LOGINEmbarrassingly, I did want to go after Ellie and hunt her and Lucas down right now. But the festival still had several hours left, and I needed to be here. Ellie was already gone. The pack’s Alpha couldn’t disappear, too.“I’m staying,” I said. “But thanks for the offer.”Vivian nodded. “Well, if yo
Dominic’s POVShe had said she would be back in a few minutes.That was over an hour ago, and Ellie still wasn’t back.I looked for her, wandering through the festival grounds, but I saw no sign of Ellie. Still, despite the strange pit that formed in my stomach, I decided to give her the benefit of
Lucas’s brows lifted. “Did you notify the guards?”“I can’t,” I said.Lucas stared at me. I sighed. “Look, I can’t explain the whole thing.” I held his gaze. “I just need you to trust me on that part.”A moment passed, but finally, he nodded once.I pulled the fabric out of my pocket and held it out
Ellie’s POV“I’m fine,” I said. “Really.”“Ellie.” He hadn't let go of my arm yet. “You passed out. You were unconscious on the ground for almost two minutes.”Only two minutes? That came as a surprise, because it felt like I had completely relived my past life in that amount of time.“And now you’r
Ellie’s POVThe assassin was here.And the world tilted around me as my heart slammed too wildly against my ribs for my head to keep up.He was here. He was back. It was all happening again, just with slightly different details this time, and now…The last thing I saw before everything went dark was
“Thank you,” I finally managed. That was all.Dominic’s mother squeezed my hand once, then let go. “Speak of the devil,” she whispered, nodding her head toward a space a little ways down the field.Dominic was standing about thirty feet away, talking to one of the pack elders. He had his hands in hi
She steps forward, chin up, eyes blazing. “Oh, shut up. You don’t get to judge anyone!”“Watch you’re tone! I think I do—”“Really?” she cuts in, voice sharp enough to gut me. “I couldn’t wait five minutes?! You could wait two seconds! What about your video, Dominic?”I blink. “What video?”“The one
Ellie POV Walking into the mate-course seminar felt a lot like walking into a trap.The room was already packed wall-to-wall with students, buzzing like they’d been waiting all week just to witness my impending humiliation. Someone had swapped the chairs out for couches — intimate, cozy, painfully
Ellie POV I find Lucas waiting in the back corner of the library, feet kicked up on a chair, hair a little messy from the wind outside. He’s flipping through a folder on his tablet when I walk over.“There she is,” he says, grinning. “Future medic extraordinaire.”I roll my eyes, but I can’t help s
Ellie POV I’m halfway out the library doors, still vibrating with the urge to scream into a pillow.Dominic had the nerve to eavesdrop on me! Then, even ask me to stay?! Stay for what?! Gods! What a—Then, someone steps right into my path.“Ellie?” It’s a freshman. They look nervous, holding a clip







