LOGINThen I see something I wasn’t expecting to see today: the Alpha Prince and his brother arriving for the show.I reach over to get Sebastian’s attention, pointing to the werewolves we weren’t expecting. Sebastian curses, then looks up at the scarf wrapped around the lower half of my face, just like i
NatashaI try to relax into the trunk of the tree, but it’s hard to truly relax when I’m on a branch high up enough that a fall could kill me.“You have to sleep, Natasha. If you’re too tired to keep your eyes open tomorrow, you’re useless to us.”“I know,” I snap at Sebastian’s harsh words.This wi
Sebastian leads me to the left with a gentle hand on my hip.The six of us spread out in pairs, still able to see each other as we hide behind trees. Once we’re all in place, we peek around our trees to the horrific sight ahead.The lone werewolf sits on the ground with his back to us. Two humans li
NatashaI’m already in my training gear, so I use the time that Marion and Sebastian take to argue over whether or not I’m joining him to braid back my hair in a French braid. It takes much less time than it used to since it’s so short now.It’s Sebastian saying, “Please don’t make her prove she can
NatashaI stand next to Sebastian, the rows of tents at our backs. In front of us is a training area similar to where Isaiah and Raleigh taught me to fight. Except the training grounds at the palace have thick, plush mats on which werewolves spar.Here, humans spar on areas piled with a couple inche
“The other Quarters,” Marions answers. “That was one of our problems last time we revolted against the kingdom. I was trying to organize and lead too many humans by myself.”Sebastian’s breath comes out heavy. He doesn’t like how much Marion is revealing to me.“Over the past two decades,” she goes
OwenThe second I close the door to Amelia’s room behind us, I whirl on her. “What are you doing?”The new human I’ve named Sarah flinches at my response, hurrying to put the bed between us. I note the panicked move and relax my muscles a little.My wolf growls at me for yelling at Amelia. She looks
“I’ve already put them on,” I lie, wondering if I’ll be able to enlist Molly to assist me instead. “I was about to go to sleep.”“Of course,” the prince replies. “I apologize for the hour. I got caught up in my work, but I wanted to make sure to check on you before I went to bed.”He hesitates, and
AmeliaMolly looks to me for guidance. I want to tell her to run, but with Ava standing between us and the door we have nowhere to run to. Neither of us could outrun a werewolf.“Guards!” Ava calls, and my bedroom door flies open as werewolf palace guards spill in. “I knew you were hiding something,
AmeliaI’m sitting on the sofa across from Molly in her armchair. She studies the letters I’ve written down for her. She sounds out the letters separately for “t”, “h”, and “e”.“T and H together make the sound, ‘th’,” I explain, while I practice the boxer braid from one temple to the opposite ear.







