MasukZane didn’t ask questions, just followed me to the car and opened the door for me. I appreciated that he didn’t press. I wasn’t sure if I could speak right now, what with the lump in my throat.The drive back to the palace felt like an eternity. My mother’s mental health was fragile on a good day, a
Liora’s POVThe car had seen better days. Better years, maybe. The paint was peeling in long strips along the hood, one of the side mirrors was held on with what looked like electrical tape, and the interior smelled like oil and old leather. It was a mess.I loved it immediately.“How much?” I asked
Bianca’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
His shoulders shifted, like he regretted saying it out loud. “My parents… had other plans,” he added, and there was a faint edge of bitterness that hadn’t been there before. “They made sure I learned how to be what they needed me to be.”“A leader,” I said.“A leader,” he echoed, quieter this time.
I wanted to tell them that they were wrong, that I wasn’t even a wolfless—or at least, I wasn’t one before very recently—and that I was the female Alpha that they all thought Bianca was.But I couldn’t say that. Not yet. Not until I got my wolf back and could truly prove myself to all of them.So f
LioraThe library door closed behind me with a soft click, and for a moment I just stood there, leaning my back against the cool wood.My cheeks were still warm, my hands tight around the worn book like it was the only solid thing in my world.Why did I feel so light? Like I wanted to go back in the
Liora’s POV“Take a drug test to prove it,” Jessica said. “If you’re so innocent, then it shouldn’t be a problem, right?”“Not at all. I can do that.” I turned to the professor. “I’ll take a drug test. In fact, I’ll even take it right here, in front of everyone, to prove that I didn’t take any stimu







