There were very effective ways to kill a tiger, Hunter was beginning to realize.For example, he could throw him into the river and let the current swallow him. He could bury it in his garden and use it as fertilizer for the flowers. He could rip off his disgusting hands and stomp on them until they disintegrate, to punish him for daring to lay hands on Corinne, if she belonged to him...“Gregory’s hostility seems to be reciprocated, I see.” a voice commented, interrupting Hunter's thoughts as he watched, through one of the windows of the second-floor corridors, Corinne and her damn friend outside, in the garden, talking, laughing and touching each other casually as if they didn't have a care in the world... And as if that bastard didn't know she was a married woman and there wasn't a big chance that he would have his head separated from the r

“Alpha…” the wolf gasped, looking like he was about to faint, but Corinne didn’t know if it was due to fear or lack of air “I’m… Sorry… Forgive… Me…”“Hunter, please, stop!” Corinne finally managed to free herself from the shock enough to run toward her husband and grab his arm, but her grip on both men's necks remained painfully tight.“Do you think my wife is cruel and dangerous, even when she was silently listening while you talked shit about her?” the corners of his mouth slowly lifted into a smile that would make anyone's blood run cold "I wonder what you'll think of my methods, then..."“I will never disrespect your wife again, Alpha, I swear on my life!” the wolf whimpered, using the last breath of air h

“What?” Hunter questioned, tensely “Are you trying to trick me or…?” “I know what everyone thinks. There's this ridiculous joke, that's been created over the years, that Seraphina and Corinne are capable of using magic on more than just objects, but no one really believes it. The magic in their blood would have to be very strong for that, just like the magic of the ancient wizards who once enslaved our species. But, Seraphina didn't get that far because she was an ordinary sorceress.” Juliet sighed “Everyone expected Eli and I to become mates and that's exactly what happened, until, a few months after he marked me, she showed up. She asked for a meeting with him one night, said she was a nomadic herbalist who wanted to offer her services, and… In the next day, he rejected me.” Hunter could hear the deep pain in her voice, and, now that the prospect of losing Corinne haunted him day and night, he knew perfectly well how she felt. “She controlled his mind?” Hunter

“What do you mean by that?” Hunter blinked, more dubious than incredulous, as he really couldn't imagine Corinne actually tearing apart one of the tigers that had already done her harm, as much as they all certainly deserved it. “When... When I was a child...” her hands tightened on him, as if telling him this was causing physical pain “I wasn't used to the type of treatment I started to receive after Seraphina... Died. I was the princess of the pack and received all the attention and pampering you can imagine. It couldn't be any different, since Seraphina made it very clear that she expected me to become her heir and father was..." Corinne bit her lip hard, and Hunter debated whether or not he should tell her that he already knew the whole truth. about Eli being bewitched, but she continued talking before he could make a decision “Forget it. That doesn't matter. The truth is, after Juliet finally became the Alpha's wife as she always should have been and the pack realized that they h

Corinne hadn't realized how poorly she'd been sleeping lately until she had a night's sleep as good as this one. Tossing and turning between the sheets in that peaceful awakening, she sighed contentedly, surprised at how light she was feeling that morning. It was a joy so pure and warm that, even without her consent, her still sleepy thoughts began to crawl, looking for the reason for that feeling...Oh, of course, Hunter had visited her last night. She had cried, true, but only because he had made her feel welcomed and wanted like never before in her life. Maybe his reasons could just come from gratitude for the things she had done or the friendship they had managed to build, but... For her, it just didn't matter. For the first time, she just wanted to enjoy the feeling of knowing there was somewhere else in the world, other than her home with her family, that would be there to take her when she cried, ju