LOGINLuka’s POVThe forest was alive with people and music. Tables and chairs were everywhere, with beautiful flower arrangements. I drank in their scent and allowed it to fill me up. The perfect amount of light was breaking through the canopy above.Mia, Jordan, and Devin were in gorgeous crimson silk g
I understood the need to hold on to one another. So many things had pulled us apart, and I was sure we both needed time to heal our hearts, to start over, and to make a new beginning. I knew Caleb needed to feel safe in my love just as much as I needed to.After a few minutes, he pulled me up into a
Luka’s POVThis was the best dream ever. I could smell Caleb as if he were lying in the bed next to me. I breathed his scent deeply, needing more of him. My body tingled, and a wave of heart crashed into me.Strong hands were on my thighs. Oh yes, this dream is incredible. His hard body settled behi
Caleb’s POV“Come in, Alpha King. I have been waiting for your arrival,” said the witch.I nodded, dropping my hand, having not yet knocked. It was a bit unsettling.Entering the witches’ home after being here once with Luka felt different than before. I was cautiously optimistic. She managed to hel
“Why do you think that is?” I probed as if working with a young man.Declan flared his nostrils at me. “They have more time.”“Excellent. Did you go and buy something from the market?”“No.”“Give it a try. It will show the omegas you’re not upset about the change. That you like them having more tim
Caleb’s POVDays turned into weeks and then into months, and I walked the path toward Luka’s gateway again and again. She was just beyond my reach. I used every resource I had to find a way through the gateway. Nothing panned out. I was growing frustrated with my inability to get to her.My desperat
LukaI was sobbing so hard I couldn’t breathe. I thought I would pass out. I knew I had gained strength only because the toll this heartache was taking on my body had sent me into the hospital months earlier.If I stayed at Caleb’s, I would have been taken down to the dungeon. Arthur and Vincent sto
Luka“Your things, ma’am.” The stone-faced attendant plunked the stack of clothing into my arms like it was a pile of garbage. “Since you were so concerned about them.”“Thank you,” I said quietly, looking down at them. I didn’t care about them at all, but they were my last connection to Caleb, the
“But Caleb, keep in mind, we’re good judges of character. The goodness that we saw in Luka, I don’t think we were wrong…”“But people can have many sides, Mia. I know you’re just trying to protect me…”“Yes. You and the realm.”“That’s why it’s important to keep our wits, to separate the personal fr
Myrna nodded at me when I entered, but she didn’t hold open the door or greet me.“Is Caleb…?” I asked the housekeeper.“He’s not to be disturbed for any reason.”“Do you know when he…?” I asked.“No.”Somehow, it was like as soon as he determined someone persona non grata, everyone in his orbit got







