LOGINThen I lose my thoughts for a while.Another night, I sit naked on a wooden stool in Wes’s studio as he puts the finishing touches on a nude painting of me. I swear I’ve been blushing the entire time he’s been painting it, which only makes him smile. I’ve seen him adding extra pink to his brush.Now
Sylvia’s POVI stand in the break room, watching with annoyance as the Luna ceremony plays on the small television in the far corner. Even two packs over, Ollie’s story seems to have made a big impression, and she’s become something of a beloved figure that transcends packs.The whole thing makes me
Even Declan is smiling.“You are staying with us,” Wes says, sounding breathless.“Yes,” I say, then feel a bit shy. “Is that okay?”“Is that…?” Conrad repeats, scoffing. He crosses the distance first, and closes his arms around me. He waits for nothing before leaning down and kissing me. “Your plac
Ollie’s POVLooking at my mates, my heart warms and my wolf, inside of me, rumbles happily. When I return my gaze to my brother Erik, while I am still happy to see him and know him, it just isn’t the same.He might be my family, and his palace in the north might have been a place I might have once c
Conrad’s POVMom must have sensed that my brothers and I had a lot to talk about, because after a little while, she asked Ollie to escort her down to the cafeteria for something to eat. Ollie seemed surprised by the request, but agreed.Now that they are both gone, and my brothers and I are alone, t
“Your mate,” I tell him.His smile grows wider. “My little fox. Did I do good?”“You took a bullet for me,” I grumble. “I couldn’t be more furious with you.”“Yet you are alive. You’re here. You are calling me your mate,” Hugh says. “All of these are positives in my book.”“Hugh…”“Come here, little
Realizing he’s fantasizing, he shook his head to clear it. He needs to keep a level head for now, not wanting to scare the poor woman. After all, his brothers will each want the same thing, and too much too quickly could frighten her off.Conrad presses the meat of his palm down uncomfortably onto h
Ollie’s POV“I’m wolfless,” I say. Even though I’ve practiced all the way home for just this kind of confrontation, I didn’t expect it to happen so soon. I’m not the big liar they all seem to think of me, but this one I try to make convincing. It’s my smell more than my words that seal the deal, I t
Wes’s POVMy heart in my throat, as soon as we hear out Ella and learn that Ollie not only is running from us but that she’s possibly been attacked, my brothers and I rush out the door of our manor, already shifted into our wolf forms, and take off running into the forest.Conrad, the most physicall
Hugh stands beside me, gazing at me with heated curiosity from behind a mask of black feathers. He’s wearing a sharp black tuxedo, the lapels covered in matching feathers that though black, shimmer with color under the light. A broach of a golden crow is pinned to his breast.“There you are,” he say







