LOGINIt might be the last time I ever heard him laugh. Mother was killed soon after.I couldn’t protect her, but I will do everything in my power to protect my people. Starting with killing three Sun Warriors and getting one step closer to finding my mole.I release the arrow, but I don’t watch the elega
OwenAfter Tresalia has enthusiastically agreed to join the war efforts against the Sun Warriors, I head northwest toward the outer border between Tresalia and Quartane. It’s not particularly hard to convince anyone to go to war against the humans, what with the continued werewolf killings.That and
Then again, it would have been disastrous for the kingdom if I ended up with a human, and the daughter of the most fearsome Sun Warrior our people have ever known at that. I would have been blinded by my love for Amelia and never understood how terrible humans could be.I would have been wholly unpr
OwenDiego wanted to join me. But I couldn’t let him come. I sent him with Father to the eastern territories instead.Diego’s still my number one suspect as our mole, so I need him as far away from my plan as possible.I bounce atop my trotting horse through Dosian toward the beginning of the Red Fo
I make sure he eats, that someone offers to take care of him for the night. Tomorrow, we’ll talk to him more and send out scouts to see if he has any living family members left alive. If not, there are a lot of families here ready to adopt another child orphaned by werewolves.He’ll be okay.I have
NatashaOnce the First Quarter is back in view, I slow my jog to a walk for the comfort of the child on my back. He’s not hurt, so we’re not in a rush now that we’re almost back to the village.Sebastian and the scout from today’s run hurry past me, carrying a man between them. He was conscious when
“We can take a break if you want, now that we’re in the tunnel,” the prince offers.“I’m fine,” I lie, trying to outrun my memories of Molly’s death.“Really?” he asks. “Because your breathing became significantly heavier since we got into this tunnel.”I’d like to blame his werewolf hearing for kno
OwenI sit in the banquet hall, counting the minutes. I nurse the same jug of ale the entire time to avoid anyone offering to refill my cup, making sure to perform the appropriate humble yet proud response whenever someone points out that second place still hasn’t completed the task yet.I watch my
AmeliaAfter walking for hours to get to my now-revoked execution, even with my training, my muscles are definitely sore and fatigued. Plus, at the pace the prince has us going now as we return to the palace, I’m going to need a break soon.We must have been walking for at least an hour when I final
I falter once, in Dosian, when a human struggling with his master’s oversized bag nearly falls in a nearby river. I watch in horror as his knees buckle, as he throws the bag away from the river as he falls into it, fearing the wrath should he submerge his master’s belongings more than possibly drown







