Se connecterJulian’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
“I will,” she said, drawing out the words like she was bored.Then, with a quick goodbye, Anna and I walked to the door. Roman caught me just before I left.“A word, Amber,” he said. He eyed Anna, who had also stopped. “Privately, please…”Anna had offered to drive me to the event, so she seemed ann
His eyes were clear once more as he turned to me.In the pause, Roman scrambled up onto his feet and hurried toward where Alice and I were.Julian started to growl as he moved and jumped like he meant to grab Roman.“Stop it, Julian!” I snapped. “You are acting like a child! I’m not your plaything!
Julian’s POVOnce the shred of doubt had been placed in my mind – maybe Alice was Roman’s, maybe she was mine – I couldn’t let that thought go. It haunted me, driving me to distraction, and I didn’t think I’d feel whole again until I found out the truth one way or another.Because of how strained th
“I don’t think so, honey,” I told her.“But…” she sniffled loudly. “I want him to be my father… What if he doesn’t want to anymore?”I looked at Roman in time to see the hurt before he could suppress it.“I’ll take you home,” Roman said.“No!” Alice shouted. She shoved against me with sudden strengt







