LOGIN“I’d love that,” I said. If there were descendents of Lycans in Goldenveil, then this was perfect. It felt like kismet, being assigned to a place that might hold the answers to the tablet my mom had and the strange abilities I possessed. Maybe I even had family there that I never knew about. Assumin
Ellie’s POVDominic’s offer hung in the air between us for a long moment, and I couldn’t seem to come up with a good enough response.For all intents and purposes, it was a simple enough offer. It was mutually beneficial enough to make sense. It was a long drive, nearly a full day’s journey by car,
Ellie’s POV“Goddess,” I muttered, leaning back and wiping my brow. It was frigid outside—Lucas was right, it had snowed a dusting yesterday, and it was still cold even though the snow had melted by now—but I had already managed to work up a sweat sitting in my room from all the packing, organizing,
“I’m alright, but thank you.”She gestured to the chair with the blanket on it. I sat, folding my hands in my lap as she sat behind her desk again and pulled a folder from the stack on her right. “We have several open assignments right now,” she said. “You’re welcome to choose from them, but I have
Ellie’s POVI checked my email four times before seven in the morning.The fourth time, I finally realized how ridiculous I was being and put my phone face-down on the vanity all the way on the other side of the room. That lasted about two minutes before I was padding back over, checking it while bi
Ellie’s POV“By next week, I might be gone,” I said.Dominic looked at me quizzically, not quite understanding.I took a breath. “Dominic,” I said, “if I pass my exams and receive my certification, I’m going to receive my traveling healer assignment and I’m going to leave.”The silence after I said
“Ugh!” She jabbed my chest again. “You don’t mean any of this! You don’t care! I know you don’t! I know it for a fact! So stop acting like you care what I think ad stop bothering me!”“A fact?” My head snapped. “Ellie, what are you talking about? We’ve never even had a chance to—”She shoved me hard
“I’m fine, Viv. Just got a lot going on.”A lie. A terrible one.Because his gaze drifted again, drawn like a magnet to Ellie’s bright laugh across the courtyard.Heat crawled up my throat, and I had to bite down to keep it from spilling out. I wasn’t desperate. I refused to be desperate. Dominic h
Ellie POV The dummy’s eyes flickered. It was dying.Gasps echoed. And a few people snickered.“Told you. She wouldn’t last.”“Some ‘prodigy,’ huh? She really is just some wanna be luna with a mask.”But instead of panicking, something in me was turning gears.I hadn’t messed up.My stitching was cl
Vivian POVDominic and I sat together at one of the long benches outside the training hall, sunlight flickering through the trees overhead, scattering gold across his hair like the world was doing me a personal favor. Normally, this was our spot. Where he’d sit with his friends flanking him, all of







