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
“The healers thought it was Famma, but Moonlight herb did nothing for them, which is why we’re only hearing about it now.”“Same symptoms exactly?” Vincent asks.“I believe so,” Camila says, “though the beta was moved without sunlight protection to the clinic and received a sunburn that is not heali
As my resolve hardens in my gut, I think about Starfall and its vulnerability. If we can live here, we can do anything.“You’re right about that,” Neville says, and I realize I’ve spoken the words aloud.I look into his eyes, and I know he’s remembering with me how my son’s health has always been de
Alexander’s POVI sense the difference in the village the second I left the car, mask firmly in place. Instead of the confident, even joyous voices of the pups and the purposeful strides of the adults, the place is quiet and still.I head to the main office building as the second car, with Beatrice
Layla’s POV“I wish I could tell you Thornheart’s stores are bursting with Moonlight herb,” William tells me as we sit at the conference table. “But we’ve not had any for almost two years now.” A dark look covers his face."Our trade agreements with Stormhowl have been stressful since certain things







