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 POVI blinked my eyes open, still expecting to be in Mia’s hospital room held by Alaric. I was surprised to find that I was somewhere else. No, just somewhere else, but in my own hospital bed…“What happened?” I asked groggily, not anticipating a response.Even so, I received one.“You passed
“If I can’t find my wolf,” I said, “How much time do you think I have before the deep sleep?”“With your current symptoms, I would give you three months before the sleep takes you,” he said. “In the sleep state, you could last for up to five years longer before…”Before I died.Facing my own mortali
Cara’s POVDays later, I sat at Mia’s bedside in her hospital room. She remained asleep, and the Healers were no closer to discovering what was wrong with her. When they spoke with me, they tried to do so with confidence, yet I could see the doubt in their eyes.They had no idea what was wrong with
Cara’s POVI paced back and forth in the hospital waiting room for nearly twenty minutes before Colin made me sit down.“I’m fine,” I told him, even shorter than I had before.Softly, he said to me, “You are worrying Ethan.”Glancing at my son, I could see the fear in his eyes as he stole nervous li







