LOGIN“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
I still knew every word.“Mom.” Max’s hand tightened on my arm. “Drop it. Look at me.”I looked at him.He had dirt on his face and his lip was split and his eyes were wide and scared and absolutely certain, all at once. He looked eleven years old and he looked forty, and I loved him so much in that
Celeste’s POVDavid returned to my bedroom—or perhaps I should call it my prison cell now—a few days afterwards. It was past midnight, as usual, and he was holding a tray in his hands. I hardly looked up from where I was sitting in front of the fireplace, too exhausted from lack of food to pay atten
Natalia’s POVThe morning of the meeting dawned cold and rainy, which felt like an omen. The gray, gloomy sky did nothing to settle my anxiety, and as the winds picked up until they were rattling the windows, I feared the Alphas might not show at all.By the time the caravan arrived around noon, I w
Once the leaves were chewed into a sticky paste, I forced David’s mouth open and slipped them under his tongue. He sputtered and gagged, but I held his mouth shut, massaging his throat until I was certain the poultice went down.And then I waited.An eternity seemed to pass. For the longest time, I
And, Goddess, how I wanted to. I could feel the knife warming again at the very thought.But I slipped it back into its sheath, ignoring the urge to slay her with the dagger, no matter how tempting.“You said your old paramour owned this knife,” Andrei said, stepping closer to Lilith’s cell. “Was he







