LOGINEllie’s POVDominic shifted back to human form and stood there for a moment, chest heaving, just staring at me. His face was pale, drained of all color save for the red blood staining his skin. He looked like he’d bee nthrough hell. I supposed I looked much the same.“Ellie,” he said in a raw voice.
Ellie’s POVI ran until my lungs were on fire and my legs felt like they were about to give out.The invisibility had worn off about halfway through my escape, leaving me exposed and more vulnerable than I would have liked. I tried eating some more petals of the Ghost’s Whisper, but they didn’t work
Vivian’s POVI’d been pacing my room for hours, back and forth across the carpet until I was sure I’d worn a path into it. The clock on the wall read three in the morning, and there was still no sign of Dominic or his men.Or Ellie, for that matter.I stopped at the window and looked out over the gr
Dominic’s POVWe had been following the forest path along the ridgeline of the gorge for hours. We hadn’t slept, hadn’t stopped to rest, not even when the sun came up and went back down.“Alpha,” my Delta said, coming up beside me and putting his hand on my shoulder, “the men are exhausted. We shoul
Ellie’s POVI plucked the Ghost’s Whisper carefully from the base of the tree and tucked it into the waistband of my pants, hidden beneath the tunic. My bodyguard hadn’t seen it. He was too busy kicking at a log, bored out of his mind.“Got what you need?” he asked as I stood, walking over to him.“
Tonight. That didn’t feel like nearly enough time, but I’d been thinking all night, and I had come up with some ideas.I stood and faced him. “There’s something I need first.”He raised an eyebrow. “What’s that?”“Herbs,” I said. “Special ones. To ensure that the… union is successful. That I conceiv
Ellie's POVBefore I could leave school, I was summoned to the dean's office by his secretary. Her expression was apologetic but firm as she gestured for me to take a seat in one of the uncomfortable wooden chairs facing his mahogany desk."Miss Ellie," the dean began, shuffling through some papers
Ellie's POVEveryone around fell silent, not daring to speak. The usual chatter and laughter of the courtyard died away as all eyes turned to us. Students who had been walking by stopped in their tracks, sensing the tension in the air.Dominic's expression stayed neutral, but I noticed tension in hi
"Not anymore," I said simply.Mom's eyes went to the bandage under my shirt collar. "What happened to your shoulder?""Just a training accident. It's nothing serious."My stepfather emerged from his study. "What's the commotion?" he asked, noticing my bandage. "Are you hurt?""She says it's just a t
Ellie's POV"Why?" I couldn't keep the suspicion out of my voice."Because we're all strong fighters, and it makes tactical sense," he replied, but there was something else in his expression. Something I couldn't quite identify. His eyes kept flicking between Ryan and me, like he was trying to read







