LOGINIt 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’d heard that Paddy’s, the local dive bar outside campus, was hosting an end-of-semester party. I wasn’t initially planning on going, but when I heard that Mia was there, I decided to find her.We needed to talk. I hadn’t seen her at all since the fight in the hallway the other day. She
And most of all, I couldn’t let Bianca win.I pushed off the wall and started walking without really paying attention to where I was going. My mind was spinning, trying to come up with some kind of solution. Maybe I could appeal to the board. Maybe I could—I rounded the corner and nearly collided w
I jumped across the platforms again, using the stick to help with my balance. When I reached the beam, I stepped onto it without hesitation.The stick helped. I held it horizontally, using it to counterbalance my weight as I moved across. At first, I wobbled, but then my feet found their rhythm, jus
Liora’s POVThe next morning, everyone gathered in the auditorium for the announcement of the written exam results. I sat between Mia and Amy, having purposely made the decision to avoid Zane as punishment for yesterday.“Good morning, students,” Alder said into the microphone, adjusting his glasses







