LOGIN“Don’t you think,” I said carefully, “that at this point it might be simpler to just—”“Clearly, she’s being influenced by him,” Dominic cut me off. He crossed to his desk and began shuffling around papers. “Lucas has had his hooks in her for a long time, and she’s not going to snap out of it on her
Vivian’s POVI was done waiting.I had decided this morning. I had been patient. I had been strategic. I had played the long game and smiled through every single slight and setback, and what did I have to show for it?Ellie was still here. Still wearing the title that was supposed to be mine. Still
Empty. Just a couple racks of clothes and the faint scent of mothballs.Dominic stood there for a moment, staring into the empty space. I could only see the partial outline of his jaw from this angle, but I could see it tense. His hand fell to his side, and I could nearly scent the moment he realize
Ellie’s POVI woke up before my alarm went off the next morning.That wasn’t terribly unusual anymore. A good night’s sleep felt like a distant memory at this point; my mind was always racing too much for proper dreams to fill the space. This morning was no different. I laid there for a moment stari
“I’ll handle the plague,” he said. “We’ll get a plan in order. Root out the people who are sick and quarantine them before it spreads. I’ll talk to my healers about developing a vaccine.”I let out a breath. “You’d do that?”“You just told me children die, Ellie. So yes, of fucking course I would do
Ellie’s POV“That’s it,” I finished. The words had all come out in a rush, and I felt breathless and lightheaded. “I woke up in my eighteen-year-old bedroom, and my mom was still alive, and my wolf said the Moon Goddess gave us another chance. And now here I am.”Lucas didn’t say anything for a long
Ellie POV Karina slams into me, fingers tangling in my hair as we go down together.She didn’t take that slap well, but with how I was feeling, I was itching for a fight.The ground bites into my shoulder, Karina straddles me, fury twisting.“You bitch,” she snarls.Her fist comes down once, hard e
My jaw tightens.“Did you also hear about the massive pitfall trap on that ‘easier’ route? Yeah, I’m quiet sure you did.”“And just what are you implying?!” Karina snapped.“That you messed with me before,” I hissed. “And people don’t change.”The room goes dead silent.Karina’s face twists. “Like I
Ellie POV I wake to the ache first. My back, my legs, the dull soreness that reminds me I slept on dirt and roots instead of a bed.Then my ankle snaps me awake, it’s throb slowly growing like my consciousness. The morning light was beaming down the pit, and my arm covered my face.Too bright.But
Ellie POV The tent smells like antiseptic and damp canvas.Lucas lowers me onto the cot with too much care. His hands hover even after I’m settled, fingers flexing as if he doesn’t know where to put them now that I’m not actively falling apart.He starts with giving me some pain herbs and meds, “I’







