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
Elroy POVI confessed to myself I had gotten to the point where I really dreaded the idea of ceremonies.I recognized the need for such things, of course. If you wanted to send out a message to thousands of wolves at once, nothing did it better than a well-documented ceremony, and if you wanted to b
Ah, I thought, I was talking to an omega councilmember, a rare wolf indeed.“Denis easily defeated the scientist in combat and then called on another scientist by name. It led to a complete exposure of the project, something many in pack positions of leadership had wanted to forget all about. We wer
Olivia POV“Perhaps, Alpha Claudia, you don’t realize how much things have changed since you were last in this position,” Ravencrest Councilmember Stephen said with poorly hidden condescension.“Perhaps, Steven, you don’t realize how much I don’t care,” Mother said with open contempt.The tension in
“It’s perfect,” I whispered.The same maid put it around my neck, and I spent a little more time than I should have admiring it in the mirror.When I said I was ready to go, Elroy offered me his arm, which was more than a ceremonial gesture considering how my center of gravity had shifted. I smiled







