FERRIS' POV I hadn’t expected to see her, not tonight. My chest still heaved from what I’d done moments before. I remembered how I touched myself from imagining her—the way she moved, the way she might sound under my touch, how beautiful she was. And yet here she was, standing in my doorway like
Her words cut deeper than I thought they would. She didn’t want to be a Luna anymore. She didn’t want me. And for reasons I couldn’t explain, that hurt like hell. I should have let it go. I should’ve respected her decision and left it at that. But I couldn’t. The need to tease her, to push her jus
ELISE'S POV I laid in bed, staring at the ceiling. My heart was still racing from the night’s events. Sleep was impossible. How could I possibly sleep after what happened with Ferris? His scent still lingered in my mind, fresh and intoxicating. The way his hands had gripped me so tightly, yet s
ELISE'S POV The week had gone by quickly. The good thing about it was that fact that I was finally settling into a routine at the palace. It felt strange, being here, in a place that wasn’t my home but was starting to feel familiar. Jade was her usual grumpy self as she helped me prepare for the
FERRIS' POV I rubbed my temple, trying to ignore the mounting frustration as Alpha Pretel Rodriguez—better known as Alpha Rod—stared back at me. His arms were crossed and his jaw was set in a stubborn expression. The old Alpha’s graying hair, thick beard, and stubborm face made him look as immova
FERRIS' POV The negotiations had gone better than I expected. Alpha Rod was stubborn at first but after what happened with Elise and his grandson, he was ready to make the deal. As I looked through the final document, my mind wandered, drifting to Elise. I hoped she was alright. I was supposed to
ALEXANDRA'S POV I sat in the meeting, barely hearing a word. My thoughts were elsewhere, locked on the one person who had somehow managed to worm her way into Ferris’s good books: Elise. A stranger. An outsider. She had no place here, yet she had Ferris’s attention, something I had tried and failed
ELISE'S POV I was pleasantly surprised when Alexandra arrived at my door that evening. She wasn’t one for unnecessary small talk. When she told me that I’d been rewarded with a meeting with the council, I almost didn’t believe her. It felt like a breakthrough—like maybe, just maybe, I was finally b