LOGINShe couldn’t mean…“Bring their heads back to me,” she said, her voice spilling out through the crack in the door to the study. “Dispose of their bodies however you see fit. But those heads are mine.”“Yes, M’Lady,” a male voice grunted.Heart pounding now, I took a step forward and pushed the door
Bianca’s POVThe palace suited me quite well.I’d gotten used to it more quickly than I expected. At first, the servants looked at me like I was an unwanted outsider, but Aunt Belinda had seen to that. Now, every door was opened for me, every meal served to me exactly to my tastes on a silver platte
There were stalls with posters hanging on them, too. Sign-up booths manned by royal guards. Drawings of my face, Zane’s, and Callum’s.“WANTED,” they read. “CASH PRIZE…”I tried not to look at the amount printed on the posters as we moved through the market, our faces concealed by dark hoods that bl
Liora’s POVMrs. Oakes was dead.Callum told me about what he had seen while we drove along the winding mountain pass, avoiding the main roads to the city. Zane was sleeping in the back seat, snoring quietly.He mentioned it when I suggested contacting her for help in rescuing Marcus. Said that some
“When you were in that ring,” he said, wrapping his arm firmly around my shoulders, “and I saw Daisy take you down…” His throat bobbed. “I’ve never been more scared in my life, Liora. And in that moment, all I could think about was how much I loved you, and how I wish I could take it all back.”I sw
Liora’s POVMy hands shook a little, but I pinned them behind myself as I leaned back against the car. The metal was cool through my clothes, yet somewhat soothing against my flushed skin.“Where’s Zane?” Callum asked, clearing his throat.I shrugged. “He needed some space.” I looked over at him. “H
Liora’s POV“Zane! What are you doing here?!”I clutched my blanket to my chest, heart pounding. But not because of my compromising position in bed with my guard down. How long had he been standing there without me realizing?Had he heard me speak out loud?He held up one of those cardboard takeout
Liora’s POV“We need to talk.” Callum took a step forward. Snow flecked his dark hair as he exited the colonnade, making my heart do that stupid fluttering thing again.I shoved the feeling down and stood, making my way across the courtyard toward the door at the other side. “If this is about the ki
My mouth opened, but no words came out. What was I supposed to say? Tell him that I was the princess, not Bianca? End the facade after all this time, while I was still wolfless?That would be the easy way out, wouldn’t it? The simple one.Maybe that was why I didn’t want to do it. Because it would b
As we made our way through the main floor, I still couldn’t seem to shake that strange unsettled feeling. I chalked it up to nerves again and tried to ignore it. Instead, I watched as Bianca flung open a set of double doors.“And this is the banquet hall!” she announced. Everyone poked their heads i







