Bailey slipped on her shoes, a little more intrigued to know how her best friend planned to ruin her brother’s night. “I’m going to get him back for all the times he forced me to hear him f*cking those girls.” Mirabella sneered under her breath and stepped out into the cold chill of the night. … Read more
Lanie What the heck was I supposed to do? Xander and Zane had stood up as soon as Elder Aldon left the stage, and they were now standing at the bottom of the steps, talking in low voices. While I remained up on the stage, petrified. People were staring. I could feel their eyes on … Read more
Zane “Alice, love.” I lifted her chin and stared into her tearful eyes. “Go with them for now. We’ll address this after the ceremony. We’ll find a way…” Her chin quivered and she closed her eyes briefly, sending fresh streams of tears down her porcelain cheeks. My gut twisted. I brushed the backs of my … Read more
Xander I looked out at Alice. Tears streamed down her beautiful face, and her blue eyes screamed at me in agony. My heart sped up, and I wanted to go comfort her, tell her everything would be okay. Instead, I looked back to Zane and opened our mind link. “Go to her,” I told him. … Read more
Lanie I took a deep breath and walked up onto the stage. My heart felt like it was about to beat right through my ribs. Dear gods, please don’t let me faint. Please, please, please don’t let me faint. I stood next to Elder Aldon and looked out into the crowd, above their heads, not … Read more
LanieToday was the day I lost my freedom forever. “Oh my god. I can’t believe it! It’s finally time!” My best friend Mindy stormed into my bedroom. I loved her enthusiasm typically, but today wasn’t the day for it. I’d been dreading the mating ceremony for years. But now that I was eighteen, there was … Read more
Tucked under the covers, Bailey and Mirabella unpaused the scary movie and leaned back into the pillows. Bailey hunched up the covers until they covered her chin and she could literally feel Mirabella tremble. The two clearly got frightened easily but still, enjoy a good scary movie on sleepover nights. “Kristina should’ve been here.” Mirabella … Read more
His fingers tangled in her hair, his warm breath fanning against her parted lips as he thr*st up into her slowly. Bailey let out the most strangled man, as Kaleb filled her with his grth and l*ngth. This was bad. She wasn’t supposed to be sl^eping with her best friend’s brother, but here she was … Read more