LOGINEthan rushed over to him and hugged him. Alaric leaned down to return the hug at once.I was close enough to hear Ethan say, “I love you, Dad.”“I love you, too, Ethan,” Alaric said easily, as he smiled.Ethan pulled away from the hug almost as quickly as he gave it, then turned and ran off, joining
Cara’s POVSo many pack members wanted to attend the coronation that we needed to hold it outside in a large park. Even with as big as the space was, many of the neighboring streets needed to be closed to accommodate the massive crowd that arrived for the event.Loud speakers and cameras had been se
Noel’s POVShortly after the commissioner and Lilia were arrested, Landon and I left the BloodyMoon pack and started traveling again.My goodbye to Cara had been brief, just a simple exchange of words and a hug she had initiated. I still felt some pain, thinking of the dreams I had for us. What I fe
Georgie’s POVWith the head commissioner sentenced to prison, the entire Princess Competition fell apart. It was sad to see, I thought, as it was because of that competition that I had been able to leave my smaller pack and travel the whole of the continent.My people were meant to roam, and this co
I showed him in and led him to the back patio where the Claw sisters and Ryan had been waiting. When Ryan saw Clyde, his expression mirrored what mine must have been, paling.“These are the ones?” Clyde asked, looking between Ryan and me. “Wolves are so small.”“They are good men,” Claudia said. “We
Aidan’s POVI wasn’t upset about the competition’s end. It had been a nightmare to watch, worried about my sister so much. I still thought Cara was being reckless. Just because Eamon and Alaric had given her support didn’t mean any of us had to like the danger she had been putting herself in.Thank
Cara’s POVThat night, I couldn’t stop kissing Alaric. I felt so confident and so in love that I couldn’t get enough.Yes, there were plenty of reasons to be upset about what was happening. I wasn’t thrilled that most of the contests had been canceled because of the false accusations that my pack wa
And I wasn’t willing to lose him from my life.For the rest of the day, I tried to fulfill my Beta duties, but I was so distracted that I’m not sure I actually managed to complete anything. By lunchtime, I couldn’t pretend anymore and requested the rest of the day off. With Eamon’s blessing, I hurri
Alaric’s POVI’d never been this exhausted in my life, but my first priority was making sure that Cara was alright. This was how I kept going, even after we’d made it to the hospital, when I insisted that Cara be evaluated first. I waved off any help for myself, wanting to ensure that all the best d
Cara’s POVWith the commission decided on what to do with Lilia, there was no longer any reason to withhold the competition, so the next day, the schedule continued, revised slightly to account for the lost days, but mostly as normal.As such, after swinging by my brothers to see my kids with Alaric







