LOGINHe loved those boys like they were carved from his own chest.But this.This was different in a way he hadn't prepared for.And it was terrifying."Hey." Reigh's voice came quieter this time.Taide slowed."Come sit down.""I can't.""Then stop walking and stand still for a minute. You're making me
The waiting room on the ground floor of the palace had never felt smaller.Taide had been pacing it for forty-seven minutes. He knew, because he'd checked his watch every three of them."Taide.""I'm fine.""I didn't say anything," Reigh said flatly, from the cushioned bench by the window. He had on
BONUS CHAPTER 4.CHARLOTTEDinner was chaotic, fun, and full of joy.The exact way I loved it.The table stretched full with food, plates being passed back and forth, voices overlapping. Ethaniel was in the middle of telling one of his ridiculous stories about trying to fix a fence on his property.
BONUS CHAPTER 3.CHARLOTTECaeson and I were sprawled out in bed, both of us catching our breath.His skin was hot against mine, his chest damp with sweat. I trailed my fingers down the lines of his stomach, letting them settle against the dip of his abs. Just touching him made me feel warm again.I
That’s when I felt it—a small, stiff shape tucked into his breast pocket. I frowned, sliding my hand in and pulling it free.Out came a tiny blue bib.My lips parted in a gasp. “You went to see Nato before me?”Caeson’s grin widened. He snatched the bib from my fingers and shoved it back into his po
BONUS CHAPTER 2.CHARLOTTE“Who else is coming?” I asked Taide over the phone.“Ethan, Tris,” he said. “I’m not sure when they’ll arrive, but I'll come in with Dot and Sean.”“Vance isn’t coming?”“Oh yeah, he is,” Taide replied.“Is he bringing his mom? And Eric?”Taide was silent.I rolled my eyes
After the call ended, I looked up at Madeline and said, “Well, that’s my cue, I guess.” I looked down at her ring again. “Do the triplets know?”“Taide does,” she smiled.“Ah,” I nodded. “When are you gonna tell Caeson and Reigh?”“If Taide already hasn’t?” She joked. “Maybe in the morning.”I whisp
Trust him?How could I?I studied his face, reeling from everything that had already happened today. He was the King’s guard; he was always around him. How could I trust him?His eyes softened into a silent plea. “Stand up!”“Why are you helping me?”He grabbed my arm impatiently and yanked me to my
But not deeper.Wolves slammed into us from the sides, knocking us toward the edge of the dock. Da’ana screamed behind me, stumbling and shifting on her butt as more wolves piled around us.Caeson’s. Reigh’s.Their wolves were snapping and clawing at their father’s.Caeson’s teeth dug into the King’
CHARLOTTE I barely dodged the blade as it slashed through the air, missing a killing blow by the skin of my teeth. But the sting came anyway—a hot, searing pain ripping across my neck as the blade burrowed into the wall. The cut burned through my mark instantly, sizzling through my skin like fir







