登入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
Kieran’s POVSleep wouldn’t come.I laid in the dark for ages, waiting for an exhaustion that should have dragged me under hours ago. A full day and night in the dirt by the grave. Nothing in my stomach except for a sandwich that had gone down tasting like ash. My body should have succumbed to sleep
Charlotte’s POVI had walked these paths dozens of times before, but the darkness changed them. The moon was half-full and high in the sky, and the only sounds were the pebbles crunching under my feet and the wind moving through the trees up overhead.I pulled my cardigan tighter and kept walking, l
Charlotte’s POVKieran leaned over the front seat to confront me. Anger twisted his face and those snapping eyes glared at me under furrowed brows. For a second I thought he was going to reach for me and hurt me, and my heart raced at having nowhere to escape.“I-I…” I fumbled for words to explain t
Charlotte’s POV“You think you deserve better than what you’ve got?”The Head Slave left the doorway and stepped into the room further, intentionally butting into my personal space. Their teeth bared in a smile that was anything but friendly. I could see the hatred in their eyes clear as day.“I saw
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
Kieran gave Sophia a polite nod, “Thank you, Sophia. I can handle it from here.”Sophia smirked, shooting me a sly look as she turned, brushing up against Kieran flirtatiously, “You know I’m always happy to assist you, Alpha.”“And I appreciate that,” Kieran smiled, then turned to me, and the smile







