Mikhail replayed the recent events in his mind for her. Raven inhaled, feeling as if someone had hit her square in the stomach. , he assured.

He nearly forgot he was crouched at the base of a tree only a few hundred feet from the shack belonging to Hans and Heidi Romanov. Mikhail managed to suppress his urge to laugh. This time Raven broke...

Her voice startled him, low and warm and filled with feminine amusement. He nearly forgot he was crouched at the base of a tree only a few hundred feet from the shack belonging to Hans and Heidi...

There was the merest hint of command in his voice. He was trying to soften his manner with her, and she found herself smiling at his efforts.

, she reprimanded. He said it with a note of pride in his voice.

--she forced laughter into her thoughts--From the other side of a grove of trees, out of her sight, Jacob suddenly screamed in terror, the sound fading to a thin wail. The roar of an enraged bear...

Go, but hurry back. I'll find out all your secrets while you're gone.Mikhail was hungry, needed to feed. He bent to brush her forehead with his mouth, his heart aching. Just for one day, little one, I...

One last thing, Mikhail was gone almost before she could blink, and returned nearly as fast. He took her left hand in his. Your people will recognize this as a clear sign that you are taken.She hid...

Take a long soak, look over the house, my books, anything you want. He grinned at her boyishly. I have a stack of work beside the computer if you want to try your hand at looking at bids for...

Is it necessary to annoy me?She arched an eyebrow at him, realizing that her headache was completely gone. So easy, Raven teased.He leaned closer. Disrespectful woman. So dangerous, you mean.Mmm,...

I will never get enough of you, Raven, never. But you need to soak in the tub, and I need to feed.Eat. She bent to fill the tub with hot, steamy water. In English you use the word I'm not the greatest...

You tend to drive every sane thought from my head. It was an apology as he lifted her into his arms. His long strides took them through the house to the master bathroom.Raven's eyes warmed, melted,...

Raven. The voice was warm, sensual, caressing. Calm in the eye of the storm. Black velvet. Beautiful. Soothing. She knew that voice at once.A curious hush fell in the dining room as Mikhail strode in....

It was asked with grave courtesy.Raven found herself smiling in spite of everything.

Why do you force what I would have given, had you simply asked? She held her breath, feeling his puzzlement.She punched the pillow.

It was a command, and Raven felt compelled to obey it.She forced her mind to go blank, to be a slate wiped clean. It hurt, sent darts of pain through her head, made her stomach clench. He was not...

He found himself smiling at her teasing. He never smiled. Not for six hundred years or more. He waited for her laughter again, needing it with the same craving an addict felt for a drug.When it came,...

She heard male laughter, low, amused, mocking. Raven sank down onto the bed, her heart beginning to pound. His voice was black velvet, a weapon in itself. She forced her mind to be calm even as she...

He swore softly, ripping the clothes from his fettered body, leaping upon her like an attacking jungle cat. Mikhail, I love this dress, she whispered against his throat, laughter still spilling into...

I would never be in danger from you, even if you were furious with me. The only danger right now is to my clothes." She took a step back, laughing again, letting the sound warm him, ignite the fuse...

She started across the threshold. Mikhail caught her arm.Your own free will; say it.My own free will. She stepped into his home, her lashes sweeping down. Raven missed the look of savage joy that lit...

You are safe with me, Raven. I would not allow anyone or anything to harm you.She swallowed nervously as he pushed open the heavy iron gates and mounted the steps. Just you. She said it under her...

Did you kidnap me or rescue me?"Strong white teeth gleamed at her, a predator's smile, a man's amusement. "Perhaps a little of both.

No, I don't mind traveling alone. I do it all the time, she answered, aware she was allowing too much time to go by before she answered. They were all going to think she wasn't quite bright.You're...

Byron guarded both bodies, stepping away from the priest to face the surrounding woods when the first ripple of energy reached him. Someone approached, someone of power, which wasn't entirely...

Byron, find Raven, Mikhail whispered.Mikhail--Gregori's teeth tore his own wrist, and he pressed it to the prince's mouth--take my blood while I stop up these holes.Find Raven.Take my blood, Mikhail....

A greenish mist streamed through cracks in the fallen wall, shimmered for a moment as it swept through the room.Gregori kept his body positioned between the mist and his prince, facing the mist....

He knew exactly what the ancients meant when they said one lifemate could not survive the passing of the other. He would not want to live in the world without her. There would be no Mikhail without...

You are so reckless, Raven, so heedless of danger. He gripped the back of a chair so hard the wood threatened to disintegrate into dust. As it was, it would hold the imprint of his fingers for all...

I need you to do as I ask you," he said in desperation, fighting the beast lifting its head hungrily.Her laughter was soft, enticing, the sound dancing over his skin. "No, you don't. Too many people...