LOGINMy wolf stirred, uneasy.“Has anything changed recently?” I pressed. “In her routine. Her responsibilities.”He hesitated.“She’s been working more closely with the elders,” he admitted. “Especially on trade and logistics. Some of it overlaps with Pine Ridge.”There it was.I kept my expression neut
Nolan POVThe announcement came through my secure line just after dawn.I listened in silence as my communications director outlined the plan, her voice crisp and efficient as always. Dates. Format. Moderators. Security protocols. The first major debate of the election—broadcast live across the king
The bond flared softly, not painfully. Not insistently.Just warm.Later, when the packhouse had settled and the boys slept soundly down the hall, Nolan and I retreated into the quiet of our shared space. There were no grand declarations, no frantic urgency.Just hands, warmth, and the steady reassu
Ellie POVThe news should not have surprised me. My trust had been tested and taken advantage of so many times at this point. I should have expected that someone as stubborn and determined as Kieran would play dirty.I shouldn’t have been surprised.And yet, I was.Claire had seemed like such an hon
“She chose what was familiar,” Claire snapped. “That’s not the same thing.”Cassian took a step closer. “You don’t get to override her autonomy because you don’t like her decision.”Silence stretched between them, heavy and aching.“I never meant to hurt you,” Claire said quietly. “Or Ellie. Or the
Third person POVCassian had always believed loyalty was a simple thing.Not easy—but simple. You showed up. You stood where you said you would stand. You protected the people you claimed to care about, even when it cost you something.He had built his life around that belief.That was why the truth







