تسجيل الدخولBut even if it was just because he’d known my parents, Vincent had taken me in and been kind to me, in his way. He’d dropped everything – his work as the pack’s regent and as a professor – to care for me and teach me for an entire month after my rejection. Vincent clearly believed his own words. Bel
Nadia The next morning, Vincent and I were scheduled to meet again for lessons in his sunlit sitting room. I came early and sat on my usual couch with my knees tucked up to my chest, thinking hard. My heart was thumping with nervous anticipation that had nothing to do with the lesson ahead of me.
Nadia “Excuse me,” I said to the first servant I saw. “I’m looking for the library, and I’ve gotten a little lost. Could you take me there?” “Of course,” the man told me, nodding politely, “right this way.” It still felt strange to be treated so respectfully, as if I was playing a role. But this t
What would it be like to have the soft, gentle version of Vincent I was almost sure I remembered with me again? Instead of the stiff, distant mask he’d retreated behind? I smacked my forehead with my hand. Stop it! He’s your guardian! He’s technically your adoptive father! The sweet warmth of the
Nadia The days stretched on. I began to recover my strength and spend more time in the rest of Vincent’s villa, instead of just sleeping and studying. He wasn’t completely alone here – there was a staff of servants to meet our every need, as well as guards. There was a chef, a laundry service, coun
Nadia Quiet descended after Kael left. In his absence, the chilly anger and toughness I’d armoured myself with began to fade. My heart thumped with the aftereffects of adrenalin. I felt myself slumping. The arms around me shifted, bearing up my limp weight just as they had been, I suddenly realis
Nadia“Boxing?” I asked in disbelief. “At five in the morning?”I had never been much into exercising. At the orphanage, Cliff had been strict with our free time. He liked us best when we were small and broken. Malleable.Most often, chores had been our main source of entertainment. And whatever tim
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
Usually, only a fated mate could soothe a wolf in such a state, which only further grew the unease that twisted in his gut ever since meeting this girl. Every time he was around her, something new seemed to point to them being mates. But what would that truly mean for his fate?What would that mean
NadiaFrom the doorway, the flash of a camera went off, accompanied by a soft shutter noise.I jerked away at the sound. With my focus torn, the grip I’d had on Vincent’s stolen crest loosened. The carved stone slipped from my palm. Vincent caught it effortlessly.“What was that?” I asked, no longer







