MasukHe 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
Lucas’s POVI could hardly express how impressed I was with Harper’s trained skills. She was both fearless and maintained complete control over her movements. I couldn’t have been prouder given how short of time she had to acquire these skills.She moved with such fluid grace, I could barely keep my
She nodded her head in earnest and took her position in the tall chair next to Harper’s side of the bed. I took the opportunity to get myself ready.***After a shower and a new change of clothes, I came back into the bedroom to check on Harper. Even though I was leaving to seek help for her, I felt
Harper’s POVMy heart slammed in my chest as a rush of heat swarmed my lungs. My body was buzzing with an overwhelming feeling of devotion and admiration I never thought I could experience.I wordlessly circled my arms around his waist and basked in the warmth that I had grown familiar with. The ugl
Goddamnit!!The true person we were after wasn’t even here! What a complete waste of time!A bitter growl tore from the back of my throat. My patience snapped.Without wasting another minute, I turned on the guard who kept me at gunpoint and snagged the end of the weapon. Probably wasn’t the smartes







