LOGINIt 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
“The ones at the top of the list are our recommended ones,” my father added before I could say anything. “But ultimately, dear, it’s up to you.”I quirked a brow and opened the folder. There were over a dozen names on the list, along with small black-and-white headshots of each bachelor and which pa
Liora’s POVWhen I returned to the palace, I honestly expected to find that half of it had burned down in some freak fire, or that someone was dead.I didn’t find any of that.The palace was as peaceful as ever, quiet and cheerfully lit, the yellow porch lights illuminating the melting snow. The but
Callum’s POV“Come on, man. You’ve been moping around for weeks.”I looked up from my textbook to find Drake standing in my doorway with his arms crossed. Behind him, I could see Toby loitering in the hallway, tapping away at his phone. They were both dressed to go out.“I’m not moping,” I said, for
Liora’s POVI turned back to Zane and folded my arms. “Not interested.”“Aw, come on, Liora.” He jogged to catch up with me as I started walking away. “Just hear me out.”“I heard you out yesterday, and you thought it would be funny to blackmail me over something that was difficult for me to open up
Liora’s POVThe wolf stepped into the clearing, and my stomach dropped.It was huge. Easily twice my size, with dark fur and eyes that gleamed black in the camera lights. An Alpha, judging by the sheer size of him. His lips were pulled back in a snarl, revealing an upper row of sharp teeth.This was
Callum’s POV“...Remember the night that wolfless Liora Belrose proved you all wrong. Again.”I stared up at the television in shock. Someone had cast the livestream to the TV, and all eyes were now glued to the screen. The music went quiet, and even the bartender, an older, gruff man in his sixties







