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 looks even more concerned. “Which sitting room?”This is how I learn, with my heart sinking down in my stomach, that Mia is playing with her dolls in one of the sitting rooms.Cara and I rush there at once, to find the butler gently escorting her and her dolls from the room.“He says I can’t pl
Cara’s POVI allow myself only a few moments of weakness, wrapped in Alaric’s arms, before I drag my determination back to the forefront of my thoughts and harden myself for what’s to come.We’ll have to move again, but Alaric has many houses over many different locations. If we are careful, if we p
Alaric’s POVIn theory, Noel being from pack CrimsonFang should make him more suspicious. After all, not much is known about the pack, other than they are secluded and value their secrecy. Yet, for Noel to share even so much as he belongs to that pack is a huge sign of trust.Especially when I am Al
Mia’s POV“Then what is your plan, Lilia?” George insists, “Because I can’t understand how kidnapping the Alpha King’s daughter isn’t going to land us in more hot water.”“Don’t you hate him too? And Cara?” Lilia asks.“Of course I do, but I also have this thing called self-preservation, that you se







