LOGINI freeze for a second.“You…” I whisper in disbelief.One of the Academy instructors. Or at least, what used to be him. The creature standing before me now is nothing but a monster without a mind or heart.He lets out a savage roar and swings his sword toward my neck.CLANG!I block the attack with
ALARIC POV“No.” Maeve’s voice comes out choked.She turns toward me and shakes her head. Fear is written all over her face. Even her hands are trembling from the shock.I grab Maeve’s hand and nod firmly. “Go. Now.”“I can’t. You and the others could get infected by the parasites. You know what tho
“What if all of this ends tomorrow, Alaric?” I suddenly ask. “What if Uncle Garson really dies tomorrow morning?”Alaric’s hand stops moving across the blade of his sword. He stares at me beneath the dim firelight.“Then tomorrow afternoon, we leave the capital behind,” Alaric answers without hesita
MAEVE POVI swallow hard and return Alaric’s stare without blinking. I force every last ounce of courage inside me to lie to my own mate.“Because I thought the process was going to kill me,” I answer quickly. I make sure my voice trembles slightly. “The pain was unbearable, Alaric. I thought I wasn
Our mate bond is forced wide open, tearing down every mental wall we possess. Something crashes violently into my consciousness.Emotions that are not mine.It is Alaric’s mind. I can hear his voice echoing inside my head as if he is screaming directly into my ear.“I won’t let you die! I don’t care
MAEVE POV“You have less than forty-eight hours before Alpha Garson places the crown on the fake princess’s head.”Dorian’s voice cuts through the tension still lingering between Alaric and me.I quickly pull my cloak tighter around myself, my breathing still uneven. Alaric stands tall in front of m
MAEVE POVIn the middle of the frozen pine forest, we find an abandoned hunting cabin. Finding it feels like discovering an oasis in the middle of a desert.Even though half the roof has collapsed and the wooden walls are rotting, at least this place gives us temporary shelter. Outside, the snowfall
I ignore the blood pouring from my shoulders and back. I keep running as fast as possible, stepping over the bodies of fallen Outcasts scattered across the ground. Some of the surviving Outcasts run alongside us.At last, we reach the forest line, and the darkness of the trees immediately swallows u
ALARIC POVBOOM! CRACK!The ground around us trembles as bullets and flames rain down everywhere. The Outcasts standing in the back lines are instantly destroyed by the exploding fireballs. Black smoke and flames turn the clearing into a burning battlefield within seconds.I grab Maeve and lift her
I grind my teeth together. “Do not come near her or touch her. She’s mine.”“You should never have brought a she-wolf into this territory, boy. It’s been a very long time since we felt the touch of one.”“She is not just any she-wolf. You once swore an oath to protect her bloodline.”Roderick smirks







