(Translations in trivia) When Austin pulled up to his house, Marielle was a little startled. For some reason, she had imagined Austin living in some stuffy penthouse or high-rise apartment with a giant fireplace and gaping windows where everything was stark white and the floors were peppered with large, silver, drop-shaped sculptures reminiscent of the …

PART 1: VINCENT Chapter 26   Marielle felt strange at home alone. She fed Felix and sat on her couch for a long while, feeling the rush of blood Austin had perpetrated upon her. She was excited… aroused… dissatisfied. She hated Austin for this… and yet, somehow inside, she knew she would never—could never—truly hate …

Marielle’s eyes became saucers. “He?” she cried, cramming her shoes on and rushing to Vincent’s side. He glanced at her and nodded. “Oui. In my dimension, Fade is a man.” He stretched his left arm and brought out Headhunter, practicing perfect trigger control. “How is that possible?” Vincent shrugged and pushed his glasses back up …

— Translations in corresponding Trivia. —   Marielle ran into Vincent’s arms, and he clutched her against him with a heavy, relieved sigh. He’d already retracted Tour De Force and had been searching for her ever since he had made certain that Cory and Hazal were gone. He rocked her for a moment.  “I saw …

–Translations in corresponding trivia. — The solitude Marielle had craved suddenly turned into not wanting to be alone at all. She wanted Austin to come back, wanted him to join her in the pool and splash around with her. Maybe she didn’t want him to kiss or fondle her, and she certainly wasn’t ready for …