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
Piper and I both preferred monogamy. I doubted that had changed in the past three years. Julian’s eyes sparkled with mischief. “Tell her then. See what happens. She’s under my spell whether you like it or not.” “Fine.” I walked Piper’s horse back to the stables, where a stable hand stood waiti
Our game of tag lasted for another twenty minutes or so before Elva finally tired and wanted to pick flowers instead. Susie sat with her, teaching her how to make a flower crown with her gathered collection. Mark stood nearby, watchful. Nicholas and I sat in the grass a few yards off. I’d been ple
“Things haven’t been easy between you and me,” he said. “But I’m thinking that should change.” “What do you suggest?” He glanced back to Elva. Her flower crown stayed together this time. Smiling wide, she placed it on her head. “Let’s be friends,” he said. Surprised, I looked at him. He watche
Olivia’s words struck through me like a fatal blow. I didn’t deserve to be here. I knew that. Everyone knew that. But it wasn’t because I had loose morals or a child. It was simply because they were nobility, all prim and proper, and I was a shadow of my former self. A wolf-less waitress, just try
I glanced back at Susie. Looking at me, she crossed her fingers. If we could somehow manage to be together, that would be most ideal. But no. Too quickly, Susie was called to be paired with someone else. “Next we have Piper…” I sucked in a breath. My remaining options weren’t great, but hopefu
When Linda said she knew enough, I knew she was referring to her blackmail. What she knew was that Nicholas and I had been campus sweetheart three years ago. Unfortunately, that was enough to get her everything what she wanted. She picked up one of the cookbooks. “Since I know everything, I expect
Instead, the Queen pulled me into a hug. It was uncomfortable and brief, but a hug none the less. From the Queen, this was a tremendous breach of decorum, and I froze, unsure how to react. Even Nathan, standing dutifully as his King’s side seemed shocked.“I have misjudged you dearly,” the Queen sai
I wasn’t sure what to expect when our car delivered us from the train station to the palace, but even in my wildest dreams, I wouldn’t have guessed what actually awaited us.Cheering crowds lined the outer walls of the palace. Balloons and streamers of various colors were abundant. A stage had been
At once, my heart leapt up into my throat, while simultaneously crashing down into my stomach.I pulled away from Nicholas enough to push myself up onto my hands and stare down at him.The thought of breaking the engagement had never crossed my mind! Nicholas proposing had been one of the best momen
In a war between the wolves and the bears, only the lost bear princess will be able to stop this fighting. Else, the bears will continue to fight themselves to exhaustion or to death.“It’s up to you,” Nicholas said. “I believe in you. You can do this.”I closed my eyes. Miracle was still exhausted,
Slowly, my grief subsided for now, enough for me to look up at Nicholas and feel the relief of being reunited with my fiancé.My… mate.“I love you,” Nicholas said. “I’m sorry it took so long for me to reach you.”“How are you even here? It’s impossible for you to have found me this quickly?”Nichol
Joyce, despite his best efforts, was not a fighter. He was not bred for war and battle like Hawke was, so even calling on the power of his Alpha wolf, Hawk tossed Joyce aside like he was a sack of potatoes.However, Joyce did show amazing tenacity, and stood back up time and time again. Roaring, he
Nicholas was here. I didn’t know how. I didn’t know why. But he was here, and that gave me the strength I needed to act.I ripped my arm away from Joyce’s hold and rushed into the room where Hawk was choking my sister on the ground. Using all of my strength, I plowed into Hawk.My surprise more than
We slipped into the hallway easily enough. The lights were off, so we stuck to the shadows. We didn’t go far when we started to hear raised voices.“I want to know if Piper was telling the truth.” It was Jane.“You cannot mean to trust her more than me,” that was Hawk. His cold voice sent shivers ru
A mating bond…?Yes. Even though Nicholas and I had never talked about the love between us, I had still felt it grow over these months together. Nicholas had never made a bonding bite on my neck, yet inside of me, that bond had cultivated. Our hearts were bound together, mating bite or now.There wa