LOGINI look to Aaron, wondering if he knows which bottle he has handed me. Surely, he grabbed the wrong one accidentally. But the look in his eyes tells me that this is no accident at all.We dig into the food as Aaron pours us both a glass of wine. Remembering that the last time I drank too much, Aaron
Mae Ashford Steals Spotlight at National Campaign RallyOmega Icon Catches President’s EyeSleeping With the Enemy – Or Wishing You WereEvery headline is more salacious than the last, and unfortunately, it’s not just in the tabloids. I try to stop eyeing the front-page of the paper from after the c
Applause fills the stadium as she greets the crowd. Goosebumps race over my skin – a surge of pride for my strong, stunning mate. I’m captivated by her confidence, by the power of her voice as she excites the masses, coaxing endless cheers and support for my competitor.Knowing that she’s the center
Aaron’s POVThe Lacertian National Anthem is played by the military band to start off today’s campaign rally. My hand is splayed over my heart, my eyes unyieldingly fixed on our flag to my left. There are too many cameras here today for me to allow myself to look where my eyes are begging to wander.
“Furthermore,” I barrel forward, “I am pissed that you moved in right next to me when I specifically, in case this was also unclear, moved to get away from you. I’m pissed you showed up, uninvited in my home when I was sick.”I grit this next part through my teeth. “Though thank you for your help an
There is no personal gain from losing you.Aaron’s words from yesterday echo in my mind the second I wake up. They torment my thoughts as I brush my teeth and make myself some tea. They leave goosebumps along my skin as I shower beneath scalding water.I fight the part of me that wants to melt into
Never in my life have I been so happy to see the hazel eyes and dirty blond hair of Henry Whitmore.Relief washes over me so potently, that I forget myself, throwing my arms around Henry’s neck as he steps into my embrace. He doesn’t seem to mind, holding me tightly in return.“You’re awake!” he bre
I wonder at this new version of myself staring back at me in the mirror. Flexing my hands and turning my ankles in circles, I lean into this body that feels unfamiliar even if it feels unquestionably like me.I look inward to Blaze, not even sure what questions to ask, but I’m distracted as I realiz
The meeting of the self-serving trio before me and Blaze seems to come to a natural end once they’ve confirmed that Maximus was not the one who shot at me and Emma at Luna Theater and that I am expected to be dead by morning. In a flash, they all shift back into their wolves, taking off in opposite
“Unidentified wolf, assumed to be hostile.”“Protect the Alpha at all costs!”Between the phrases they’re yelling at each other, and the smell of them, I realize this is a large group of maybe thirty Betas. I don’t know them, don’t recognize the expansive house Blaze has brought us to. I don’t know







