MasukLuka’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
LukaMia was telling me about the sections of the training facility and the names of some of the people, but it just went in one ear and out the other. All I could think about was Caleb.He barely said anything to me when we left. Was he eager to get away?Looking at him from behind my shoulder as M
I put my hand on her shoulder. “But I have as much experience as you did when you were five…”“I wouldn’t put it that way…” We both laughed.“I would,” I remarked. “At least I’m not competing with kids, though.”“Well, there’s a whole separate kids facility…”“Ahhh. Cute.”“I’m going to train near y
Caleb carried me like a doll to the house, and I clung to his arms. I was angry with him, and asked if I could walk. He refused. “Why? You’re wounded.”Because I didn’t want him to think he was my savior when he had just pardoned my tormentor, that’s why.His scent and the smell of grass and sunligh
“You’re not just saying that?”“No, I don’t lie about things as serious as fighting.”“But you lie about…?”“I don’t lie, Luka.”I suggested we take a stroll outside to the patio and have lunch before resuming for the afternoon. As we entered the dining room, I gave a nod to Vincent, and he left wit







