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
Lucas’s POV“What happened to no discrimination and trust?” Two of my warriors take Harper by the arms, and she cranes her neck to look back at me.The way Harper looks at me as she asks if I’d just thrust a dagger in her back sends a pang of regret through me. She stares up at me with wide, disbe
Harper’s POV“Is everything going alright? Are you having any trouble?” I ask my assistant as I change into fresh clothes.“The clinic is running smoothly, but if you’re not coming back, you’ll have to either close it down or sell it to someone else,” she says, a shuffling sound coming from her end
Harper’s POVLucas studies the photo for a moment, his jaw tensing more the longer he stares at the blurry image. The vein in his neck pops for a moment before he turns to Mason, “Find this man as soon as possible, and notify me the moment you do.”Mason takes the picture and looks at it, and I watc
Harper’s POVOne of the doctors mutters something beneath their breath, but I ignore them and continue to walk away.Before I can get five steps, a hand lands on my shoulder and yanks me back. A burning pain sears my skin where the man touches the invisible mark, and I bite back a groan. The pain ha







