My eyes widened. “What did he find?”“It came from a guild informant,” he replied. “I need to go.”And with that, he was gone. As he left the room, I lifted my trembling hand to my fresh mark, wincing at the pain mixed with pure, unadulterated pleasure.If I had a wolf, then maybe I would be able to
Kayla I blinked, momentarily stunned. Nicholas, the egotistical and self-righteous playboy Alpha… was apologizing? That was a first, maybe the first time in his entire life that he had actually apologized for anything. He stood there silently, his gaze steady but softer than usual, as he waited
Eventually, the bike began to slow down. I dared to open one eye, peeking over his shoulder. The towering structure of the guild headquarters loomed ahead. He pulled into a parking spot and cut the engine. “We’re here,” he announced. I exhaled a breath I didn’t realize I had been holding. “Thank
Kayla “Due to your lack of romantic history, Nicholas and Kayla, your application has been denied.” The elder’s cold words echoed in the room, each syllable cutting deeper into my chest. For a moment, I couldn’t breathe, couldn’t think. They were… denying my application? Over this? Then, anger
Kayla I stood outside the guild hall, staring at the car that was waiting for me at the curb. The chilly evening wind whipped at my hair, making my cheeks flush red. “Call the driver and head home now,” he had said before leaving me standing there like a forgotten date. What a gentleman. Not!
Most of all, tears streamed down her cheeks as she shook her head, her blonde hair hanging in her face. “Tell me what you know!” Nicholas barked, slamming his hand down on the table. The sound echoed like a gunshot through the hallway, making me flinch. “I-I don’t know anything,” the woman stamm
Kayla The moment I stepped through the front doors of the estate, I felt a heavy weight settle on my shoulders. My mind was still spinning, replaying everything I had just seen in that dark, suffocating basement. And it didn’t help any that I didn’t even get to come home to my own house, but rat
“‘Kayla,’” Jade said, lowering her voice dramatically, “‘why must you disobey me at every turn?’” I snorted into my wine glass. “That’s disturbingly accurate.” Emma smirked. “You should have seen him at the coffee shop once. He asked for a double espresso and glared at the barista like she had c
I ripped the compass bracelet from my wrist, holding it high. “Is this what you want?!” I shouted. “Come take it!”The attack paused. Even Isabella halted, looking to her cohorts for guidance. The compass dangled from my fingers, swinging enticingly.“No, Kayla! Don’t give it to them!” Nicholas mana
My hand moved instinctively to my wrist, feeling the cold metal of the bracelet against my skin.“And of course,” my father added, his gaze hardening as it settled on Nicholas, “you’ll be free of this… playboy. No more confusion, no more manipulation. You’ll be where you belong—with your real family
KaylaIt wasn’t William’s presence that shook me to my core, but my father’s.Two years. For two years, I’d sat by his bedside, holding his limp hand, begging him to wake up, to move, to give me any sign he was still there. And now he walked in as if the bodily damage he’d suffered from his coma had
Once we were safely beyond earshot, I filled Nicholas in on Henry’s message as we made our way toward the old barn at the edge of the estate. Henry was waiting for us outside as we approached, and his face was grim.“He’s inside,” he said without preamble. “You’re going to want to see this for yours
KaylaNicholas stayed for dinner that night, although not for no reason. Henry was still out there somewhere, searching for the person who knocked me unconscious and took my mother’s journal, and we needed to be close in case he captured the fucker.Furthermore, we couldn’t leave my father. Not when
“A journal?” Nicholas’s expression sharpened with interest.I nodded. “I only read a few entries before… before I was knocked out. But Nicholas, she knew about Luporath. She knew where it was.”His breath caught. “Are you sure?”“Positive.” I held my wrist up, exposing the compass charm bracelet I’d
KaylaOnce Nicholas and I were alone, truly alone—we’d ensured that the basement was empty, Mindlinked Henry to quietly check the estate grounds for intruders without alerting my father, then hurried upstairs to my bedroom and closed and locked the door—I turned to him. My head was still throbbing f
And yet, somehow, I knew… It was hers.I followed the scent down the hallway, down the grand staircase, through the foyer. The scent grew stronger as I approached a door I hadn’t noticed before, partially hidden in the shadow of the stairwell.The basement.I wrenched the door open and descended the
NicholasI straightened my tie one final time as I approached the podium. The guild hall was packed with members from various packs, all eager to hear what the candidates for chairman had to say. The position William had left vacant in the wake of his timely escape—from which he had still not return