Enzo “Get your filthy hands off of me!” I snarled, thrashing against the two burly servants who were attempting to strip off my clothes. More hands grabbed at me from all sides, overpowering my weakened struggles. I roared curses until a gag was forced between my teeth, muffling my outrage. Th
Unless... “Let me speak to my wife,” I choked out urgently. “I want to at least see her, let her know I’m alive and that I love her before…” I couldn’t force out the hideous words, but I didn’t need to. “Please,” I said, softening my voice a little, “I know you’re not so cruel as to deny us clos
Nina Luke’s eyebrows drew together at the mention of a portal. He shook his head. “I don’t think it could be a portal,” he said, his voice low so as not to be overheard. “Portals are only able to be opened in places like Mountainview, where the veil between realms is thin.” “What’s to say the
Nina The elderly couple stared blankly back and forth between me and Luke, whose wrist I was clutching more tightly than I realized. Luke’s eyes were wide, unblinking. I was staring at him imploringly. “Beg your pardon, dear?” asked the old woman, her voice pulling me back to reality. “What was
Enzo I stirred sluggishly to the sound of iron groaning deafeningly in my ears. Blearily lifting my head up from the icy stone where I lay, I made out a petite silhouette entering my cell cautiously. “Wake up, my lord,” the girl, the same one from before, said softly. She kneeled down beside me,
Nina “State your purpose, outsiders,” the knife-wielding man repeated as more people emerged from the vivid foliage. I furrowed my brow as I took in their appearances; they certainly appeared human, but my wolf picked up a strange scent as I looked at them. They were shifters, but not wolves; mu
Enzo My eyes locked onto the enormous bear that was now thundering toward me, six-hundred pounds of snarling fury and dagger-length claws. The deafening roar that escaped the bear’s throat almost seemed to shake the very stone beneath my paws. Every instinct screamed to brace for impact as the g
Nina “Are you coming or not, little wolf?” Luke and I shot each other an uneasy look as the man stood in front of us with his unlit lantern. “Where are you taking us?” I asked tentatively. The man huffed. “To the queen,” he said annoyedly. “And if you don’t hurry, we might be too late for yo