LOGINThen we’re laughing and crying and awkwardly hugging around her injury.The next time Dr. Zorinski changes Emma’s bandage, I make sure to look at the injury. The silver really ate away a good chunk of her side. It looks like a creature took a bite out of her.She notices me watching. “Worth it,” she
EvelynI call for a healer, sending him to fetch Dr. Zorinski, to let her know that Emma has woken up.By the time my mom enters the hospital wing, Alexander and Dr. Zorinski have helped Emma up into a sitting position. Her eyes are open, and she’s called her brother an idiot twice, which has made h
“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,
“Why didn’t you tell me?” he asks. “You knew I was looking for her. For you.”My wolf whines at the way he says “you”.I avert my gaze, casting it to the ground, even if every ounce of my attention is locked onto his hand on my shoulder and neck, the proximity of his fingers to my sensitive nipples
EvelynThe farther away we get from the Prospective Lunas, the more ridiculous I feel in Alexander’s arms as he carries me toward his palace.“I didn’t hurt myself,” I tell him. “I can walk on my own.”Twigs and leaves crunch under Alexander’s boots as he replies, “You really want to walk back baref
The more we have sex, the harder it will be to resist the mate bond calling us together. I have to escape sooner rather than later.Alexander informs me that as his shikra, I no longer need to follow him around like I did as his maid. My energy is expected to be reserved for sex. The rest of the day
AlexanderI notice my sister pinning Evelyn to the mat across the arena mid-spar. Jealousy flares in my chest, distracting me enough that a guard manages to punch me in the gut. When I refocus on him, he seems just as surprised as I am.I finish the fight easily, and he limps off the mat as the next







