"Whoa! That just sounds so cool!" Paul exclaimed while Vicky elbowed him. "Not cool at all! If their hair turns white, it means their pack is facing a big crisis! We don't need that kind of trouble right now!" "Oh yeah, you're right!" Paul quickly agreed with his mate. I didn't want to continue t
Cerina and Seraphine gasped; so did I, but I forced myself to calm down. "Seraphine, please get everyone gathered at the altar," I instructed Seraphine and then turned to Soren. "Soren, I need to understand the situation more. Follow me. When did you get here?" "I came with Seraphine and Cerina,"
The hall was dead silent again. Finally, Soren sighed, "Rosalie, I don't know about this… but I support you." "Just tell us what to do, Your Majesty." Seraphine followed. The rest of the group all looked at me and nodded their heads. I took a deep breath and laid out my plan. "First, Soren, I'll
I turned around, my eyes almost filled with tears. He walked out of the temple at full strength. Georgia was behind him, my son strapped to her chest. He sighed, "I owe you my life, Rosalie!" I was about to say something, but I then my gaze met his gorgeous blue eyes. They were full of tendernes
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
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
But this… this was different. I didn't see two tiny front paws like I always did before. My paws were massive.... In front of me, I saw Ethan's wolf hanging in the air a moment, too. We were joined now, so when I began to levitate, so did he. But when I came back down, and my feet hit the groun
I forced myself to recover from my moment of awe and I turned my attention to Madalynn's forces as well, knowing I needed to give Ethan and our warriors a chance to get away. I used my front paws the same way I had against Behar's army, pushing the tiny rogues aside, launching them as deep into th
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