LOGINEllie’s POVThe ruins looked even more grand close up.The pillars were far larger than I expected them to be; from afar, they looked big, but up close, they were enormous. Two of us couldn’t even reach around them and have our hands touch, and they were carved with intricate reliefs that had worn d
Because we’d already been through this before. We knew how it ended. But this time, he wasn’t going to stand in the way of what I wanted, even if it hurt, and…I appreciated that.“Thank you,” I said.He nodded. I hadn’t realized it, but we’d scooched a little closer as we spoke, and the motion made
Ellie’s POVI wasn’t sure why I said it. Maybe because my wolf made me. Or maybe because he had been nice enough to let me take his bed last night, freezing sleeping on the floor while I slept peacefully above him.At least, I told myself these things because it was easier than the alternative.Beca
Ellie’s POVThe tour ended around nine o’clock, giving me just enough time to make it back to town and open the clinic. By the time I made it back, my cheeks flushed and my hair frosted from the cold, the hair pin I had found on the ground was so far in the back of my mind that I barely even remembe
“Oh.” I straightened. “I appreciate the offer, but I’ve got healer duties to attend to. I think it’s better if I live in my apartment in town, above the clinic, as intended.”My father looked a little disappointed. I was sure I wanted to spend as much time together as he did, but I’d made a promise
Ellie’s POVTerence led us down the long hallway leading to the left, then through a wooden door that led to a spacious study. The walls were lined with bookshelves, most of which were packed with all kinds of books, although one had been covered with glass and contained various artifacts that struc
She smiled. We hadn’t really talked much, so I couldn’t figure out that tight, sugary little smile that made me want to throw salt at her like she was a demon in disguise.“Morning, Ellie,” she cooed. “Thought you should see this.”I looked down.A form. An official one.Conduct Warning — Indecent B
Dominic POV I saw her run.One second I could barely see Ellie through the crowd as my lips left Vivian’s neck. She was just standing there—furious, shaking—and the next she was gone, shoving through the crowd like the lawn was on fire beneath her feet.My chest tightened.Dammit.I didn’t think. I
He leaned in.My blood went cold.He bared his teeth, sharp and white, and sank them into the side of her neck.The crowd exploded.Cheering. Whistling. A few people actually clapped.Vivian gasped and clutched his arm, playing it up for the audience, then giggled breathlessly as he pulled back, her
Ellie POV I had officially hit the point where words stopped being words and turned into worms.They squiggled across my notes, rearranged themselves into nonsense, and mocked me.I sat cross-legged on the academy lawn, surrounded by open textbooks, loose pages, ink-stained fingers, and the creepin







