"You are a coward, Leo, a fucking coward. No wonder Tamai moved on quickly," Kyle said, and I punched him. I heard something crack, but I didn't care. He had struck a nerve with me. "You will respect me!" I said, getting angry. Black had had enough of their nonsense. I was a peaceful man, but I re

~Avery~ I was having the nightmare again. The very dream that plagued my sleep and reminded me of my pain. It was the first night Max beat Mia. I felt the chain and the silver, the command and the pain. *** Max had stayed out all night, and I felt pain all through the night. I did not need anyon

I was out of words. "But I have touched her. I didn't want to, but Echo didn't give me a chance," he said, and Mia growled in my head, feeling betrayed by Echo. I wept, and soon he came to sit with me on the floor. He touched my hand and asked me to look into his eyes. "I accepted her, Ave," he

I knew she could see my intent, and she knew she would not last on a one-on-one with me. Max wasn't around. I would have beaten the shit out of her before he returned. I did not plan to touch her, but I knew that was what she was thinking. She was reluctant at first, then she smiled and got up to

"I did not do this, Max. You have to believe me," I said, and he shook his head. "How can I? You never wanted her here. You asked me to reject her. You have been cold towards her. I also learned you do this often. You bully and sometimes beat her when I am not home. My men confirmed it," and I real

~Avery~ I looked at Max with his pleading eyes. What was he doing in my booth? Was he crazy? He walked to where I was, and I stood up and punched him right between the eyes. Now I see why I dreamt of him last night. Everything he did to me came rushing back to me, and I slapped him. He did not

"Please, Avery," he said in tears. I knew he had no words to plead his case. So I looked him dead in the eyes to make my demands. Demands I knew he would not be able to deliver. "Go and lock Michelle up in the garage and repeatedly beat the shit out of her wolf for three years. Starve her and humi

"In those passionate nights with Michelle, you made all the time we spent together, all the memories we had and shared into nothing. You made it seem like nothing and claimed to regret it, so should I return it to you? You had used your words to cancel every ounce of affection I had left for you. Yo

~Linda~ I had to have a sandwich. There was no way I would sit in the booth until noon before I ate. A woman was selling delicious turkey sandwiches, and I went to her stall. Besides my cravings, I did not want to sit alone in the booth with Avery. Even though I chose to be oblivious of it, I not

The painful part was that I believed him until Eric got me pregnant. That was why I chose to elope on impulse. I knew the pregnancy would make Kyle mad, so I had no choice but to elope with Eric, but Eric was a coward. He ran away and left me to deal with the mess. I was arrested on the day I pla