Mag-log inThe common room was bustling at this hour as students rushed around, getting ready for classes. I made my way to the kitchen and threw a bagel in the toaster, leaning against the counter as I waited.“Callum?”Bianca stepped into view, appearing out of seemingly nowhere. My jaw tightened, wolf insti
Callum’s POVI woke to the feeling of something warm in my chest.For a moment, I almost could have sworn that I had something small and delicate gathered up in my arms. A gentle heart beating against my own. A lock of soft hair fluttering against my cheek.Liora.A smile touched my lips. I tightene
It might have been laughable, had circumstances not been so… sad.“So your parents took it badly, I imagine,” I pointed out.Callum huffed and looked into his bottle. “My dad beat the shit out of me.”I pulled my head back. “He what?”Wordlessly, Callum turned, pulling his shirt up to reveal his bac
Liora’s POVI just barely made it into the parking space before the car let out one final groan, then sputtered to a stop, rocking back and forth on the wheels.“Sorry about that, girl,” I said, patting the steering wheel. “That was a lot more driving in one day than I anticipated.”Shirley almost s
“Twenty lashes,” he said. “We’ll see if you change your mind then.”I grit my teeth. “I don’t have to put up with this anymore.”“Would you rather take it, or would you prefer if that little wolfless whore of yours took it instead?”The moment he said those words, I felt all the blood drain from my
Callum’s POVMy father’s shadow darkened the room.There was a time in my life when my father’s presence seemed enormous and all-consuming, like a black hole filling any space he entered. When I was a child, I remembered thinking that he was big enough to reach the moon, or to blot out the sun.I’d
“What the hell is wrong with you?” Zane took a step toward me. “After everything she went through tonight, you still chose Bianca?”“Zane, you don’t understand.”“No, I understand perfectly.” He shook his head. “You’re a coward.”The words hit me harder than I expected them to. My jaw clenched, but
Liora’s POV“Sorry, Princess. Looks like we’re going to have to stop here.”I looked up from my phone to see Marcus pulling into a hotel parking lot.“It’s barely snowing,” I pointed out.“Not here, but I just got word from the palace. The storm hit there earlier than expected. The roads are current
Liora’s POVI started to stand, ready to drag Zane in the opposite direction before Callum and Bianca could spot us. But it was too late. The heard us, and both turned, spotting us immediately.“Liora?” Bianca called out, waving at us. “Is that you?”I froze. Zane cursed under his breath. Before we
I hesitated, then slid into the driver’s seat. Zane got in on the passenger side, still grinning like an idiot.“Okay,” he said. “So the clutch is on the left, brake in the middle, gas on the right. You’re gonna want to—”“I know how to drive a manual,” I said, cutting him off.He blinked. “You do?”







