INICIAR SESIÓNThe 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
With her eyes wide, Madalynn shouted, "Attack!" with her human voice as she shifted into her wolf, leaping into the air to lead the charge from behind us, her shout morphing into a howl. Behar's troops were trained to follow Madalynn's commands as well, so even though Ethan was still on top of Beha
In a few minutes, the battle ended. Behar was pinned on the ground with Ethan's teeth at his neck. I'd long heard about Ethan's reputation on the battlefield, and about how formidable he was. But up until then, I'd never fully understood how terrifying his speed and strength really were. I'd onl
When I opened my eyes again, the sky outside the window was growing dark. Familiar eyes looked down at me. Vicky, Georgia… and my son. Rowan. The women had tears glistening in their eyes; I knew Seraphine had told them. My son was so happy to see me. All I wanted to do was reach up and take him.
Soren and I arrived at the cave first. I stayed near the mouth of the cave, and a few minutes later, I saw two familiar wolf figures approaching the cave with a man on one of their backs. I went about making sure Ethan was comfortable on his makeshift bed, but it wasn't time yet for me to use the f







