LOGINHe tightened his hold on me while turning his head to call over Mason.“Sir?”“Please inform the Council that Harper and I have taken a sudden leave. She needs to rest, and we’re not to be disturbed,” he ordered.Mason nodded his head. Out of the corner of Aurora’s eye, she caught the pair of us hea
Harper’s POV“Have you lost your mind?!” “Did she put you up to this??” “This is blasphemous! A blood bond hasn’t been initiated in over a hundred years!” “Clearly, this woman had poisoned the Alpha’s mind,” one of the council members announced. “He would never willingly choose to perform such a
Harper’s POV“I can’t believe I let you talk me into doing this,” Lucas grumbled. “It hasn’t even been two days since Calix was dealt with and you’re dragging us back here.”I playfully rolled my eyes at him as the two of us walked into the Council meeting hall. This time, it was I who called the me
Lucas’s POVI was still far too weak to move.Now that the terror Calix had caused was over, all I wanted was for Harper to come back. Regardless of how poor a shape I found myself to be in, all I really worried about was her.Unlike her wolf, she didn’t seem to have much control over this particula
Lucas’s POVThe unearthly sound that tore through the air felt like broken shards of glass were scraping against my eardrums. The noise shook the very ground I was pinned to. I half-expected some of the trees to start falling down around us.Calix staggered off of me, trying desperately to shield hi
Harper’s POVI honestly felt like I was intruding on a personal conversation I had no right to be present for.But it wasn’t as though I could just turn around and leave. I had to stay regardless of the uncomfortable tension that filled the air around us.Once more, Calix’s face took on a look of in
I look down at Erie to find her already looking down at me. I want to ask her if I was wrong, if shutting Lucas out so quickly was a mistake, but she wouldn’t be able to answer.Sighing, I close my eyes and think it over. Shutting Lucas out seemed like the only option when he threw me into prison, e
“Don’t let me fall, Lucas. If you do—”“I won’t,” I swear, placing my hands on her waist. When she nods, I look across to Ronan. “Ronan, when she gets close to you, grab her. I don’t want her falling.”“Of course, Alpha.”Without thinking of possible consequences, I lean in and press a soft kiss to
Lucas’s POVThe clicks from my keyboard are drowned out by the movie Harper is watching. I glance at her from behind my laptop to find her exactly where she was when I entered my apartment two hours ago.The wolf souls surround her in a sort of dog pile on the floor as she watches an animated movie,
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







