A soft sigh falls from Harper as she burrows closer to my chest. I nearly flinch when her cold nose brushes my bare skin. The touch sends my heart running. My body locks up, taking note of how Harper nuzzles into me, and goosebumps race across my skin.“What I wouldn’t give to reverse time and find
Lucas’s POVHarper’s body trembles as the magic in the air disappears. She stares at her hands, her eyes filled with tears and her body swaying. The light around her—the light that had been Erie—fades completely, and I lurch forward to catch Harper as she slumps to the ground.Wrapping my arms aroun
Harper’s POVLucas trusts Ms. Sage, which means I should too.So why can’t I stop my hands from trembling?Clutching at the sides of my pants, I dig my fingers into the scratchy material of the cargo pants. Lucas sits off to the side, staying close to offer his support. He offers a reassuring smile,
“You’ve taken down my golem,” a voice says, cutting through the silence. “If you’d been on time, you wouldn’t have needed to deal with my security system.”Anger, like a blazing fire, rears its head, and I whirl around to face the woman standing at the tree line.“Security system?” I hiss, standing
Harper’s POV“Woah there.” Ronan catches me as my body falls back. “I think you need to rest, Luna.”“I… is he breathing?”I try to turn my head to look at Lucas, but the tears and exhaustion blur my vision. I dig my fingers into Ronan’s arm, needing something to ground me, to keep me here. If Lucas
Harper’s POVIt feels as if I’m always watching Lucas fight for me.First, he fought rogues on his land to keep me safe, then he fought guards at the Domain to rescue me and the wolf souls, and now, he’s fighting this… this nightmare of a monster.Without a thought of his own safety, Lucas throws hi