Linda was not that person. Yet… the King’s threats kept me from saying as much. “That’s not the way the world works, Piper. At least not within the palace walls.” He faced the balcony railing, and looked out into the darkness. “If playing this game with Linda keeps you and Elva here and safe, th
“No,” Nicholas said. Julian, still bowing, shot him a glare. “I wasn’t asking you, brother. In case that wasn’t obvious.” “She will not dance with you, because she is about to dance with me,” Nicholas said. Julian straightened upright. “Is that what was happening here? Because, to me, it appea
I ignored that comment. “Now that he knows, maybe we can include him in our investigation into the underworld.” Julian hummed like he was considering it, but his ‘no’ came out very definitive. Like he’d only pretended to think about it for my sake. Had he thought about this before? If so, he’d lik
The next morning, a knock came early on the bedroom door. Fortunately, Elva and I had risen with the dawn and were already dressed. Expecting the nanny, I headed for the door, yet when I drew it open, the person on the other side surprised me. “Nicholas. What are you doing here?” Behind him, M
“How do you plan on getting to this mansion you mentioned?” I asked, once we were out in the hall. Julian’s Beta, Brian, fell in step behind us. “We can’t take that flashy car again, if we actually want to keep it secret this time.” “It would be too conspicuous to drive. Even if we escaped the gro
I pushed the horse as fast as she could go. My wolf was here, I could feel it. But then, suddenly, it felt further away. It was leaving me! In the driveway beyond the house, a car started to drive away. I pulled at the reins, guiding the horse in that direction. Faster, faster. We were going t
We waited a bit longer, until the horses were rested, then we began the slow ride back to the palace. “Just whose palace was that?” I tried asking, hoping he might surprise me with an actual response. “Someday we will have established great trust between us,” he said, evasive as ever. I sighed
Nicholas “You are so obvious, brother,” Julian said. “It’s a miracle the camera crews haven’t yet picked up on your pining.” If I wasn’t so in control of my emotions, I would have punched him. Not just for his wrongful accusation about my feelings regarding Piper – I was not pining – but because