ANMELDENI 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
“I’m fine—”“Shut up,” I growled, already carrying her away. “Just… let me help you.”Lyra snapped her mouth shut, pursing her lips, and stopped arguing. The air between us fell silent as I carried her back down the path.Just as we reached the edge of the forest, a light breeze picked up. And it wa
And then, in an instant, the wolf no longer stood before me—but a man with silver eyes and jet black hair.“Lyra…?”I surged forward, catching Ronan before he could collapse to his knees. He slumped against me as I helped him over to the wall, settling him carefully against the stones.“Ronan,” I br
LyraFor the second time that night, I found myself running through the forest. Only this time, instead of running toward something, I was running from something.A raging werewolf, to be precise.“Stop!” I cried out desperately, hoping that the wolf would snap out of whatever trance he was in. “Sto
LyraI sat up abruptly, ignoring the way my head spun for a moment. “She cut my face,” I said, turning on my phone and opening the camera app so I could get a better look. “She used wolf venom to keep it from healing—”But my words died in my throat as I turned on the front-facing camera and saw no







