ログイン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
“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
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?”
Callum’s POVThe bar erupted into shouts and murmurs.“He drugged the wolf?”“Holy shit, did you hear that?”“Alder’s gone too far this time!”The student in question was standing in the stream, dripping wet and pointing at the principal. The camera was still rolling, capturing everything. Capturing
“What’s going on?” I whispered.Alder took a step forward. “You wanted to retake your field test. Well, here you go.”“What?”He threw his arms wide, his grin almost devilish in the headlights from the van. “Look around you, Liora. This is your chance. Unless you’re declining my offer…?”I looked ar







