LOGINNatalia’s POV“What the hell is going on here?!”Andrei’s voice boomed across the driveway, surprising everyone. The pack members all whirled around, gasping and murmuring, some even shouting outright—one woman even fainted, caught by one of her companions before she could fall—as they saw him climb
“He’s gotten so strong,” Andrei whispered as, a little while later, we stood beneath the hot spray together. I traced my fingers across the familiar planes of his chest and abdomen, leaving patterns in the hair. Everything was the same. Everything. As if not a single day had passed since he left.“H
Natalia’s POVThe light wound up leading us to a small, nondescript inn with a sign that read “Rusty’s Rest” at the edge of a narrow and winding roadway. It had worn wooden siding and an inviting yellow glow through the dusty old windows.We were all surprised to come across any sign of civilization
Natalia’s POVCold, wet ground rushed up to meet me. I gasped, tucking my arms, and braced myself for impact.Thankfully, the bed of moss I fell onto was soft and plush, and although it knocked the breath from our lungs, I heard no cries of pain or snapping of bones. In fact, the cold damp of rain w
My wolf came back like a dam had burst.It was sudden and all-consuming, almost painful in its intensity. My nerve endings lit on fire. A bond I’d forgotten for too long suddenly snapped into place like a live wire pulling taut. I looked up, and an animal howled in my mind.Mate.My Lord let out a d
Andrei’s POVThe ring was too small for every finger except my pinky.I couldn’t move. Couldn’t think. Her hands were still wrapped around mine, and she was saying something. Not out loud, but somewhere deep and resonant. Inside of me, where my Lord’s voice dwelled, came hers. Soft and sweet and so
Natalia’s POVWith a gasp, I pulled my boot out of the water and stumbled backward. My legs wouldn’t hold me anymore. I fell to my butt, hardly even feeling the stone cutting against me, and panted as I stared at the rippling water.Andrei was still kneeling at the edge of the pool with my baby clut
…Andrei’s POVMy head was pounding. My mouth tasted like blood and ash. I tried to move, but my body wouldn’t respond. Everything felt heavy and wrong.“Ah. You’re awake.”That voice. I knew that voice.My eyes cracked open. The world swam before me. I blinked, forcing my vision to clear so I could
Andrei’s POVThe day was long and exhausting. I spent most of it coordinating the rebuild of the southern barracks, then meeting with supply runners about another batch of food for the refugees. By the time the sun started to dip below the trees, I had almost forgotten about the strange vision I’d h
Natalia’s POVThe moment I saw Andrei hanging there in that cage, limp and lifeless, I dropped to my knees. I didn’t care that my kneecaps barked with pain from the impact of the stone floor. Didn’t care if I scraped my skin until it bled or the fact that the scream that ripped from my throat was ha







