CURSED HEARTS AND SAVAGE DESIRES

arly twenty-four hours. Boredom sneaks up on me as I grow tired of staring at the same four walls all around me. I

eing irritated with me, and planning out their next move. He wanted to murder me, so I guess I sh

d hard to persuade them of that—especially given my negative outlook. I was probably not doing myself any favors, Nella was right.

the silver starting to affect me; it was cutting deeper into my skin than before, and I was suf

ng his way down into the basement, his inquisitive eyes darting between the cells. He ti

e floor and starts to sweep when my neck ti

d," grabbing his att

aring at me for a time before latching onto one. He had mousey brown hai

. "I might be an omega but I

the floor; it seems so strange to me, but I suppos

more, wishing I had some human cont

ot to talk to her. However, he swallows and drops the broom to the ground once more. "R

hy

the bottom

eping again. He can't be older than sixteen,

work to check up on me?" I ra

before bitterly swallowing. "They

gerous?" I ans

lue eyes darting briefly across t

inquiringly. I was eager to find out

trailing off, "Urm..." "They constantly bring up the possibility of execution, but Nella is att

le, and it was all the better because t

lose to the Al

lla is Mace's mate.

ng everything together. "That makes s

yebrows wrinkle in my dire

." "Like he has something stuck up his ass, there i

ose he's lonely because most of the people in the house are married and have kids. It's all hugs, kis

unate," I ut

ne since I never would have known who they were even if we had met

y sincere," as he backs away fro

e a single shit," I

ything further to me. I'm watching him intently as he glides in front of me

em to let me go?" Any effort to expedite this, in my

y wouldn't listen to me,

eiling, searching for some sign of op

sudden sharpness in my voice, I utt

I can't," co

ream as loudly as I can, the dryness

or reverberates off the chilly walls. He recoils a few steps and darts u

hat moment, I didn't want to be refuted or challenged—I just w

old to Demian as his expression is captured in the light coming through the window behind me. Taking

hing me. I whimper a little at the unexpected action as his fingers firmly seize the back

w appearing on his chin and cheeks. I shifted my gaze from his eyes to his nose and finally to

e. Okay? His body starts to quake with frustrat

nestly, I don't give a shit." He clenches

" make me throw my hair. My head thumped the brick wall behind me as I

to be here," while attempting to steady

is body goes from hazy to no

?" I inquire shrewdly, and h

aises his palm to his head, spits in my di

al meltdown for a momen

tell you wh

d, his dark eyes shooting to mine.

cking am cursed to be." Please, not your horrible half-ass pack. In

on, but I couldn't resist. I enjoyed it when insults like poison would roll off my tongu

ee from this foolish curse befor

one is still a

ck?" His arms are flung across his ch

were some sort of practical joke. Even if you guys were the only werewolves on Earth, I would

g his thumb across his lip. irrationally curious about his thoughts

y action you take could be a lie. N

conversation." I smile

It may sound childish, but I was sc

could help me or not. Still, she might be able to influence my fate in some way. However, I don't

last talk tonight." "Tomorrow we

ood, I am fucking starving?"

my way. "You don't

ring his remark. "Wow,"

was cut from the silver, and my entire body was coated in muck and blood. My pa

seated in this manner?" With I spit back at him, I was

ive a bitter laugh. "A poor, fragile girl, filthy and exposed, chai

e against the wall and lifting the chair's four legs off the floor. He growls at

s shaking uncontrollably. "You're fucking sick in the head." His voice b

ese past two fucking days, you ought to be saying that about yourself. Without food,

rembling. His urge to kill me was evident in his eyes, but he chose not t

ses the cellar door and heads back upstai

t sure what the fuck wo

btedly an execu

cking d