LOGINIt 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 POVNathan tried to keep me from coming.“It’s too dangerous, Claire,” he whispered as we began walking toward the estate, crouched low to avoid detection.“You’re not a trained warrior. If one of those Bloodclaws attacks you, you’d be helpless.”It was true, and the thought of a Bloodclaw wa
Claire POVAfter weeks of fear and stress, and days hard at work trying to fill my father’s shoes, I finally got to do something I loved:Start my day by working at the clinic.I didn’t realize just how much I’d missed being there, and seeing patients, until I walked in the door. Then the familiar s
Nathan POVClaire and I rushed into the house, dodging groups of people fighting, Bloodclaw enforcers and Royal and Alpha bodyguards all locked in a vicious, deadly battle.As an Alpha, my instincts told me to join that battle, help my people defeat their enemies.But deeper instincts pushed me thro
The relief I felt was intense. Not only would the day-to-day operations now be handled by two people I really trusted, Amelia and Dr. Baldwin, my closest friend in the world would once again be in my life.I’d missed her so much after I left Silverfang.Amelia hugged me back, then shooed me out of t







