เข้าสู่ระบบThe 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
Claire’s POV“Mommy, you look like a princess!” Nova said.We were in my bedroom. I was wearing the dress I had purchased for tonight’s event. My hair and makeup had been professionally done, my hair up in a bun, and my makeup tasteful and discreet. I still felt naked without my mask, especially goi
Gideon’s POVIf Justin wanted to take Darius out of prison and give him a cushy life in his pack, he was going to have to do it over my dead body. Both Daphne and Darius had been responsible for so much heartbreak in my family. Daphne might have escaped my judgment by being Justin’s fated mate, but
Claire’s POVUnder my watchful eye, Leo and Nova played a board game together in one of the sitting rooms of the pack house. They seemed to be having fun, which I was relieved by. Since discovering Daphne was here, Leo had been very nervous. I was glad to see that Nova could help calm him down. He w
Claire’s POVLeo and I sat down to breakfast. Leo sat at the farthest end of the table he could get away from Daphne. I sat on the inside of him, trying to give him comfort while blocking Daphne’s view of him.The tension was thick. Leo stared hard at his plate like he was hoping Daphne and Justin w







