LOGINHe bumps my hand when I stop petting him. Still very touch-starved regardless of what form he is in. I scratch under his chin, and he licks my face. That brings a genuine smile to my face, but it's not good enough. “Guilt won't help the situation, everything’s been done already. You won’t be able t
“Nothing to worry about, he’ll shift back soon enough,” Rowan tells me, but his eyes are on Jagger, wary and expectant. “He’s having an existential crisis like last time.” “Last time?” “Yeah, don’t you remember the last time he went AWOL?” His gaze finally lifts. “It was because he couldn’t shift
“Mate.” I hear Kingston in my head, so faint I’m sure if it's real. “Go on, I need to—” I don't even finish speaking; I make a run for it, back out the door and onto the grass. Jagger hides away when he sees me coming, and I stop, squatting and peeking where I can see him. “Jagger,” I call again,
AELIANA It’s been over thirty-seven hours since I last saw Kingston. He looked so spaced out in the doctor's office, and he kept zoning out after that. I knew that’d happen before I said a word about the electrocution. That's why I caught myself multiple times before I spoke. I know what it feels l
“I don’t recall, but it—um, I was out of it for days.” “I see.” She nods. “Whe-when?” I stutter, my ears ringing from what I just heard. It’s the first time I’m hearing about this. “When did this happen? Aeliana?” I choke out, my words strangled. The list of things that happened to Aeliana in the
“I can worry,” she groans. “It’s what parents do, no? You’re worried too, so why the double standard?” “You’ve got a lot on your plate.” “So do you!” “Calm down.” I coo. “You’re doing it again!” She snaps. “I’m very calm. You are the problem here. You think I need to be babied, you have people w
AELIANA I should have never come back to Mooncrest. I was having a full-blown panic attack when I stormed out of the hall, and the next thing I knew, a strange woman was looking over me. I fainted. I couldn’t self-regulate so my body shut down, it’s been a while since this has happened to me.
My answer is instant, obvious. “She changed, and the things she did—” “Forget them,” Dad groans, his tone bored. “Aeliana is going to be your Luna. You will marry her, and only her if you desire for the handover to proceed as planned.” My eyes shift to Mom and she nods, of course she’d agree with
KINGSTON My wolf has been restless over the last few days, asking for his mate, and tonight, he made a show of having me walk around in search of a mate that doesn’t exist. I’m past mating age, I was sure I was going to have to choose a mate, and I have though unmarked but she’s my choice. My
AELIANA Hell is empty, and all the devils are here. I’ve learned to run from mine, the ones that unleashed demons to torment me for the rest of my life, but as I stare at the warning in my hand, I reckon I didn’t run far enough. Not too fast either. [To Aeliana Hartley, With the blessing of







