LOGINI 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
Liora’s POV“Zane.” Callum’s father set down his fork. “What are you doing here?”“Yes,” Callum said slowly, jaw tightening. “What are you doing here?”Zane’s smile didn’t waver. “Don’t everyone jump up to hug me at once,” he laughed. “I was just passing through and I saw your car out front. Figured
I opened my eyes to see her holding a large gift box with a bow on top. Grinning, she nodded to it. I reached out and carefully lifted the lid, and gasped.Inside was an exquisite lace gown made of a deep mauve fabric. On top of it sat a pair of delicate diamond earrings and a matching necklace. The
But I had been wrong. He was a stubborn ass, and right now, I was glad I had rejected him—even if doing so had made my wolf go dormant.“Aw, c’mon, Callum,” Zane said. “Liora didn’t take the stimulants. Not intentionally.”Callum didn’t bother answering that time. I suddenly felt the urge to be alon
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
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.
For a heartbeat we just… stood there. Too close. His breath mingled with mine, the faint murmur of voices from the main rooms a muffled hum somewhere far away.My pulse was everywhere—ears, fingertips, throat.Neither of us said a word.I dropped my gaze first, then met it with a fierce glare.Callu







