LOGINA few ministers nod in agreement. Minister Rawling leans forward. “Well, now that that’s settled, how should we stop the attacks between lycans and werewolves?”“Together,” I say quickly before anyone else can speak. I’m feeling more confident after my suggestion for taking care of the displaced wer
EvelynAlexander didn’t end up going back out on the next shift. In fact, he cancelled the hunt for the responsible werewolves altogether.I’m selfishly pleased to have him staying in the palace near me. I just wish it wasn’t for such a terrible reason.Several packs have been suffering attacks from
EvelynToday was supposed to be celebratory. I suppose it still will be in its own way, but there’s a weight around the Royal City and the palace now.Three days after Christmas, Alexander and I cross the bridge connecting the palace to the city as planned. Alexander steps up onto the dais at the en
EvelynDr. Zorinski arrives in the garden right around the time both fires are finally put out.“Are you hurt?” is the first thing I ask her.She shakes her head. “The rebels had the next firework pointed at the crowd on the river’s shore, but the royal guards stopped them before they were able to s
But then I realize they’re also listening to their King’s Luna who will one day be their queen.George bursts through the doors with a limp body in his arms. I know at a glance that it’s not Alexander, and I quickly bury the fear that the next body lugged out could be his. Then I bury the guilt that
EvelynThe royal siblings and I rush down the stairs as screams amplify from the main palace, the pop of the fireworks no longer a dazzling invitation but a dreaded warning. From inside the building, we can’t see where the next ones are hitting.“Evelyn,” Alexander calls as we pass the third floor,
EvelynThere are four horses tied up outside Tomson’s house: Tomson’s, my dad’s, and two I don’t recognize. I pull off into the nearby forest a little ways out from the house, leaving my horse with Emma who only barely agrees to wait behind when I remind her that she’s not safe as a lycan in werewol
AlexanderI guess I’ll be missing dinner with Evelyn.I send a servant off with a note to Evelyn that she should eat with Emma tonight because I have to work late and that I look forward to climbing in bed with her later.I’m too much of a coward to go tell her myself, to see the disappointment and
I maybe only have a few hours before Alexander goes back to his room for dinner and finds me missing.“I have to go find him,” I tell Emma.I can tell she doesn’t like this idea. “It’s too dangerous. You shouldn’t be out here at all, and the only reason I agreed to this plan was because you would be
EvelynOn the day I’m supposed to meet my dad, one week after Alpha Jackson’s visit where he secretly passed me the note, Emma joins breakfast with me and Alexander, uninvited and interrupting our flirtation. She pouts about not getting any time with me and complains that Alexander is being selfish







