LOGIN“Are you saying my mother was in possession of something that only belonged to Lycan royals?” I asked.Edmund reached for the syrup and began drizzling it over his pancakes. “Ellie,” he said, glancing up at me, “do you know anything about your heritage?”I stared at the tablet. The wolf stared back,
Ellie’s POVThat night, I couldn’t stop thinking about that strange tablet. Around midnight, I finally couldn’t take it anymore, so I got up and turned on my overhead light, squinting, and carefully laid the tablet out on my desk.The picture I snapped probably wasn’t the best quality, a little blur
That thought settled heavy in my chest as I came around the last bend and the cottage came into view.It looked the same from the outside. The same stone path leading to the front door, the same flower beds along the front, although the flowers were dead now, dried up and frost-bitten from the cold.
Ellie’s POVI pulled the chair from the corner of the room over to the bedside and sat down. I started unpacking the containers, setting them out on the table. The smell of the rotisserie chicken filled the room immediately, warm and rich, and I heard Dominic’s stomach growl.“When was the last time
My stepfather had made financial arrangements contingent on Dominic becoming Alpha King.I thought about that on the walk home, and the further I got from the academy, the more pieces started shifting into place. Moments from my past life that I had nearly forgotten slowly filtered back in, and with
Ellie’s POVIt had been a long, tiring day. Finals were in just a few short weeks, and the semester was wrapping up with a mountain of projects and assignments. Just when one ended, another one seemed to pop up, and I felt like I was drowning. I was coming down the academy steps with my bag over one
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
Ellie POV I didn’t realize Sarah was serious about “getting fresh air” until she dragged me past the school gates.“Keep walking,” she ordered, tugging my sleeve like an overexcited wolf pup.“This feels illegal,” I muttered as we crossed into the outer woods. “And vaguely cultish.”“It’s a walk, E
She brought up class, the usual things until it got a bit awkward. Quiet. And I figure it was as good as time as ever to apologize.I cleared my throat. “Viv, about the Alpha Ball—”She lifted a hand, silencing me with a gentle motion.“You know Dom,” she murmured, “My mom, my real mom—before she di
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







