~Rory~“Sight,” I replied without hesitation. I figured it was my best option because he had my hand tied on a bed before. And I wanted to see him so badly.Elijah chuckled, standing up to remove my blindfold. My brows creased, eyes adjusting to the light to find him smiling down at me, amusement filtering his face. “What?”He shook his head. “Remember the rules.”I bit my tongue from further questioning him and remained standing. My eyes flitted across the room. Indeed, I was standing on the side of a king-size bed, scattered candles providing warmth, light, and a sensual aroma in the air. The source of the sultry tune was a record player on the side of the bed; beside it was a bottle of wine, a half-filled glass, and another filled w

~Rory~Looking at Jace, holding the steering wheel with one hand, the other clenched into a fist pressed on his lips, elbow resting on the windowpane as we thread the route to Seattle made my stomach twist bitterly.“Stop staring,” Jace groaned, keeping his eyes on the road.It was his schedule to ‘babysit’ me, a joke going around my odd circle of friends lately. Today was Saturday, my day off from work. Eloisa and Gail guilt-tripped me into meeting them for a drink with a couple of our friends. For all I know, they just want insider gossip about my relationship with Elijah.“I can’t help it,” I leaned back in my seat, giving Jace a scrutinizing side eye.Can he blame me? I had known

~Elijah~“You have been warned.” I could practically hear Jace’s smug voice in my head as I watched Rory step inside her parent’s home.Sadly, I can’t even argue with him. Nolani and Henry, who swore to serve me for eternity, sided with Jace when we were planning this night.I had word from my spy that Greco recently learned of Jace and Paul’s existence and aims to capture one of the twins. Jace would die first before bowing to the dark king, leaving Paul a defenseless prey for Greco’s spy and Tauri.Henry was still digging deeper into how Paul was given to the Lewis family. The Lewis’ had been one of the founding residents of Salvatore Hills. I came across a few of that family’s ancestors. Through time, they’ve

~Elijah~I should’ve met with Rory’s parents before I started dating her. I’ve seen them from a distance yet felt and saw nothing out of the ordinary. After Rory moved to Salvatore Hills, Tauri must have cloaked himself as Loren Grayson, but the spy… it’s another question I couldn’t put out of my head. How did I not feel his essence or his energy? There were only a few individuals powerful enough to hide from me, and most of them lived inside the castle, never setting foot in the human world.“Where is Loren Grayson?” Nolani asked. Inside the cell was another cage made of steel from the fae world. It was specially made to hold supernatural beings inside. There was a spell binding the cage together, restraining whoever was inside from using any kind of magic. It was once used to hold the untamed wolf spirit warrio

~Rory~I agreed to Andrew’s bargain - it felt strange to address him as my father anymore. Even trusting his words was formidable.He understood my inhibitions.He put the barrier around the house down so Ali could walk through. I watched Ali take Tala’s limp human body out of my room. We exchanged a few words, and I told him I’d be fine, to tell Elijah I could handle myself, and this was my way of fulfilling my promise to Tala.Ali was hesitant to leave me behind, but Tala’s essence was fading fast. She looked like the woman in my dream, but in her worse state. Her eyes were half-open; green eyes were like leaves deprived of sunlight for weeks, drained of their natural glow. Her skin was wilted from being soaked in water for a long time. I rememb