“Four!”I hear my name being shouted behind me – my family – but there’s no time – and it doesn’t matter if it’s not safe –I’m moving fast, thanks to my wolf instincts and my training at the academy, and I can feel my canines elongating to points in my ferocity as a snarl rips from my lips, because
Events move too fast for me to comprehend them all as I stand with Bruce Grant at my side, watching my mate fight for me, for our nation, for our pride against the enemy.And something is different in Luca now – it’s like he’s a new man, newly made. His fists move light lightning, and he dodges all
“No,” I murmur, shaking my head, denying it – categorically. “I helped, Luca, but you…” I take a moment then, looking around at everyone shouting his name – chanting it – shouting and screaming his victory. “Luca, this is all you.”He just shakes his head at me, marveling a little, loving me a lot,
I have to admit that the entire world feels a little surreal three hours later when I’m sitting pressed between Daphne and Ben in a booth, laughing and watching as Jesse, and Rafe, and Luca spray bottles of champagne into the air and down onto the crowd below, who are all going mad for it, screaming
Something has shifted between us now, after tonight – after I’ve finally realized how deep our bond really goes. Luca and me – we’re tied now, both in the nation’s mind and in our souls. I don’t really know how to describe it, even now as I watch him dancing with Jesse, both of them singing along to
I hesitate for a second, trying to remember what it was like when I first realized that my mates were in the room. “Um…it felt like…like someone threw a brick at my wolf. But I didn’t know who threw it.”He bursts out laughing, and then I do too, because I realize it’s ridiculous.“Clarity, please,
I just grin, a soft breeze swirling up around us, cool and fresh, as I tighten my arms around him.“Booo, lovebirds!” Jesse calls over to us, cupping his hands around his mouth so his voice echoes. I laugh, opening my eyes. “Come on, stop being boring! We’re doing shots!” He points to a tray of flam
My wolf yips inside of me, suddenly incredibly eager and awake, turning in circles as we walk closer and closer to Jackson’s door. Suddenly, I stop in the hallway, my jaw falling open as I look down at my chest – where she lives, alongside my spirit.“You little brat!” I whisper aloud, appalled at h