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
Gideon’s POVWhile my guards searched the premises of Darius’s family estate, I stood on the front porch with Darius’s wife, Gladys. If looks could kill, I’d be dead thrice over, but since they couldn’t, I just pointedly ignored her glaring.“How much longer do you intend to continue to humiliate my
Ivan hummed once, in acknowledgment of what I said, though he didn’t seem happy about it.“I will rest. I will sleep and I will eat,” I said. “But when I am awake, I will be watching out for them. I won’t be able not to.”“I understand,” Ivan said. “But I hope you know that I will do the same.”I di
Claire’s POVAt Ivan’s rejection, Gideon’s entire posture shifted, tightening. He had been tense this entire conversation, which wasn’t unexpected given the topic, but he had remained open with Ivan, his face calm. Now, he looked like he was half a heartbeat away from starting an Alpha battle right
Gideon’s POV“No games, Daphne,” I said. It took all of my willpower not to allow my annoyance into my voice. “Put Justin on the phone.”“You aren’t listening to me,” Daphne said. “I’m not surprised, I suppose. You never seemed to listen to me. If you did, you would have seen how valuable I was as a







