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 POVHealer Eric did not get to be the Head Healer at the hospital because he was lousy at his job. It was the opposite, in fact. He was a talented Healer most of the time. In my days at university, I’d even looked up to him and some of the breakthroughs he’d helped contributed to over the ye
“I see,” I said, narrowing my eyes.“It was all for her benefit, of course,” Head Healer Eric said. “Naturally, I would have loved to see her succeed on her own. But she just doesn’t have the same experience that I do. Nor does she have the same strong disposition as me. She buckles under pressure,
“The potion… the treatment! It was in the lab. I only stepped out for a moment, and when I returned, it was gone.”We’d been running tests on the potion to ensure it was safe for werewolf consumption, so it was possible that he just misplaced it. That didn’t seem like Noah, though. He was still trai
Amber’s POVThe surgical bed was wheeled out behind me. I held up a broken suture needle and looked straight at Head Healer Eric.“This is the needle I used today,” I said, holding up the broken suture needle for everyone to see.“See?” Head Healer Eric said. “She did use defective equipment! This k







