It was a painful but quick shift, and I found myself handing over the reins of control to Lea, who was all too happy to take them from me as I became an observer in her body. In front of us, Alex’s russet colored wolf, Liam, bared his teeth at us, growling to get us to submit, but Lea wasn’t having
Layla’s POVFor the first time in forever I woke up with a smile on my face, and as I got up out of bed there was an overall feeling of weightlessness in my limbs that I couldn’t remember feeling before.Today was the day of the Triumph Procession, and even as I’d dreaded it yesterday, my antics fro
For good measure she slammed my door hard enough while leaving that its frame rattled dangerously, and once more I was left with my own thoughts for company.A few hours later, the make-up artist arrived. Her name was Diane, and she was an Omega who had lived among humans for the last couple of deca
Outside, six Deltas surrounded the sedan chair. It would be used to carry me through the procession. It had an elegant open frame, with gold-red tassels designing it. The sedan chair had a roof, and beyond that there was a cushion on the board that I would have to sit on. It was open on all sides, s
Hector’s POVFor two years now I had kept it to myself, the knowledge that Layla was my mate. When I found out my reputation was already set in stone, and anyone who knew of me would’ve said I was cold, powerful and uncompromising. These were qualities they all chalked up to the fact that I had gon
She was mine, but she couldn’t be because she was too young. My Luna would have to be capable and experienced enough to handle pack affairs, not some innocent young girl who had only just come-of-age. And she was disabled too.That was one version of what I told myself.The other was that I’d never
Layla’s POVIt happened so quickly, and as I fell the only thought ringing through my mind was that I had doomed not just myself, but my entire Pack too, as well as the procession. Nothing to see here, just my shitty luck coming into play as usual.My body hit the ground, and the force of impact was
“We’ll proceed with the Procession,” he announced, and the silence that followed this declaration was deafening. This was the first time something like this was happening during a Procession so no one could tell what was to happen next, but it seemed natural that the entire affair should stop if we