LOGINGEORGINA'S POV, The safe house was on the outer edge of the city, tucked behind a row of buildings that had been abandoned. It was exactly the kind of place that didn't exist on any map anyone important looked at—unremarkable, forgettable, useful. I had three of them positioned across the kingdom
GEORGINA'S POV, I had known Anil for long enough to understand that his greatest flaw was also the thing that had once made me want him, he actually believed in things. Not strategically, not as performance, but genuinely, the way people believe in things when no one has yet taught them how expensi
ELIAS'S POV, I had been in enough rooms like this one to recognize the architecture of a trap before anyone bothered to spring it. Karlson was the provocateur, that much was obvious within the first few minutes of watching him work. He had the particular gift of people who had spent decades inside
ELIAS'S POV, I was seven years old the first time I saw her. My father had taken me to one of those gatherings. The noble families dressed it up as celebrations but were really just exercises in demonstrating power—who stood where, who spoke first, who had the finest clothes and the most polished
ELENA'S POV, Something shifted before anyone said a word. It wasn't loud or obvious, but I felt it, the way a room changes when danger decides to walk in and make itself comfortable. Andrew's warning still echoed in my ears, low and controlled but sharp enough to cut through everything else. Stay
ANDREW'S POV, Something ate at my nerves once we realised that neither of us were ready to move back. It pulled my mind from them and their smug looks. I thought about the bigger picture, the dirty politics that had ruined this kingdom for years. Every deal hid a knife. Every promise was a trick
The report continued that the girl was carried away from the mountain by unknown individuals, last seen moving south through Bloodwood Forest by those mountain men. Search parties sent by my father never went that far down, because they followed the trails left by the rogues. And that took them up i
RYAN’S POV,Her words sent a wave of warmth through my veins, till they travelled all the way down and made me hard.“Take me, Ryan.” For a split second, everything inside me went dangerously still. It felt like my heart had stopped beating for a second, and I was seconds away from dying.I smiled d
ANDREW’S POV,“Ryan is in a fragile state, yes, but his condition is way better than our family's.” Georgina took a deep breath and walked towards the window. “Andy, we need them more than they need us. Even if the peace treaty fails, we are in no position to wage a war against them. I saw their adv
She rolled her eyes and stepped back to where I was standing. “Let's not pretend this visit is only about diplomacy. We need help from the werewolves, if we want our people to survive.”I turned away from her, staring at the darkened ceiling. “I remember why we’re here. I remember everything.”“Do y







