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
Claire’s POVEverywhere I see is darkness. It is a dream, I felt like I had walked for too long.At first I felt like the darkness was fog which made me feel like it was getting difficult to breathe, my body felt numb even though I walked for so long I didn't feel pain at all, the silence and darkne
Claire’s POVThe late afternoon sun filtered in through the tall windows of the packhouse courtyard, painting the floor with long streaks of gold. Nova and Leo were playing the game which they played almost everyday and they enjoyed it, something which was a mix of hide and seek and tag.Nova giggle
My breath hitched. My heart beats increased. It was beating faster and louder as if it would come out of my chest any moment.Gideon.I took a deep breath and looked at the direction in which he stood. And there he was.He just stood by the doorway, His shoulders were stiff, he stared at me intensel
Silence.I turned around and paced around in my office. My boots made a sharp sound as I walked around. I felt fury in my mind, my wolf was restless and savage.“She was killed,” I said sharply, my voice let out a growl. “Someone silenced her before she was going to talk. Someone who believes they c







