登入Karson’s POVIf looks could kill, I would have Lucas buried deep in the earth with no chance of escape for him. Watching Irene leave with him makes my heart heavy. Jealousy burned in my chest so visibly that I could feel my wound ache. I do not like them being so close together. I try not to imagine what they might be up to when they are far from my sight. Irene was right about me not being agile enough to accompany her, but I wou
Irene’s POV“Irene,” Karson repeated, his grip on my hand tightening as he tried to open his eyes. I blinked rapidly, sitting back down. “I am here, Karson,” I muttered. My voice seemed to have pu
Irene’s POVMy wolf stood protectively as we stared at Karson’s pale face and cracked lips. Even though he seems more relaxed than when I first brought him in. The scene from earlier kept playing in my head, making my heart race painfully. I don’t know what I would do or who I would become if something went wrong with him. Despite everything that has happened between us through the years, I don’t want to lose him
Irene's POVTime stopped.One moment I was fighting. Claws and teeth and survival instincts driving every movement.The next, Karson was falling.His massive wolf form crumpled to the ground. Shifted back to human mid-collapse. His b
Karson's POVI couldn't look away.Irene knelt over Lucas. Her hands pressed against his wound. Her face tight with worry. Her entire being focused on saving the man who wanted to take her from me.Jealousy burned through my veins like acid.
Irene's POVThe attack came with the sunrise.No warning. No scouts reporting enemy movement. Just the sudden eruption of howls from the eastern perimeter and the thunder of dozens of wolves crashing through our defenses.I was already awake. Already dressed. Something had pulled me from sleep an hour before dawn. A restlessness I couldn't explain. An uneasiness that had kept me p
IRENE"Don't you think the weather's a little too hot for turtle necks?" Aunt asked as she picked up a fresh red apple and placed it in her basket. Her gaze shifted to hold my gaze and her soft smile as she glanced at my outfit made my cheek burn."It's not what you th
KARSONI couldn't make sense of what just happened. She bolted out of my room like the floor was molten lava and there was nothing I could do about it, not when she looked me dead in the eye like a mouse trapped between two large mouse traps.Was that fear in her eyes or anger? I must admit the bit
IRENE"Mummy! Uwaaaah!"My thoughts scattered, panic and confusion setting in. Where was Mirabel? What happened to them? Did I trust the wrong person?"Let me see you," I cupped their faces, scanning them from head to toe with my heart beating twice as fast. "You're okay, you're okay. What's wrong?
IRENEAunt didn't let me leave until I agreed to keep a promise I didn't even know about. We waited until the kids could shift again and once they did, they burst into tears, sorry for what they did.They hugged my legs tight, throwing their heads back dramatically as they cried with their butt out







