My gaze was fixed to the television screen as I tried to soak in every possible detail of my ex-boyfriend. In the three years since I’d seen him last, Nicholas had matured, filling out his previously lanky teenage figure. Skinny arms had widened with muscle. His broad torso tapered into a narrow w

One of the soldiers dragged Boss out into the dining room. He was whimpering, begging them to let him go. “I didn’t know. How would I have known?” In the center of the dining room, the soldier dropped his hold on Boss and he crumpled onto the floor. My attention flicked up to the television sc

“How long did you wait, Piper? A week? Two? It couldn’t have been long.” He sounds like he's jealous. Or was that an illusion? He doesn't care about me and is just mad at me. Maybe the latter is more logical. His dark eyes burned into me, leaving my heart in scorched tatters. Never in a thousa

He explained that each of us would have a private room and be attended by two maids. Next, Nathan brought us to a large staircase that separated the east and west wings. In the west wing, he pointed us to the elaborate, gem-embossed doors of the royal family. The King’s door was the largest, with

But Julian would know, because he was there. In another life, being near Nicholas would have given me enough reason to want to stay. But he’d made his feelings about me clear. And I had other priorities. My gaze slid to Elva, playing with her dolls at the foot of the bed. “I don’t want to pl