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
“You will stay away from her,” I growled, my voice more wolf than man. That any of the words could be actually discerned was something of a miracle.Chase looked up at me with his own anger, but it was somewhat diminished now, just like his cockiness.How could he remain confident when he was on the
“It’s never happened in bed,” he said, grinning.I turned away from him and headed toward the cabinets that were on the side of the room. “I need to take some blood and run some tests to truly see what we are working with. How long can you stay in town?”“For you? However long you want.”“Good. I’ll
Amber’s POV“Chase,” I repeated. “Good to meet you. Please follow me to an examination room.”“Yes, ma’am,” he said with a smile, though it took him a moment to release my hand.When he did, I turned and walked toward the hallway leading to the back.“It was nice speaking with you Carla,” Chase told
Amber’s POVThe pizza delivery person arrived soon after I – well, Alice – invited Julian inside. Before long, we were sitting around the kitchen table, eating pizza and talking.Alice was telling Julian everything he missed since we last saw him, seemingly in one big breath.Julian, to his credit,







