LOGIN"He left her to die in the fire that was meant to erase her family. Now he needs her to save his life, and he has no idea who she really is." Five years ago, Elena Hart was poisoned, imprisoned, and left to burn alive while the mate fate had chosen for her married someone else. She survived, but the girl she was did not. As Seline Carter, quiet healer and devoted single mother, she has spent five years hiding in the Shadowvale Pack, raising the son she never told anyone about, the son who has his father's exact gray eyes. When Alpha King Austin Collins arrives to save his adopted son from a viper's bite, Seline is forced back into the orbit of the man who broke her heart and never even knew he'd done it. He doesn't recognize her. But something in him refuses to look away, an ache he can't explain, jealousy he has no right to, a need to protect her that grows sharper by the day. Then Austin reveals a secret of his own, he's dying, poisoned by a mark no royal healer can explain, and only Seline has any chance of finding the cure. Dragged to the capital under threat and a three-month deadline, Seline must keep her son safe, her identity buried, and her heart guarded, all while living under the same roof as the man who left her to die, and the wife, stepmother, and enemies who would kill her again the moment they learned the truth.
View MoreVANESSAFather didn't look well when he returned home. His cheeks were red and his eyes were frantic as they darted around. As his hands twitched at his sides, I realized that wherever he'd come from, he was in a terrible mood.Whenever he was angry or agitated, his hand twitched, along with his right eye. As he paced around the room, I saw his eye tick, and I knew that whatever had happened, it wasn't good."What happened, Father?" I asked as I timidly approached."You're an idiot and a fool, Vanessa!" Father shouted as his nostrils flared. His sudden outburst startled me and I took a step back."What do you-" I started to say, but before the words could leave my mouth, Mother appeared and swooped in between us."Reginald, dear, what's going on?" Mother said gently, and she rubbed Father's shoulder. As she tried to soothe him, I took the opportunity to create some distance between us.After the incident in the palace laboratory, I'd remained in the House of Moses. My parents had told
SELINEMy heart pounded in my chest as I stared at the bottle. My hands began to shake so hard that for a moment, I nearly slipped and dropped the container on the ground.Were all of these bottles full of poison?Did someone raise these vipers here?Everything was so strange and confusing and my mind began to drown in the possibilities.Just as I started to steady myself, I heard something move behind me. I started to turn around, but I was shoved forward before I could. A cry rose up from my chest, and when I whipped around, a tall, dark figure stood behind me.The light down here was too dim to make out his features, and even if I could, he was moving far too quickly for me to recognize him.The man lunged at me, and suddenly, my mask was knocked off and crashed to the floor. As it broke into pieces, the smell of the basement hit me in full force. I plugged my nostrils as I tried to put some distance between my assailant and me, but it was too late. The scent of the anesthetics was
SELINEAustin's gray eyes darkened instantly and his nostrils flared."Absolutely not," he growled. "No, Seline. We'll find another resolution. There's no way I will allow you to set foot in the viper pit.""Your Majesty, we're running out of time," I insisted. "We need to find out what's going on down there.""I need you here to treat the guards," Austin said, but I shook my head."Hannah is here and she's more than capable of handling it while I'm gone," I pressed.The Alpha King ran a hand through his dark hair and shook his head."There has to be someone else," he murmured. "Anyone else.""There's not," I said firmly. "You heard your men. Every guard you have at your disposal is too strong and large to make it down that corridor. I'm not. If the size he indicated is accurate, I should have no issue making it down there. Besides, I'm the best choice anyway. I know the vipers well. I've been studying them for years and I know how to protect myself."Austin shook his head again. "Sel
SELINEOnce Roman left my chambers, I crawled back into bed and stared up at the ceiling. My fever was lessening by the moment, but I was feeling all sorts of awful, not to mention downright tired.The king of Kestraven had given me an emotionally charged speech, but I couldn't help but ponder the authenticity of his words. Roman had always been kind to me and didn't have any reason to lie to my face, but I knew better than to accept someone's statements blindly.Despite his explanation, I didn't understand why he wanted me specifically to help treat his ailing father. Any number of the healers in Ravenspire were more talented than I was, and even with the knowledge that Caleb had been the one to gift them medicine, it wasn't as if my late husband had left me with notes. I had no idea what he'd used to treat the king and there was no guarantee that I could figure it out.Yet, once again, why would he lie about something so serious?I couldn't help but think about what going to Kestrav












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