Se connecter“Kieran!”The sound of William’s voice made me turn. I saw him jogging across the lawn, breathless, his suit jacket missing. “I lost that woman’s trail,” he said. “I don’t know what she was—”“Was she in a maid’s uniform?” I blurted out.William pulled up short. “What?”“Was. She. In. A. Maids unifo
Kieran’s POV“He just left. With Charlotte.”Jessica’s words fell between us, landing somewhere in front of my feet. For a moment, I hardly dared to believe her. The woman hadn’t exactly given me many reasons to trust her in the past. But she was looking at me with wide, watery eyes, her makeup runn
Charlotte’s POVI knew that ceiling. The water stain in the far corner shaped like a bird, the hairline crack that ran from the light fixture to the window…I’d stared at both of them for years, every night I lay awake listening to Jason snoring beside me, and I’d promised myself I’d never see eithe
I knew the face looking down at me. I’d know it anywhere.“There you are,” Jason said softly. “I’ve got you now.”…Kieran’s POVThe talisman sat in my breast pocket, a small weight over my heart. I’d carried it around since I left the chapel, rehearsing what I would say. The apology first, then the
Charlotte’s POVI’d learned long ago how to wear the right mask at the right times.So I sat at the head table in a dress the color of dark wine, my husband on one side and his daughter on the other, and I smiled and lifted my glass every time someone rose to toast the newlyweds, and not one person
“I think Elena might be haunting me and Charlotte from beyond the grave,” I finally said, deciding to just get straight to the point.The priest pulled his head back.I sighed. “Every time the two of us get close, Charlotte collapses. Like the lights just… go out.”“Well, I do recall she suffered fr
“What were you thinking?” he demanded. “You could have seriously hurt her!”Heat flooded my face. “I was just trying to get the books she wanted,” I said, ducking my head. “It was an accident.”“You weren’t thinking at all!” He threw the book onto a nearby table with a loud thud. “You’re sick, you c
Its sweet, tart bite was a perfect addition to porridge or other foods. If I mixed it in with some of the soft cheeses and spread it on bread, it would make a tasty snack easily.“Aha!” I found a small packet of the dried berries at the back of the pantry.I emerged victorious in time to see Nora da
Charlotte’s POV“Who is it, Sophia?” the belligerent she-wolf’s friends were calling from the far side of the curtain.Sophia stared at me, eyes wide in disbelief. Her haughty, beautiful face quickly composed itself into domineering arrogance.“Just some disgusting human,” she called back to the oth
Charlotte’s POV“We’ll see how your rules make me obey!”The provocative words fell from my lips as though by accident. I cringed as Kieran’s expression turned grim. His lips curled contemptuously.“I will watch you obey,” he promised ominously, “Now go.” He pointed down the hallway towards the cent







