LOGIN“Loved you,” I corrected quietly.Gideon didn’t comment on that part. “Leave him,” he repeated. “Let’s fix this. Please.”I was quiet for a moment, working out how to say the next part. Then I just said it. “I’m not married to Sebastian.”Gideon was quiet.“We have an arrangement,” I said. “He offer
Avery’s POVThe sun had come up already. The birds were singing outside the window, and the scent of freshly mowed grass was in the air. Nighttime had come to its end, and morning had arrived.So did the shame. It came right after I realized that I was still on the couch with my dress rumpled around
“No.”“Good.” His member sat heavily in my palm, warm and thick and just as familiar as it had been ten years ago, that night when we met in the forest and didn’t even see each other’s faces in the shadows. It filled me just the same as it had back then, swift and deliberate and oh so delicious.Gid
Avery’s POV“I love you, Avery.” He said it again but more slowly, like he wanted to make sure each word landed with the equal amount of pressure. “I always have. And I’m sorry that I didn’t make it clear enough before. I’m sorry that I pushed you away because I was too much of a coward to say it ou
“Gideon, I came as soon as I could,” I would say. “I saw Avery collecting aphrodisiac plants in the forest. I should have told you sooner—”“Avery. I love you.”I froze.Silence fell inside the room. My hand, which had been reaching for the doorknob, hovered midair.“You don’t mean that,” Avery whis
Fiona’s POVIt took me a good while to slip away from Colt. He seemed awfully dedicated to taking up my time tonight, despite the fact that I was making every effort to make it clear that I was disinterested in a conversation.Finally, while he was briefly distracted by me “accidentally” bumping int
As nighttime fell, I snuck the girls into my room quietly, pressing one finger to my lips. “This is a secret project,” I whispered, “We must work silently, so no one else knows.”Giggling, the other girls nodded, eyes shining. “It’ll be like a game, Luna,” Melody smiled. Madelyn’s sister, Ariadne,
A movement at the edge of the arena caught my eye, and I turned to see Gideon stalking into the training grounds, his gaze fixed on Ian and I where we trained. I froze, which caused Ian to glance over. He didn’t back away immediately, “Would you like to end our practice, Luna?” he murmured in my ea
“I thought you were going to present a challenge,” I scoffed, hoping to goad her into doing something stupid. Jessica growled, wiping stray hairs away from where they were stuck to her sweaty forehead. “Water break,” she complained, and one of her friends ran over with a water bottle. Ian brought
Avery’s POV“Enough.” Gideon growled, and the training grounds fell silent, “Get off of her.” Unable to disobey a direct order from his Alpha, Ian released me and stood to his feet, offering me a hand to rise as well. “Alpha,” he bowed his head in respect. Gideon’s eyes flicked between us as we b







