LOGINZora’s POVAs the evening wore on, my eyelids drooped, but I couldn’t find sleep even when I tried. I was close to the fire, resting on furs, and thanks to Neo, I had food in my belly. But, even as comfortable as I should have been, I found myself shivering with cold.Though the fire at my front was
Valentin’s POVWith tidings as ill as they were, Victoria and Valentin couldn’t talk about things openly, so they went to Valentin’s office, which he had left warded and protected. There, they would not be overheard.There, Valentin told Victoria all that occurred, with some exception for privacy’s
Max’s POVMax hadn’t made it far from his initial starting point before he had to stop and try to grab hold of the mating bond again. Closing his eyes, with his hand over his heart, he meditated, trying to manifest the bond in his mind’s eye as a rope, a tether, guiding his heart to Zora.With progr
“I’m not doing that. I’m going to follow the bond.”“You can still feel it?” Thorne asked him. “Enough to follow it?”Max pressed his hand to his chest. “I think so.”“She’s nowhere close to us,” Valentin said. “If you go blindly, it could take you days if not weeks to find her.”“Then I had better
Valentin’s POVValentin tried to remain calm as Max, Kairos, and Thorne engaged in varying levels of panic, but it was difficult. His resolve was being tested by the moment.One minute Zora had been here with them, and in the next she had simply vanished. What should have only been a small exercise
“Neo…” I whispered.He just kept staring back. His gaze was probing, like he could see down inside of me, straight to the soul he might have held a piece of. Could he feel this too?I opened my mouth, about to ask –The sky opened first, and suddenly rain fell. The tree branches and leaves blocked s
“Mr. Wolfham,” Lunerly said. He sounded completely unphased. My heart, however, was beating out of my chest. “Thank you for coming to my office amidst afternoon classes.”“I had a break,” Maximus said. He pushed off the wall. “What was this about a princess?”“Yes, I just spoke to the queen,” Lunerl
Thorne was silent.Lunerly stepped past Zora to narrow his eyes at the other man. “In war,” he started. “Your allies are your greatest strengths. They know you better than yourself. You are Miss Smith’s knight. You should be devoted to her.”“Smith isn’t even a high alpha,” Thorne protested. “She sh
I could barely speak as Amara smirked down at me.Several of the other students, Loren as well, had lightly bowed at Amara. I could only stare at her as she tipped her chin in amusement, eyebrow rising as well. She tutted before speaking.“Come on, Zora,” she teased. “You know better than anyone how
…but death did not come.Instead, I felt the full weight of a man on top of me. My arms were pinned down besides my head. I felt the hips of someone move under me. I looked up and was met with Kairo’s piercing gaze. I started to struggle immediately.“Clever girl,” Kairos tutted. He was unphased by







