LOGINOutside the house, the village is waking up. Voices are floated through the air, mingling with the aroma of a dozen breakfasts on the stove.Suddenly, my stomach rumbles, breaking the quiet.The boy chuckles while I smile, and it strikes me how happy I am at this moment. This instant connection I ha
Alexander’s POVI step inside Layla’s house and sniff the air, scenting this new presence. It’s sweet and calming, and it strikes me how unlike this is from how Camila’s newness in my life had been. There is no feeling here of losing myself, of becoming less, of needing something or someone else to
Alexander’s POVBefore I even see her, I sense my fated mate’s presence. It is a sharply sweet sensation—part the scent of the hunt, part the triumph of battle—all wrapped into one. I feel myself stepping closer, compelled by the idea of her. It’s as though I can see her hair and face and eyes befor
Alexander’s POVI sit alone in silence in the room they have given me to use, grand by Starfall standards, utilitarian and sturdy by my own.My own.Somehow, I must reconcile my own actions, my own self of the past five years with the wolf I have always believed myself to be, an Alpha leader who gui
Those of Starfall surround us. The air is heavy with accusation and apprehension. Wolves have little tolerance for magic, and the kind of dark magic Camila is suspected of usually means instant death for the practitioner. But we need information as much as we need punishment.Leona steps forward, lo
Layla’s POVStarfall needs a decent auditorium, I think, looking around the intersection of paths that formed a makeshift “village square.” It’s a wonderfully mundane thought during an insane time.I’d received a phone call not fifteen minutes ago from Healer Javier that Benjamin was showing signs h
“Where is this from?” I ask.She laughs. “That’s part of the charm! No one knows. They’re very mysterious.”We finish our glasses together, and she leaves me the bottle before leaving for a dress fitting. I sit at my desk and start making some phone calls.In about an hour, I find that Camila has ag
Layla’s POVOutside of true territories and packs, the quiet doesn’t last forever.Weeks had passed since the rogue attack, and while Starfall had settled back into a peaceful pattern, something outside changed. With each passing day, our semi-quiet neutral territory became more unpredictable.Merch
“Or desperate… stupid, maybe,” I mutter, then raise my voice. “We hold the line. Do not let them into the town!”I move, my fighters and Leona with me, and we take our positions outside the town gates.The first of the rogues break through the tree line moments later, the wolf’s movements fast, aggr
3rd Person POVThe path down the mountain was not forgiving for anyone, but the further Layla walked, the more difficult it became. The cold set in early, making her stiff and half numb—the trek feeling longer as her body fought against her with every step.At first, she thought she could make it. S







