After my outburst Austin was so smug, he didn’t deem it necessary to upset me any further. In fact he relieved me from scribe duty. Like a racehorse preparing for stud, or the knacker’s yard I was free to use my time as I wanted. Which meant hanging out in the library as unsuspiciously as possible and chatting to Seraphine and Mina. They were so patient with me as I slowly unburdened myself. Sat in the sunny gardens I had nothing left to lose. Austin knew I loved Dex, so I told them everything. Walking through the huge gardens together Seraphine was stunned as I explained how quickly my life had spiraled out of control. Mina gasped when I explained how I had seen Roxie. Neither of them had a clue about demons either. “So why didn’t you rip her face off?” Seraphine asked as Mina shot her a warning look. “What? I would have screamed the house down,” she continued. “She couldn’t you idiot,” Mina said, rolling her eyes, and our conversation continued. Eventually though the day arrived.

As the cards thundered into Fyrestone my soul leapt at seeing the thick red dust clouds. It was mid-afternoon, the ceremony still several hours away as the sun blazed down upon us. A typical day in Fyrestone of never-ending heat and dust. I loved it. A smile spread across my face despite the fact Austin was sitting next to me. He was focused, his wolf almost constantly at the fore as his blue eyes shone with a vicious glint. He was fired up and ready. I still couldn’t shake the image of his flushed, blissful face as he and Zaw came together in a tangled mess of limbs. Yet that man was gone. Almost wearing a suit of armour he glittered in platinum and gold. Wearing a bright blue military style jacket he was covered in decoration. The Greenway regalia was exotic and bright, shimmering even in the car. I was dressed to compliment him, a delicate sky blue, dripping in diamonds from long extravagant necklaces and bracelets. No brightly coloured jewels, just pure diamonds. I sparkled lik

With Zaw steadfastly remaining outside my room the entire time I was trapped. I tried the windows, they were locked. There was no balcony. The bathroom had no window to open and to break the glass would have alerted the bald psychopath in the hallway. In vain I even stacked chairs onto the bed and tried the ceiling. Diamonds rained down from my hair as I tried to find any kind of access but it was a solid box of a room. I sadly watched the ceremony preparations and as the sun slowly descended so did hope. I took out the map from my bodice, even when folded it was the size of my palm and as thick as it was due to the heavy paper. I placed it inside my shoe, under the arch of my foot. Who knows, maybe I could pretend to lose my mind and throw it at Dex during the ceremony before my throat is slit. I’m getting desperate. Partly because I have the answers to stop Dex making a terrible mistake, opening himself to harm and betrayal from his peers. More than that, I am desperate for hi

I saw it all. Every second of Kate’s triumph. When I finally woke up from the sedative the doctor had already gone. I remembered everything though. There was no point hanging around, for what medicine on earth could she offer me to remove the guilt that suffocated me.In my drunken, petty, spiteful desperation I had offered Felix as a tribute. So Dex would hold and caress me, his skin on mine. Yet this whole time I mistook the demon for my ally. He never once cared about my happiness.So yes Dex held me, cuddled me close to him. I felt his warmth and inhaled that bonfire scent straight from the centre of his chest. Hell, I even felt his pulse beating against my cheek. But it was for nothing.I had offered Felix as tribute. Berlarot, in his twisted mockery, had taken his child.That is the summary. The only conclusion that can be made. I had no idea I was even pregnant.The price I had paid for my foolish ego boost was too devastating to even start thinking fully about. Staggering bac

I exclaimed in surprise, “Dex no, I’m yours. I was yours months ago. I just couldn’t admit it to myself” before losing my words in another deep, hungry kiss. Our tongues entwined, as our wolves connected. There was something deep within him that I didn’t know about, there was loss in him. I sensed the heaviness as the sliding pieces of our souls began to align. It only made me love him more. Pain, just as there was in my history. Perhaps we were more perfectly matched than I thought.Even so , these deep thoughts soon evaporated under the influence of his bonfire scent and tingling touch. My mind fizzed with excitement as I slowly hitched my thigh against Dex’s hip, opening myself up for him. When he grabbed his cock and guided it to my entrance I let out a little moan of need.The head of his shaft was immediately soaked in my juices. I wanted him so badly I was almost mewling in pain at him moving his length away. I craved the sensation so badly it made me whine in his huge arms.