ELISE'S POV My voice was raw from shouting into the phone, desperate for an answer. "Ferris! Ferris, can you hear me?" I screamed, pacing in circles. Nothing but silence greeted me. The only thing I could hear was the faint sound of his groaning from the other end, weak and pained. In that momen
ELISE'S POV I leaned against the stone walls of the cell, sliding down till I got to the floor. I pulled my knees up to my chest as I sat on the hard floor, lost in the endless loop of my own thoughts. It was hard to breathe, hard to focus on anything other than the fear pulling at me. But it wasn
FERRIS' POV The flames consumed everything. I could hear the crackling of fire, the sound as it devoured the walls, the furniture, and the very air around me. The heat was unbearable, yet the sight before me was worse. Elise stood in the center of the burning room. Her body was outlined by the bla
FERRIS' POV The moment I walked into the council chamber, I could feel the eyes of every council member turn to me in surprise. Obviously, they weren't expecting me to walk in at any moment. "Enough!" I screamed. My heart was pounding, not from the pain of my still-healing wound, but from the
ELISE'S POV As soon as I saw Angie crying knees in front of the board room, I felt sorry for her. Sure, she was at fault as well. This was her fault in the first place. She tried to set me up and everything blew out of proportion. Even at that, I couldn't bring myself to be happy at her demise. I
ELISE'S POV My breath caught in my throat at the sight of him. For a moment, neither of us said a word. We just stood there, staring at each other. The sight of him here made me feel relieved. He was okay. Now, here he was, in my room, looking at me with an intensity that made my heart race. I t
FERRIS' POV I felt content as I held Elise tightly in my arms. The world outside the room seemed distant, irrelevant. My focus was solely on her—her soft skin pressed against mine, the rhythm of her breathing, the way her curly hair tangled around us. We were both naked, tangled in the sheets wit
ELISE'S POV I’m running through the woods, barefoot. My legs ached with every step as the underbrush scratched my skin. My breaths came in ragged gasps, my heart pounding in my chest. The trees seemed endless. I stumbled over a fallen branch, catching myself just in time, but the exhaustion was cat
She leaned into my touch, closing her eyes for a moment before opening them again. “You better be right.”I smiled, lowering my lips to hers. “I am.”I kissed her, slow and deep, pouring everything I felt into that kiss—my love, my devotion, my need for her. She melted into me, her hands sliding up
FERRIS’ POVI wanted nothing more than to yank the door open and tell Joan off myself, but Elise’s gentle hand on my arm stopped me. Her touch alone had the power to take me down, to make me listen when all I wanted was to act.“I’ll handle this,” she said.My Lycan growled in displeasure, but I tru
FERRIS’ POVI walked through the infirmary doors. The scent of antiseptic filled the air, but it was Elise’s scent that captured my focus the moment I stepped inside. She sat up in bed with her dark curls falling over her shoulders. Her bright brown eyes lit up the instant she saw me."Ferris!" she
ELISE’S POVSomething wasn’t right. No—someone wasn’t right. And my gut told me that someone was Gina.I glanced at Eden.“Don’t mention that Jackson woke up,” I whispered.Eden’s brows furrowed. “Why?”“Because if Gina is behind this, we need to play our cards close to our chest. If she knows Jacks
ELISE’S POVThe soft sounds of the television filled the hospital room. There was a movie playing that I barely paid attention to. I sighed, shifting slightly under the covers. I felt restless despite the nurses' constant assurances that I needed to take it easy. They had been overly attentive, bri
ELISE’S POVPain. Blinding hot pain tore through me like wildfire. It felt like it was burning every nerve in my body. My breaths came in short, ragged gasps as I was rushed through the palace halls. My fingers clutched weakly at Ferris’s hand. He carried me and I could feel the worry radiating off
ELISE’S POVThe moment Joan’s loud voice echoed through the grand hall, I knew something was terribly wrong.“He tried to take advantage of me!” Joan screamed, pointing a trembling finger at Ferris. Her face was filled with desperation and fury. “The great Alpha is nothing more than a predator in di
Sophia’s gaze softened as she nodded, but there was something in her eyes. “Just… be careful, Elise. Trust your instincts. They won’t lie to you.”I walked out of the palace and made my way outside.When I arrived at the garden, I was stunned by its beauty. It was like stepping into another world—a
ELISE’S POVI wanted to look my best. I had to.Ferris had invited me, and despite the anger I felt, I couldn’t help but yearn to see him, to feel him close again. Maybe I was a fool, but I loved him. I loved him in a way that went beyond reason, beyond the things that had happened between us. My he