LOGIN“By the power vested in me, by the Goddess of the Moon, and the spirits that protect us,” the Queen raised her arms to take in the universe, “I pronounce this union blessed, sacred, and unbreakable by any force of nature.”The child was the first to clap as her grandmother finished her invocation, a
The PackGenerations had gone by since Lycan and Werewolf had seen each other as equals. Feuds and misunderstandings and prejudice kept a wall up between their worlds with only a few finding the means to pass between.And now the pendulum was swinging back the other way.The second day of the confer
“I know, I’m an ass,” he said in response, and I agreed so I shut up. “I spoke to your team later, after dinner. They told me about her.”He tossed his head in the direction of the rest of the room.“Moon Magic.”I exhaled loudly, my shoulders suddenly so heavy from carrying this emotional weight ar
ElenaCarrying my child, I left the dining room in a hurry.I could tell my attendants stood for a moment, confused by the scene, and then Liana’s nanny followed behind me. Killian had turned away, striking up a conversation at the next table. But I knew his eyes followed me until I was fully out of
KillianThe day has arrived, and my assembled team is looking sharp and ready. Kana arranged a color scheme for clothing, and while I thought it was silly at first I had to admit it made quite a difference as we filed into the large conference room.It was up to me to give the opening remarks as the
TWO.YEARS.LATER.KillianThe applause from the crowd filled the room, and I kept the triumphant look on my face for an extra minute. At a word from the woman on the side of the room, the flashbulbs died out and the photographers went back to their seats.I stepped back from the podium, and took my m
Elena“Of course I will be there.”It was the end of Natalie's first week home, and I was on the phone with her mother, Alice. She was updating me on the latest with her cancer treatment, and unfortunately she was not quiet out of the woods.At her post-op check-in, they saw that they hadn’t been ab
“‘Old friends,’ really?” Natalie scoffed from her side of the table. She had not said a word to me since returning home hours ago. “Do you really think that anyone is going to buy that?”Kana frowned, something I realized I’d never seen her do before. “They will buy whatever we sell them, and if we
Kilian“Elena, wait!”She did not wait.She was moving quickly in spite of her shorter legs, but I was soon able to catch up with her. I felt the crowd of photographers follow me with theirs, but a quick intervention from Kana stopped them.When my fingers reached her outer arm, she flinched and spu
KillianThe sound of hammering woke me, like a woodpecker had made a nest in my skull.I cursed myself for scheduling a contractor this early, then the fog cleared and I remembered that I had not scheduled any work to be done.I peel myself out of bed, the sheets damp from whatever stressful dream I







