.” Her voice didn’t waver as she spoke, but I could tell that she was lying.‘Someone could have seen her!’ Thane roared in my head, which only added to my growing frustration. I crossed my arms on my chest.“Is that so?” Ana mimicked my stance. “Yep. And now I'm headed back up to my room.” I took a step towards her. I loved the thrill it sent through me at Ana’s obvious growing discomfort. “Great, I will join you.” Ana rolled her eyes before storming off. Oh, Prin
After making Annette cum on my tongue and finger three more times, we took a small nap after giving her one of my shirts to put on. I had refused Ana on reciprocating pleasure. “Today is about you and your pleasure. I fucked up and want to prove that you are the center of my world.” I had explained. I lay in bed with Ana wrapped up in my arms. I was in awe of this woman. She seemed to continuously prove how different she was from Ambrosia. A lamp in the corner of the room created a golden glow. I’d closed the black out curtains to give us privacy. Annette’s milky skin was soft under my fingertips as I traced my hand up and down her stomach and thigh. The sound of her deep breathing as she slept was like a lullaby. It calmed me and made it easy to just be in the present and not stress about all my responsibilities. With much dismay, I untangled myself with Ana’s body and went to the bathroom to freshen up. After sliding on a tee and sweatpants. I left the room to ask the concierge
Ana POVI looped an arm around Xavier’s waist to help hold him up. His large frame dwarfed my already small stature. A figure in the shadows took out the enemy, right before we became a wolf’s dinner. They removed their hood. A stunning tawny-skinned woman with black tight curls stood before us. Her gold eyes took my breath away. “Seline?” Xavier coughed out. I knitted my brows together while I looked at him and the bronze beauty. Seline took several deep breaths as she tried to catch her breath while putting her hands on her knees. “Shit, Xave, I haven’t done that in forever.” She placed her hands on her hips and gave us a bright smile. “Felt so damn good!” Xavier chuckled before a coughing fit started. Seline’s brows furrowed. “What’s wrong with him?” She rushed towards us and wrapped his arm around her shoulders while her arm wrapped around the other side of his waist. “I don’t…. I don’t know. He mentioned something about his drink tasting weird.” Seline cursed under her breat
XAVIER POVAs soon as my team of guards and healer got to the hotel, I felt like I could take a deep breath. With the mixture of fluids and mixes of herbs, I was feeling almost as good as new. ‘Thane, you good?’ I asked my internal counterpart.‘Just fucking peachy.’ He growled. ‘Well good morning to you too, princess.’After a couple of hours of sleep, we were on the road and headed to Cliff Edge. It had been quite some time since I had last visited. I had Ethan stay back with Charles and a couple other guards to continue the investigation into the attack.I let out a curse as we passed the Welcome to Cliff Edge sign. I felt like we had traveled into an alternate reality or a poor country. Gone was the picture-esk town, and in its place graffiti marked, abandoned buildings stood. Overgrown brush filled in the cracks of parking lots, and metal bars protected the windows on the remaining businesses that were open. I didn’t like the feeling of this place. It was evident that I wasn’t
Xavier POV I followed the guards into the casino. Walking into the rotted casino building, I was greeted with the smell of stale beer, smoke, and body odor. Men’s laughter could be heard down the hallway to the main room. Five men sat around a poker table. Cigars rested on ash trays as the ember end continued to smolder. The laughter seized as soon as I pressed out my aura, except no one moved. Glowing red eyes that belonged to Alpha Sam, met mine as I approached. Sam let out a growl in annoyance before looking at one of his guards. “I thought I told you idiots not to let anyone in.” I gritted my teeth and crossed my arms over my chest. Footsteps lightly padded behind me. I knew by their scents it was Sarah and Ana. Sam tensed when he noticed the pair walk in. “And who the fuck are they?!” He bellowed. Oh, Hell fucking no, he would not talk to my mate like that. Without second thought I moved at the speed of light. Before Alpha Sam could react, I had my hand gripped tightly around
Ana POVThe farmhouse was a gorgeous burgundy red color with black shutters. It’s farmers porch wrapped around the structure’s entirety. A matching barn sat a couple hundred feet away from the main house. Sarah scrunched up her face in disgust and waved her hand in front of her nose. “Goddess, that smell never gets any better.” As Matilda let go of Xavier, she yelled out, “oh Sarah, quit being a crabby patty and come give your Aunt Tilly some love.” Matilda extended both arms, ready to embrace Sarah. Sarah smiled and gave Matilda a long hug. I approached Xavier with Geegee to get introduced. Sarah ran up the front steps as Matilda yelled over her shoulder, “Sarah, make sure you save some cookies for Ethan, or I will make you scoop horse shit before and after dinner!” I let out a snort. It gave me much satisfaction to see someone boss Sarah around. Matilda radiated positive energy. With her round rosy cheeks, beaming smile, and sparkling eyes. Xavier wrapped an arm around my waist
Ana POV I don’t know when the palace had begun to feel like home. But I knew just as much as I knew I needed air to breathe, that when we pulled down the driveway, I was home. The cobblestone of the roundabout in front of the entryway rumbled under the tires. Xavier had remained quiet on the way home.Geegee headed to her quarters, muttering to herself about needing to get some chores done. I didn’t pay attention to hear her clearly as my eyes tracked Xavier’s every movement. Staff flooded him with questions after he entered the door. Instead of showing any annoyance, he answered every question and concern about our early return. Butterflies felt like they were fluttering in my stomach. Another piece of my heart was falling for this man. He gave me a wink as he headed to meet with Ethan. I felt a sense of nostalgia walking into my room. So much had changed on our short trip away from the palace. Not only had my relationship with Xavier grown but also my perception of myself. Two k