Nicholas, meanwhile, looked down and to the side. He wouldn’t meet my gaze even as I walked nearer to him.“Nick?” I prompted, fear weighing heavy on my heart.“Unfortunately, that isn’t all of the bad news I have to share,” he said.I braced myself. “What else?”“Joyce has somehow escaped.”I gaspe

It was difficult while he was touching me like this, but I forced all of my thoughts away from my own pleasure and toward getting Nicholas as naked as me.I dragged my hands up the front of his torso, appreciating every curve and dip of his hard muscles along my way to the base of his throat, where

“The King and Queen decided that, in a matter of fairness for those that did not have a chance to attend the island getaway, one more event will be held before the next elimination ceremony. This will ensure that all candidates will have a chance to showcase their merits before we must send more can

“For the sake of providing a united front,” the King said, “I am making a request of you. It is not a command, because I believe you to be a good person. You must be for my sons to both think so fondly of you. I trust you will do the right thing.”Oh, I really didn’t like where this was going. I had

“You don’t know that,” I said. “It’s as possible that Hawk kidnapped him as it is that Joyce wanted to go. We don’t know all the facts.”Veronica received no comfort from my words. Her shoulders slumped slightly. “I wish I could have been in two places at once.”I didn’t know what to say to that. It