LOGINBianca’s POV“I was attending a car show.” Callum casually slipped his jacket off and threw it on the back of his desk chair. His face was expressionless, but I knew he was lying.“Liar.” I stood, planting my hands on my hips. “I’ve already seen the pictures.”“Pictures?” Callum turned toward me, br
Callum’s POVI didn’t expect to lose that race.I knew that sounded arrogant, maybe, but it was just the truth. I had been into racing since I was seventeen, and I hadn’t lost a race in over a year. Coming in second tonight, to the same person I had lost to on the street a few nights before, wasn’t
I was scanning the crowd when I caught sight of someone near the far edge of the pit area. Tall, dark hair, broad shoulders. Something about the way he stood made my stomach do a small, stupid flip that was all too familiar.Callum?I squinted. The distance was too much to make out his features. Bef
Liora’s POVBy the fifth night of sneaking out, I’d stopped counting how close I came to getting caught.Marcus had nearly spotted me on the third night, forcing me to duck behind a hedge for ten minutes in the cold while he did his rounds. Zane had thought that was hilarious when I told him. I did
Liora’s POVI wasted no time changing into something dark and sneaking out. The palace was mostly quiet at that hour aside from the guards, but I knew their patrol schedules like the back of my hand, and all of the best routes to slip out without being noticed. By the time I made it out the back gat
“Mother.” I came to stand a few feet away, waiting for her to acknowledge me.My mother jerked her head up and gasped. She waved the servant away with one hand, then tried to stand, but quickly fell back into her chair with a small cry. I rushed over, placing my hand under her elbow to steady her, a
When I found an empty, dust-covered office, I brushed my fingers behind my ear. The mindlink buzzed in my head like a gnat circling my skull.I tapped my temple out of habit. “You couldn’t have texted?”“That tone is wasted on me, princess,” my father’s voice filled my head dry like old parchment. “
LioraMia was still lost in thought, her expression soft and distant as we walked side by side. Her silence wasn’t uncomfortable, but it was heavy.She kept tucking a strand of her jet black hair behind her ear and then forgetting she had, only to do it again.It was like she was trying to catch a t
“I’d prefer not to discuss it,” I said.“Oh ho!” Drake grinned like a wolf who scented blood. “Someone’s embarrassed. Was she that good?”“She was precise,” I muttered. “Nothing more.”Drake waggled his eyebrows. “I heard you turned her down as your mate? Any leftover feelings there? Maybe she’ll as
LioraMy smile curled. “I’ve heard the royal pack owns castles across the region. Why not invite us to your castle instead?”Bianca’s smile faltered. Just for a second.“Or...” I tilted my head. “Can’t use it?”“My castle isn’t open to outsiders,” she said, tone casual, but there was a tightness aro







