Grace I awoke on the familiar, albeit uncomfortable, couch in the lab. The harsh overhead lights seemed brighter than usual, casting long, unwelcome shadows on the stark white walls. A bitter taste lingered in my mouth. As I blinked away the remnants of sleep, I became aware of Margaret seated nea
Then, he walked past me as if he wasn't even going to wait for me to come up with an answer. Anger and frustration roiled off of him and stirred something in me: anger and pure indignation. "Where the hell do you get off getting on your high horse?" I hissed, stomping after him up the stairs to th
Grace "As alpha, the first thing we have to take care of is getting these vagrants from other packs out of our city!" Marvin's voice boomed through the crowd. His words were heavy with his usual sneering arrogance. "Starting with those half-breeds!" The cheers that followed his words only angere
"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of a few," Marvin said. "A real alpha would do what's best for his pack." My eye twitched. "You have ten seconds to get out of my sight, or I'm going to have you arrested for trespassing--" "It's a public--" "And conspiracy!" I barked at him. "Ten..."
Grace My hands shook as I answered. "Grace?" I almost deflated at the familiar sound of Gabriels' voice on the other end. "Are you there?" "Yes... I... Sorry. I'm just..." "Under a lot of pressure. I saw it on the news, and I wanted to check in on you if you needed anything." I sniffled. "
Maybe the drug would have been done already, but would I have already been dead? Would I have ever come back to be alpha, or would Eason have just kept running it in my absence? I winced. As terrible as it was, I knew the answer to that: I would have let Eason keep running the pack and just hidd
Grace Eason and I locked eyes as I entered the conference room. The food was mostly gone. He had another popsicle in his mouth. There were papers everywhere. Amira was on the other side of the table with her laptop. "I could--" "I'm not running," I said. Amira glanced between me and Eason as
Margaret gestured to the table. "You've burned bridges with Eason so many times, and it's always Eason who rebuilds it." "That's not true!" "See. Liar." "Did you send him Festival gifts? Birthday gifts after you basically kicked him out of his family home for Devin?" My face heated. "I didn'
I nodded. "Don't let me trip." "I'll do my best." With a shared laugh, we headed out the door. Esme was there at the door, hanging back. Gracian stepped away from me and linked arms with her. "We'll see you soon." I nodded and watched them go. We stood in the foyer of the building. From wh
Grace A month later... After the attack, the remaining members retreated into the cabinet to figure out what to do. After all, the other half and the president had been killed in the attack because they attacked Mooncrest. Luckily, Astarte had simply fixed everything, and aside from the aches an
Fire spilled over the doors as we fought our way down the stairs. Something swiped my cheek, but I didn't heed it. We stumbled over the bodies and slipped in the blood. I tried not to think about how many people I'd killed. I didn't want to think about it. "Back up is coming, but we need time, "
Grace I heard dying screams as I ran. The sound of battle echoed down the hallway. I found Astarte holding a group of attackers off at the door of the other stairs. "There was no way off." Astarte snarled. "Your mother's office! Lock the door." "What about--" "Go!" I bit my lip and ran
"A good PR move comes with a splash of fun." Astarted nodded forward. "I believe you should get to your command room, yes?" I nodded and headed upstairs to my father's office, adrenaline pumping through my veins. An attack, contained or not, was a serious threat. The city needed to be locked dow
Grace As we boarded the crowded bus, a knot of unease tightened in my gut. Astarte made a show of being intrigued. She smiled for every photo and seemed genuinely delighted, all the while, she explained her plan. I promised to help you. PR is important. Having me here will get you attention beyo
"Thanks." "Really well," Xavier said, setting his laptop on the table. On one side was a report on my interview, a headline streamed across the bottom. "Alpha Wolfe: A Beacon of Hope in Dark Times." Below it, a graph charted a dramatic rise in public approval for both myself and Wolfe Medica
Grace A nervous flutter danced in my stomach as I smoothed out the wrinkles on my blazer. I'd rather be orienting all the students, including the bright-eyed Westridge students, but Xavier and Amira swore up and down that this was for the best. Charles leaned into my office and grinned. "Nervous
I set my phone down and scoffed. When had my alma mater allowed so many idiots since I'd been an undergrad? Their loss. The lycans, humans, and witches had no problem. Seraphina, Margaret and I met everyone who had signed on in the conference room at City Hall. The excitement was palpable as the n