INICIAR SESIÓNHe 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“Everyone, please make your way back to your residences while we sort out these problems. I apologize for the interruption,” I hear Mason announce from somewhere in the room. People start filing out of the banquet hall, and I sigh.This was a shitshow of a celebration.Sierra glares in t
Sierra’s spies could be anywhere.I don’t want to be caught with Lucas, but the further we walk, the more I turn my attention to him and the warmth radiating from his hand.“Come with me to patrol,” Lucas finally says as we stop at the tree line. “I’d like you to see what the warriors do and see the
Harper’s POVAt the moment, I know three things to be completely true.Logan lied when he said he saved me that night.Lucas saved me without asking for anything in return.And I treated Lucas like he was the one who did something wrong.Guilt gnaws at my heart as I think about how I treated Lucas.
She jumps, startled, and pulls her face back.It causes my fingers to brush across her soft cheek, and I want nothing more than to take her face in my hands and kiss her. “What are you doing?” She snaps, and I’m forcefully slammed back into reality when she jumps up to her feet and backs away from







