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
I wanted her to feel as angry and confused as I had been ever since she left.But now I wondered if my poor behavior had just made everything worse.Was I truly in danger of losing Claire forever?I stood up abruptly, barking out an order to end the meeting. I needed time to think.Time to figure ou
Grabbing the newspaper on my desk, I slapped it down in front of him.The headline read, “Silverfang’s Luna-less Alpha Faces Campaign Criticism.”“Do you really think now is the time for me to abandon my duties and go sit on a beach somewhere? Look at this.”I jabbed a finger at the article. “No mat
Royal Alpha POVI sat in my office, reading through reports from home. I was lucky to have the support of a loyal administration staff back in the pack. They kept me informed and up to date on pack business.But I couldn’t focus.By now Claire was at the gala Nathan and my daughter had put together.
Claire POVMy days at the clinic passed quickly, as usual. There were always more patients to see, to talk with and help. And the joy that work brought me was hard to describe.Becoming a healer truly had given my life shape, meaning and purpose.I wasn’t just a wolfless Omega anymore, someone to be







