The three of them were in the four-by-four truck on the way back home.Maell and Niall had left their newly appointed Beta in charge of the pack.Nagy was in labor, and the birth was proving incredibly complicated.She was a rare hybrid, the result of her parents’ unique combination, and the baby was draining all of Nagy’s vital energy.Michael could do nothing to help; his daughter leaned toward her vampiric side and rejected his Ancient werewolf blood every time he tried to give it to Nagy to strengthen her.Rose was increasingly convinced that she had stumbled into a fairytale.Werewolves, vampires, witches, hybrids, shapeshifters—it was all madness.When they arrived at the pack, they went straight to Michael’s mansion, which was near Lucian’s.Their father had summoned them, and it wasn’t likely to be about assisting with the birth. Obviously, it would be for some important task."Don’t be nervous, sweetheart. Everyone in the family is going to love you. Our father is the grumpie
"Please save our daughter, no matter what it takes. Please, Olivia."Michael looked pleadingly at the witch, but there was nothing Olivia could do except heal Nagy again and again to keep her from bleeding to death.Even her own powers were limited due to her pregnancy.But the blood that Nagy was losing couldn’t be replaced out of thin air.This had completely blindsided them—Nagy wasn’t even full term."When will you reach out to the vampire clan?" Michael’s rough, impatient voice demanded, directed at Olivia."The twins just arrived. Lucian is going to send them—they’re the fastest and most reliable. Michael, just hold on a little longer, my friend, just a little longer," Olivia said, taking Nagy’s trembling hand. Nagy nodded weakly, her gaze then falling on Rose."Her…" Nagy whispered, and Olivia nodded without elaborating. Nagy understood that this human still didn’t know her true role in this world.But for now, Nagy could only focus all her strength on surviving and bringing he
She curled up tighter, as if trying to disappear, and covered her mouth to stifle her sobs.If they found her crying, she would have to explain, and the last thing she wanted right now was to see them. But, as usual, her wishes went unfulfilled."I can smell her trail here, but it’s faint and inconsistent. Too strange.""Rose, sweetheart!" Maell’s worried voice called out.They were trying to reestablish the bond with their mate that she had closed during the conversation with Lucian. But she was absent, and the two Alphas were growing terrified at not being able to sense her.Rose tensed; they were moving closer to her position.She glanced around but saw no way to escape.She didn’t want them to find her. She pressed herself closer to the tree trunk, wishing she could merge with it, willing herself invisible."Maell, I’m seriously starting to worry. What if she’s having one of her panic attacks?""Finn can’t sense her either, and he’s getting really stressed. Where is she? Could she
Olivia walked through the kitchen, the knife clutched tightly in her trembling hand.She was still in her white hospital pajamas and barefoot, having dropped her slippers when she jumped, with great effort, over the short fence of her own house.Olivia walked around the dimly lit room.She knew the exact location of every piece of furniture, every lamp, every ornament.This had been her home for nearly eight years, the home she had shared in a marriage she believed to be true and real, but which was as false as all the feelings "her dear husband" had professed for her.The same man who was now upstairs, probably with another woman.Olivia knew it, her sixth sense told her, just as she knew the day her older sister would die.She cried and kicked to keep her from celebrating with her friends, but since she was only an eleven year old girl, no one paid any attention to her.At midnight, her parents were notified that their teenage daughter had been stabbed and raped in a dark alley in t
Olivia had been in this beautiful place for days.As much as her depression tried to drown her, the beauty of everything her eyes saw forced her out of her self-pity.She felt at home, even though she was living in one of the rooms of the inn in this rustic village lost in the woods and mountains. After a journey of days, they arrived here, a picturesque village with houses made of stone and wood, but although they looked rustic on the outside, they had all the comforts of modern life on the inside.It was not a poor or backward place at all, it had a lot of development, it just seemed that its inhabitants liked to be away from the world and curious strangers.She had been here for more than a week, and although Noah tried everything to get her to stay at John's house, she refused, insisting on staying at the inn.She felt that she had already upset her friend too much, that her madness had even put her in danger of being arrested as an accomplice.Dressed in blue jeans with a thermal
- I... I'm so sorry... a Land Rover crossed my path and I couldn't avoid it - she apologized with a flushed and embarrassed face as she showed the innkeeper the masterpiece left over from the accident.- A gray Land Rover? - William asked her suddenly and Olivia nodded silently, thinking it was the last question she expected to hear.- It's all right, accidents happen, don't worry, a few hammer blows to the old thing and it'll be as good as new - he said without giving the matter much thought.- Paul, come and help bring the crates down! He called to the kitchen boy.- Here's your pay - he said to Olivia, handing her some bills that were actually much more than she expected. It seemed she was in such a precarious situation that everyone was giving her money today- No, no, that's not necessary, in fact that man gave me this money as compensation and I want you to deduct the repair of the car, I don't know how much it will be- she confessed the truth and handed him the wad of bills th
Lugh knew at the exact moment that his mate wanted to run away from him, he knew that his wolf form was very intimidating and aggressive, but he wanted her to know that he could never ever hurt her, that they would die for her."Stop, you're scaring her," Lucian warned, for he could already feel the woman's pulse racing with fear and her pupils dilating in horror.It was no less than that, a wolf appeared out of the darkness, a wolf that reached up to her waist and desperately wanted to eat her, although not in the way she was thinking at the moment.Sure, Olivia was terrified, but it was her fault for being stupid, nature was very beautiful, but also wild. She was just a skinny weakling and didn't think it was possible to run back to the inn unharmed. Nevertheless, she had no choice. She turned and started to flee from the pursuing predator, leaving the blanket behind.Of course, she didn't get very far.She felt the huge wolf begin to chase her, as if it were playing with its dinn
Olivia woke up the next day feeling a little strange all over, even her mind was a little confused because she thought she'd had too intense a dream, but she couldn't remember. She didn't have time to stay and analyze anything, she got dressed because her to-do list was long today. First, she had to buy a used car to take to her job interview. The day before she had found an ad where they were looking for a teacher for a little girl, they included room, board and a good salary, come on, the ideal job and she would try her luck. She drove into the forest in the old truck she had bought, looking at the GPS because they had only left an address and no phone number. After more than an hour of driving, she finally saw a huge mansion in the middle of a clearing. Cheering herself up, she called and said she was coming for the teacher interview. Everything in this incredible mansion reeked of luxury and money, and almost everything was made of wood and looked like it was part of th