I got to the track and was met there by Rae. The two of us chatted happily as we waited for the race to begin. All of the tension of the previous night seemed forgotten and I was finally starting to relax.Rae nodded over my shoulder at a man who was approaching. I turned to see Lance walking toward
Third-Person POVThe drive home was silent. Nolan didn’t say a word and Ellie was focused on her phone, paying absolutely no attention to him. Finally, Nolan couldn’t take the silence anymore.“Do you know who that man was?” he asked. “Kieran. The alpha of Silver Fang. He’s using you to stir up trou
I’d taken it everywhere, even to school. And then one day, it was gone. Stolen, probably. I remembered how I’d cried until I made myself sick.I sat frozen in that half-formed memory — so real I could almost feel the weight of the stone in my palm — until Nolan’s voice cut sharply through the haze.
Third-Person POVNolan left the kitchen, and the second he did, Felicity was there.He was trying to figure out what the hell Alpha Alaric was playing at, pulling Ellie aside for a private conversation — but for now, he needed answers about what had happened while he’d been out of the room.He’d bar
“Because everyone else is eating without a problem — you’re just causing drama for no reason.”“You can’t honestly believe someone would poison your food in front of all these people,” Nolan said.“Just test it,” I snapped.I felt heated, embarrassed, and angry that he wouldn’t believe me. People we
Ellie’s POVI took my first bite of the beef tartare, expecting it to be just as delicious as everything else had been tonight — only to be met with a hint of sweetness that quickly turned bitter and left my tongue feeling oddly numb.I dropped my fork, staring at the plate as an uneasy feeling sett