LOGINJulian’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
Amber’s POVAfter kicking Julian out of the office, I had every reason to suspect that he had reconnected with Olivia, especially after Carla told me the two of them got into Julian’s rental car together. I fully believed he and Olivia were going to drive off into the sunset together and today was t
Amber’s POVOlivia was likely here to see Julian, so hoping to avoid her, I looked around for my morning appointment, to get that patient to the back before Olivia could see me. Unfortunately, Olivia was the only one in the office at the moment.This gave me a sinking feeling, like a dark intuition,
“Thank you for the invite,” he said to her, then turned his smile up to me. “It was a nice surprise.”The… invite?Alice glanced back at me, then quickly away, looking guilty. A certain someone must have gone behind my back to see Julian. I was annoyed by this, but I could recognize my own part in i
Julian’s POV“If you are truly Amber’s best friend, then I suspect that you already know,” I tell her.“This is about Alice,” Anna said.Alice was the biggest piece of why I was here, that much was true. But she wasn’t the only reason. Seeing Amber again, knowing she was safe, seeing her thrive… Tha







