The gathered crowd quieted at Nicholas and Julian’s declaration. The King narrowed his gaze. “You are saying that Piper did this.” “Yes,” Nicholas said without hesitation. Around us, the speculative gazes of the onlookers were more than enough to tell of their disbelief. Yet before they could
I knew this had been part of Julian and Nicholas’s plan to make me untouchable. With the credit of the kill, I became the hero of the hunt. This surely made whatever scheme Lena and Joseph planned backfire spectacularly. Vindicating, truly, but I wasn’t sure how it made me invincible. Nicholas h
The next day, during the barbecue held in the gardens, Elva finally got her wolf ride. Nicholas helped her up onto the massive wolf Night, who then trotted slowly around the field under Nicholas’s watchful eyes. Confined to my wheelchair, I stayed on the patio, not wanting to take my chair into th
I desperately tried to memorize all that I could from this moment. Nicholas being sweet with Elva as he lifted her up off of Night. Night licked at her face and she giggled. Julian had been so kind to me, making me laugh even though I had fully intended on sitting here quietly and alone. Silve
Nicholas I woke up in the morning with a looming sense of dread. Today was the day of the first elimination ceremony. The past few days, I had quietly hated every second of the ticking clock while knowing there was nothing I could do to stop it. Even now, as I dressed and prepared to meet my fam
“That does create a dilemma, doesn’t it?” Julian picked up where I left off. The disappointed look had vanished now, replaced with an almost… pride? Impossible. He most likely just wanted more mischief. “If we let Piper go now, wouldn’t the public have questions?” “What do we care for their qu
“We’d like to thank everyone for joining us tonight for the First Elimination Ceremony. Tonight, as you have all been previously informed, we will be sending home 9 Luna candidates, leaving our remaining count at 15.” Nathan, microphone in hand, spoke mainly for the cameras, and not the three line
The Luna audibly gasped. Some of the girls around me started screaming. Guards quickly moved in to usher them from the room. I was urged forward. “End the program,” the King shouted. “Now.” The cameras immediately shut off. Before I could reach the staircase and earn my favor from the prince o