MasukI pressed myself against a large tree, holding my breath. There were no other wolves around that I could see—I could only hear them in the distance, howling and laughing and shouting. The prize was ours so long as we worked together.Peering around the tree, I spotted Luca from the other side of the
LyraBianca looked stunning in her dress. It was a deep burgundy velvet with a plunging neckline, full skirts swishing around her legs as she moved. The color had always looked good on her. It was also the color she’d worn when she let me die.I snapped my gaze away before either of them could spot
Luca’s words snapped me out of it, and I finally realized what I was doing. I was acting a fool—hurting Luca wouldn’t make Lyra any less distant toward me. It was only going to make things worse.For all I knew, he was responsible for this sudden change in her. If I wanted to snap her out of it and
Kael & LyraKaelThe moment Lyra was gone, I whirled on Luca. My fury returned tenfold, every Alpha instinct in me itching to pin him to the ground and put him in his place. Luca was my friend—and he had betrayed me by flirting with Lyra when I had specifically told him to leave her alone.“She’s no
I didn’t think. I just moved, skidding to a halt between them.“Stop!”I squeezed my eyes shut as their forms hurtled toward me from either side. They wouldn’t stop. They would both slam into me in a flurry of fangs and claws and—But the impact never came. I cracked one eye open, then the other, to
Lyra“Kael,” Luca said, stepping forward, “you’re back.”“I’m back.” Red eyes flicked over to me, and Kael’s mouth pressed into a thin line. I hadn’t seen him in a few days; all I knew was that he had returned home to handle some matters. Right now, I wished her hadn’t returned at all. “I appreciate
Lyra & KaelLyraI smoothed my hands over my simple blue dress one last time, taking a deep breath as I stared through the large double doors leading into the grand banquet hall.The dozens of long dining tables and benches that usually dominated the space for meals had been pushed off to the sides
Lyra“What? I’m not—”“Fucking freak.” Cassidy shoved me harder, making me wince as the cold marble sink bit into my lower back. “I should have known right away that you were up to something when you were acting weird the other day, but I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt. I should have kn
Her face puckered like she’d just sucked on a lemon, and she glanced at her friends. “Sh-She’s right,” Mia said, lowering the phone slightly. “It won’t be believable if she’s clearly being forced to say it.”Cassidy hesitated for a moment longer, but finally nodded and stood, retracting her claw for
Lyra lifted her chin. “I’m attending the class I enrolled in.”“So you didn’t follow the course list I sent you.”“No, I didn’t.”I pursed my lips. She was clearly defying me—again—and for what? Was she really that angry with me over what had happened at the party?“Listen,” I said quietly, “you nee







