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
“You want to throw around the word mate?” Amelia yells. “Then use it thoroughly! We have a bond, so check it.”I hate that it’s a good idea, but I do check the bond, feeling around for her emotions. I notice a deep sadness that immediately dissipates my anger. I take a step forward, wanting instinct
DiegoI crack my neck back and forth as I shift back into human form, and I cross the border into Chinsin. I offered to make this trip yesterday, but Amelia assured me it could wait, and that I needed to sleep after my encounter with the Sun Warriors. She has a quiet authority about her.She would h
Ava“Well, don’t you look beautiful.”I look up from where I’m lying on a blanket in the garden in nothing but a bikini, chasing that just-tanned glow for when Owen chooses me over his pathetic little pet. I block the blinding sun with my hand to find whoever just called me beautiful, surprised to s
Owen“How is it going with you and Isaiah stationed in the library?” I ask Raleigh as Diego and I follow him down the hallway to the library so he can show us the book he’s thinking of. I should have checked in with Raleigh and Isaiah about their current assignment a while ago.“It’s working just fi







