MasukIsaac’s fists clenched. “Explain.”“The compound is incredibly sophisticated,” Dr. Mercer said. “It triggers the same neurological responses as a true mate bond—the overwhelming attraction, the possessive instincts, the inability to resist. But it’s entirely artificial.”His vision blurred at the ed
IsaacIsaac’s hands were still shaking as he walked through the palace corridors. Not from nerves—from rage. The flight back from Silvermist had done nothing to calm the storm brewing inside of him. If anything, seeing Bianca again, meeting his son, and discovering the truth about the forged evidenc
Isaac’s jaw worked, but he nodded. “Fine. Fair and square.”“Good.” I looked around the room. “After the election, we’ll reveal everything. My identity, the evidence against my father, all of it. But in the meantime, we have to work together to gather more proof.” I shot Zane a warning glare when I
BiancaThe next morning, I woke up with a crick in my neck from a fitful night’s sleep and burning eyes from crying. Before I even registered the pale sunlight creeping over the horizon, I recalled yesterday’s events.Isaac had met Callum for the first time.And it had gone… so much better than I ev
“He is.” I stopped outside my office door. “We need to talk.”Isaac nodded and followed me inside. I went straight to my desk and pulled out the bottom drawer, retrieving the manila folder that contained the evidence that had convinced me he wanted me dead.“This is everything I gathered,” I said, s
BiancaI stood outside Callum’s bedroom door with my hand hovering over the handle. Isaac was beside me, and I could feel his hot breath tickling the hairs on the back of my neck. When I shot a glance at him over my shoulder, his eyes were fixed on the doorknob, waiting for me to open it.“He’s prob
The image made hot bile rise in my throat, but I gulped it down. “If that’s true, why didn’t you say anything before?”“Because I was in on it.” She said it so casually, like she was discussing nothing more than the weather. “Isaac and I planned everything together. How to approach you, how to win y
“No,” Isaac said quietly. “I’m going to reject it.”The words felt like a gunshot in the quiet garden. Ella’s face crumpled, and she shot to her feet, throwing her arms around Isaac’s neck.“You can’t mean that,” she murmured, her voice muffled by his shirt. “We’re fated mates, Isaac. We’re meant to
BiancaSleep eluded me that night. No matter how much I tossed and turned, it seemed that every time I closed my eyes, my mind conjured up images I didn’t want to see—Isaac’s hands on Ella’s skin, his lips on her neck, her body moving beneath his.His blue eyes darkening, his voice whispering her na
BiancaI spent most of the next day buried in paperwork, my hand cramping from signing document after document for the adoption program. Now that the Alpha Council had approved the funding, there was a mountain of administrative work to get through before we could actually get started. But it was fu







