Soren‘s POVEmployees and lower class wolves scurry throughout my large villa. They speak in hushed tones and always bow their head whenever they pass me. Many of them carry new wallpapers while others carry equipment for a stage that is to be placed in my backyard.In a week, Bianca and I’s engagem
Celia’s POVThe invitation feels so heavy in my hands.A picture of Bianca and Soren, who hold each other with smiles, burns into my eyes.The tips of my fingers graze over Soren’s name; the words are indented into the card stock and is filled with black ink, making the words pop.My eyes focus on B
Celia‘s POVThe room falls silent. All eyes are on me. The silence is defeating, causing my ears to ring from embarrassment. I clear my throat and adjust the glass vials in my hands, making sure that they do not fall. I follow Healer Anderson to the former Luna’s beside and pass the bottles to him.
Celia’s POVI turn around to face the room, mouth hanging open to reveal my idea on how to save the former Luna. My gaze falls upon Soren and he interrupts me before I can even get a word in.“Everyone, out!” Soren orders and points to the door that leads to the back deck of the lake villa. I shut m
Celia‘s POV“Please! Please believe me!” I beg. I approach Soren. My hands reach for his but immediately retract when I realize what I am doing. Soren’s gaze follows my hand, a flicker of confusion flashing across his face, before he looks back up at me.“Please explain to us the situation, Celia,”
#Soren’s POVCelia’s saddened and disappointed expression lingers in my thoughts. The image would not leave me alone, forcing me to stare at her tear brimmed eyes, the way her bottom lip trembled when I dismisses her and the other Healers.My inner wolf has grown so rabid and restless after the enc
Soren‘s POV“Soren! Answer me!” Bianca cries out. Her voice pierces my ears, making me flinch every time she opens her mouth.I sit up in bed and rub my temples, trying to ease the pain. Bianca prances around the bedroom, waving her arms around, complaining about how Celia seduced me while she was a
Celia’s POVAs soon as my foot steps inside my home, I bolt through the hallways and find myself in my mother’s old office. Dust has settled across the small space. For years, her office has remained untouched. I haven’t been able to bring myself to enter inside.Ever since my parents passed away, I
CeliaMy hands are clammy and I slowly release Ethan’s arm from my grasp. Just like everyone else inside the banquet hall, I turn and look around, trying to fit in with the crowd despite already knowing that her sudden halt of proceedings is sure to be aimed at me.“I would love to continue, but the
SorenHours pass after Celia left and I find myself standing in a banquet hall wearing my nicest suit with a small smile on my face. It’s big enough for people to see that I’m happy to be here, that I’m happy to be getting married to Bianca, my chosen mate.All of the faces blur together after the f
“I have felt worse,” I quip, “this is nothing.”“And yet it is still painful and higher on the pain scale,” Celia mutters under her breath.Celia is right. She almost always is. I just can’t bring myself to deny or refute her claims, not having the time or energy to fight back or bicker with her.I
SorenI have been able to see Celia almost every single day after my mother woke up form her coma. She is helping heal me, curing me of my mystery ailment, while my time and energy has been dedicated to my mother. After her and Healer Anderson check in on my mother, she turns her attention to me, ea
CeliaSoren’s Beta contacted me the following day. The Alpha King has accepted my healing method for both himself and his mother. I can’t help but feel proud over his accomplishment but an overwhelming sense of dread overtakes my body.My pride comes from being able to heal the former Luna, to be ab
Soren“My fated mate?” I repeat Healer Anderson’s words, baffled by what he has just said to me. Healer Anderson simply nods as a response, his hands fidgeting on his lap.I stand from the chair and immediately place distance between Healer Anderson and I. If I can get away from him, maybe he will r
I reach for my phone inside of my pocket. Turning the screen on, I scroll through my contacts and press my Beta’s number. I bring the phone to my ear and listen to the quiet rings, turning my attention back to my sleeping mother.I wonder what she thinks of the situation at hand. She's unconscious,
Celia“Etiquette? Seriously?” I look at Ethan and roll my eyes once he notices my gaze. A small smile spread across his face as he sits down across from me at the immaculately set table.After picking me up from the former Luna’s villa, Ethan drove me back to his home. He kept quiet about his plans
SorenWith Celia so close to me, I could feel my body be drawn to her. An invisible force that pushes me to get closer to her, to close the space that separates. Us in the back of my mind there is a tingle that is an unpleasant, but rather something inviting and alluring.When she leaves my field of