Masuk“Oh,” breathed Freda, her big eyes damp and downcast. “Well…I didn’t mean to be hurtful. I’m sure Nadia understands that. Right, Nadia?” Everyone turned to look at Nadia, who swallowed hard. Kael couldn’t imagine what was going through her mind in that moment. Finally, though, she just nodded in ag
Kael All his misgivings about Freda – and the guilty daydreaming about Nadia that had come up during his quiet investigation – flashed through Kael’s mind in a second as he rounded the corner to see Freda looming over Nadia in the dress shop. He’d heard Freda’s threatening words as he approached,
Kael Kael sat alone in his office, gulping back the threatening tears and glaring at his useless investigation files. What a waste of time. Nothing here had helped him understand Vincent’s cryptic warning about Freda. If anything, it had just made him more certain that Freda was the lost Lycan Prin
And being with Freda didn’t feel at all like it had felt to be with Nadia. Her scent didn’t feel like home the way Nadia’s smell of bright citrus did. She didn’t challenge Kael when he was acting self-important, shoot him wry smiles, or open his eyes to what it was like to live a life without any of
Kael The conversation Kael had had with Vincent that night on the training field…hadn’t gone the way Kael wanted. Not even a little bit. But it might have gone the way Vincent wanted. Because Vincent had managed to plant the tiniest seed of doubt deep in Kael’s mind. Kael couldn’t get the regent’
Nadia Mentally, I smacked myself in the forehead. What was I thinking? Of course the princess shops in the same kinds of high-end stores that Anna does. But why did she have to be here today? Anna froze at my side. Freda, meanwhile, just crooked an eyebrow at the two of us. “Wow! I’m certainly sur
KaelThe girl didn’t react to the word. Despite the fact that mate was now the only thought inside Kael’s brain, Nadia didn’t seem to share the pit he felt in his chest.Instead, she turned her nose up at him and shoved two hands into his chest. Kael stumbled back, caught off guard.“It’s not my fau
Now way in hell was I going to let that happen.Orion issued another whistle. “Any day now, pups.”Anna lunged.She threw her claws out at me first, slashing low toward my face. I bent out of the way, but she was too quick—worryingly so. I wasn’t fast enough to avoid all of her. Nails connected with
NadiaFor a moment, Vincent was silent. He didn’t want to tell me the truth—that much was clear by the shift in his feet. By the tightness in his jaw as he ran a hand over it, clearing his throat.Despite myself, I appreciated the hesitation.I’d been waiting my whole life for this moment. After yea
NadiaAt the sound of Vincent’s voice, I jumped. My fingers fumbled on the stitch I was on, needle pressing deeper into skin, and a fresh wave of pain flashed over my skin. Wincing, I tore my wrist out of Kael’s grip and tried not to cry out when my ribs shifted.Kael scooted back on his chair. “Pro







