MasukJulian’s POVI spared no expense.Even though this was technically a renewal of vows ceremony, Amber and I had both decided to treat it as a wedding instead. After all, our first wedding had been done in secret. Not even my mother had known about it until much later.This time, with nothing to hide,
Looking back at me, she shifted into her wolf. Her wolf was in even worse shape than her human form, a twisted, gnarled thing. Her teeth and claws were still sharp though, and she was likely counting on that as she turned toward me and pounced.I prepared, bracing for impact. But Amber used my distr
Julian’s POVOlivia moved toward the edge of the seat and then slid off. She had a gun in her hand, pointed at Amber and me. Amber tried to stay in front of me, stubbornly, but I was much stronger than her. Even with her not helping, I could easily shift so that she was behind me, and by holding my
Julian’s POVI stood behind Tony and off to the side as he stepped up to the microphone to give his speech. We were on a small constructed stage outside of the jail, and from this vantage point, all of the press as well as the crowd could see us.I looked down at the faces in the crowd, but they wer
Julian’s POVAfter my meeting with the council, I saw Amber’s missing calls and her message. Worried that something was wrong, I immediately called her back.She picked up right away. “Julian?”“Amber, what’s happening?”“Could you please come home?” she asked.“Did something happen?” I asked again.
Julian’s POVI could acknowledge that Tony didn’t want Amber or Alice to die, and was apologetic for that part of his plan. But after everything else he had done, I had a difficult time accepting his apology and that his dedication to fixing things was genuine.I told Tony I would think about it, an
Julian’s POVA minute passed. And then another.Tony continued to stare at me with blood red eyes in his feral wolf form.But I was patient. I had been there beside Amber as she had developed this cure. I knew that it was going to work. It had to.Then, just before any doubts could start to creep in
He hesitated a moment, but before I had to press him, he told me, explaining things briefly, his voice soft so as not to wake Alice.“Olivia fell off the roof,” he said. “We haven’t been able to recover her body, but there is a large enough blood splatter for me to believe she died. Not sure how she
Julian’s POVMom watched my face, so she saw the minute I started to crumple up inside.I really didn’t want to tell her what was going on with Amber. I just wanted to stay in this moment and celebrate the fact that Mom was awake, that she had survived.Yet, Amber was constantly on my thoughts and i
Julian’s POVI kissed Amber again, not ready to say goodbye yet. I knew she would be watching me, but I wouldn’t be able to hold her and kiss her. At least not until the fight was over.“We have to go,” Amber said to me, though leaned in to kiss me once more – briefly. “Everyone is waiting on you.”







