MasukThe crowd cheered, but none were louder than our excited children.Ivan’s POVIt was good of Claire to invite me to her wedding. I’d thought for a while that I might avoid the whole thing, but now that I was here, that I could be surrounded by the obvious love between the pair, I was glad that I had
Claire’s POVThe day of our wedding, I couldn’t stop looking at myself in the mirror. I was wearing a flowing white dress that Leo and Nova had helped me pick out. My hair was done up in a bun. I barely recognized myself, so put together and done up.“You look like a princess,” Nova said from nearby
Gideon’s POVI kissed Claire with my full heart, then held her close. She giggled, pressed into the safety of my arms.“We can talk about it now,” she said. “Or you could kiss me again. I liked that.”“I want to,” I told her truly. “I don’t want to stop kissing you. But after all this, I want to see
Claire’s POVI was dragged out of the trunk roughly by my arms, then shoved down into the dirt at Daphne’s feet.Quickly, I glanced around, but I didn’t really recognize where I was. A forest, but I had no idea which one. Tents were set up here and there and people I didn’t know milled about. This m
George glanced over, seeing me in the dim interior light.“He loves you,” he said.“He does.”“Do you love him, too?”“Yes,” I said. It came out easier than I thought it would. “Yes, I do,” I said again, to be sure. This time was just as easy.“Good,” George said. “Gideon is a good man, a brave and
Claire’s POVWe had a handful of hours before we needed to leave for the exchange. In that time, George had me fitted for body armor.“They will likely attempt to remove it from you,” he said. “But try to keep it on for as long as you can. I don’t know what kind of torture they will attempt, but thi
Nova’s POVLeo was out of his mind. Ivan was probably my father, not Gideon. But it was strange we had the same birthday. Unless Leo was making it up, or maybe one of us had been lied to?My mom didn’t really lie to me though, and we’d celebrated my birthday every year on the same day for as long as
“Can I help?” Mom asked from behind me as I was packing my suitcase.“I guess,” I said stubbornly.She came closer and helped me fold the clothes I wanted to take, then slipped them into the suitcase.“I don’t want you to leave being mad at me,” she said. “If there’s anything I could do… maybe I cou
Claire’s POVAs I brought Leo back to the pack house, I couldn’t contain my own happiness. Finally, I had both of my children under my roof. Even if it was only temporary, they were both here, and they were both healthy and safe. I couldn’t remember the last time I had felt so content.I did have th
Claire’s POVIn the Royal Pack, Ivan and I met with the Alpha King for brunch at his palace. The King had been very nice to me, even greeting me by name. He had been less nice to Ivan, ignoring him entirely and refusing to shake his hand.Now, as we were sitting around a small table, the brunch item







