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
Nathan POV“They’re all ready for you, sir.”I looked up at Beta Evan standing in the doorway of my office.“Excellent,” I said, rising to put on my suit jacket and straightening my tie.It was time to do something I should have done a while ago.Time to undo something I should never have done at al
Nathan POVOver the next few weeks I had plenty of reasons to visit Claire at the Royal court.Or rather, I made sure I found plenty of reasons.As a candidate for the Alpha Presidency, it made sense for me to attend the weekly public sessions at the Royal court.This was when people from all over t
Claire POVI left pack headquarters once I took care of the transportation of the final enemy leader out of our territory.There were so many details to take care of now, so much work to rebuild my territory. So my people could be safe again, and move on with their lives.I should have been celebrat
Sabrina POVI ran up the steps of my mother’s estate as the pouring rain drenched me.By the time I got inside I felt like the rain was steaming off of me.My rage was burning that hot and bright.How dare Claire have me exiled!!Her stupid little “terms of surrender.”As if she had any say over whe







