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Willow Steven’s prolonged silence puts me on the spot. I knew it wouldn’t be easy to lie to him, but I had done it anyway. “You won’t be able to come to work today because you’re still in recovery from the shooting.” He repeats my excuse. “But weren’t you at the Spencer function last night? If you could find the energy to attend a social event, why can’t you turn in for work?”Great. Now, I’m gonna have to give more excuses. “I’m sorry Steven. I didn’t have a choice but to attend the dinner. It was more of a PR move. Look, I promise to make up for my absence. I’ll even work overtime if you want me to.”“It’s fine.” He sighs. “You’re the big boss’s daughter. I can’t let you do that. It’ll be my head on a pike. No worries. Just rest easy. I just hope to see you bright and early tomorrow.”“Yeah.” I curb the urge to exhale in relief. “Thanks Steven. You’re the best.”***“What are you wearing?” Aiden snorts the moment I step out of his bedroom. I suppose it’s understandable why he look

AidenThe poison trick is worse than I thought. He must have laced his claws with silver. And it’s not as if it’s illegal. Theo must have used enough, not to cause death but to render my senses pretty much useless.How long is this shit supposed to last? He’s on me again. He starts slashing at my fur, unleashing a series of pain that has me roaring my throat hoarse.I try again, to get some feeling into my hind leg. Theo sinks his canines into my shoulder and yanks out a huge chunk of flesh. He bites me again, his teeth grazing bone. Perhaps it’s due to the fact that I’m bleeding, but I’m starting to get some feeling back. I waste no time, hurling him off me. He must not have been expecting me to recover so quickly. The shock weakens him for a moment and I capitalize on the moment to send us both rolling down the ring. We claw at each other. Theo is obviously in the lead, doing more harm than my sluggish brain can catch up with. Scott must be foaming at the mouth as he watches this

WillowTwo months laterThe start of junior year. Feels like yesterday, when I was praying for the summer to go by without anymore drama. Thankfully, it did. After the whole Horace business and Aiden’s trial business, summer became everything I expected it to be. Days spent interning at the office. Night times spent going on dates with Aiden. Going on last minute weekend trips. In the last couple of months, we’ve been to Prague, Singapore, Japan and Paris. As for the whole succession business, the board is apparently still trying to work through some in-house drama, leaving Aiden free to actually enjoy his summer.Violet finally got released from my family dungeon and left for home. I haven’t seen her in two months but we talk on the phone all the time. Ginny has been learning a lot, interning with the witches network.And then, there’s Theo. He disappeared shortly after the trials. No one knows where he went off to. Frankly, it’s been nothing short of a joy, not having to deal wi

AidenI overhear the guys on the rink whispering about Theo and I—specifically the fact that I beat him. The only one who says it directly to my face is Peterson. As always, he doesn’t beat around the bush. He’s got that cheeky grin on his face as he fingers his head gear. “Hey Cross… Heard you ripped Spencer’s arm right off. Does this mean he won’t be antagonizing you on the ice this semester?”“Keep your voice down, jackass.” I hiss, glaring at his grinning face. “Plus, your source is outdated. The arm was stitched back in place. There’s a good chance he’ll play this semester.”“He must be furious.”“I don’t want to talk about my brother.” I slap his chest with a folder. “Here. Help me sort through these names.”“Wow.” Peterson stares at the names on the spreadsheet. “There are even more werewolves trying out for the team this year.”“Yeah, and we need our wits about us if we’re going to pick the best. That means, no more talk of Theo.”“Right. Got it.” He pretends to zip his lips

WillowGinny and I assist Violet to get settled into her new room. The whole time, they keep yapping about Theo’s unexpected visit to the rink.“You think he’s really cool with the fact that he lost to his biggest rival? I think not.” Ginny snorts, rolling her eyes. She transfers a pile of folded clothes to the wardrobe and she does this with a mere flick of her fingers. Her magic isn’t just impressive, turns out it can also be useful for house chores. Moving back to the condo, my dad insists on getting me a team of helpers. House staff, he calls it, just like they have at the manor.I turned him down. At some point last semester, I’d found myself depending on the people around me a lot. It got to a point, where I became the infamous damsel in distress. No more of that. I’m gonna start taking care of myself again, starting with running my own household.We’ll do our own laundry and on days when we can’t cook, we’ll go out to eat. It’ll be fine. “What was even weirder was the fact