Meanwhile, Ella helps me stand. “Is it true what they said? Are you wolfless?” At once she shakes her head. “We should go to the doctor. I hear they have ways now of helping a wolf manifest. You won’t have to suffer, Ollie. We’ll find a way to help you and –”“Ella,” I say, gently stopping her. “I c
Ollie’s POVMy breath hitches as every square inch of me seems to come alive, ignited by Conrad’s closeness and his near-nakedness. With both hands on the wall, the towel around his waist sags dangerously. I fight to keep my eyes on Conrad’s face.After gaining my wolf, even with her repressing hers
“You sure you’re okay?” Ella asks on the walk to school. “You’ve been acting strangely all morning. Given everything that you’ve been through, I can understand it. But I’m worried.”“I’m okay,” I tell her, though I still don’t feel particularly well.I’m hoping to avoid Sylvia and the quadruplets to
Ollie’s POVHe doesn’t seem to notice, too concentrated on his work.When he’s finished, he steps back, admiring what he’s done.I glance down and read what he wrote.I’m Wolfless.I want to be angry, but my breath remains rapid, my body still reacting to the touch.I’m embarrassed by my body’s own
“Go to the doctor,” Scarlet says. “There is something wrong. True mates would understand.”“They might be our fated mates, but they do not care about us,” I remind her in my mind, words that hurt me further even just by saying them.Scarlet’s voice is sure in my mind. “Then we must protect ourselves
Ollie’s POVI don’t even have a dress prepared, so it feels like something of a miracle when Ella’s mom swings by the school at lunch to drop us off two gowns in sealed up bags, as well as decorative masks and makeup kits. Ella stores them in the locker room before returning to the cafeteria and giv
Hugh stands beside me, gazing at me with heated curiosity from behind a mask of black feathers. He’s wearing a sharp black tuxedo, the lapels covered in matching feathers that though black, shimmer with color under the light. A broach of a golden crow is pinned to his breast.“There you are,” he say
Ollie’s POVSeeing my phone, Hugh makes a grab for it. Just as his fingers brush the plastic case, I snatch it back, holding it against my bosom with both hands.Hugh chuckles lightly, his chest rumbling against my back, as his breath warms the shell of my ear. “You like your little games, don’t you
Before I can walk back out again, the four block my path.Sylvia’s face is twisted with hate, a side of her the brothers never see. “I should be the one planning the coronation. Not you.”“Diana chose –” I try to say.“You should have never stuck your nose in it!” she snaps.“The diamonds were a ter
Ollie’s POVMy heart jumps into his throat. The scent of Declan is all around me. As cold as he has been to me, his body is surprisingly warm, and oh so strong. Gods, the way he holds me in place like I’m nothing makes me hot under the collar.I’m humiliated by my own reaction, but I imagine him pin
“You will volunteer at the quarry,” Conrad says.The stone quarry sits on the outskirts of town. It’s a place of hard labor, where prisoners and others being punished chip away at the rocks. The rocks are then gathered and sold to various landscapers. It’s fruitless work, only really designed to pun
Ollie’s POVFortunately Ella and I had the presence of mind to change into our school clothes after leaving the forest. Our gowns are still in the trunk of the car.That’s my only solace as Diana and the four brothers step into the hallway. My heart skips a beat when I see Hugh, but unlike earlier t
Ollie’s POVSeeing my phone, Hugh makes a grab for it. Just as his fingers brush the plastic case, I snatch it back, holding it against my bosom with both hands.Hugh chuckles lightly, his chest rumbling against my back, as his breath warms the shell of my ear. “You like your little games, don’t you
Hugh stands beside me, gazing at me with heated curiosity from behind a mask of black feathers. He’s wearing a sharp black tuxedo, the lapels covered in matching feathers that though black, shimmer with color under the light. A broach of a golden crow is pinned to his breast.“There you are,” he say
Ollie’s POVI don’t even have a dress prepared, so it feels like something of a miracle when Ella’s mom swings by the school at lunch to drop us off two gowns in sealed up bags, as well as decorative masks and makeup kits. Ella stores them in the locker room before returning to the cafeteria and giv
“Go to the doctor,” Scarlet says. “There is something wrong. True mates would understand.”“They might be our fated mates, but they do not care about us,” I remind her in my mind, words that hurt me further even just by saying them.Scarlet’s voice is sure in my mind. “Then we must protect ourselves
Ollie’s POVHe doesn’t seem to notice, too concentrated on his work.When he’s finished, he steps back, admiring what he’s done.I glance down and read what he wrote.I’m Wolfless.I want to be angry, but my breath remains rapid, my body still reacting to the touch.I’m embarrassed by my body’s own