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There’s a splash in the marsh behind me. I swirl, immediately assuming a fighting stance. “Whoa, man. It’s just me.” Derwyn waves from waist deep in the muck. I squint. He’s covered in mud except for his white teeth. “Are you wearing camouflage waders?” “Yup. They got socks sewn in.” He grins. “It’s cold as…

“That’s the difference between Alban and me.” This same conversation again, for the hundredth time. We say the same things and get nowhere. Mother takes advantage of the lull to press a snifter of brandy into Father’s hand. He sips, grimaces, and his eyes mellow back to brown. “It’s your prerogative, as Broderick’s designated heir,…

I know what is required. Put the humans at ease. Speak their language. Convince them that we’re not so different after all. Vinay tugs his sleeves and shifts in his chair. “Uh, yeah. Only been to the High Rise before.” “You’ll have to take a boat out on the lake. Get a real sense of…

Are you safe? I focus hard, infusing the question with alpha command. There is a startle. I have no other way to describe it. A startle comes through the bond. The knot in my chest uncoils, not much, but I can breathe again. I tune back in to what Vinay is saying. Apparently, he’s a…

“Not for my face to heal.” “No one gives a shit what your face looks like.” “Fuck you.” Seth grins and licks the red from his teeth. “Come.” I wave him on. He lunges. I take the blow on my chin and nail him with a right. Griff tries to sweep my leg, but I…

I say show me where the lock is in a sheer glass wall. Besides, that’s blasphemy. The wolf and the man are one. Two sides of the same coin. My wolf’s maw widens, his neck straining, black lips peeling back from sharp fangs. Unlike in the library, his howl doesn’t escape the wall between us….

Tell no one. Do nothing. Leadership is sacrifice, son. It’s not about you. It’s about the pack. As if I don’t know that—live that—every moment of every day. But isn’t Rosie pack? Female. Are you in pain? No answer. Shit. “Dude?” Kenny is hugging the bag to hold himself up, gawping at me. “I need…

I unzip her hoodie, feed her nipples into my mouth, suckle and bite, and she goes wild. She needs me inside her. She whimpers, begging, and I give it to her while she clings to me, moaning. “Cadoc,” she sobs. Unprepared, I come with a grunt, hot seed dripping over my knuckles, splattering on the…

People talk to me, I reply, and a second later, I don’t know what I’ve said. Seth steps in and takes over, and I sink behind my desk and stare at my laptop as my shoulders grow tighter and tighter. The button at my collar pops and flies onto the carpet. I’m bulking up in…

I approach the raised booths where the members of the five families sit. Cadoc notices me—I feel it—but he doesn’t acknowledge me until I’m standing on the floor right beneath him. Seth Rosser sits with his back to the room, facing Cadoc. Seth scoots aside, crowding Teagan Roberts and opening a direct line of sight…