Three Werewolves and a Vampire Queen

MONTOY

dn't. At least the soil was real, natural, and not the residue of someone else's drunken decadence. The root vegetables and night-blooming

ng along the row. I was humming a tuneless chant to the thriving, fresh-sc

domain of the Montoyas' Garden forthwith. Begone!" I flicked the desiccated weed

ink you're doin

e, panic-inducing poison. I spun around so fast I nea

he

r nature, but he was the source point of all my pain. My arm began th

Clan gardens." I was shaking. E

ed boot onto a thriving blood-root vine as he approached, snapping it

d judging by the abysmal state of the scrying room, the job is far from done. Vikki and her parent

, suspending me by the roots. Pain exploded across my scalp. I clawed uselessly at his hand

trands of my hair woven between his pale

our feet,

from me. I stood, body trembling, staring at his boots while my blood ran c

r not completi

length of black iron rod-one he specialized in using on me.

finally lifted my head to meet his ancient, pred

ressed against the hardness of him. His body trapp

imson Talon Clan." He hunched over, whispering into my ear, his hardness pressed against my backside, his dr

y forearm. I clamped my teeth, determined

I will apply it to a far more sensitive section of your impure body, and then, if

s intent. His voice penetrated my skin and delved so deeply that my very marrow s

back t

to weed, until the sound of his

ow, we hit the road. I made a silent, internal vow. We're no

uarters, desperate t

?" Lili stopped her kneading

ng." I avoided eye contact. "I accidentally... caught Kael

against the welt. "Chosen Blood-Bo

was anything but flabby. The sight of him, moving against V

at the Academy and the Sire's threat, including the

d. She turned to the sink, muttering to herself as she always did. "So, he k

tually mean?" I as

ay hair. "It means I can scent a massive surge of power hormones on you. That

rful sign. It

he was the one good thing here,

hey don't know what to do with a will like yours. So, the

u sure? Because right now

that defiance. Once you Ascend, you will be the

at was. I just wouldn't be d