LOGINOlivia POVThree months after we saw the humans off with their furious but quite effectively chained captive, I sat on a bench watching the groundskeepers put the finishing flourishes on the labyrinth at the end of the meditation walk.The air was redolent with freshly tilled soil and shorn grass. N
Olivia POVI’d seen humans before, though never more than two at the same time. At first glance, they’d seemed like wolves in their skin, then at second glance, they’d clearly been neither alpha, beta, nor omega, which sometimes did happen with wolves. Usually, when a pup was born without a secondar
Olivia POVThe celebration started in a small way at the temple.As Luna, I was frequently asked to call for the Goddess’s blessing for pups, newly born or unborn, but it was quite special to do it for my own child.As I stood there by the Orb of the Goddess, my hand upon it, Elroy stood on the othe
Now that I had been released to acknowledge Olivia as my true fated mate, I found myself growing increasingly dazed by her, unable to believe my luck, my astonishingly good fortune that this woman whose beauty had made me instantly ache to take her to my bed had become my wife, my Luna, my life comp
Elroy POVThe task before us was clear. We not only had to root out the remnants of Emma’s schemes but also reform the political and social environment in which they had been hatched and supported.What wasn’t clear was just how to do it.I had started by talking to Emma’s willing supporters, but wh
Olivia POVI watched Emma plunge a dagger into her father’s chest before she threw her head back and shouted something like, “Jeh mang lah coor de monpear poor rejoin da tapussence.” Then she reached into his chest to pull out Hermes’s heart. Several wolves around me screamed in horror.Elroy moved
“So the baby looks good,” the ultrasound tech said, “exactly what we want to see at this stage. 2.47 inches long, so right on track. Do you want to hear the heartbeat?: “Yes,” I gasped, suddenly desperate for it. I needed that proof, that evidence that my child was alive, that connection—The tech
I hated medical facilities. I hadn’t always—I used to be fine with doctors’ offices, but after months of painful, pointless fertility treatments that I didn’t even need, the smell of antiseptic brought nothing but dread. It didn’t help that I was in the exam room with Elroy, another constant cause
The golden gate leads to freedom. That was the message hidden in the song, our supposed clue. None of us had any idea what the fuck it meant. Frankly, we didn’t even know if the message was meant for us, or that it had anything to do with the disappearance of the band members wife, or any of the
And my baby would always have me. Nothing Elroy or Rita or Astor or the council could do would stop me from making sure of that. "The Pearl Room," I murmured as we entered my office. "I want it different. New." Jordan paused in her ministrations, her expression determined. "Consider it done.”







