EvelynWarmth.That’s the first thing I was conscious of feeling. It curled around me like a second skin and was amplified by the soft blankets tucked to my chin. Then, I breathed in a lungful and noticed that the air was scented faintly of pine and clean linen.For a few perfect seconds, I let myse
LoganThe smoke curled around the edges of the rogue camp like fingers crooking to beckon me in. Screams echoed in the distance, though they had begun to taper off with time and distance. Some exclaimed in victory, others in agony as the battle between the Alpha King’s forces and Jesse’s rogues expl
Evelyn When I woke, the world was a dull buzz behind my eyes. My body felt like it had been wrung out and left to dry in the glaring sun. The light of the tent sliced through my mind with agonizing brightness. On top of it all, my wrists ached from being chaffed against rope. Again.The canvas ceil
EvelynThe days were a blur. Between stitching up infected wounds, gathering and crushing herbs to make medicine, and avoiding Jesse as skillfully as I could, I was utterly exhausted. The only benefit to it all was that I was left with hardly any time to think about Logan.Logan, with his soft eye
LoganI returned to the palace with nothing but dust on my boots and shame clawing down my spine. Alex sent a glare at me out of the corner of his eyes as he walked, fury wafting from him like a scent.He had been horrified when I trudged back out of the rogue camp without Evelyn. I had no victory a
The offer cut straight through me. It was so tempting. And yet it was also impossible.If I left then, Jesse would suspect that I was running from the truth he had just revealed to me. He would tell anyone who would listen as his retaliation. I couldn’t imagine the violence he would invoke as reveng