"I am glad you still have your manners, son," she said, and I chose not to be offended by her words. "You didn't come for dinner, and you shut me out when I tried to link you," She complained, and I sighed. "I eat dinner in my room with Aliana. I do not plan to break that routine. Unless there is
Nikolas POV I hurried out of the palace to see what was going on outside. I looked around and did not know what direction to go. "Where is the attack?" I linked Gabriel. "East border," he replied, and he seemed occupied, which meant he was fighting. "Do you have help?" I asked him. "Israel and
"Alpha, are you right?" I heard Qusack in my head. The connection was faint, so I knew he wasn't close by. "Where were the three of you?" I linked him back. "Grant and I went to check the projects in Woodland. We just got back. What about Abraham?" he asked, and I wondered where Abraham was. "Abr
I walked in and saw it was indeed a warehouse with beds. It wasn't a clinic. There were sick Werewolves coughing, and they were understaffed and underequipped. I remember Aliana planned to volunteer with her friends. Was this where she would be working? I searched for Gabriel and saw him sitting o
Aliana POV The night with Nikolas was explosive and intense. I wondered how he knew of the blacksmith. Thinking of how he handled it made me laugh. Who would have guessed he would be that protective and jealous? It wasn't like I had anything with the blacksmith; the guy only promised to give me ho
"I think you have made an impression on Alpha, Aliana. I think Alpha is crazy about you. All the Riverhead werewolves believe so, too," Lisa said, beaming. "Beta Qusack and Gamma Grant implored us to pretend to be slaves for the meantime every time we have an outsider in our midst. They said it wou
I left the door open so everyone could see what was going on. "Slave," Isabelle called, and I knew I was the one she was talking to. I refused to reply. She turned to face me with a half smile. "Your relationship with my son has given you some courage," She said, walking towards me. I stood my gro
Nikolas POV The walk back to the palace from the werewolf hospital was challenging. I planned not to make hasty decisions ever again. I returned to the palace and decided to head to my office, so Abraham could bring the report on what they found in the Estate. I linked Abraham, and he told me he w