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
Mia’s POVI dash into the forest, not knowing where I’m going. Any direction is a good direction, though. Whatever gets me away from that terrible place I’m leaving behind.My heart races, I’m terrified. But I’m also exhilarated. I’m free.I need to get to Mom. I need to warn her about what these ba
Cara’s POV“Mia?!” I call out, hoping she can hear me – hoping she knows I’m coming to save her.“Shut that brat up already,” Lilia snaps, making my blood boil. No one talks about my daughter like that. No one treats her like this!Lilia will pay for everything that she’s done. One way or the other,
Alaric’s POV“Why,” I say through gritted teeth, while trying to maintain some sense of my composure which was quickly slipping away, “would you ever do that?”With the secret out, the other elders seem more willing to speak openly with me. Some stay to the back, looking embarrassed and ashamed. The
The elders are a tradition carried down through the generations only out of respect. They have no real authority. It’s only by my kindness do they continue to have respect in the pack at all.If I shared what they were doing, secretly harboring an exiled wolf – what would the pack have to say about







