Across the table, I heard a scoff. We all turned to see Celeste picking at her cake with her lips puckered as if she’d just tasted something sour.“Something to say, Celeste?” David groaned, bumping my knee with his under the table as if to indicate that he’d been putting up with her bullshit for ye
NataliaDinner that night was tense, to say the least. I had thought that it would get better without Andrei here, but I was wrong. My father and brother seemed more at ease initially, but Celeste and Helena only seemed to double down on their obvious disdain of me from the very beginning.“Natalia,
My words seemed to have struck a chord, because Lilith whipped her head around, wild eyes burning into me with an intensity that made my wolf’s hackles raise. She opened her mouth once, twice, three times. Then closed it a final time and seemed to hold herself back from saying something.“If you kno
AndreiLeaving the rogue chained to his spot in his cell, I immediately made my way across the hall to where Lilith was being held.It had been weeks since I’d last visited her, and for good reason. After what she did to Natalia and the twins… I couldn’t bear to look at her face. Couldn’t bring myse
For a moment I thought back to my past training, then nodded. “I’ve never thought of it that way, but I suppose so. Combat seems to come relatively easily to me. I still need to work hard, but I find it easy to remember instructions.”“Hm.” David scratched his chin, considering, then added, “Perhaps
NataliaThe next morning, I arrived bright and early at the arena after a quick breakfast. David promised to meet me there to begin my training, which I was so excited for that I could hardly even sleep the night before.We started with a series of stretches and poses designed to enhance my flexibil