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
Maybe even help heal him.I certainly needed all the help I could get.Day after day, week after week, my father’s condition remained unchanged.His body was perfectly fine. In fact, he was in better shape than he had been when we met back at the Silverfang clinic.It was his mind that was lost.And
When I found him, he was at a nurse’s station, making notes on a chart with short, sharp strokes of his pen.“Dr. Andre?”“I’m busy,” he said without looking up.I laughed, unoffended. “I can see that. If you could spare me a moment? I’d like to introduce myself.”I’d been warned that he could be gr
Nathan POV“Did she answer, Dad? Did we get a letter back??”Beside me, bouncing with excitement, Andy watched me as I reached my hand into our letter box.Only to stop, disappointed, when my hand came out empty.My own disappointment was also sharp. All day, I wondered what Claire thought of my let
Claire POVDr. Baldwin came to see me in my private suite bright and early the next morning.Early, anyway.I was feeling anything but “bright.”When Megan let him into the suite, he found me nursing a strong cup of tea.It was my own blend of herbs, one I used for clearing the mind and aiding in cl







