The Harbinger's Forbidden Mate

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nly I almost smacked my

ated casually, like she wasn't throwing me i

yes and my ch

school. It was a mo

. Black iron gates curved with symbols I couldn't read. Mist clung to the broad woodl

This looks like a haunte

ss smile. "That's because this place does

roat

"And if I do

ue eyes leaned closer, too close. His breat

h a harsh glare before opening the car doo

ching on gravel, and immedia

at appeared far too beautiful to be human. Their eyes caught the weak lightsom

ispered under my breath, "Stay in

ble here. I felt like prey d

ripped through the

ted as someon

ath hi

lders. His complexion was pale, too pale, but not sickly luminescent, almost gleaming under the storm cloud

cial now. "Lucien, this is Ror

a slow, deadly smile. "

ed. "What

, his gaze fastened on me like I was the

d. His voice was satin and venom at

tremble

too keen to be human. His breath stroked my cheek whe

can taste y

lood turni

t time in my life, I grasped what actual danger felt like not fist

her throat. "That'

son stare ne

t I forced my voice to

enacing. "Oh, little mortal. Yo

shattered on m

d demand answers. But the world spun

ad: Don't trust anyone. Especiall

ien was

ible fire, Lucien tilts his head,

he whispers. "And that

a second I thought maybe the wr

ckered even though no one had ignited them. And sitting on one of the two beds was a female with fi

she replied, flinging her hair o

doorway. "This

arching an eyebrow. "Name's Maya. Maya Cross. And y

ed. "People are

y, you walked into this place glo

ing my bag tigh

mean metaphorically. Sort of. Everyone here

fortably. "I do

adboard like she had all the time in the world. "Kee