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  Loud screaming filled the air as Chase’s wolf mauled at the woman’s throat. Blood spurted. Her shrieks were soon cut off, and her delicate flesh lay torn open, bleeding on the floor.

  Slipping back into his skin, Chase rushed to put on his pants and then ran over to the side of the table that Sophia had ducked behind. He found her curled into a small ball on the floor, passed out. Her hands were protectively covering her womb.

  He turned her over and noticed blood covering her chest. His heart stopped. His hands shook when his eyes found the small bullet hole on her right shoulder.

  Lifting her unconscious body carefully off the floor, he ran for his vehicle. He placed her in the backseat and called the shifter doctor to ensure she was ready when he arrived. Right after he spoke to the doctor, he got in the car and made a call to River while he headed to the hospital. He asked his brother to remove the data and samples from the lab before anyone else could get their hands on it.

  His nerves stretched taut. She lay pale and limp on the seat behind him, bright red blood trickling from her gunshot wound. Driving like the devil was on his tail, he brought her to the small private clinic reserved for his pack members.

  He carried her inside in a frantic rush. The pack doctor met him at the entrance in her operating gear. He followed her to the surgical room and lay Sophia on a bed. After that, he was dragged outside to allow them to work.

  His wolf was quiet and sad, seemingly mourning his mate and his children, something Chase refused to do. Sophia was going to be fine, she had to be, or his life would end right along with hers.

  * * *

  Sophia opened her eyes and winced at the burning in her shoulder. She squinted until she could see clearly. She turned to scan the room and came face to face with a sleeping Chase.

  He was sitting on a chair, his hand holding hers, keeping them connected even while he slept. She smiled at the sight of her mate. God, she loved that man. Moving her fingers in his hold, she squeezed his hand, and he jerked awake. He looked like shit.

  “How are you feeling?” His voice was hoarse. His other hand lifted to brush a lock of hair behind her ear.

  “Thirsty. Little ones?” She tried to talk past the sand in her throat.

  Her hand traveled to her tummy, feeling the bump that hadn’t been there before. Her smile widened, knowing she was still nurturing their two precious bundles.

  “They’re good, healthy.” He sat beside her on the bed and helped her take a sip of water. Then he fixed the pillows behind her back, allowing her to sit up.

  “Sophia…I—”

  She watched him swallow.

  “I almost lost you. I-I can’t lose you.” His voice broke. “I love you.”

  She smiled and pulled him down for a soft kiss. “I love you too. So much sometimes I think I’m going even crazier than I normally am, but I wouldn’t trade my feelings for anything in the world.” She looked into his eyes solemnly. “I’m not going anywhere.”

  She grinned, and he hugged her tightly, carefully ensuring her injury wasn’t bothered.

  She smiled to herself. Who would’ve thought she’d end up with her very own FBA, man-candy Chase? Apparently fantasies did come true, even for geeky scientists.

  ~ About the Author ~

  Milly Taiden was born in the prettiest part of the Caribbean known as the Dominican Republic. She grew up between New York, Florida, and Massachusetts. Currently, she resides in New York City with her husband, bossy young son, and their little dog Speedy.

  She began writing when she learned to put words together and her first book consisted of two homeless dogs living in a park for her second grade English class. She didn’t win a prize, but she acquired a love for writing that never went away.

  When she’s not working full-time, texting with her best friend Heidi in England, chastising her son for pulling the dog’s ears, shopping with her sister Jewel, or watching scary movies with her husband, she can be found writing on her laptop. She’s addicted to shoe shopping, chocolate, Dunkin Donuts coffee, and all Jimmy Thomas covers.

  A major reader when she can get her hands on a good book, she loves reading all Mina Carter, Cynthia Eden, Cynthia Sax, Dianne Duvall, and Laurann Dohner among others.

  Find out more about Milly Taiden here:

  http://www.millytaiden.com

  ~ Coming Soon from Milly Taiden~

  Mr. Buff

  Fate’s Wish

  ~ Paranormal Romance from Etopia Press ~

  Faery Wedding

  Mina Carter

  It's Asharra De Silve's wedding day, and this real life faery princess isn't looking forward to meeting her prince charming at the altar. Sold to the highest bidder as a virgin faery princess, she’s not sure how to tell the unsuspecting prince that he’s been had by false advertising. She was certainly a faery, and a princess, but the bit about being a virgin...?

  What she doesn't expect is for her one night stand to turn up before the ceremony....or the wild sex...or the fact her bridegroom turns out to be the exact opposite of what she expected...

  Under Cover of the Moon

  Loribelle Hunt

  Lunar Mates (Book 1)

  A witch. A wolf. A passion worth dying for…

  In book one of the Lunar Mates series, Darius Stewart is banished and offered the leadership of a new pack. He has a new pack to settle and a rogue wolf terrorizing the local population, threatening to expose their species. The last thing he needs is a mate further complicating his life.

  That’s just fine with Meg O’Reilly. As a witch, she knows something is not right in her town. Good werewolves, bad werewolves, and the possessive, bossy, sexy Alpha wolf trying to order her around. Life’s never been so complicated.

  Red Rio Blue

  by Marianna Lauren

  The nightlife has never been sexier…

  Aubrey Hunnisett, owner of the Rio Blue nightclub, is determined to buy out the rival Club Lunar. But vampire Michael Lennox has no intention of selling, even though two recent murders have thrown the club into rough financial waters. Michael suspects Aubrey is working with his hated enemy, the vampire Richard Sands, whom he’s convinced is involved with the murders. He uses his vampire charm to seed her mind with passionate sex while he rifles through her memories in search of her true intentions. But instead of evidence, Michael finds something in Aubrey he neither needs nor wants—a strong, noble heart, a passionate lover, the kind of woman he’s craved throughout his very long life…

  Dragons at Midnight

  by Selena Illyria

  One dragon is hot enough, but three can make this tiger shifter burn in the most delightful ways.

  Tiger shifter Louisa thought she’d ring in the New Year all alone. Little did she know that three younger dragon shifters plan on making sure she celebrates things right. Add a little steam, a few dragon shifters with dirty minds, and some creative use of furniture and New Year’s Eve becomes the perfect scorching-hot party for four.

  One Wild Night

  by Lilly Morgan

  Wild Nights (Book 1)

  One night a year, it’s all about sex…

  Cari Lopez has looked forward to the Wild Night Ball all year–so she could tell Kane Reese just what she thought of him for standing her up at last year’s Wild Run. The dashing heir to the New York alpha had made all the right moves, but he’d disappeared just before the fun really started, leaving her angry and embarrassed, yet aching with the memories of his hands and lips on her skin. But she’s a low-ranking werewolf from the small Miami pack, the first-generation American daughter of a Cuban janitor, and Kane is werewolf nobility. What would the heir to one of the most powerful packs in the country, the son of the reigning Alpha Rex, want with a nobody like her?

  Kane Reese wanted nothing more than to find the woman who’d haunted his dreams since last year’s Wild Run. The Wild Night Ball was supposed to be free of teeth and claws, the one night a year when it was all about joy and sex and running wild in the moonlight. Bu
t last year’s Ball had ended in bloodshed, and Kane’s duty as the next heir was to protect his pack. But with shifting pack rivalries and a rogue pack out to challenge his father’s place as the Alpha Rex, Kane hopes this year’s Wild Run won’t turn ugly. All he wants is to find that gorgeous little wolf and take her under the moonlight among the whisper of the pines…

  Captured Moon

  by Loribelle Hunt

  Lunar Mates (Book 6)

  A girl can’t outrun two hot werewolves…not when they’re her favorite sex fantasy come to life…

  When her marriage ends, Abby retreats into herself to lick her wounds and rebuild her life. She’s found satisfaction and some success writing stories about her favorite secret fantasies–those involving two real-life werewolf twins, Rule and Lawe. She’s happy. Mostly. But who wouldn’t welcome a little fun now and then?

  When her friends talk her into participating in a local charity auction, the line between fantasy and reality blurs as Rule and Lawe make their moves. Being pursued by two hot werewolves should have been a dream come true, but it threatens her new independence and takes her back to a time and place she’d rather forget. Abby fears things are spinning out of control with this fantasy, because in reality, a true mate is forever…

  Claiming the Moon

  by Loribelle Hunt

  Lunar Mates (Book 7)

  Can Clint walk away from Ellen…before it’s too late?

  Someone is stalking hunter activist Ellen Monroe. Unable to determine the stalker’s identity, Ellen’s boss insists she move into hunter headquarters until things settle down. Then he calls the last person–and the only person–Ellen wants to see.

  Clint Osborn has his own dark reasons for not claiming Ellen as his mate, but when her life is endangered, he can’t trust her safety to anyone else. Unfortunately, she’s not really safe from him either. Can he eliminate the threat before he’s forced to walk away from temptation? Or is it already too late for them both?

  Hunter’s Moon

  by Loribelle Hunt

  Lunar Mates (Book 8)

  Sex and secrets under the moonlight…

  Gia Roberts is part of a secret organization of humans who hunt rogue shifters. When her group forms a tentative alliance with the werewolf Hunters, her boss pairs her up with Anthony. Working with him is torture. He’s irritating. He gets on her last nerve. He sets her body on fire.

  Gia tries desperately to ignore the wolf, but he gets harder to resist with each passing week. When her secret past comes back, will he be able to convince her he can keep her safe? Or will she run back to the safety of her world?

  Renny’s Mate

  by Selena Illyria

  One Island. One Werewolf. One week of wicked sex in the sun…

  When Larissa’s given a week at her boss’s private island, she jumps at the chance for some sun, sand, and complete relaxation.

  Avoiding his family’s annual get together, Renny hops a plane for his brother’s private island. But once the werewolf in hiding spots Larissa coming out of the surf–wet, nude, and irresistible–hiding is the last thing on his mind. And the last thing he expected was to find his mate. But how can a woman like her trust the black sheep of the family who’s never committed to anything in his life?

  Table of Contents

  Coming Soon

  Title Page

  Copyright

  Dedication

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  About the Author

  Coming Soon from Milly Taiden

  More Paranormal Romance