MasukWe didn’t want to risk another delay in our wedding, given the way our luck had gone so far. So Leo and I planned to hold our wedding as quickly as we could.I would have happily said my vows right there and then at Leo’s coronation. My mother, Dr. Lee, and Ethan’s siblings insisted we had to have a
Johann’s declaration sent a jolt through the gathered alphas. It was immediate pandemonium.The alphas shouted over each other. Some were calling for Leo’s head. Some wanted every wolf present banished. Interestingly, many of the alphas were cheering in agreement.“There hasn’t been a wolf king in g
After the Rogues were finally defeated, Leo and I wanted to plan our lives together. We were going to have a simple wedding. We would invite our pack and Ethan's and the doctors at the hospital.But the other alphas had different ideas.The eldest alpha, Titian, came to the pack army encampment the
At first, everything was quiet. None of Rory's forces made it as far as the hospital. And with the doors barricaded and the fences up, they'd have to chuck dynamite at us for us to even know they were there. The hospital was built to withstand a siege.Then came the hard part. We had to wait. We wai
Everything happened fast. I spent most of my time in the hospital, helping the medics prepare for the battle we knew was coming soon. I kept Sable with me, either in a bassinet in my office or in a wrap against my chest. I didn’t want to be separated from her again.Leo and Ethan were constantly bus
“Ethan’s scouts have been bugging him about you,” Leo said, which told me exactly nothing. “But you’re right, about the inter-pack rivalries.”“So what are we going to do?” I asked.“I’m going to raise my own army of… not rogues, exactly,” Leo said, “but similar.”“Huh?” I asked.“Every pack has its
LeoLeo stared at Tessa. Why was she there? How had she gotten there?And what was this nonsense about him not listening? He always listened to her! Didn't he?Well, he hadn't listened when he locked her in the basement cells and threatened her with banishment. And he hadn't paid enough attention to
Ethan and Leo drove straight through the night to get back to Leo’s manor. They took turns, napping briefly so they’d be fresh to drive. I didn’t take a turn because I’d never learned how to drive.Leo was openly surprised when I admitted that.“No one ever taught you?” he asked.I shook my head. “M
“I'm going,” I declared.“Tessa, no,” Ethan said.“It has to be me,” I said.This time, I was the one with the plan. And it would work. It had to work.“Why?” Ethan demanded.“Because I can get inside,” I said. “The Rogues tried to recruit me once, because I was Leo's maid. They wanted someone close
I paced in Sable’s make-shift nursery. To anyone else, it would look like I was just trying to soothe the baby to sleep. The truth was, Sable was fast asleep. I was trying to soothe myself.The plan had seemed simple when I devised it with Ethan and his scouts. I would get in, convince the Rogues I







