ELISE'S POV Years ago, I found myself seated at the long dining table with my parents around me. The air as filled with sounds of my parent's laughter and the smell of food. Their presence warmed me up inside. I must be dreaming. This was years ago. I haven’t felt this warmth in what feels like a
ELISE'S POV The darkness was suffocating. I couldn't see anything but it. My breath hitched in my throat, and my heart raced as the flashbacks flooded in my head. I was that little girl again, helpless and afraid while being kidnapped by those rogues. The feeling of being trapped, of being powerl
I knew I had to keep moving. I bit my lip, gritting my teeth against the pain as I forced my legs to move. Each step was more painful than the last. The pain in my ankle was unbearable. Every step I took sent waves of pain up my leg but I couldn’t stop. Not now. Not with the sound of footsteps echoi
My heart nearly exploded in my chest when I saw Ferris. I had so many emotions inside me - relief, disbelief, happiness. He had come for me—again. Just like he always did. “Ferris!” I gasped. It was him. It really was him. Even though the drug worked through my system and my vision was blurry, I
“Ferris, wait!” I said. He paused and looked down at me. His eyes softened a bit when he saw me “Elise… Are you alright?” Before I could answer, I saw movement out of the corner of my eye—the first kidnapper, the one Ferris had taken down earlier. He was getting up. His face was filled with ang
I could feel every muscle in my body screaming as I dragged Ferris down the forest. Each second felt like the breath in my lungs was being taken away. I had to get him somewhere safe. It wouldn't be long before more men came looking for me. Ferris was knocked out cold and he wasn't awake to protect
I repeated the process, placing a small amount of the mixture into his mouth, hoping he’d swallow even a little. For what felt like hours, I sat by his side, watching, waiting, hoping. I looked at him with a fast beating heart. My eyelids started closing but I couldn't let anything happen to Ferri
FERRIS' POV I was able to send a mindlink to Rafael to come get us. He came with a couple of my guards to drive us back to the pack. The drive back to the palace felt like an eternity. Elise sat beside me in silence with her hands trembling in her lap. I wanted to reach out, to hold her, to tell
I felt my face flush with anger. dare she? How dare she say such things? And why now, when everything had been going so well?I took a deep breath, trying to calm the tremor in my hands. But the moment I stepped forward and made my presence known, I couldn’t stop the words that spilled from my lips.
ELISE’S POVThe long-awaited pack festival finally arrived, and the entire town square buzzed with life. The air was filled with the scent of roasting meats and fresh-baked bread. Everywhere I looked, there was laughter, music, and people smiling. It was the kind of atmosphere that made you feel lik
ELISE’S POVJoan’s words replayed in my mind. Her words felt like a thorn digging deeper into my chest. Ferris had assured me he loved me and didn’t want Joan, but her claim about being his first love pulled at me. People never forget their first love.That thought haunted me as I paced the length o
Sophie nodded “It’s terrifying to think someone so close to us could betray the Alpha like that.”“It is. I wonder what she’s up to.”“Don’t be scared. The Alpha will protect you”That, he will. I was sure of that.I nudged her playfully “Enough of all this small talk. Now, tell me about Eden. When
ELISE’S POVThe days that followed after Ferris and I returned to the palace from our cabin retreat, everything seemed perfect, almost dreamlike. The warmth of our trip had left me feeling more connected to him than ever. Despite how huge the palace was, life felt a bit more intimate, a bit more our
My wolf and his Lycan reached out to each other in a way neither of us could explain but we felt it. It felt like two souls were becoming one. My wolf and his Lycan moved in sync, intensifying the pleasure. It felt so good that I was starting to feel light headed.“Eyes on me, Elise” he said.I look
ELISE’S POVLooking at Ferris’ blue eyes, I knew everything was going to be okay. I had never shared this part of my past with anyone before. Now that I had told him exactly what happened when I was kidnapped, it felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off my chest. I felt like I could breathe agai
ELISE’S POVI sighed.Telling Ferris this wouldn’t be easy. I’ve avoided the topic for so long. I stopped having nightmares about it recently.“What about it?” Ferris asked me.“I want to tell you what I went through in the hands of my captors. I’ve never told anyone this before, not even my parents
His voice cracked slightly, and I realized how deeply this haunted him. My throat tightened, but I said nothing, letting him continue.“She cursed me,” Ferris said “She came to me in a vision. Her presence was colder than anything I’ve ever felt. She told me that for what I did, I would never know h