MasukI set the glass down on the table before I dropped it or shattered it. My hands were shaking too hard to trust my own motor functions.Bianca was still talking, something about her plans for the future, about alliances and trade agreements and all the things a proper heir should care about. But I co
Liora’s POVI stood frozen, the glass of punch still clutched in my hand so tightly I could feel the glass starting to crunch under my grip, as Bianca walked into the grand hall on my father’s arm.She looked like a queen already. The gown, the tiara, the way she held her head high as she surveyed t
I thought about Mrs. Oakes’ office and the letter with the gold trim and my father’s seal, and all the times I had opened my mouth and closed it again because I was being told to keep it a secret.I thought about Callum on the floor of that root cellar, pulling the rope off my wrists.I opened my mo
Liora’s POVI smelled cheap detergent and something faintly musty underneath the faint trace of fast food somewhere nearby. I blinked my eyes open and found a low, popcorn ceiling hanging above me, a large water stain in one corner.I frowned. The last thing I remembered, I was in a dark room. A cel
Callum’s POVEvery time I blinked, I saw her there. Liora. On the floor of that cellar. On her side. Still in the dress my mother had given her with her wrists behind her back, dirt on her cheek, and her skin as white as snow.It was my fault. All of it.I sat in the back seat with her head in my la
I wasn’t sure how much time passed before I heard the knock.Mia glanced at me. I sat up.The door opened and Callum stepped inside. The first thing I did was look at his face to see where we stood. He looked calmer than when he’d walked away, but not entirely settled. He glanced at Mia and Zane.“C
Liora’s POVWith our arms full of whatever we could scrounge up—I had found some boxes of dried pasta, snacks, and hot chocolate under my bed from when the semester had begun—Mia and I went next door to check on Amy.“Amy?” Mia knocked softly on the door with her free hand. “You up?”I heard a shuf
Amy shrugged. “Not that us wolfless can order anything. We haven’t got the money.”“Can’t people share?” I asked, frowning. “I’ve seen some of the non-wolfless basically feasting on snacks every night since the lockdown started. At the very least, maybe we can pool up some money to chip in for a su
“He does have a bleeding heart, doesn’t he? Even if he doesn’t want to admit it.” She checked her nails, as if they weren’t perfect already. “But I suppose you know that, don’t you? Who patched you up last night, hm? Surely not the school nurse.”I glanced down at the white bandages on my hand. My
Liora’s POVCallum and I froze. The guards’ flashlights blinded me, making the ache behind my eyes even worse. I blinked, trying to take a step back, but Callum’s arm remained firm around my waist, refusing to let me move.“Must I repeat myself?” one of the guards asked, stepping forward. I recogni







