ya's

here between my stomach and my throat. Was he 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

d by the curb, a

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

nd my gaze settled on the

walls, golden lights, endless floors... intimi

yanked open, and Darius grabbed me by my le

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

staircase, and just as we beg

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, bu

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