ログインIt was a kiss we both lingered over, neither one of us in any hurry to end it.Finally, after a long quiet moment of connection, I broke the kiss but only pulled back slightly.I reached up to touch Nathan’s face, tracing the line of his lips, his jaw.“I’m so glad you were there,” I said to him, th
Andy POV“Mom!” I cried as I rushed into her room at the clinic.I had been told that she was awake, and all better, but I hadn’t really been able to believe it.Actually, I think I was scared to believe it.Because if it wasn’t really true, I didn’t know how I could stand it.Seeing Mom laying in a
Nathan POV“Claire? Can you hear me?”“Step away from her!” Baldwin shouted. “This has nothing to do with you.”Ignoring him, I kept my focus on Claire’s face. It was utterly still, not a flicker of emotion or expression.And yet, I’d felt that moment of connection. And I really had heard her in my
Third Person POVA wave of psychic energy burst like a silently exploding star from the upper room of the Royal clinic. In a white-hot wave it rushed out into the world, passing through walls and cars and people.It washed over the body of Royal Alpha laying still and unresponsive in the next room.
I still would have lost a direct fight with someone as skilled at psychic attacks as Baldwin.That made me think of the battle he mentioned between our mothers, and I wanted to know if it was true.Dad, Baldwin mentioned Mom. He said she died because of a battle she had with his mother.Is that true
Claire POVNathan continued to visit me as he said he would, keeping me updated on the state of the world.From the goings on around my own pack to the general state of the realm, Nathan made me feel like I was truly informed about what was going on with my people and my citizens.Amelia did much th
Claire POVAfter Catherine stomped out of my room and I read through the newspaper, realizing what had upset her, I struggled with my own temper.I was furious!How dare Nathan encourage rumors of courting me, after I told him outright that I wanted to start slow!Snatching up his letter, I marched
And yet, mixed in with the hesitation and the concern was a deep longing.We hadn’t seen each other since he spent the weekend here with Andy.And the sudden opportunity to see him, to have him alone in my room, had a little unexpected curl of longing swirling in my belly.I realized I wanted to see
Claire POV“Princess,” a servant said, appearing at my elbow as I lingered over breakfast one weekend morning.I didn’t often get a chance to sit and relax over a meal lately. Mostly I just grabbed a quick sandwich and ate it while I was on my way from one place to another.Relaxing with a second mu
Nathan POVI walked into my office on Monday morning, ready to dive back into work.I’d spent the weekend trying to think about what happened between me and Claire at the palace.Trying to understand how our relationship had ended up so tangled and complicated.And while I had realized Claire and I







