“Rhiannon... Rhiannon!” Raksha's call jolted her awake, sitting up in bed and looking around, disoriented. “Rhiannon...”“Don't talk to me!” the girl retorted angrily as she got up.She paced the room she was in. She could see the ocean through the glass walls more than four inches wide, but the platinum sheen of the glass made it quite clear what the glass was mixed with. She hit it several times, hit it with fury, with despair, with bitterness, but a wolf wouldn't break through it.“We could have escaped; by this time we would be free!” she shouted to Raksha, full of frustration.“I couldn't let them hurt him, Rhiannon, you saw his wolf...”“And did you feel it? Could you feel it? No! Couldn't you?” she retorted. “Because it wasn't his wolf, Raksha, it's just the form he takes of it, nothing more!”“But they were going to hurt him...”“And you really think we'll be able to escape from here without hurting him? What did you think I meant when I said 'fight'? To pull his tail affectio

Aidan's eyes flashed as a smirk revealed the whiteness of his fangs. He felt good, he felt confident and satisfied because that she-wolf had saved his life, that she-wolf couldn't help but defend him, she was her destined mate, he was her mate, so it was unthinkable that she could attack him.He only had to concentrate on subduing Rhiannon.He lunged at her with a precise movement, but his body collided with Raksha's in midair... Or rather, it didn't collide, the she-wolf's jaws closed on one of his shoulders and threw him to the ground with a dull growl.He barely had time to free himself from the she-wolf to face Rhiannon. The closest thing he had was a piece of wood and that's where the ringed daggers ended up piercing, so hard that they went all the way through, and went to break the polished marble floor on the other side.He took the opportunity to kick the girl's side, throwing her away, but he didn't manage to turn before Raksha pushed him against a Rhiannon who was again read

The footsteps sounded soft and steady around the cell, as if the prisoner had been given an exercise routine. However, the high-heeled boots of Queen Erea grew increasingly louder as she walked the tiled floor of the dark building.“Congratulations,” she said, opening the cell door and taking two steps back. “I didn't think you would make it on the first try, but there is no doubt that the bond between two mates has been blessed by the Goddess. I just hope that same bond doesn't lead you to do anything stupid,” she warned him.Captain Dugan emerged from the cell with a mischievous grin.“So it's official? Is my job done?” he asked.“Perfectly done,” replied the queen. “By now I'm pretty sure you know why I locked you up in here, and it's not because of what you've done but because of who you are.”“Who I am will never be a problem for the queen mother,” the lycan assured her, bowing his head in respect.“Well, you are free. You can leave or stay. It's your choice.”Those words from Qu

The first thing Rhiannon was aware of, was her right hand, it was on something hard and warm. Then her left cheek, and then, her arm felt numb. She opened her eyes with difficulty and waited for them to adjust to the darkness of the room. She didn't want to disturb Raksha for something as simple as orienting herself, when the smell was more than enough to know who she had next to her.She was curled up against Aidan’s body, one leg tangled between his and her head on his chest. She outlined the shape of his pecs and stopped when she felt his hand open over her lower back and caress her there.“Be careful or you'll wake him,” she heard Raksha’s voice. “He’s resting, but his wolf is alert.”“Were you able to communicate with him?”“No... but I can sense him and I know you can too,” the she-wolf assured her.“Yes, Raksha, I felt him. And it was... painful. I don't know if I have the strength to accept someone like that.”Raksha stirred uneasily inside her.“His wolf is different, Rhianno

Rhiannon stroked Aidan's face and brushed his hair back from his forehead. It had been two days since he'd been out of the bed.“I know you're awake. I can perfectly feel you are awake. You can’t hide behind a pair of closed eyes forever,” she scolded him gently.Aidan opened his eyes but said nothing.“You have to eat something. You can't go on like this.”“I'm not hungry.”Rhiannon snorted impatiently. She'd gone from being a prisoner to being a babysitter. Nice change!“You're not just hurting yourself. You're hurting Akela, too!” she exclaimed to make him react. “If your body gets weak, he’ll feel miserable; so stop throwing a tantrum like a little kid and get o—”“Help me get him out,” those words interrupted her, and Rhiannon fell silent, dumbfounded.Maybe it was too selfish to think like that, but she was sure that wasn't a good idea.“Aidan, you're not ready to let Akela out,” she assured him gently, sitting down beside him. “If you let him out now, you're likely to lose him.