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 POVThe crowd backed away from me as I pushed further into the room, leaving me in a bubble of empty space.Everyone stared at me.I could feel the heat and press of bodies surrounding me, closing me in, cutting off the air.And for a moment all I wanted to back away, to escape from this room
He was beginning to look awake, alert. More like himself.The relief I felt was gigantic.“Sir, how are you feeling?”He pushed his now empty plate away from him. “Better,” he said after a moment of thought.“But also strange. My recent memories are so foggy and jumbled. What’s been going on, Beta?”
Around us the soldiers were nodding in agreement.“They’re obviously not as experienced as we are,” said one, a man almost as tall as me. “But it’s clear they’ve had some training.”“The way they move together…” said another, scratching his bear thoughtfully. “It reminds me of the Ice River pack’s e
Royal Alpha POVBack at the palace, after yet another fruitless visit to a neighboring pack, I stood in my crowded board room. I was surrounded by advisors and commanders all talking to and over each other at once, while messengers came and went.Despite the bustle around me, I struggled to feel lik







