“Ah. A taste of your own medicine for once,” I said with a laugh. “I’m jealous, though.” “Why?” I shrugged. “I dunno. I’d like to join in on the training, at least a little bit, but… apparently being a few months pregnant and a princess means I can’t do anything.” Enzo sighed softly. “You know
Nina The morning mist settled over the lawn, cool and refreshing against my warm skin. With a yawn, I watched as the others lined up on the grass, and I listened as my father’s commanding voice called out today’s orders. “This morning, we’re going to start with circuits instead of a run,” he sai
Nina My mother pushed open the large double doors, revealing the library. With the walls lined with seemingly impossibly high bookshelves, a glass ceiling and tall stained glass windows, it almost felt as if I was walking into something out of a fairytale. “What did you want to bring me in here
Nina Matt and I stepped back to look down at our handiwork. A small picnic blanket, situated under a rustling tree, looked back up at us. On it sat a bottle of wine, some chocolates, a few flickering candles, and scattered around were pink petals that we had plucked from some of the flowers in the
Enzo I couldn’t explain it. I wasn’t much of a jealous type, especially when it came to Matt or any of the other guys in the group. But when I saw them hugging beneath that candlelit tree outside the mansion, and when I saw the way they stepped closer to each other and their fingers brushed, I f
As I sat there, picturing this scenario in my mind, I looked down at my palm. The cuts from when I had shattered that glass were healed by now, but it felt as if they were still there sometimes. I had scared her that night. Hell, I had scared her when she found me beating the shit out of Matt. And
Nina I flipped to the next page of the ancestry book, humming to myself as I took notes in a separate notebook. “Interesting…” I muttered under my breath. I traced the text on the page with my other finger, thoroughly fascinated by the information I was uncovering. Of course I knew that my fat
Nina The scent of roasted vegetables and chicken filled the room as the dishes were brought out to the table. My mom, Lori and I exchanged amused glances when the others began digging in the instant the covers were taken off of the plates. “Aldric, look at how ravenous your trainees are,” my mot