ya's

here between my stomach and my throat. He was ta

gan, but then stopped herself. H

id simply, as if he were buying a paintin

..mi

er skull. She coughed and then plaste

urs, take her. Right away." She even waved h

eyes inwardly. Flash money in that wo

d walked us toward the exit. My heart thumpe

ether to be terr

ck. We got outside, and

ed by the curb-s

sted me off his shoulder with the other, a

seat. "Ow!" I snapped, f

stalked around to the driver's sid

earview mirror. His jaw was t

tarted th

oo

, and so did the hundr

as th

y

e hell was h

, my head spinning, but I managed to push the words

I asked, barely

n didn't ev

hammering against my ribs. "Who ar

wheel. His eyes didn't shift. He didn't

us Do

o explanation.

ind like a command...Darius Do

car came to

d my gaze settled on the m

walls, golden lights, endless floors... intimi

yanked open and Darius grabbed me by my legs

my head as he carried me through a grand entrance

heads lowered as we passed. Not one of them loo

are you taking me? What is this pla

d staircase and just as we be

ome kind of party. His brown hair fell to his jaw in

the man said smoothly.

ello there," he said with a

stared

thing more, but something about that look must've said sh

g the stairs again, dragging me over h

d was pounding. I couldn't

end of the hallway. He pu

and elegance: glass chandeliers, marbled floors, towering bookshelves, silk cur

it all in, he threw

and groaned. This was the sec

ce of my soul

e actua

ill trapped in the blanket like some helpless burrito

ouldn't catch him. He was already go

passed before the door opened a

sed in the classic black and white u

id

ice finally finding strength. "What is wrong wit

He simply glanced at

roperly. Then bring her downstairs to have dinner wit

e turned and lef

d their heads.

ph

fr

anything else had since

in... were

nd werewolves had signed a peace treaty long ago. It wasn't exac

close to one. Never had I b

be kidnapp

louder. My mind raced wi

e going to

t

roaching me slowly, probabl

apped, my voice ice-co

ing gesture. "Just hold on, miss. We just want to

off sharply, my voice rising in

both

of them gave a little sigh, muttering und

m the

d I gripped the edge

ened again. The same maid returned but

fixed on me like I was something

g the maids a hard t

just stared at him

hed the bed, his fingers moved to the

supposed to do instead?" he asked, his