Mag-log inAmelia’s POVDamien and I rolled back and forth on our shared bed, making love for the fourth time that night alone. When the house was quiet, with everyone but us asleep, we couldn’t keep our hands off of each other.Some nights our lovemaking was rough and impassioned, other nights we were quick a
Amelia’s POVMaybe I should have left well enough alone, but with Sienna in prison, I couldn’t help but want to visit her. While I had believed myself to be Annette, Sienna had been my sister, and though she had betrayed that trust many times, I still felt connected to her in a way that I didn’t fee
Damien’s POVMy pack warriors readied themselves, but, despite Richard’s calls for his rogues to rally, many, seeing the chaos that had already befallen the battlefield, and their leader battered and broken, decided to turn and run.My side held our ground, watching warily as the rogues defied their
Damien’s POVI was on the ground, with Richard’s teeth sinking into my neck. Hot blood pushed from my wounds, curling down through my fur and dripping onto the dirt beneath me.This could so easily be the end.My body was tired. If I just closed my eyes, none of this would matter anymore.As the blo
Damien’s POVWhen we returned to the border to meet with Richard and his group, Benedict declared, “I accept your challenge on the condition that my successor will fight on my behalf.”“Your… successor?” Richard asked.All eyes fell onto me. “Yes. I’ve named Alpha Damien as my heir. I assum
Claire’s POVAlpha King Benedict looked more than just nervous. The idea of fighting Richard seemed to absolutely terrify him, and probably for good reason. Everyone knew that Benedict didn’t fight publically anymore, so his abilities had been kept secret for years.The man wasn’t getting any younge
My wolf skills surely helped me, but I believed that my motivation had also been a driving force. Everyone underestimated me – even I did, at times – but I wanted to be able to protect my mate, my kids, and even this pack that had become my home.In the afternoon, my body felt like jelly left out in
“Wait,” Claire said, speaking up for the first time since we had entered. Honestly, I had mostly forgotten all about her. She wasn’t really that important here. Certainly not as much as she wanted to be. “We really need to talk. A lot has happened and we should plan what to do next.”Richard looked
“How is it going?” she asked.I hated that I didn’t have good news for her.She must have been able to see my disappointment on my face, because her own face fell for a half-second, before she recovered, hiding her pain behind a kind smile. She reached out and placed a comforting hand on my arm, as
Instinctively, I moved closer to him. We weren’t touching yet, but we were only a foot and a half away from each other now, close enough to reach out and touch, if only one of us would make that move.“Why do you think you are going to lose me?” I asked. He was being unusually vulnerable, showing me







