"It's good to have a skilled medicine woman here when we need her, but… I don't know what else to do," Daphne said, once she let Seraphine go. "They're in so much pain, and we don't even have any medication for them.""Seraphine, I want to help…" I said gently.They were suffering, and they needed h
**Talon's POVScreaming.The alarming sound jolted me from my sleep, causing me to jump from my bed. The distant yelling set my wolf on edge as I quickly dressed and thrust myself from my room out into the hall.Warriors ran down the corridors towards the front main hall as the crying and screaming
Hesitation filled his eyes as he straightened himself on his throne. "Bring him in."The warrior didn't need to be told twice, and as I watched him exit the grand hall, I questioned why a messenger had been sent from Kal. To send a messenger now, after all the bloodshed he had caused, seemed pointl
Victor Black, Soren's father, Ethan's stepfather, who Ethan killed when he was 18!Everything made sense now. No wonder Ethan's mother chose him over Ethan's father! No wonder Soren would work for the West King Kal, because Kal was Soren's uncle!I cursed under my breath. D*mn it, this news would
**Ethan's POVA stillness fell over the throne room as I walked in. King James looked exhausted, with dark bags under his eyes, and Talon looked distressed. His teeth were gritted together, and I felt like he wanted to tell me something.But I had left Rosalie and my baby to travel a great distance
I didn't know why he brought this up at the moment, but it was great news."That's astounding!" Joy bubbled up inside of me as I realized what this meant for both of us. I took my cousin by the shoulders. "Congratulations, Your Majesty. You'll have an heir from your own bloodline, and I… I can go an
Banished.I couldn't believe my own cousin had said that word to me. Before I could do anything, I heard him order, "Guards, arrest him!"The doors of the throne room opened, and the guards and crowd flooded back in. They didn't go far. Everyone was waiting for the king's decision.People looked at
I saw the opening to the tunnel I needed up ahead. The sound of guards shouting to one another in the distance let me know my path was clear. Even if they saw where I went, they wouldn't catch me.I had to shift to open the trap door that led to the tunnel, which was hidden in the ground near a crop
The entire family had gathered in the dining room and was chatting amiably over a very impressive spread that had been laid out by the kitchen–two prime rib roasts, a honeyed ham, and three roast ducks were the centerpieces of the table, all of which were being enjoyed liberally by everyone.George
RowanMom ran her fingers across Selene's head, admiring her fine white hair. She looked every ounce the doting grandmother instead of a ball of uncertainty, like Maeve. Maeve was pacing back and forth near the fall wall of my bedroom, her arms folded across her chest and her head bent as she tried
Kacidra joined in the conversation. "Maeve is right, Rowan. We need to know what's happening with you and Hanna, or else we'll never be able to help."Rosalie's voice was calm and supportive as she asked, "Is it Hanna that's troubling you, son? Is she doing all right?My first instinct was to tell t
Gemma and Ernest had flown down with my parents and their son George, who was just two months older than Maeve's sons.A moment later, the library door opened and more of our family members poured in, as if they were fully aware of the thoughts I'd just had and I'd summoned them. I pushed aside my n
RowanThe castle was abuzz with its usual day-to-day activities. Servants and maids passed me in the hallway carrying baskets of laundry and trays of tea. I could hear the clattering of cookware as I left my office and walked toward the grand staircase off the foyer, seeing the door to the servants'
"Who? What happens?""There's so much more out there," Mara said dreamily. "So, so much more.""Maeve!" Troy called from down the beach.I turned to look at him, and when I turned back to Mara, she had taken off. "Wait!" I called after her, but she had already made it out of earshot, her footsteps l
Best of all, Troy was happy. He was at peace and at home. But there was still much work to be done.We were spending several weeks jumping from island to island, taking stock of the wellbeing of the inhabitants, and making a list of what was needed. Most of the islands were in need of medicine, inf
Maeve–Four Months LaterSuntra was not what I was expecting. I had become accustomed to the seemingly endless white-sand beaches of Avondale, where the sand grit was so fine it felt like powdered sugar as you walked barefoot in the surf. Suntra's sand was coarse and golden and dappled with tidepool
I straightened up a bit, shifting Oliver's weight in my arms as I narrowed my eyes back at him, sizing him up. A man roughly my father's age came bounding out of their house, waving at me apologetically as he leaned to whisper harshly in the ear of the man I assumed was his father.Whatever his son