LOGINOliviaI sobbed in Damien's arms for a while. Then I stood up and threw the remains of the amulet as far as I could into the forest. And then I screamed at the sky until my voice broke.And when I was so wrung out that all I could do was sit by the creek and stare at the water, Damien came and crouc
Jacob had never doubted that our people could be free, someway, some day."Jacob," Damien said, "That is your name, isn't it?""What do you care?" Jacob snarled."I don't, truly. Perhaps I should. I only know your name because she speaks it with love," Damien said.He put his hands on my shoulders,
OliviaI stepped away from Damien. I didn't know what to think about everything he had just revealed to me. I decided after a moment not to think about it at all.I had been uncertain whether I could take my wolf form or not. She had been silent within me for so long. But when I reached for her she
"Sire?" my Pet asked."I know I said I would not command you to take your wolf form for me," I said, "but I must ask you to do so now. Your senses as a wolf are our best chance to find whoever has done this before they cause more destruction and death.""You think they'll do it again?" she asked."T
OliviaI stepped outside the carriage and followed Damien. If I did not know there had been a slave market there, I would never have known anything stood on that burned ground. There was nothing but ash and lingering traces of smoke to be seen.There were guards walking the grounds. Their leader app
OliviaThe carriage was different from the one that had collected the tributes. That one had been bare and dark, with narrow slits that we had to jostle against each other to look through.This one was plush and luxurious, with wide glass windows and heavy velvet curtains. The seats were padded with
Olivia’s POV“There will be no uprisings under my watch,” the vampire guard growled. He twisted Angela’s arm, causing her to collapse down onto her knees, her arm bent in a harsh angle behind her. She cried out in pain.Fear spiked inside of my heart. Was this vampire guard about to kill Angela righ
Olivia’s POVLater that night, while I was sitting in my usual spot at the base of Damien’s bed, my thoughts stayed with my kin. I didn’t know how long they had been denied food until now, but I did know they couldn’t endure this much longer.Everyone needed to eat, especially those that were forced
If Damien were to find out about how I was abusing his power to the benefit of the werewolves, he would likely be furious. I would probably be punished, maybe even sent back to that horrible box. But I was willing to chance that for the sake of allowing my people to be fed, if only for even one even
“Friendship,” I said.The old woman stared at me for a long moment. Maybe she thought I was making some kind of joke or something. But, the longer she looked, the more she seemed to realize how serious I was.“Is it lonely at the top?” she asked me.I didn’t choose to be where I was, so in a way, I







