ANMELDEN“Oh, what’s the harm…” He held up the packet of powder. “This is supposed to kill you. Come morning, your body will be buried under the rose bushes. My employers wanted to dump you somewhere else, but… Well, you’re a good kid, despite everything. I felt like it was only fair to put you someplace nic
Liora’s POVMy head ached something fierce.I groaned, squeezing my eyes shut tight before blinking them open. My vision blurred, the dark ceiling swimming and swaying above me. An overwhelming feeling of nausea came over me, and before I could stop it, I’d turned my head and retched.When it was fi
I turned slowly, taking it all in. My mother leaned in the doorway beside Zane with her arms crossed tightly over her chest.“Like I said,” she muttered. “Gone. Took off the moment she had a chance to. With my dress and everything.” She shook her head bitterly. “I mean, it makes no sense! I told her
Callum’s POV“Zane, what point are you trying to make? You’re talking in circles.”“The point is that I think you owe me a little credit, Callum,” Zane huffed. “I mean, I’m basically the whole reason you two are even together right now! I feel like that deserves some kind of acknowledgment at minimu
“Something subtler,” Callum’s mother added.“Yes.” Callum’s father paused.. “There are other ways to handle it. Something that looks natural. An accident, maybe, or…”I didn’t linger to hear the rest of it.I pushed off the wall. My heart was slamming so hard I could feel it in my ears, my throat, m
Liora’s POVMy stomach sank as I heard those words.“I could hardly keep a straight face all through dinner,” Callum’s mother said. “Seeing her sit there in my gown like she had any business wearing it.”A soft clink of crystal followed. His father’s voice, flat and dry, responded: “What possessed y
Callum’s POV“For today’s exam, you will be placed into ten pairs,” the proctor said, stifling a yawn. He scratched his head as he began to read off the names on his clipboard. “Let’s see here… Stacey and Gemma, you’re together. Abigail and Michael… Callum and Zane…”“Looks like we’re buddies for th
Liora’s POV“What do you think you’re doing?”Bianca rushed down the pathway like a bat out of hell. Upon reaching me, she grabbed my wrist so hard that her nails dug painfully into my skin, and tried to yank me away.I held my ground. I put my free arm around Mia and drew her close, then lifted my
Liora’s POVMia started to sway on her feet after her third glass of champagne. Her cheeks were flushed, her eyes sparkling in that way they only did when she had just a little bit too much to drink.“Okay. I think you’ve had enough,” I laughed, placing my hand on her shoulder. The party was still r
There was, of course, the possibility that revealing my identity as the female Alpha could help. But even as I thought about it, I knew it wouldn’t work. I was on Ambrose’s home turf. He had already decided to side with Bianca for whatever reason. I had no way of proving my identity yet, and my fath







