LOGIN“So please,” Dr. Zorinski adds, “continue to stay in this bed. Keep doing what you’re doing, or maybe more accurately in your case, what you’re not doing, so that we can continue to have good days for both you and your baby, okay?”I nod enthusiastically now.“Okay.” Dr. Zorinski takes a step back t
EvelynAlexander is sitting between me and Emma, holding both our hands when Dr. Zorinski returns. She smiles at the sight of us, making her way over.“How are they?” I ask. “The injured werewolves in the dungeon. I assume that’s where you’ve been?”She glances at Alexander. “What happened to not up
“It’s okay,” I say, trying to reassure him with a smile he knows is false. If he couldn’t already read it on my face, I know he can feel my unease through our bond. It’s so hard for me to lie here still.Doing nothing.“Maybe you could try talking to her?” Alexander suggests.I glance at her face, w
EvelynI want to be sitting in the empty chair next to Emma’s bed. Dr. Zorinski told me to stay horizontal in my bed, and I nodded, completely intending to ignore her instructions once she was out of the room.But she knows me too well.“Evelyn,” she said, “listen to me. You and your baby are safe,
EvelynThe restraint that Alexander displayed in wolf form was monumental.I rushed out of the tent when his roars approached, and I watched as he tore through the temporary camp. I watched as he sent tents flying—but didn’t touch a single werewolf.Lucas grabbed me and started to run, but the snarl
EvelynThe first blow is so quick and shocking that I’m down on the ground before I fully process that Lucas punched me. Not a slap even. A closed-fist sucker punch to the face.Strangely, my first thought is to avoid the nearby pile of my own puke.Maybe it’s that trivial concern that gives Lucas e
Obviously, I heard the terrible things she said firsthand, so I know there’s nothing false about this made up report. By the way Sophia blanches next, I think she understands as much.“Yes, Your Highness,” she’s barely able to whisper.I send her back to the banquet, hoping she leaves Evelyn alone.
EvelynEmma gives me one of the four spare bedrooms on her floor, one of the rooms I didn’t have time to explore when she was with Alexander. It has a balcony that opens up to the gardens. With some sort of rope, I could climb down it without anyone knowing.Except that the King’s palace is encircle
AlexanderI straighten the cuff of my suit as I scan the crowded hall. I’ve barely had the patience to chat with a few ministers tonight. More recently, people have begun to approach me only to not-so-discreetly change course upon noticing my grave demeanor.I’m not actively trying to scare people o
Alexander“Your Highness!” Minister Coltain greets me cheerily as I approach him and Sophia, but both his eyes and his thoughts betray his worry. “My daughter says you were looking for us?”“Indeed. Please follow me.” I lead them discreetly to the side-door nearby, using the master key in my pocket







