“Riannon!” Gideon brought her closer to him as she was kicking and screaming.He was confused at first but soon realised that something was happening to herand when she started crying, calling his name, he simply pressed her againsthim, holding her hands in place so that she wouldn’t hurt herself.“Mars,” he called his wolf, “Try reaching Onyx.” His wolf growled in agreement and he lost him for a few moments. But thenRiannonopened her eyes full of tears and looked at him in disbelief. It was as if she triedto recognise him and for a second there he was worried that she couldn’t.“Gideon,” her lips trembled as she tried to catch her ragged breathing and focusher gaze on him. She was shivering and when he let go of her hands, shereached his face with shaky fingers. She traced carefully almost every strong lineof his. “It‘s me, Riannon,” his voice was practically a whisper because he was afraid toscare her again, “It’s me. It was just a dream.”“Gideon!” she threw herself in his arms, lacing her own around him so that therewasn’t any air left between the two of them. She felt his warmth and breathed inhis scent, tears burning her eyes. It was him. He was alive. What she saw... itdidn’t happen yet.Daily new chapters in com “Ria,” he murmured somewhere in herhair, “It‘s all right. You are here and so am I. We are fine. It was just a dream.”“It wasn’t a dream,” she finally managed to distance herself from him, “Gideon,Onyx showed me the past. And it was so horrible.”“We already knew that it was horrible,” his voice was calm as he took away astrand of hair that stuck to her face. His tranquillity helped her find some innerpeace too.

“It’s different to know and to see,” she looked him in the eyes with a newfounddetermination, “We can’t let any of this happen. It was so bad... Gideon, me andMaya weren’t the only ones to die... I saw you holding Reid...dead... And thenyou...” She stopped talking as tears were suffocating her.“I don’t want anything like this to ever happen to you,” she sniffed. He pulled herinto a hug and let her cry as much as she needed, “This... future... It cannot...happen.” Her words were punctuated with sobs as she indulged herself in hiswarmness.“Ria,” he sounded tense and his whole body was rigid, “Did you... by any chancesee Savvy there?”“No,” she took a deep breath and sat up, “I didn’t see her. But... what I sawcouldn’t fighting wolves.”“Tell me everything you saw,” he placed his palms on her shoulders, “Everysingle detail.” And she did, starting with her own murder and finishing with thelast moment she sawhim alive.“I am so sorry you had to go through this,” he kissed her temple as he held her inhis arms. She was leaning over his chest, and he was brushing circles with hisfingers on her bareskin.“I am fine now,” she said. And it was the truth. The past faded and being close toher mate was definitely helping, their bond giving her the confidence and strengththat she needed. Besides, her brain started ticking. Yes, it was terrible to see herown death again, it was disgusting to see her enemies win and it was heart-breaking to see her mate die. But between all those events she found crucialpieces of information.

“The Northern king,” she looked at Gideon, “They were so afraid that you wouldform an alliance with him. This is exactly what we need to do.”“Yeah, about that,” the lycan rubbed his forehead, “They were worried fornothing. There is no way that ask hole and I would ever form an alliance.”“I am sensing that there is a story there,” Riannon quirked her brow up. Whateverthat story was, she was sure she could persuade them both. This was what shewas born for.“There is,” he admitted, “But it’s not for today. You’ve been through too much andyou need rest. Let’s go to sleep.” Daily new chapters in com“No,” she shook her head and brushed her palm over his cheek with shortstubble, “I don’t want to sleep. I want to be with you. I want you...” “Riannon, you have no idea what those words do to me,” he let out a soft snarl,“what you do to me...” “I don’t want to waste any time,” she whispered, straddling him and leaningforward to touch his hot lips with hers. “If today proved anything, it is that everymoment is precious. We never met each other in our past lives. They werewasted because of that. I don’t want to ever be separated from you. I don’t wantto live even a minute of my life without you want to have your mark on my neckand I want it now.” “Ria,” now an internal growl escaped his chest that was going up and down, “Youknow that I want this more than anything. But... You deserve a beautifulceremony. I want to give only the best to my queen...” ceremony that I want.Trust me, they are overrated. I had a beautiful marking ceremony once and lookhow that ended. It means nothing to me. But you, Gideon, you mean everything.Give me your mark. Please.”

“You don’t have to ask me twice,” he growled and in one sharp move placed herback on the bed, towering over her, “When my Queen wants something, shedoesn’t have to repeat herself.”She was wearing only a thin white silk slip and he caressed her body through it,teasing her and making her arch her back. Their breathing was getting fastertogether and when he pulled the fabric down to expose her breasts, a sound ofapproval emerged from the depth of his body at the sight of her firm ni*ples. Helowered himself and inhaled one while tugging the other in between his fingers ashe took a handful of her. Amoan escaped her, and then another. Riannon’s delicate fingers intwined in hisdark hair as she encouraged him to go on. He tore off her and went all the wayup to her face only to crash his lips into hers, to taste her. Their tongues tangledas they shared one breath, the kiss overwhelming all their senses. But at thesame time, his hand was rolling the silk up to expose more of her to him. Shelaced her thighs around his torso and that made him pant in aninstant. His hardness was already evident against her stomach. Daily newchapters in com“Mark me,” she said when he finally was able to break from her and now wastaking in her beautiful body. “Not yet,” a menacing chuckle escaped him as his fingers found the fabric of herlacy underwear. He pulled it all the way down, relieving her of it. And then heyanked her to the edge of the bed, kneeling in front and spreading her wider forhim. She felt his hot breathing on her sensitive core and moaned when histongue finally reached it. He made just one sensual stroke and watched herreaction as her body shuddered in his hands. Gideon liked what he saw, he likedthat control over her. Especially since he knew that he would lose his own in amatter of mere minutes thanks to that woman. He loved her too much, he wantedher too much.

“Gideon, please!” she almost whined, desperate for him to do more. And he washappy to oblige, tasting her essence on his lips as his tongue probed her. Marswanted to take over him but it wasn’t the time yet. Grasping the bare flesh of herbottom, the lycan king placed her things onto his shoulders, going deeper andfaster.“Look at me,” he growled and she obeyed him, their eyes locking as her breastsbounced sensitive bundle of nerves, while at the same time inserting two fingersinto her.A loud moan left her this time as he pumped the fingers in and out, curling theminside insearch of her most responsive spot. He already knew where it was, so he found itwith ease, taking up the speed. Riannon shuddered from all the pleasure thatwas overtaking her way too fast, but he held her in place with his free hand as hewent on, and on, and on... The rel*ase exploded through her, making her forget even her own name. But nothis. His was on her lips all the time as he kept caressing her and bringing her toher next climax.“Gideon!” the sounds were becoming desperate in her need for him. But rightwhen shewas coming to her peak once again, he stopped doing everything and got hisfingers out of her.She tried to catch her breath as she watched him questioningly. There was noway she wasready to stop now.But when he unbuckled his pants and discarded them, her lips curved into a littlesmile. She found strength to stand right next to him and traced her palm all theway from his chest to

his hardness. At the same time, the lycan hooked the straps of her slip and madeit fall to theirfeet.She lowered herself slowly, still looking into his eyes, and then stroked him gentlya few times before bringing his hard flesh to her lips. Slowly, she wrapped themaround him and took him in. As much as she could because there was no way totake all of his length. A growl left him as he entwined his fingers into her hair as if she was his anchor.Shewas driving him crazy in the best sense of the word and he threw his head back,closing his eyes.“What do you do with me?” he muttered, “I... Ria...” He stopped her before she knew it and scooped her into his arms, placing herback onto the bed and getting on top of her.“I love you so much, do you know it?” he grunted as he rubbed his tip at herentrance.“I know,” she smiled, because she loved seeing him like that – bedazzled withpassion, consumed by his emotions... He was like that only with her and sheloved that power.“Good,” he nodded and pinned both her hands above her head, lifting one of herthighs and entering her roughly.

She let out a loud moan as she curved her back for him, “I love you too. Somuch...” “Very good,” he snarled and started pounding into her as if there was notomorrow.She screamed every time he brought her to a release, digging her nails into hisflesh. It was the first time they were together since she got her wolf back andeverything was heightened. For her and for him as well. With each thrust, witheach mad kiss their bond was getting stronger, and he didn‘t think he could stopanymore. Daily new chapters in comChanting her name, he took her again and again.Then, when he felt that they both were ready, he lifted her up and placed her onhis lap, letting her straddle him. Her silky skin was covered with beads of sweatand her wonderfulscent was filling his nostrils, making Mars go feral inside of him. “From this day forward,” he took her hair from her neck to make sure that nothingwould get into their way, “You will only belong to me, Riannon.” He looked into her eyes, searching for approval. “have already been yours for awhile,” she smiled through tears that were forming in hereyes.“And I wouldn’t have it any other way,” he thrust into her again, her bodybouncing on his as he held her while plunging into her again and again. She wasnow leaning over his firm chest and felt his canines grazing over her skin, rightwhere her ex-husband’s mark once was. Now the place was clean and ready forhim. It was always his. Gideon‘s. “Forever,” a growl that shook the walls around them emerged from his chest ashis sharpteeth sunk into her. She expected pain just like the first time, but instead,Riannon experiencedthe most intense outburst of pleasure in her entire life. She didn’t even know ifshe wasmoaning or screaming, she was completely lost in the sensation.She knew only one thing. He needed to feel that too. So, she gathered theremnants of her strength and found his neck, kissing it first to make sure that thiswas the right spot. And when she felt him pulsating under her and groaninglouder, she pierced him with her canines.“Ria” his voice did not sound human anymore as he let his wolf take the controltogether with him. Pressing her tighter, the rel*ase reached them at the sametime as his seed spilt inside of her. Riannon screamed and then she hung limplyin his arms, exhausted and panting. His back fell to the bed, but he refused to lether go, still holding her in his arms.They both could feel their marks healing already, the tingling sensation waspleasant and soft.“Finally,” he looked into her eyes, caressing her cheek. She couldn‘t hold her lipsfrom tugging into a smile. She was so happy with him already, but this was somuch bigger... It was“Finally,” she repeated, fighting with her own eyes that wanted to close now.“Sleep my love,” he whispered and kissed her nose gently, “You need this. And Iwill guard you. Nothing bad will ever happen to you again. That’s a promise.”And the one she knew he would do his best to keep.Slowly, the world around her went dark as she allowed herself to drift off to sleep.

It was probably the middle of the next day when she woke up and found him stillthere, next to her. He was sleeping but his hands were still holding her and thismade her grin fromear to ear.She did not want to wake him up, so she placed a little kiss where she couldreach andwriggled out of his grasp in the hope to take a shower and brush her teeth beforehe woke up. A lot had to be done but all that she was thinking about was makinghim take her again. The night they shared was too good to just get back tobusiness.But Ria also knew that they both had responsibilities and already wasted moretime than they were allowed to. She had to think about what could be done whenshe was passing amirror.In her reflection she saw something incredibly beautiful, something that she didnot expect to see at all. Her mark was different from what she saw others have. Itusually formed into an intricate tattoo-like pattern. But she was staring now at twogolden crescents lookingat each other. Golden! No one had golden marks before!“I told you the Moon Goddess blessed you,” Onyx chuckled in her mind. Riannon turned to look at how Gideon’s mark would look like, something sheforgot to check and found him sitting on the edge of the bed and watching her.He had two goldencrescents too.“Beautiful, isn‘t it?” she bit her lip, trying to contain the excitement.

“Very,” he smirked, but his eyes were all over her naked body.He was about to say something but her phone rang, disrupting their moment. Riawent to check, knowing that an Alpha couldn’t ignore any phone calls and wassurprised to see herex-husband’s name on the caller ID... NOTE: I noticed that there are a lot of new people here now. Don’t forget to joinMarissa Gilbert’s Reading Circle group on FB. We are having a lot of fun there aswell and in the next few days, I am going to be doing a poll about a sequel to thisbook. Also, don’t forget to say hi“Riannon!” Gideon brought her closer to him as she was kicking and screaming.He was confused at first but soon realised that something was happening to herand when she started crying, calling his name, he simply pressed her againsthim, holding her hands in place so that she wouldn’t hurt herself.“Mars,” he called his wolf, “Try reaching Onyx.” Daily new chapters incomHis wolf growled in agreement and he lost him for a few moments. But thenRiannon opened her eyes full of tears and looked at him in disbelief. It was as ifshe tried to recognise him and for a second there he was worried that shecouldn’t.“Gideon,” her lips trembled as she tried to catch her ragged breathing and focusher gaze on him. She was shivering and when he let go of her hands, shereached his face with shaky fingers. She traced carefully almost every strong lineof his. “It’s me, Riannon,” his voice was practically a whisper because he was afraid toscare her again, “It’s me. It was just a dream.”

“Gideon!” she threw herself in his arms, lacing her own around him so that therewasn’t any air left between the two of them. She felt his warmth and breathed inhis scent, tears burning her eyes. It was him. He was alive. What she saw... itdidn‘t happen yet.“Ria,” he murmured somewhere in her hair, “It‘s all right. You are here and so amI. Weare fine. It was just a dream.”“It wasn’t a dream,” she finally managed to distance herself from him, “Gideon,Onyx showed me the past. And it was so horrible.” “We already knew that it was horrible,” his voice was calm as he took away astrand of hair that stuck to her face. His tranquillity helped her find some innerpeace too.“It’s different to know and to see,” she looked him in the eyes with a newfounddetermination, “We can’t let any of this happen. It was so bad... Gideon, me andMaya weren’t the only ones to die... I saw you holding Reid...dead... And thenyou...” She stopped talking as tears were suffocating her.“I don’t want anything like this to ever happen to you,” she sniffed. He pulled herinto a hug and let her cry as much as she needed, “This... future... It cannot...happen.” Her words were punctuated with sobs as she indulged herself in hiswarmness.“Ria,” he sounded tense and his whole body was rigid, “Did you... by any chancesee Savvy there?”“No,” she took a deep breath and sat up, “I didn’t see her. But... what I sawcouldn’t fighting wolves.”

“Tell me everything you saw,” he placed his palms on her shoulders, “Everysingle detail.” And she did, starting with her own murder and finishing with the last moment shesawhim alive.“I am so sorry you had to go through this,” he kissed her temple as he held her inhis arms. She was leaning over his chest, and he was brushing circles with hisfingers on her bareskin.“I am fine now,” she said. And it was the truth. The past faded and being close tohermate was definitely helping, their bond giving her the confidence and strengththat she needed.Besides, her brain started ticking. Yes, it was terrible to see her own death again,it was disgusting to see her enemies win and it was heart-breaking to see hermate die. But between all those events she found crucial pieces of information.“The Northern king,” she looked at Gideon, “They were so afraid that you wouldform an alliance with him. This is exactly what we need to do.”“Yeah, about that,” the lycan rubbed his forehead, “They were worried fornothing. There is no way that as*hole and I would ever form an alliance.”“I am sensing that there is a story there,” Riannon quirked her brow up. Whateverthat story was, she was sure she could persuade them both. This was what shewas born for.“There is,” he admitted, “But it‘s not for today. You‘ve been through too much andyou

need rest. Let’s go to sleep.”“No,” she shook her head and brushed her palm over his cheek with shortstubble, “I don’t want to sleep. I want to be with you. I want you...” “Riannon, you have no idea what those words do to me,” he let out a soft snarl,“what you do to me...” “I don’t want to waste any time,” she whispered, straddling him and leaningforward to touch his hot lips with hers. “If today proved anything, it is that everymoment is precious. We never met each other in our past lives. They werewasted because of that. I don’t want to ever be separated from you. I don’t wantto live even a minute of my life without you want to have your mark on my neckand I want it now.” “Ria,” now an internal growl escaped his chest that was going up and down, “Youknow that I want this more than anything. But... You deserve a beautifulceremony. I want to give only the best to my queen...” ceremony that I want. Trust me, they are overrated. I had a beautiful markingceremony once and look how that ended. It means nothing to me. But you,Gideon, you mean everything. Giveme your mark. Please.”“You don’t have to ask me twice,” he growled and in one sharp move placed herback on the bed, towering over her, “When my Queen wants something, shedoesn’t have to repeatherself.”She was wearing only a thin white silk slip and he caressed her body through it,teasing her and making her arch her back. Their breathing was getting fastertogether and when he pulled the fabric down to expose her breasts, a sound ofapproval emerged from the depth of his body at the sight of her firm ni*ples. Helowered himself and inhaled one while tugging the

other in between his fingers as he took a handful of her. Amoan escaped her, and then another. Riannon’s delicate fingers intwined in hisdark hair as she encouraged him to go on. He tore off her and went all the wayup to her face only to crash his lips into hers, to taste her. Their tongues tangledas they shared one breath, the kiss overwhelming all their senses. But at thesame time, his hand was rolling the silk up to expose more of her to him. Shelaced her thighs around his torso and that made him pant in aninstant. His hardness was already evident against her stomach.“Mark me,” she said when he finally was able to break from her and now wastaking in her beautiful body. Daily new chapters in com “Not yet,” a menacing chuckle escapedhim as his fingers found the fabric of her lacy underwear. He pulled it all the waydown, relieving her of it. And then he yanked her to the edge of the bed, kneelingin front and spreading her wider for him. She felt his hot breathing on hersensitive core and moaned when his tongue finally reached it. He made just onesensual stroke and watched her reaction as her body shuddered in his hands.Gideon liked what he saw, he liked that control over her. Especially since heknew that he would lose his own in a matter of mere minutes thanks to thatwoman. He loved her too much, he wanted her toomuch. “Gideon, please!” she almost whined, desperate for him to do more. And he washappy to oblige, tasting her essence on his lips as his tongue probed her. Marswanted to take over him but it wasn’t the time yet. Grasping the bare flesh of herbottom, the lycan king placed her things onto his shoulders, going deeper andfaster.“Look at me,” he growled and she obeyed him, their eyes locking as her breastsbounced sensitive bundle of nerves, while at the same time inserting two fingers

into her.Aloud moan left her this time as he pumped the fingers in and out, curling theminside in search of her most responsive spot. He already knew where it was, sohe found it with ease, taking up the speed. Riannon shuddered from all thepleasure that was overtaking her way too fast, but he held her in place with hisfree hand as he went on, and on, and on...The rel*ase exploded through her, making her forget even her own name. But nothis. His was on her lips all the time as he kept caressing her and bringing her toher next climax.“Gideon!” the sounds were becoming desperate in her need for him. But rightwhen she was coming to her peak once again, he stopped doing everything andgot his fingers out of her.She tried to catch her breath as she watched him questioningly. There was noway she was ready to stop now. But when he unbuckled his pants and discarded them, her lips curved into a littlesmile. She found strength to stand right next to him and traced her palm all theway from his chest to his hardness. At the same time, the lycan hooked thestraps of her slip and made it fall to theirfeet.She lowered herself slowly, still looking into his eyes, and then stroked him gentlya few times before bringing his hard flesh to her lips. Slowly, she wrapped themaround him and took him in. As much as she could because there was no way totake all of his length.Agrowl left him as he entwined his fingers into her hair as if she was his anchor.She was driving him crazy in the best sense of the word and he threw his headback, closing his eyes.

“What do you do with me?” he muttered, “I... Ria...” He stopped her before she knew it and scooped her into his arms, placing herback onto the bed and getting on top of her.“I love you so much, do you know it?” he grunted as he rubbed his tip at herentrance.“I know,” she smiled, because she loved seeing him like that – bedazzled withpassion, consumed by his emotions... He was like that only with her and sheloved that power.“Good,” he nodded and pinned both her hands above her head, lifting one of herthighs and entering her roughly.She let out a loud moan as she curved her back for him, “I love you too. Somuch...” “Very good,” he snarled and started pounding into her as if there was notomorrow. SheShe screamed every time he brought her to a release, digging her nails into hisflesh. It was the first time they were together since she got her wolf back andeverything was heightened. For her and for him as well. With each thrust, witheach mad kiss their bond was getting stronger, and he didn‘t think he could stopanymore.Chanting her name, he took her again and again. Daily new chapters incomThen, when he felt that they both were ready, he lifted her up and placed her onhis lap, letting her straddle him. Her silky skin was covered with beads of sweatand her wonderfulscent was filling his nostrils, making Mars go feral inside of him. “From this day forward,” he took her hair from her neck to make sure that nothingwould

get into their way, “You will only belong to me, Riannon.”He looked into her eyes, searching for approval. “I have already been yours for awhile,” she smiled through tears that were forming in hereyes.“And I wouldn’t have it any other way,” he thrust into her again, her bodybouncing on his as he held her while plunging into her again and again. She wasnow leaning over his firm chest and felt his canines grazing over her skin, rightwhere her ex-husband’s mark once was. Now the place was clean and ready forhim. It was always his. Gideon’s.“Forever,” a growl that shook the walls around them emerged from his chest ashis sharp teeth sunk into her. She expected pain just like the first time, butinstead, Riannon experiencedthe most intense outburst of pleasure in her entire life. She didn’t even know ifshe wasmoaning or screaming, she was completely lost in the sensation.She knew only one thing. He needed to feel that too. So, she gathered theremnants of her strength and found his neck, kissing it first to make sure that thiswas the right spot. And when she felt him pulsating under her and groaninglouder, she pierced him with her canines.“Ria,” his voice did not sound human anymore as he let his wolf take the controltogether with him. Pressing her tighter, the rel*ase reached them at the sametime as his seed spilt inside of her. Riannon screamed and then she hung limplyin his arms, exhausted and panting. His back fell to the bed, but he refused to lether go, still holding her in his arms.Daily new chapters in com They both could feel their marks healingalready, the tingling sensation was pleasant and soft.

“Finally,” he looked into her eyes, caressing her cheek. She couldn‘t hold her lipsfrom tugging into a smile. She was so happy with him already, but this was somuch bigger... It was“Finally,” she repeated, fighting with her own eyes that wanted to close now.“Sleep my love,” he whispered and kissed her nose gently, “You need this. And Iwillguard you. Nothing bad will ever happen to you again. That’s a promise.”And the one she knew he would do his best to keep.Slowly, the world around her went dark as she allowed herself to drift off to sleep.It was probably the middle of the next day when she woke up and found him stillthere, next to her. He was sleeping but his hands were still holding her and thismade her grin fromear to ear.She did not want to wake him up, so she placed a little kiss where she couldreach and wriggled out of his grasp in the hope to take a shower and brush herteeth before he woke up. A lot had to be done but all that she was thinking aboutwas making him take her again. The night they shared was too good to just getback to business.But Ria also knew that they both had responsibilities and already wasted moretime than they were allowed to. She had to think about what could be done whenshe was passing amirror.In her reflection she saw something incredibly beautiful, something that she didnot expect to see at all. Her mark was different from what she saw others have. Itusually formed into an intricate tattoo-like pattern. But she was staring now at twogolden crescents lookingmagic

at each other. Golden! No one had golden marks before!“I told you the Moon Goddess blessed you,” Onyx chuckled in her mind. Riannon turned to look at how Gideon’s mark would look like, something sheforgot to check and found him sitting on the edge of the bed and watching her.He had two goldencrescents too.“Beautiful, isn‘t it?” she bit her lip, trying to contain the excitement.“Very,” he smirked, but his eyes were all over her naked body.He was about to say something but her phone rang, disrupting their moment. Riawent to check, knowing that an Alpha couldn‘t ignore any phone calls and wassurprised to see her ex-husband’s name on the caller ID... NOTE: I noticed that there are a lot of new people here now. Don’t forget to joinMarissa Gilbert’s Reading Circle group on FB. We are having a lot of fun there aswell and in the next few days, I am going to be doing a poll about a sequel to thisbook. Also, don’t forget to say hi