LOGINAlexander waits until she’s left the office before rounding on me.“You’ve managed to avoid giving me an explanation,” he growls. “But your time has run out, my dear.”I walk behind the desk and gesture for him to sit down before taking a seat myself. “Just what explanation do you feel you are owed,
Layla’s POVAfter Alexander and Camila leave Thornhill Memorial to return to Stormhowl, I spend the night in my son’s room. To manage to get to sleep, I pretend he’s just asleep. The doctors all tell me that’s the truth, in a way.I listen to his breathing, and my eyes close. When my eyes open, it’s
But now? She was in her twenties and should have picked up on how to do things by now. What was the holdup?“Wait until you see my gown,” she tells her foster brother. “It’s being hand-beaded, and the train goes on for miles.”Vincent makes a show of gasping. “Literal miles? I wouldn’t put it past y
Layla’s POVI keep my face absolutely still while Alexander stands up straight, looking with puzzled eyes first at me and then at Vincent.“Your son?” His voice is flat.Vincent smiles. “Yes.”Alexander frowns. “So, you are married?”Vincent laughs. “I know that in Stormhowl, children out of officia
Instead, she’s walking into the hospital of another kingdom with a concerned-looking Vincent at her side.Then I’m out of the car and all but running into the hospital. Inside me is raging every emotion I know, but urgency is leading them all. Now, now, now, my wolf is howling.“Layla!” I call out,
Alexander’s POVWe’re about an hour out from the Thornheart Palace when my phone rings again, and I’m informed a delegation is ready to travel to Starfall with several doses of Moonlight herb, so when we finally reach our destination, I can go directly to Alpha King William with good news.I ask Cam
“The healers thought it was Famma, but Moonlight herb did nothing for them, which is why we’re only hearing about it now.”“Same symptoms exactly?” Vincent asks.“I believe so,” Camila says, “though the beta was moved without sunlight protection to the clinic and received a sunburn that is not heali
Alexander’s POVI sense the difference in the village the second I left the car, mask firmly in place. Instead of the confident, even joyous voices of the pups and the purposeful strides of the adults, the place is quiet and still.I head to the main office building as the second car, with Beatrice
Layla’s POV“I wish I could tell you Thornheart’s stores are bursting with Moonlight herb,” William tells me as we sit at the conference table. “But we’ve not had any for almost two years now.” A dark look covers his face."Our trade agreements with Stormhowl have been stressful since certain things
As my resolve hardens in my gut, I think about Starfall and its vulnerability. If we can live here, we can do anything.“You’re right about that,” Neville says, and I realize I’ve spoken the words aloud.I look into his eyes, and I know he’s remembering with me how my son’s health has always been de







