He scoffed. “I’m just trying to understand your hang-up on all of this. All that stuff you were talking about with Sophia before, this college deal… I get that you’re a good alpha, but the hold you have on Darkmoon is different than mine. I built Midnight. The fears you have about your people don’t
Violet The rogue wolves snarled, their fangs bared as they barreled towards us. “Brace yourself!” Theodore yelled. I dug my heels in to the bench and grabbed something. The wolves slammed against the sides of the carriage. I could hear the guards crying out and the sound of the steam engine crea
“We’ll keep an eye out. Anyone with medical supplies, check on the fallen.” One of them turned. “We need to get him back toward the carriage,” I said, nodding towards the guard who was leaning on one of the trees, panting and bleeding from his side. “Violet, cover me.” She said nothing, but
Theodore I didn’t have to turn around to know that the leader of this merry band of rogues was probably perched on top of the carriage. I turned around before she could throw her dagger before the rogue could leap and let out a snarl that shook the air, filled with magic, and pulled out my chained
A jolt of unease shot through me. She cocked an eyebrow as the sky began to darken with storm clouds. “Last I checked, this side of Midnight's border was shared with the Dark Forest pack, which isn’t exactly a friend of yours.” I winced. Violet’s gaze lingered on the path the rogue took away fro
Theodore I stared at the two of them, Trying to figure out what they might be talking about and how they knew each other, but nothing about what they were doing gave it away. Violet cooed at the toddler in the woman’s lap. Soon, the little girl burst into center laughter as well, pointing at somet
He cocked an eyebrow at me. “Rocky start, hm?” “That’s putting it mildly…” “Time.” I frowned and looked at him. “What?” “Time,” he said. “Consistency. Love… And not just the words… You have to remember that…” He huffed and sat up. “The kind of bond that you’re just now experiencing with her,
Theodore The carriage bumped and rocked as we began our journey, and for a while, I let the silence settle between us. Violet didn’t seem bothered at all, humming and working on whatever she was working on. The fragrance of the flowers in her hair mingled with her natural scent and filled the carr
Owen growled and barked at a nearby steward. “Bring it here.” His mother looked furious, but that look of disdain on his wife’s face was gone. She was staring at me in outright shock, like she didn’t believe I was real. She’d probably never seen Owen so helplessly angry. It served him right. The
Violet And there it is. It was almost disappointing how predictable it was. The suspicions and speculations that had been building at the back of my mind all snapped together like a portrait. This visit was never about Theodore. It was about me. It had likely been about me from the moment that
He flushed, and I smiled. I looked at Theodore whose eyes were wide as he stared at me. I cocked an eyebrow. Did he expect me to let Owen's jabs slide? I wasn't royal, but I was an alpha in my own right, and there was no way I was going to give him even an inch against me. I knew the game all too
Violet Theodore laughed. “Don't be so sour-faced. You should be happy I actually came. Who was going to drag me here if I decided not to show, after all?” Owen pursed his lips and turned, his gaze sweeping over me dismissively. “Luna Donovan.” I tried not to twitch at the address. He knew damn
I scrubbed my hand over my face, not believing that I was actually taking advice from Tyron. “What made you approach her?” I asked. “I don’t remember seeing you being a social butterfly in the news.” She scoffed. “They wouldn’t publicize a woman doing the work of an alpha, now would they?” She l
Theodore The carriage bumped and rocked as we began our journey, and for a while, I let the silence settle between us. Violet didn’t seem bothered at all, humming and working on whatever she was working on. The fragrance of the flowers in her hair mingled with her natural scent and filled the carr
He cocked an eyebrow at me. “Rocky start, hm?” “That’s putting it mildly…” “Time.” I frowned and looked at him. “What?” “Time,” he said. “Consistency. Love… And not just the words… You have to remember that…” He huffed and sat up. “The kind of bond that you’re just now experiencing with her,
Theodore I stared at the two of them, Trying to figure out what they might be talking about and how they knew each other, but nothing about what they were doing gave it away. Violet cooed at the toddler in the woman’s lap. Soon, the little girl burst into center laughter as well, pointing at somet
A jolt of unease shot through me. She cocked an eyebrow as the sky began to darken with storm clouds. “Last I checked, this side of Midnight's border was shared with the Dark Forest pack, which isn’t exactly a friend of yours.” I winced. Violet’s gaze lingered on the path the rogue took away fro