Emma didn't need to look back to know who it was. She'd recognize her favorite scent anywhere. Warm and floral, like fresh cut flowers. It engulfed her as the person got closer and dropped down beside her.Sophia. Daughter of the shaman in the pack and Emma's mate. No one knew about their relationship but the two of them. They wanted to keep it that way until either of them dared to tell their families. Mostly her father. Emma could predict what his reaction would be. Her mother, on the other hand, was the more reasonable one out of them and she hoped her arrogant brother too. Eleanor had seen them fucking once when she walked in on them that night and promised to keep her lips sealed about it. Emma appreciated her for being discreet with it. She didn't act like it, but Emma was terrified Eleanor might blabber her secret out to someone someday.Time had proved that the human was trustworthy.Emma reached out to intertwine her fingers with Sophia's as they sat in silence, Sophia's hea

Drakken left.He came to her last night, got what he wanted which she foolishly gave him, and then left without warning. Eleanor couldn't help but feel like he'd used her to get his mind off what had been bothering him before he came to her.And she had mistaken it for affection. How stupidly naive she was.Surprisingly, his actions didn't make Eleanor hate him more as she should. If he came to her tonight again, she would most definitely welcome him to her bed. Drakken had her in a complete spellbound. She could not deny being bewitched by him anymore.Drakken might never see her more than a whore or a stripper and the more Eleanor tried to come to terms with it, the more she got hurt.In the hospital, she sat in a toilet stall, wallowing in her misery. It gave her more privacy as there were eyes everywhere, and Emma noticing the slightest change in her mood which might raise questions. Questions she didn't want to answer.Eleanor heard other students troop in and out of the toilets,

Eleanor hid in a patient's ward for the rest of the day. She couldn't face Emma, not after what happened back there in the storage room. She felt ashamed of her actions and wished she could hide forever.She obviously was not thinking straight when she let Drakken take her right there in the hospital. Emma was right. What if someone else had seen them? Eleanor would never show up to work again if that had happened.Work hours were soon over and Eleanor sneaked back out of the patient's ward she'd been hiding, keeping her eyes peeled for Emma. She planned to avoid her even if it was just for today.Emma was nowhere in sight, so she took the opportunity and fled from the clinic- only for Eleanor to walk into her at the entrance doors."I've been looking everywhere for you," Eleanor lied, smiling nervously. "There you are.""Cut it out. I know you've been hiding." Emma shook her head, crossing both arms over her chest. "So we're even now, huh?""What?""You've previously walked in on me

In his study, Drakken went through the list of meetings to be attended the following week. The other piles of files on his desk lay there unattended, but they weren't his cup of tea. He had spent the whole day sorting out his meeting schedules for the weeks to come."Is this all?" he asked Duncan who stood a few feet away from him."I believe so. All meetings for next week are to be held here in the palace," Duncan informed him. "The alphas already agreed on it."It was a convenient arrangement for him. Drakken nodded in satisfaction, putting the files aside. Duncan seemed like he still had more to say but was unsure of himself."Is there something else I should know?" Drakken asked. "Tell me.""The vampire king wants to know if you'd be free tomorrow.""For what reason?" Drakken wondered. He'd been avoiding the man like a plague the same way as his daughter. Were his actions becoming too noticeable?"He says he has a lot to discuss with you and would be honored if you'd create time t

Eleanor came back from a night stroll that was meant to clear the disturbing thoughts from her head. She couldn't say it worked because she still felt worse. The image of Drakken and the vampire princess kissing played in her mind like a broken record. Eleanor could not get it to go away.Her plan to make him jealous was failing before she even began. She found Drakken's beta standing in front of her room when she climbed back up and frowned. What does he want?Duncan turned to stare at Eleanor as she approached him."Do you need anything?" she inquired."The AlphaKing gave instructions to check on you but you weren't in."She wasn't a child, Eleanor thought. He didn't need to act like he cared when he had another woman in his room."I went for a stroll," she replied. "I am fine on my own.""It's not safe to be out this late at night."A huff escaped her lips. "I'll do whatever it is I want."He waited as she went into the room and closed the door behind her, then she heard his footst