My wolf was rampaging in my mind, begging me to run, to be free, to give myself over to my natural side and forget myself and my worries for a while. I was on the edge, so close to giving over. I needed to go to someone, but I didn’t know how. Nicholas had made me promise that I would go to him wh
“R-run?” I must have reached the point of my wild-temptation where I was beginning to hallucinate, because there was no way that Julian had actually just suggested to me that we go for a run, here, now, by the light of the moonlight. “I’m serious,” he said. “But… last time…” I didn’t need to rem
Either way, I was now here, standing in my human form, watching Julian unbutton his shirt. Julian glanced backwards and me and waggled his eyebrows. “I thought it would be nice to go for a swim.” “And you are going to get naked to do that?” I asked. Last button unbuttoned, he shucked his shirt
Julian and I stayed out in the woods until just before dawn, when we finally made our way back toward the palace. Just as we broke the tree lines and came into the field on the outside of the gardens, Julian stilled. I stopped beside him and looked at him curiously. His gaze seemed to be fixed on
Julian and Nicholas continued to barrage each other with different attacks. Fur flew. Teeth chomped. Claws slashed, drawing blood. At each overly-vicious blow, delivered by each of the two brothers, I flinched forward, wanting to stop the fighting. But Mark’s extended arm kept me from impulsively
Not long after I parted with Julian and returned to my room to change, I was alerted that the candidates were to report to the foyer to receive the results of the theater event. I had expected the results to come quickly, but this seemed extra fast. Though with Bridget the professional actress amo
“I didn’t sleep with Julian,” I said quickly, before Nathan could talk over me again. It felt imperative to say so now, knowing that even the Luna was out here believing the gossip. “That was a rumor that –” “Do not lie to my face, Piper,” Nathan snapped. “I am a respected Beta of the King of this
After receiving Bridget’s warning, I didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t risk running into Nicholas, which meant avoiding the places we usually went together. Instead, I ended up in the library with Veronica. Veronica didn’t seem surprised to see me when I joined her. She didn’t even really greet m