SYLVAINI should have seen it coming and yet it still somehow took my breath away. My jaw was still unhinged when Zora left the room and my mind was still processing what Tania had said. Conviction dripped off her words. She spoke as if she had spent sleepless nights pondering the matter until she arrived at a confident outcome. It was that confidence that had a giddy smile twitching at my lips but I stifled it. Tania admitted, not only to me but also to herself, that she no longer wanted to sever the bond between us. In doing so, she made me the happiest man alive. I honestly didn't know what to expect from her. Nothing she did was predictable so, although we had fully mated, a part of me wondered if she still wanted to cut the link between us. Confirming that she didn't had hope inflating my chest cavity. There was now a greater possibility of her loving me and of us working out. Tania nimbly turned the book over in her hands as if she were scared any hasty movements would destroy

SYLVAINI brought two fingers to my temple and began messaging in small circles to alleviate the building tension. Only a few hours remained until sunrise and yet everyone still bickered about the rules and guidelines of the treaty. Quade, Lilith, and I gave our input where we could but the rest was left up to Julian, Sydney, and Tania to sort out. They constantly argued like children, never coming to a single agreement. Sometimes I felt they did things just to spite one another. If they couldn't agree on anything it worried me. Our fate lay in their hands and, right now, it didn't seem like very capable hands. I was grateful they went along with my idea and no one tried to protest it. Julian had a right to have his reservations but I appreciated Quade having my back. He wasn't wrong when he said the mate bond was their best security measure against Tania. As another alpha, I also appreciated that he both respected and trusted me. I sank further in my seat when Julian shot up from hi

SYLVAIN "Ready?" I asked Tania as I collected the duffle she grasped tightly within white fists. As soon as she was packed and ready to go we made our way to the clearing. Considering I hadn't brought anything with me and most of the clothes I wore here were bought here, I decided to leave them behind. They would be useful when I returned—and I did plan on returning. "I should be asking you that," her pale lips twitched into a shaky smile. Throwing her duffle over my shoulder as if it didn't weigh a thing—I was surprised by how little she packed, to begin with—I shrugged, "I have a theory that I want to test out.""What theory?" She cocked her brow at me in question and narrowed her gaze as if trying to decipher the thoughts running through my head. "Well, it's only when you use the shadows around me that my beast gets suppressed. So, I wanted to know if they would still suppress my beast if it had full control. You've never tried this whole teleportation thing with me being in m

SYLVAIN"The pack is anxious about this morning's meeting," Tane announced as he entered my office, "it's caused a buzz. Everyone is talking about it. Including pups. It's so weird. They weren't even in such a craze when that whole thing with Alpha Quade happened.""I don't blame them," I sighed in exasperation. Exhaustion weighed my muscles down. Tania and I had only gotten a maximum of two hours of sleep. It was partially my fault paired with jet lag. I had this insatiable need for her that I wanted to constantly sate. Stifling a yawn behind a fist, I said, "there have been a lot of changes in a short period of time. Having a faerie as a luna is going to be a drastic change for them.""There was a time when we had a human as a Luna, that may have been before my time but it happened and if they could adapt to that, then they can adapt to this," Tane supplied with the confidence I severely lacked at this moment. I felt as if I spoke a big game, but now that push came to shove, I was

TANIAI smoothed my clammy palms down the silky material of the black dress I wore. It fitted my figure like a second skin with a low-cut front starting from thin spaghetti straps. The back of the dress was left open, hitched right above my tailbone while the skirt flowed elegantly to the ground. Two thigh-high slits gave the dress an extra bit of spice while also making the material breathable and easy to walk in. It was a gorgeous dress that shimmered each time it caught and held the light thanks to the soft material. My white hair was pinned up and braided at the top with ringlets of hair popping out. I had naturally wavy hair so I had to use a ton of hairspray to keep the curls in check. One of the she-wolves who had helped dress me told me to leave my mark open for everyone to see. It wasn't just a claim to them. It was so much more and it was meant to be proudly worn, not hidden away. I had no qualms with that especially considering how much I liked the black set of wings on my