“Then what is it?” His thumb brushed over my knuckles, and his gaze softened. “It’s about what’s right. For us. For our lives. I don’t want to give you an answer that’ll make you question yourself more than you already do.” I swallowed, my throat tight. He was trying to protect me—of course, he
Violet Dahlia looked like she was going to blow a gasket. Kincaid was flushed and huffing with fury. I could see how hard it was to restrain himself. He edged himself back. “You don’t get to decide how I feel about it.” Kincaid snarled. “Then tell me!” His words seemed to ring through the ai
Kincaid offered his arm. Her eyes went as wide as saucers. He inclined his head. “It would be my honor.” She turned bright red, staring at him as if she didn’t know what to make of him. “There’s… Well… Midnight isn’t at all like Darkmoon, we don’t even— I mean, where would we even— it’s not th
Violet I tilted my head, searching for the words. “I am living here for now, and I figured I’d be living her at least part of the time.” The smile on Theodore’s face faltered. “What do you mean part of the time?” “Exactly what I said. I still have to run Darkmoon. It wouldn’t make sense—”
“Well, I imagined that we’d live in Midnight half the time and Darkmoon the other half.” My lips twitched. “Preferably during the better weather months for either territory.” He looked up like he’d never considered it. He probably hadn’t. I stroked his hair, running my hand through it. He leaned i
Theodore “Our society cannot thrive if we allow the existence of rogues within our borders,” Cavanaugh declared. “The Shelter Project not only threatens the safety of our packs but undermines the very foundation of what it means to be a werewolf in our world. This is not just a political issue—it’
I shook my head. “Your plans really do have plans.” “Always.” Violet’s POV Then, I laughed, leaning back. “Serious talk aside, Theo’, you have to tell me—what exactly did you do to make Cavanaugh give that speech? He basically said I was wrong, but I was right and Midnight has the best solut
Violet I got my tech team, led by Lily, working on getting the voting system we used for various things expanded and made available to the entire country through the internet. She’d have it done by early the next day since it was already hosted in the cloud. I made a note to shift some things arou
I dropped the trowel and frying pan next to the baseball and bat, shaking my head at this makeshift arsenal. “My baby is already too smart for its own good.”Bennett opened his mouth to respond, but he was interrupted when we were distracted by Theo suddenly vanishing into thin air. My cousin and I
Violet’s POV“Just try.”It didn’t matter how many times I explained to Bennett that Auntie had said the baby’s magic would sway my magic toward more innocent manifestations. He wasn’t convinced.Theo was on the other side of Marcy’s backyard, fists clenched, gaze unfocused, as he tried to complete
Theodore’s POVI was searching the archives’ computer for anything related to forehead bands when my phone rang. My phone screen showed, “Aunt Lillith”. Adding her to my contacts with the title of “aunt” was partially an affectionate and respectful decision, but mostly it was to avoid Eva’s wrath in
Violet’s POVPart of me wondered it not worrying Theo was an excuse. If the years with Lucas not being the partner I needed had subconsciously trained me to stay independent. To never lean on anyone, even temporarily, because they couldn’t be trusted to hold me up. Even still, Theo was right. So I
We pulled out of our kiss, my head dizzy with love and hope. We would find the answers we needed. We would find a future together.“You said there were answers to four questions.” I looked between the two of them, tallying the three they’d already shared. “What’s the fourth?”Violet thought for a mo
Theodore’s POV“Alari, please wake up!”I held Violet’s head in my lap, her jaw terrifyingly slack. I dared a glance at the High Priestess who had collapsed in a heap at the same time that Violet’s body had gone completely limp. “High Priestess?!”This wasn’t happening.I reached for my phone, thank
Theodore’s POVIn one breath, the love of my life laying still in the grass let out a gut-wrenching scream and the High Priestess dropped to her knees. I lunged for my wife but was thrown back by an invisible force. When I pulled myself upright, the High Priestess had a hand outstretched, clearly us
Auntie folded her hands in front of her. “Altrosis is an attempt to control magic enough to pin it down and examine it. One could more easily pin down the wind.”As if to illustrate her point, a cool breeze swept through the clearing, though not a hair on Auntie’s head swayed in its drift.“Magic is
Violet’s POVThe jungle outside the village my family lived in was beautiful. It was lush and alive, humming with magic like the air itself was breathing. I had only visited this village and its surrounding area a few times in my life, but I’d always made time to come stand among the ferns and frond