LOGINBjorn had spent his entire childhood playing alone. I always thought he was just a natural loner who was not particularly interested in other kids. That he preferred playing video games inside rather than going out and playing with the other kids on our street, riding bikes around until the lights c
Avery’s POV“Bjorn, stop!”I ran across the lawn just in time for Bjorn to shift back into pup form and start rolling around in the grass, covering his coat with morning dew.“You shift back right this instant!”Bjorn whined, but obeyed. The boy sat in front of me again, his hair sticking up in all
“Hey,” I said, moving toward her. “I’m looking for—”She turned and left before I could finish. Her footsteps were quick as she rounded a corner, disappearing.“She knows something,” my wolf snarled.Indeed she did. “Hey!” I shouted. Ignoring the receptionist’s gasp, I raced around the desk and foll
Gideon’s POVThe human lands were exactly as I remembered them. I had only been here once in my life, when I was younger and visiting for a business arrangement with my father, but I hated it then just as much as I did now.The city here was too crowded, too noisy. There was no greenery in sight, an
Avery’s POVMy heart shuddered in my chest.“I think you might have me confused with someone,” I said quickly. Too quickly.Fiona, despite her young age, had eyes that were as sharp as her father’s. She stepped closer to me, studying me. The way her gaze swept over me made my blood run cold.“No,” s
Sebastian glanced at me briefly, just for a second, and then looked back at Bjorn.“Tell you what,” he said, “tomorrow morning, I’ll take you out to the training grounds. Some of the younger wolves run drills in the morning, and you can meet everyone then. We might even see if your wolf wants to str
Avery’s POVHudson’s kiss was both unexpected and unwanted. I pushed him away with a shove to his chest. He was taller and heavier than I was, and barely moved, but he didn’t trap me either.“I don’t want you.” I said clearly. “And I will be telling Gideon about this. Now leave.”“You think Gideon w
Sweat broke out on my brow from the sudden fever break. Somewhere in my soul, my wolf was making a low, growling purr of approval.The amplitude of the magic swirling around us increased suddenly. The magic flowing through my blood was singing, a crystalline hum, but there were other notes within it
Avery’s POVThe minute the silver arrowhead pulled from the wolf’s flesh in the careful grip of my pliers, Gideon shifted. Fur and bone wavered in the nauseating, disconcerting fisheye lens of transformation, and then Gideon was crouched on the forest floor beside me.“Avery.” He said.He might have
Hmph. “So you deny that you still have feelings for him?” I growled, keeping her pinned. “I do deny it!” She glared at me. “He used me and threw me away! How could I love anyone who treated me like that?” A wounded look crept into her eyes that I hated to see. “Zara thinks that she stole a pri







