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
“Oh,” I muttered. “No milk.”I went to reach for some orange juice instead, but a carton of milk suddenly appeared in front of me. I looked up at the person handing it to me, and saw one of the cafeteria workers smiling at me.“Here you go. Last one.”“Thank you,” I said, smiling at her before chec
I found myself leaning toward the latter, even if I wished to remain completely uninvolved.“Callum?” Bianca leaned close to me and snapped her fingers in front of my face, making my wolf snarl. “What are you thinking about?”I turned to Bianca. “Are you sure she wasn’t framed?” I blurted out.Bian
My father stared at me for a long moment, his eyes studying my face, then sighed. “Very well. You seem to understand the situation, so I’ll let you make your own decisions on the matter. But in the meantime, I am assigning you a bodyguard.”“A bodyguard?” I spat out. “I can’t be followed around by a
Callum’s POVLiora stormed down the hall with quick strides, satchel fluttering behind her as she moved. Her amber braid was unraveling with how quickly she escaped, like she was trying to get away—or perhaps had somewhere very important to be.Either way, I tried to force myself not to look at her







