LOGINEvelyn“Careful!”I can’t help the word as it tumbles out of my mouth when Emma swings her legs over the edge of her bed. She stares at me like I’ve lost my mind.“As potentially over-protective as your friend and queen is being,” Dr. Zorinski says to Emma, “you really do need to take it easy. Don’t
EvelynThere are several empty cells between the converted dungeon hospital wing and the cell where Lucas sits. Max shared that he’s been eating and drinking everything they bring him, but otherwise Lucas hasn’t been speaking.I observe him for a minute, unable to make him out very well in the dim d
EvelynI hold back my own excited tears as I approach the dungeon a few days later. Only about half the prisoners provided us with their names, and I’m hoping what we do today changes that.Not because I need their names. Because them providing it is a symbol of growing trust.I open the dungeon doo
EvelynAlexander asked me later if leaving the dungeon the second the idea came to me was partially an excuse to get out of there before seeing Lucas in the very last cell.Maybe it was.But that doesn’t change the fact that my idea is a good one.I pull Alexander into his nearby office to talk thro
And I have work to do.I reach for the doorknob myself, ignoring the lingering fear as I force myself down step after step into the dungeon.I’m comforted by the shutting of the door and Alexander’s footsteps behind me.I might still be scared, but I’m not alone.I walk down the stone steps illumina
Evelyn“Okay,” I say as Alexander and I walk down the halls of the main palace toward the dungeons. “Remind me who all is in the dungeons right now.”Alexander takes a heavy breath as if the list is long. “There’s a few dozen rebel werewolves who willingly surrendered to us the first time I rescued
He laughs venomously, and my wolf rages. My mind blurs, and I know I’m losing control of the beast within me.I just can’t do anything to stop it.EvelynI watch the tiny window up near the ceiling, the only indication of time passing, as the light fades. When the sky is as dark as the dungeon, I ri
“Why didn’t you tell me?” he asks. “You knew I was looking for her. For you.”My wolf whines at the way he says “you”.I avert my gaze, casting it to the ground, even if every ounce of my attention is locked onto his hand on my shoulder and neck, the proximity of his fingers to my sensitive nipples
EvelynThe farther away we get from the Prospective Lunas, the more ridiculous I feel in Alexander’s arms as he carries me toward his palace.“I didn’t hurt myself,” I tell him. “I can walk on my own.”Twigs and leaves crunch under Alexander’s boots as he replies, “You really want to walk back baref
AlexanderI notice my sister pinning Evelyn to the mat across the arena mid-spar. Jealousy flares in my chest, distracting me enough that a guard manages to punch me in the gut. When I refocus on him, he seems just as surprised as I am.I finish the fight easily, and he limps off the mat as the next







