Ever After (33 page)
Authors: Carrie Ann Ryan,Marie Harte,Rebecca Royce,Lia Davis,Leia Shaw
“I understand,” Dalton said. “I’d do the same.”
They’d won. She’d actually succeeded in her first mission. Salvatore would be so proud of her. And now she would have a real role in the rebellion.
“Good.” Cristian sat back in his seat. “We’ll work out the specifics later. For now, eat, rest.” He set his gaze on Eden. “You’re looking better.”
“I feel fine. Just my ribs hurt a bit.”
“I bet. You were a mess when you came in last night.” His brow creased, and he leaned toward her. “I’m so sorry that was your first experience with your kind. If your partner here hadn’t killed the betrayers already, you can bet I would have. I wish I could prove to you how safe it normally is here. The offer still stands to stay if you want to.”
Dalton shot her a worried look. Did he really think she’d ditch him now? Keeping a steady gaze on Dalton, she smiled. “I go where he goes.”
His crinkled brow smoothed over as he gazed at her.
“I figured.” Cristian stood. “Well, I better get going. I’ll start gathering a team, and then you can provide a debriefing.”
Dalton had eyes only for her, so she nodded to Cristian. He grinned then stepped away. “Cabin’s still yours if you need to, uh, take a nap.”
Eden’s cheeks heated.
Cristian left, and she turned her attention to Dalton. He cupped her face in his hands. “Are you sure, love? We can stay here if you want. I’ll tell Salvatore I –”
“I’m sure.” She turned her face into one of his hands and kissed his palm. “I want to be with you. And you belong in the rebellion. It’s your passion, and I would never take you away from that. And, after these last few days, I know without a doubt that being in the rebellion is what I want, too. Except…”
“What?”
“I really need to work on my combat skills,” she said, chuckling.
He laughed then kissed her, softly, sweetly, letting her drink him in. “I love you, little wolf.”
She smiled. “I love you, too.”
The End
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USA Today Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan’s
His Choice
a novella in her Dante’s Circle series which comes after
An Unlucky Moon
in the timeline. The Dante’s Circle world is centered on seven lightning struck women and their journeys in finding their mates and their selves. The first book,
Dust of My Wings
, is where you meet Lily and Shade. The second book,
Her Warriors’ Three Wishes
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An Unlucky Moon
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is the first in a brand new series by an author who always has one iron in the forge. Valkryies, shapeshifters, and mythical creatures come together to celebrate the games of the gods. So long as no one cheats, what could go wrong? To read more about what Marie’s working on, visit her at
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Rebecca Royce’s story,
Alpha Rising
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Westervelt Wolves
, eight books in total, that is now complete with Gabriel’s story Lone Wolf and you can join the ongoing adventure of the
Outsiders
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The Warrior
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Lia Davis’
A Rebel’s Heart
is the second novella and #3.5 in her Ashwood Falls series. It follows
Surrendering to the Alpha
in the reading order of the series and opens a new plot arch for the next book in the series, Divided Loyalties, coming in early 2014. You first met Sarah Mathews briefly in the prequel,
Winter Eve
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Leia Shaw’s
Destined for Eden
is a part of her Shadows of Destiny series.
Destiny Forgiven
is the fifth book in the series and released October 2013. This story about Dalton’s rebel partner, Felicity, is a darker tale of redemption and love during the most trying times. The next book in the series is a novella coming out for Christmas called,
Slaves of Destiny
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From USA Today Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan’s Redwood Pack Series
Maddox Jamenson is the Omega of the Redwood Pack, the one burdened by emotions stronger than his own. He's spent his entire life shrouded in the secrets of his "gift" and the price he has to pay to keep it, yet the cost just escalated. He's known a mate could be in the cards for him, but he can't have what he wants. Not when the battles he has yet to fight could destroy her.
Ellie Reyes was the Central's princess, the daughter of the most hated Alpha of all time, yet not prized. No, she's spent her life as the toy of her brother's sadistic torture and has endured a pain that no one else should have to even contemplate. Though when she's rescued, the one person who could help her, her mate, turns his back on her for reasons unknown to her. As each day passes, the strength that everyone sees in her dwindles to a point that there may be no coming back from.
When the Centrals find a new way to attack, leaving Ellie's only protection a mate that she doesn’t think wants her, they’ll both have to overcome their fears and fight for something stronger than their pain. The war isn't over and new players are coming that will decide the outcome. Maddox and Ellie's connection will be tested even as their fragile bond is only newly forming.
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From Bestselling Author Lia Davis’s Ashwood Falls Series
Ashwood Falls’ leopard Alpha, Keegan Andrews holds onto the pain of his deceased mate as his own personal hell—a reminder that not all things are what they seem. The Pack Scribe, Addyson Lewis is no exception. She’s intrigued him like no other since the day she stumbled into Ashwood territory about twenty-five years ago. When he discovers that just being near her calms the storm inside him, he can’t stay away even if it means exposing her to the evil she tried to escape.
Over a hundred years of psychological torture at the hands of the rogue Onyx Pack has left Addyson with no memories of her life before captivity and with the inability to control her psychometric nature. Anything or anyone she touches sends her into their darkest past and secrets, causing her pain she wouldn’t wish on anyone. Without the ability to control it, she’s forced to deny her leopard the connection she craves from the Pack that welcomed her with love and without judgment. That is, until the day Keegan involuntarily touches her bare skin and she finds the peace she’d craved for far too long.
Warning: Contains one sexy alpha leopard who craves the most decadent of dreams, a hidden treasure contained within a spunky woman, and the ability to create a mating bond that’s the most explosive yet.
