LOGIN"You know," Arissa murmured, nudging her body against mine. "I’m gonna miss that giant.""You took a liking to her, huh?""Of course she would." Stefan said, coming to stand beside us.Confusion rolled through me as I eyed Stefan. Wasn’t he supposed to be preparing to leave? Where was his bag?"Shou
[Ivan’s POV]Two weeks have passed by in a blur since Rose Woods was taken down and Arissa’s curse was lifted. Two weeks filled with court hearings and punishment issuing, not to mention making deals with the nomads in regards to Catori’s part in Arissa’s torture.In the end, we agreed to allow him
[Arissa’s POV]"Watch your step." Ivan murmured, reaching out and taking my hand. "Are you sure you don’t want me to take one of them?"Shaking my head, I pulled Apollo and Conal closer to myself as I stepped out of the carriage we were in and let the familiar scent of Tonitru territory hit my nose.
[Ivan’s POV]I surged forward, making my way towards the compound in front of me. All around me, everyone was beginning to shift, but I didn’t feel like using my wolf to fight. Instead, I felt like using the new abilities that I recently acquired thanks to finishing the trials.‘Congratuatlions.’ Th
[Arissa’s POV]"What’s your plan?" I asked, trying to hide the shock that was racing through me.I don’t know exactly what I expected when Ivan pinpointed the traitor, but I still couldn’t quite believe that it was the silent giant Catori. "He needs to be locked up for now." Ivan responded slowly.
[Ivan’s POV]"Let’s go."Grabbing Arissa’s hand, I began to move. I needed Stefan to let me into whatever room that was so that I could see if the person responsible’s essence was still lingering."Are we mole hunting?" Arissa asked, seeming to perk up."Something like that."Since she wasn’t aware
[Ivan's POV] I kept my eyes fixed on Arissa as she tried to avert her embarrassed gaze. When in the world had she found her wolf and why didn't she tell me? "You see," she began, clearly trying to decide what to say. It seemed that she still didn't fully trust me and there was still some more wall
[Arissa’s POV]I kept my body ready as Gillian let a growl escape him. From the look he was giving me, I knew that he hadn’t expected me to hold my own against his strongest guard and his beta. Smirking, I gave him a wink as he began to move towards me."Seems you’ve become more of a pest." He huffe
[Ivan’s POV] I sat staring straight ahead at the five bodies that slumped on the floor in front of me. A week had passed since these bastards decided to attack my territory, and today was the day of their trial. Due to keeping things fair and just, I couldn’t hand out punishments without a verdict
I guess that meant that, even though I didn’t realize it sooner, being locked away and kept from the world for so long really did leave me craving the outside world. "Alright, let’s walk." I said, tentatively taking Ivan’s arm. As soon as our skin touched, I could feel the electrical warmth surge







