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
AmeliaOnly one other wolf appears after that first silver one on my run back to the tent. Prince Owen barks at it once, twice, before it quickly peels away in another direction.I tumble into our tent, legs shaking from the pace and distance. I probably could have slowed down once I knew the prince
AmeliaMy mind is racing as the werewolf guards force me across the square to the group of humans selected for the Hunt Ceremony. I’m scrambling, telling them there must be a mistake, there must another Maya. I show them my collar to prove that I’m Prince Owen’s pet.“Yeah, yeah,” one of the guards
AmeliaAva waits a beat after Prince Owen stops intimidating her before she pops back up on all fours. She shakes the grass and leaves off her fur, then looks up to her mate, waiting.He motions with his head for her to follow, and they take off into the forest. Ava follows him closely while I lag b
AmeliaDiego’s smile widens as he leans deeper into his slouch. I realize then that he’s just as cold as the other werewolves. The difference is that he’s more dangerous because he hides behind a relaxed demeanor.“She’s just a human pet, brother,” Diego chuckles. “No need to get so worked up about







