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
Nathan POVThe ceremony took forever.First we were introduced, to the crowd and the people watching at home.Then we introduced ourselves, giving a brief overview of our plan and platform as a future Alpha President.And then there was the short debate, then the closing comments, then the meet and
I stood toe to toe with him.“Or I’ll rip you apart, limb from limb, with my own bare hands.”Soren chuckled, then spit blood onto the floor.“Is that what she told you? That Sabrina was already all the way back in Bloodclaw territory?”With a glance at his aunt, who stood massaging her throat, he l
Sabrina POVIt was almost too easy!Hurrying out of the palace, with Nathan’s brat asleep in my arms, it took everything I had not to simply crow with victory.Nathan took such pride in his security, in the high level training all of his enforcers received.He’d be going crazy knowing someone had ju







