LOGIN"You know," Arissa murmured, nudging her body against mine. "I’m gonna miss that giant.""You took a liking to her, huh?""Of course she would." Stefan said, coming to stand beside us.Confusion rolled through me as I eyed Stefan. Wasn’t he supposed to be preparing to leave? Where was his bag?"Shou
[Ivan’s POV]Two weeks have passed by in a blur since Rose Woods was taken down and Arissa’s curse was lifted. Two weeks filled with court hearings and punishment issuing, not to mention making deals with the nomads in regards to Catori’s part in Arissa’s torture.In the end, we agreed to allow him
[Arissa’s POV]"Watch your step." Ivan murmured, reaching out and taking my hand. "Are you sure you don’t want me to take one of them?"Shaking my head, I pulled Apollo and Conal closer to myself as I stepped out of the carriage we were in and let the familiar scent of Tonitru territory hit my nose.
[Ivan’s POV]I surged forward, making my way towards the compound in front of me. All around me, everyone was beginning to shift, but I didn’t feel like using my wolf to fight. Instead, I felt like using the new abilities that I recently acquired thanks to finishing the trials.‘Congratuatlions.’ Th
[Arissa’s POV]"What’s your plan?" I asked, trying to hide the shock that was racing through me.I don’t know exactly what I expected when Ivan pinpointed the traitor, but I still couldn’t quite believe that it was the silent giant Catori. "He needs to be locked up for now." Ivan responded slowly.
[Ivan’s POV]"Let’s go."Grabbing Arissa’s hand, I began to move. I needed Stefan to let me into whatever room that was so that I could see if the person responsible’s essence was still lingering."Are we mole hunting?" Arissa asked, seeming to perk up."Something like that."Since she wasn’t aware
[Arissa's POV] I laid in bed staring at the ceiling. A sigh escaped me as my boredom grew. I had wanted to sneak out, but found Ivan had guards positioned outside my room and below my window. That left me with no room to easily leave. "Asshole." I growled as his face popped in my head. An odd tug
[Arissa’s POV]An insistent knocking drew me from my nightmare-filled sleep, urging me to get my ass out of bed and go greet whoever was there. Groaning, I pried my eyes open to find that, based on the tilt of the sunlight that lit my room, it was close to noon.Cursing, I got out of bed and let out
[Ivan’s POV]I didn’t know what possessed me in that moment, but seeing that look of fear in her eyes set me off. I wanted to let her know that she was safe and try to help her forget whatever it was that haunted her.Maybe this wasn’t the best of times to be doing this, but I didn’t have the habit
[Ivan’s POV]I watched as Arissa stood there looking like a deer in headlights. Her bright blue eyes, which were usually striking, stood out even more thanks to the eye makeup that Christine had applied and her full lips, which were now painted red, popped open in an audible "Oh".Skimming down her







