For a few moments it was like no one knew what to do with this and eventually, it was the High Priestess who reacted first.“Just confess and accept your punishment.”I opened my mouth with a ready retort, but she bulldozed on.“—everyone gathered here knows of your school girl’s infatuation with ou
Layla’s POVThe noise caught my attention, and at the same time we all turned to watch Xavier at his end of the room, taking a sip from his clear wine glass.He didn’t look the least bit unruffled by the fact that he had just interrupted a very tense situation, and to his credit none of his Pack mat
“You’ve sunk your claws into him too, haven’t you?”Her tone was filled to the brim with bitter resignation, and if she hadn’t just made an attempt at my life I would’ve felt some pity for her. But I didn’t. In fact, now more than ever I was convinced that she had had a hand with the events at the
Hector’s POVThe open cuts wept blood, and as I flexed my palm the shards of glass still embedded in it dug deeper, leaving a stinging pain that made me wince as the noise in the hall subsided. I could feel the eyes of my Pack press in on me from all angles, and at that exact moment an Omega materi
Layla’s POVHector was silent for a long moment as he stared sightlessly out into the crowd. He looked deep in thought, and as the moment stretched out a feeling of deep unease bloomed inside my chest. I could reach for the mindlink between us, tug it to check and see if there was anything I could
I may have even snickered, but that was only because of how good it felt to see the tables turned on her for once.It was taboo to put the chosen Luna and a High Priestess under the Alpha Command according to werewolf tradition—but that was where the limitations ended. Every other person was fair ga
Layla’s POVNot long after Hector had made his exit, the welcome banquet for the Blue Moons came to its natural end.Delphine was the first to leave. Shortly after the doors closed shut behind our Alpha, she straightened up to her feet from the bow and shot me a poison-filled glare, before turning
The Fabrini household thrived on omissions, and I didn’t see that changing anytime soon.“Be safe,” my father told me as I started to leave the hall.I almost snorted at this, but somehow I kept my composure and with a noncommittal noise I made my way out of the hall, ignoring the eyes that pressed