ANMELDENAvery’s POVMy head was spinning more than it should have been.I realized that now, as I stared at my reflection in the bathroom mirror.This was more than a glass of wine and a single strong cocktail. My face was swimming in front of me, like there were two of me staring back from the mirror. The
I tried to tell myself that it was unhealthy. That even if Gideon wanted me, he was still with Fiona, an eighteen year old girl. I couldn’t look past that.“Here you go.” The bartender handed me my drink, snapping me from my reverie. “Please enjoy it.”“Thank you.” I took a sip. It was the perfect a
Avery’s POVMy mouth dropped open at Fiona’s words.A “fresh divorcee from the human lands”? I would “find someone who actually wanted to stay with me for once?”When I first met Fiona, I’d thought she was just an unfortunate puppet of the men in her life. Now, I was starting to change my mind on th
“And because you were surrounded by humans, no one could replace the mark,” Sebastian added.“Something like that.”That was the easier explanation, anyway.Truthfully, there were plenty of werewolf men in the human lands who tried to get close to me over the years. This wasn’t the first conversatio
Avery’s POVThe Splendor was a newer venue, Sebastian said as we pulled up. It had a gleaming modern outer facade that was mostly glass, allowing you to see straight into the lounge. Even from here, I could see the glittering chandeliers, red carpeting, plush furniture, and the finely dressed patron
Avery’s POVAs soon as Fiona and Gideon were gone, I released my grip on Sebastian’s arm and slipped the ring off my finger.“I’m so sorry, Sebastian.” My face was aflame from what I had just done. I handed him the ring. “I didn’t mean to blindside you like that. I sort of panicked and did the first
Avery’s POVI barely slept that night. Something was burning in the back of my mind.The whole interaction with Dierdra had been…off. I rose from my bed still unable to shake the feeling that something more was going on.It was hard not to second-guess my intuition. Was there actually something wron
Avery’s POV“You!” I stared, shocked at the man from my dream about being tangled in vines. I could still viscerally remember the feeling of his lips on mine as he’d stolen that kiss and left me to struggle. My eyes darted from him to the door behind him. As I watched, the one-eyed man reached down
I hadn’t seen the Goddess, not directly, but a part of me hoped she had been pleased by my attempt to connect with her. Even if I was just a silly wolf-girl standing in the forest without her clothes on, I felt like I’d done something that connected me to my culture, to my ancestors.I breathed out
Gideon’s POV“W-what? Your brother? The pack doctor?” Avery tilted her head, confused. The softness of… whatever she’d been doing in the moonlight was falling away as she tucked her robe around herself.“Yes. My brother. Hudson. Don’t see him.”“Ok, but why?” She acquiesced so easily that something







