"You're nervous," I stated as I watched her fidget. "He's here, staying in the city as we speak. He came with the packs to fight tomorrow." I could admit that I was curious about the man, but I felt no urgency to run off before a war to meet him. I needed to continue to study so I could be as prep
Killian's P.O.V. Camps were set up all around town. Anyone who could take someone in did. Houses were overflowing with creatures of all kinds. Even humans started showing up, much to my surprise. They had been quiet until recently when they began reporting mass amounts of missing people and deaths
Natalie's P.O.V. The sound of wolves and other creatures trampling through the forest was oddly quiet. The muffled and skilled footsteps of warriors quickly covering the distance to the mountains felt like the timer of a bomb slowly ticking down to zero. The humans would be driven in with the othe
It was easy to see who had been in battle before, and it put me at ease knowing that they weren't concerned. They had either accepted their fate or trusted their king to lead them to victory. I scanned over a group of familiar barbarians. They wore their weapons with pride, and Charlie sat beside D
Natalie's P.O.V. Killian was already standing in his Lycan form. His back was to me as he scanned the area. A few of our pack members screamed and yelped in pain as they tossed their bodies into the dirt, trying their hardest to extinguish the fire. It was short lasting, but I knew they would have
I swallowed hard as I watched the crowd part behind her. The sound of chains rattling reached me before I could see them. The other council members were nowhere in sight, but Agatha and my mother hung limply as they were dragged to the front and forced to their knees next to Lillian. They were inju
Natalie's P.O.V. I had never been more in awe of my mate than I was at that moment. I had been ready to take on the world. The need to draw blood was primal, and while I was nervous about my first kill, I was also being spurred forward by my need to protect my mate and my newfound family. I had no
I raced forward, following after Killian, not wanting to be separated, but he was a good way ahead. He was closer to his smirking mother than he was to me, and that did not sit well with me. He was strong, but he had struggled with the idea of her death for years. Plus, with Lillian's newfound powe