LOGINAnother rogue lunged at me from the side. I released the first one and spun, catching the second mid-air. We went down in a tangle of limbs and teeth, rolling through the mud. It clawed at my face, trying to get to my eyes. I jerked my head back and bit down on its leg, crushing bone and tendon. It
Gideon’s POVThe rain was relentless, turning the forest floor into a slick, muddy mess that made every step treacherous. More than once, the path became washed out from the water, making it nearly impossible to traverse without slipping and falling.Anyone with half a brain would have turned back b
Avery’s POVTen years ago, when I had been held against my will in Asher’s rogue camp, there had at least been some semblance of order. Tents arranged in rows, guards posted at regular intervals, a hierarchy that kept the chaos somewhat contained.This camp was nothinglike that.The tents were scatt
Avery’s POVI didn’t have time to think.The rogue lunged at me, barely giving me enough time to roll out of the way before his claws swiped through the air where my head had been a second earlier. I scrambled to my feet and lifted my hands defensively.The rogue with the scar grinned at me, his fan
Avery’s POVThe hallway was dark and silent when I stepped out of the guest room. I pulled the door shut behind me as quietly as I could, wincing as the click echoed through the corridor. I stood there for a moment without moving, listening for any sounds. All that I heard was that of the rain hamme
“Your room is this way,” he said, gesturing over his shoulder.I followed him down the corridor, past doors I recognized. Finally, he stopped in front of a room I knew all too well.Our old bedroom.My pulse spiked.He opened the door with a smile and gestured for me to enter. I didn’t, of course, a
Avery’s POVThe tug of Gideon’s arm around me, his hand on my waist, tethered me to him as he drew me out of danger and spun me into the dance seamlessly. And just like that, it felt like the pressure that had been building up within me released. The danger I had felt on all sides fell away, and my
Avery’s POVThe entourage of cars entered the dark forest after we had been traveling for several hours the next day. The shadows beneath the tall pines were deep and gloomy. I stared into the murky depths of the woods and thought we must be drawing close to Nightwolf Village. Gideon and Dierdra ha
Avery’s POVGideon emerged from the bathroom, and you could hear a pin drop. He paused in the middle of drying his hair with a towel, and glared around the room at the assembled three of us; myself, Zara, and Dierdra. Gideon looked with bemusement at the group of Alphas and Lunas that were now sta
Avery’s POVI ran like the wind, but he was always on my heels. That great black wolf with its amber gaze. Great teeth like knives. I felt his hot breath at my heels and knew I could never escape him. Never ever. The rogues were on my tail as I took off running for the village. With Gideon protect







