LOGINIn minutes, I am there, all but flying toward the fermentation works. I can see with my eyes now Leona in her gray wolf form confronting a smaller wolf with pitch-black fur. I know instantly it’s Camila.I transform in the blink of an eye, and then I am running on my paws, eating up the ground as I
Layla’s POVIt’s late when there’s a knock on the door to my home, but at least I’m still dressed. I had stayed that way until right before I would go to bed in case the hospital called to say I should go to Benjamin.I need no mindlink to know it’s Alexander. His coming here is inappropriate, and r
Layla’s POVI must find some way to keep Alexander out of Starfall.When he stormed out of the orchard and away in his car two days ago, I had thought I would get some reprieve, but no. He was back the next day with claims that he wants to establish a formal trade agreement with Starfall.I was in B
“How’s it looking?” I call up.“Excellent. We’re heading for our best harvest yet.”“Wonderful.”“And you, sir?” she asks, and damn it if there isn’t something coy in her eyes. “Are you a fan of our wine?”“A great fan,” he says somewhat stiffly.“And of the wolf whose idea it was for us to make win
Layla’s POVI feel bile rise in my throat. This is the hard, demanding, even frightening Alpha I had learned from when I was in training to be his Delta. This is the Alpha who exiled his once-wife to a wintry wilderness.This is the Alpha who kept his pack safe and strong, no matter the cause.This
Alexander waits until she’s left the office before rounding on me.“You’ve managed to avoid giving me an explanation,” he growls. “But your time has run out, my dear.”I walk behind the desk and gesture for him to sit down before taking a seat myself. “Just what explanation do you feel you are owed,
Layla’s POVI rub my aching head again as I stamp the last few invitations. Invitations that were supposed to be stamped and sent out by Camila, but because she knows nothing, it falls to me to get them out. The neighboring packs and royals wouldn’t appreciate sloppy work.Ben glances at me when I c
Layla’s POV“This is Camila, the new Delta.”Even as I say the words, I feel the nausea roll in my gut. Does Alexander not understand how this feels? Was this his plan all along? To bring in his fated mate and replace me?I stare at the girl as she meets the other Deltas. My eyes find MY MOTHER’S ne
Alexander’s POVCamila breathes softly as she sleeps.Sighing, I move to the other side of the bed, but before I can sit, something catches my eye from outside the window.Layla’s familiar, lithe form walks away from the hospital.I watch her as she leaves, her form drawing my eye and my attention.
Layla’s POVMy feet grow heavy, making me stumble. Quickly, I steady myself, regain my footing, and look around. Everyone is too busy looking at Alexander and the girl—no, the woman—he’s holding. I watch with a churning sickness as he carefully bandages her wounds.The sickness quickly turns into so







