LOGINNolan POV There was never a good time to hear the kind of news Ellie had just dropped on me—but there could hardly have been a worse one either. I had a meeting scheduled with Cassian to review the intel gathered since the border attack and to plan our next steps. It wasn’t the kind of meeti
My stomach twisted. “Agreed to?” She looked up then, and I knew before she said the words that I didn’t want to hear them. “I’ve decided to accept Kieran’s proposal,” she said quietly. For a moment, I couldn’t move. Couldn’t think. Her words sank in like ice water down my spine. My wolf practi
Ellie POV Kieran didn’t release me from his embrace. For a long moment, we just stood there, the air between us heavy with unspoken thoughts. I could see the calculations flickering behind his eyes, the way he was processing the weight of what I’d said, what it meant. Finally, he spoke, his voic
I looked up at him, trying to read any deception in his expression but I saw none. He seemed so sincere… I knew that I’d been warned about him by nearly everyone, but when it was just the two of us like this it was difficult for me to remember why I wasn’t supposed to trust him. “I just have a l
Ellie POV The air in the packhouse felt different. Even when everything seemed calm, I could feel the tension buzzing under the surface, like the whole building was holding its breath. Kieran was here for a meeting with Nolan and a few of the senior warriors to discuss the border. In light of th
Ellie POV The dreams were getting worse, or at least stronger. I wasn’t sure if worse was even the right word. Ever since Nolan’s trip to the altar in search of the Goddess’s blessing, I’d been having strange dreams. I knew by now that the staff in the packhouse was paying attention, and the sta







