LOGINThe 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
Gideon’s POVTo my relief, things with Nova started to get better after the portrait. She didn’t act out as much, with no more vandalism. She even kept a few of my gifts now. Her attitude was also slowly warming toward me, and while we weren’t as close as Leo and I were yet, she was at least talking
Gideon’s POVThe more I considered the possibilities, the more I realized that Claire was likely an innocent here, under the influence of Ivan. Ivan was an Alpha, after all, and as independent as Claire could be, any young woman could find herself convinced by an older man.Ivan probably liked Clair
Claire’s POVWhen we arrived at the hospital, I was surprised to find that it was well protected. There were guards stationed inside and outside of the building, with ID checks at the main entrance, and then again on Leo’s floor, and finally into his room.Xavier was inside Leo’s room, allowing only
Gideon’s POVWhen I returned to my pack, I quickly showered and changed, not wanting to walk around in blood and dirt covered clothes. Then, I returned to the hospital, relieved Xavier from his post at my son’s door, and sat at my son’s beside.There had been no change since the last time I had left







