Total pages in book: 121
Estimated words: 114617 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 573(@200wpm)___ 458(@250wpm)___ 382(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 114617 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 573(@200wpm)___ 458(@250wpm)___ 382(@300wpm)
“What do you think I’ve been working on over the last year?”
Shaking her head, her eyes darted around. “And you want me to help you? To be your partner?”
“I do, Nia. That’s why I’m going to give you something no one else has—a choice.” I met her gaze steadily. “Help me. Join me. Be one of my allies in the war to stop Destiny, and believe me, it is a war.”
“But—but, Daze,” she rasped, slipping into my nickname. “You’re talking about treason, murder, and the ultimate betrayal of Wolf Nation. If we do this, no one will thank us. We’ll be hated by every wolf, everywhere for all time. Instead of et tu, Brutus, they’ll say et tu, Daciana? Et tu, Nia? for the rest of forever! We will be the bad guys! We’ll be the—”
“Villains,” I finished, smirk stretching my lips. “Trust me, you get comfortable with the title given enough time. Haven’t you ever noticed that in the movies... only the villains are having any fun.”
“I’m being serious,” she cried, then winced—groaning.
“I know you’re serious, Nia, and so am I. I made my choice a long time a-ago.” My breath hitched. “I’m doing this no matter what it takes. Even if it fucking kills me, I will finish this. The only question is if you’ll join me.”
She hesitated. “What if I don’t join you?”
“Then, I’ll walk out that door right now and leave you be. You’ll make a full recovery, and then you’ll go about your life with your head blissfully up your ass while I risk everything to save Wolf Nation, and you, from herself.”
Her lips tightened at the dig. “You’d really let me walk away just like that.”
The door opened behind me. “Oh,” Nurse Vega exclaimed. “I didn’t know you had a visitor, Nia.” I heard him shuffling around and slam drawers shut. “I’m afraid you’ll have to cut it short. We do our best healing in our sleep, so I’ve got to give you your sleeping pills now.”
Nia didn’t even glance at him. “Well?”
“I really would, Nia. Dagem’s gone, so that means you won’t have to follow me around anymore. As long as you don’t tell anyone what I’ve told you, you can go your way, and I’ll go mine,” I said. “And unlike the pieces of shit who are working right now behind the scenes to make Destiny happen, I’m not going to threaten your family, or blackmail you into keeping quiet, or into helping me. We truly can be done—right here, right now.”
Nia swallowed hard, staring at me for a long time. So long, Vega’s heavy footfalls sounded behind me as he came over with Nia’s sleeping pills.
“Okay,” Nia said softly, but firmly. “I’m in. I’ll be your partner.”
“Wow, really?” My brows blew high. “That is not the answer I thought you were gearing up for.” I reached over and grabbed her water glass. “But that’s such a relief, and welcome aboard. Now that we’re on the same side—”
I splashed the water at Vega’s feet. Yelping, his feet shot out from under him and he fell hard—cracking his head on the hardwood. I was on him in a blink, snapping his neck before he conjured the thought to breathe.
“—I can do that without you making a big deal about it,” I finished.
Nia took one look at Vega and screamed.
“Or not,” I muttered, shaking my head. “Ugh, don’t make a big deal about it. He was on the list. Had to be done.” Bending down, I rescued the sleeping pills. “Here, take these. When you wake up, call for help, and say he must’ve slipped and broken his neck while you were out. You didn’t see anything and there’s nothing you could’ve done.”
“But—but—but you killed him,” she screeched. “Just like that. You didn’t even hesitate!”
“And I won’t lose sleep over it either.” I beamed at her, placing her pills firmly on her palm. “Villain era, babe. Get on board, or get left behind.” I swept out, fluttering my fingers at her over my shoulder. “Toodles.”
A WEEK PASSED, AND everything was going according to my plan.
The plan to drive Edric out-of-his-mind insane like he did to me—that is.
“I did everything you asked for, baby.” I ran my fingers through his hair, listening to his low, furious growl like a rumbling bass. “I extorted the council for the money just like you told me to.”
“Will you keep your voice down?” he hissed, eyes darting around the classroom.
I winced. “Oh, sorry, baby. Please don’t be mad at me.”
“Stop that! Stop that or I’ll—”
“No, please,” I whimpered, drawing the eye of everyone in the immediate vicinity. “Don’t spank me again.”
Edric shoved up and walked away. Laughing, I tackled him back into his seat and sat on his lap. The growling began anew even as his cock rose to meet me.