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Soul Mates #3.6
Possession
Sabaan has waited years for Nikolas to realize they are meant to be. But after months of watching him give his attention to another, Sabaan is lost and unsure where to turn. An encounter with Lucien, Master of the Coven, leaves him feeling even more alone than ever. Before he can figure his next move, Lucien returns with a plan. A plan that could bring them together--or destroy everything.
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First published June 1, 2014
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September 18, 2014
This review is really for people who've been following the series. But then the story isn't exactly what you'd call stand alone - you need to know whats going on to get any of it. I'm the first admit too that its a review coloured by my disappointment at where the storyline has gone; if it had stayed true to the romantic pairing I read for, I could probably have found the Mary Sue MC, the characters used as Authors Voice to tell us how to feel about him and the on-the-spot character transformations more easy to ignore. But as it is...
I think, having ploughed through the whole series in hope, this short is where I finally realised that Lucien/Peter is dead in the water as far as the author's interest is concerned. The story is fine and angsty and I got excited by the premise at last of giving Peter a taste of his own medicine after reading book after book of his betraying Lucien and falling in love with Nickolas. It was great that were finally addressing the rubble Peter and Nickolas have left behind - that Lucien (and Sabaan) were finally going to do something rather than wait around for P/N to note they exist.
We were allowed to see their pain at their abandonment and very convincing it was too. But in the end that pain and the story was just there as another confirmation of the fact that Peter and Nickolas are unshakeable as the new Destined Great Love and central couple. Of course other people are pining for their attention. Of course their neglected lovers can never forget them and have to make do with pale substitutes while pretending they matter.
,This is the story where Sabaan gets more than he had (good for him) and we see the author moving finally and completely away from Lucien and Peter as Peter's great love story - toward a solution (next story) where Lucien has to accept he's lost what he had. The P/L true romance moves to become a menage with lets face it, Lucien and Sabaan as the extras to the new central pair. But the menage is supposed to make it look to the reader as if everyones got what they wanted. In reality just Peter has what he wants- Nickolas - without losing anything at all, most especially not his pole position as Lucien's consort.
In the end this short isn't about Lucien/Sabaan - its about Lucien's spineless adoration of Peter and principally Sabaans worship of Nickolas. Most of all though its about getting Sabaan into place so the author can create a Peter/Nickolas centred menage with Lucien suddenly happy to be sidelined.
It was clear that P/L were pretty much dead by the scene the author chose to show as the climax to the angst she'd shovelled up in this story- Sabaan being fucked/raped by Nickolas. That was deemed more interesting than the long awaited climax of the Lucien/Peter storyline,( where, thanks to his own related betrayals, Peter realises he has to 'share' him too (though Sabaan is so very clearly a consolation prize)) But that confrontation happens entirely offscreen, which shows the authors basic lack of interest in the couple who used to be the centre of the series (and the couple who sold it to me).
We know that whats happened is down to Peters choices and the author allows us a glorious few sentences where Sabaan tells him a couple of home truths. We're even very briefly allowed to see Peter being jealous about Lucien at long long last.
But we're not supposed to believe that its Peter's fault given he is Mary Sue. The things the author knows we're probably thinking given Peters behaviour are aired and then excused by Simon and then Sabaan - the voices of the author - telling us we're not supposed to put any blame on him. None of its his fault, however badly he behaves. Sabaan, the demon doormat tells him he's done all the right things and Lucien's not getting any uppity ideas about breaking away because of his behaviour - Lucien is still enslaved as Peter is not. So Peters then thrilled that Luciens bonded to someone else- no jealousy from him because that would show he actually feared losing him. I'd love to have seen how he justified his initial outrage to Lucien given his own endless slutting around but we were denied that which was beyond infuriating, after the Peter having sex with everyone scenes I've slogged through.
Ive been hanging on through Peters betrayals of Lucien in the hope the road was heading toward Peter finally being forced to realise what he has and be terrified of losing Lucien- thus choosing him. But this short showed me the actual direction of the storyline which is confirmed in the next book, Secrets. The whole story arc is really only about Peter, the hero, and the hundreds of men who worship his perfection, and with whom he has guilt free sex, - and the main romantic pairing is with Nickolas. Lucien is no longer the other MC - he was always only one of a cast of thousands. All that remains is for Lucien to accept his place as secondary in Peters life and be grateful to be allowed a place in his bed at all. So much for the ruthless, possessive master vampire... spine removed by Mary Sue. Farewell Lucien/Peter - I did love you while it lasted.
I was going to give this 3 stars for having the guts to confront Lucien's pain and betrayal at last even if it was only to allow the author to wave it away. But a star went because of the huge cop out of having the Lucien Peter confrontation off screen.
Id recommend this and the series to anyone who loves menages and a hero who behaves badly and never suffers las . Anyone who loves Lucien/Peter had best bail out after Book 2.
I think, having ploughed through the whole series in hope, this short is where I finally realised that Lucien/Peter is dead in the water as far as the author's interest is concerned. The story is fine and angsty and I got excited by the premise at last of giving Peter a taste of his own medicine after reading book after book of his betraying Lucien and falling in love with Nickolas. It was great that were finally addressing the rubble Peter and Nickolas have left behind - that Lucien (and Sabaan) were finally going to do something rather than wait around for P/N to note they exist.
We were allowed to see their pain at their abandonment and very convincing it was too. But in the end that pain and the story was just there as another confirmation of the fact that Peter and Nickolas are unshakeable as the new Destined Great Love and central couple. Of course other people are pining for their attention. Of course their neglected lovers can never forget them and have to make do with pale substitutes while pretending they matter.
,This is the story where Sabaan gets more than he had (good for him) and we see the author moving finally and completely away from Lucien and Peter as Peter's great love story - toward a solution (next story) where Lucien has to accept he's lost what he had. The P/L true romance moves to become a menage with lets face it, Lucien and Sabaan as the extras to the new central pair. But the menage is supposed to make it look to the reader as if everyones got what they wanted. In reality just Peter has what he wants- Nickolas - without losing anything at all, most especially not his pole position as Lucien's consort.
In the end this short isn't about Lucien/Sabaan - its about Lucien's spineless adoration of Peter and principally Sabaans worship of Nickolas. Most of all though its about getting Sabaan into place so the author can create a Peter/Nickolas centred menage with Lucien suddenly happy to be sidelined.
It was clear that P/L were pretty much dead by the scene the author chose to show as the climax to the angst she'd shovelled up in this story- Sabaan being fucked/raped by Nickolas. That was deemed more interesting than the long awaited climax of the Lucien/Peter storyline,( where, thanks to his own related betrayals, Peter realises he has to 'share' him too (though Sabaan is so very clearly a consolation prize)) But that confrontation happens entirely offscreen, which shows the authors basic lack of interest in the couple who used to be the centre of the series (and the couple who sold it to me).
We know that whats happened is down to Peters choices and the author allows us a glorious few sentences where Sabaan tells him a couple of home truths. We're even very briefly allowed to see Peter being jealous about Lucien at long long last.
But we're not supposed to believe that its Peter's fault given he is Mary Sue. The things the author knows we're probably thinking given Peters behaviour are aired and then excused by Simon and then Sabaan - the voices of the author - telling us we're not supposed to put any blame on him. None of its his fault, however badly he behaves. Sabaan, the demon doormat tells him he's done all the right things and Lucien's not getting any uppity ideas about breaking away because of his behaviour - Lucien is still enslaved as Peter is not. So Peters then thrilled that Luciens bonded to someone else- no jealousy from him because that would show he actually feared losing him. I'd love to have seen how he justified his initial outrage to Lucien given his own endless slutting around but we were denied that which was beyond infuriating, after the Peter having sex with everyone scenes I've slogged through.
Ive been hanging on through Peters betrayals of Lucien in the hope the road was heading toward Peter finally being forced to realise what he has and be terrified of losing Lucien- thus choosing him. But this short showed me the actual direction of the storyline which is confirmed in the next book, Secrets. The whole story arc is really only about Peter, the hero, and the hundreds of men who worship his perfection, and with whom he has guilt free sex, - and the main romantic pairing is with Nickolas. Lucien is no longer the other MC - he was always only one of a cast of thousands. All that remains is for Lucien to accept his place as secondary in Peters life and be grateful to be allowed a place in his bed at all. So much for the ruthless, possessive master vampire... spine removed by Mary Sue. Farewell Lucien/Peter - I did love you while it lasted.
I was going to give this 3 stars for having the guts to confront Lucien's pain and betrayal at last even if it was only to allow the author to wave it away. But a star went because of the huge cop out of having the Lucien Peter confrontation off screen.
Id recommend this and the series to anyone who loves menages and a hero who behaves badly and never suffers las . Anyone who loves Lucien/Peter had best bail out after Book 2.
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April 24, 2025
I really really love this series!
Highly recommend!!!
Highly recommend!!!
February 5, 2017
4,8 stars
September 8, 2015
This is a rather interesting novel from the Soul Mates series. It's written from Sabaan's point of view, which really adds to the experience: though sometimes he's as stupid as other characters, he's not as plane. He was advised to "be loud, be proud", and it really suits him.
July 15, 2014
OMG!! I love Saaban...he's so amazing.
November 3, 2014
A nice short S/M novel. I loved it.
November 15, 2016
I read this a few months ago and can't remember anything apart from the fact that I like the demon, which is not news, so ... 4 stars?
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