LOGINRaven The heavy oak doors to the council chamber loomed ahead, and despite the many months of relentless preparation leading to this moment, my palms were still damp against Neil’s. I squeezed his hand tighter, grounding myself in the warmth of his touch. Six months ago, I wouldn’t have imagined
“Not today,” Neil said, the faintest hint of a smirk touching his lips. Serena was the last to approach, her steps slow and deliberate. Her eyes locked onto Neil, flicking between the knife in his hand and Edrick’s body sprawled lifeless behind us. I felt my stomach twist painfully. I moved to p
Raven When I had killed Hannah, I thought that there was too much blood. But now, as I watched Neil fall to the stone floor, as that guttural scream ripped from my throat, I knew that that was nothing compared to the blood pooling around him now. He was losing too much blood to survive. Befo
He raised his sword and easily parried an attack with one hand. “And what’s that?” “I may not be the full-blood prince, but I was chosen to take that place. Perhaps that is worth more than your blood ties to the crown.” I pressed forward, hammering him with a series of strikes, but Edrick met me
Neil The blade in my hand felt heavier than it usually did. Maybe it was just my exhaustion, or maybe it was the weight of the crown that I wasn’t wearing yet that was dragging me down. Or maybe it was the feeling of everyone’s eyes on me. The warmth of my father’s blood still coating my hands.
Castor exhaled, dragging his free hand through his hair. “Raven… I know you think you can help, but if they see you here, it’ll only make things worse. Edrick’s been feeding the court lies for weeks. They’ll kill you on sight.” Shaking my head, I reached into my cloak and pulled out the pendant th
“No, Neil,” my brothers cut me off at almost the exact same time. Edrick smirked and continued, “It’s better for you to stay here. We need a guard dog around the castle.”I clenched my teeth, prepared to bite out a retort. But before I could, Caleb said, “Actually, that reminds me… Have you found an
NeilI did not invite that woman back to my room that night.Nor did I invite any woman to my room, even though I had been in the mood to drink and let off some steam.Sleeping with a beautiful Lycan woman should not have bothered me. It was commonplace here for a man—especially one of my status—to
Neil harrumphed. “So I have heard. Ridiculous.”“Ridiculous?” I spat out. “What’s even more ridiculous is having a woman who loves you and sleeping with another. That’s ridiculous. And selfish. And…” I paused, but not long enough to consider the word that I spat out next. “Savage.”Just as they had
RavenNeil’s blue eyes were glazed over with alcohol as they lazily trailed toward me.For a moment, he did nothing—just flicked his gaze across me, lingering momentarily on the plate in my hands before moving to my legs, my chest, my hair.I flushed deeply, too frozen to move. Neil was being touche







