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### Chapter 1: Chapter-1
Josephine’s POVWhen Reginald moved toward me, Grayson stepped in his way. But I touched Grayson’s shoulder and urged him out of the way. He was tense, his body like a live wire.“I’ll be alright,” I said.“Josie.”“Grayson,” I replied, just as tersely.He chuffed, but stepped out of the way, his gl
Lillian’s POVThe kids didn’t want to leave us, but for their safety, we went with them all the way to the border, and then sent them back home with the nannies and most of the guards. When they were on their way home, Grayson, Josephine, me, and a couple of the guards started back to the Lycan capi
Lillian’s POVI stared at Reggie, unable to believe my eyes. What in the world was he doing with her? Why was she even here?And why were we being greeted in the throne room, so formally, around so many high ranking Lycan nobles and the council, when this was supposed to be a friendly visit?“What t
Too slowly, I felt the cool of metal she slid onto my skin. A bracelet. A cuff.My thoughts swayed and swirled. What was I saying? I couldn’t quite remember. Everything seemed so different now. I tried to hold onto trains of thought but it was like holding onto grains of sand slipping through my fin
Reginald’s POV“It’s so good to see you again, Reggie,” Odette said, smiling friendly like we were old friends.We weren’t.My family had taken her in, treated her like one of us, and then restored her to we thought was her beloved Grayson, only to learn that she had treated us all like fools. I dou
Nearby the car door slammed, Grayson stepped back, and the car started. It moved forward, carrying Reginald away.When it was out of sight, Josephine said, “I really like him.”“Why didn’t you say something? We could have stopped him, at least for a time. Or arranged a visit there,” I said. Josephin
Maren moved first. She wrapped both arms around Calvin's neck and pulled herself flush against his chest, pressing every inch of herself against him. She looked at me over his shoulder, and her smile was small and deliberate and sharp — the smile of a girl who had won and wanted you to know it.Calv
The drug turned my muscles to sand.I sagged against Calvin's chest, my arms hanging, my legs gone. He held me up with one arm around my waist and kept the cloth over my face until the room went soft around the edges.When he finally pulled it away, I gasped. The ceiling tilted."W-what—" My tongue
The room cracked open.Whispers erupted. The candidates pressed against the walls stared with open mouths. Servants exchanged glances. Even the King's composure slipped. The Queen leaned toward him. Whatever she murmured, his reply was a curt nod.I stood frozen with my palm flat against the wolf's
"He opened his eyes."The servant gave me a skeptical look. He sent for a doctor anyway. The doctor walked to the far end of the room and examined the Prince from a cautious distance, his eyes on the glowing wolf."No change," He peeled off his gloves without looking up from the monitors. "Vitals st
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### Chapter 2: Chapter-359
Josephine’s POVWhen Reginald moved toward me, Grayson stepped in his way. But I touched Grayson’s shoulder and urged him out of the way. He was tense, his body like a live wire.“I’ll be alright,” I said.“Josie.”“Grayson,” I replied, just as tersely.He chuffed, but stepped out of the way, his gl
Lillian’s POVThe kids didn’t want to leave us, but for their safety, we went with them all the way to the border, and then sent them back home with the nannies and most of the guards. When they were on their way home, Grayson, Josephine, me, and a couple of the guards started back to the Lycan capi
Lillian’s POVI stared at Reggie, unable to believe my eyes. What in the world was he doing with her? Why was she even here?And why were we being greeted in the throne room, so formally, around so many high ranking Lycan nobles and the council, when this was supposed to be a friendly visit?“What t
Too slowly, I felt the cool of metal she slid onto my skin. A bracelet. A cuff.My thoughts swayed and swirled. What was I saying? I couldn’t quite remember. Everything seemed so different now. I tried to hold onto trains of thought but it was like holding onto grains of sand slipping through my fin
Reginald’s POV“It’s so good to see you again, Reggie,” Odette said, smiling friendly like we were old friends.We weren’t.My family had taken her in, treated her like one of us, and then restored her to we thought was her beloved Grayson, only to learn that she had treated us all like fools. I dou
Nearby the car door slammed, Grayson stepped back, and the car started. It moved forward, carrying Reginald away.When it was out of sight, Josephine said, “I really like him.”“Why didn’t you say something? We could have stopped him, at least for a time. Or arranged a visit there,” I said. Josephin
Maren moved first. She wrapped both arms around Calvin's neck and pulled herself flush against his chest, pressing every inch of herself against him. She looked at me over his shoulder, and her smile was small and deliberate and sharp — the smile of a girl who had won and wanted you to know it.Calv
I had seventeen minutes before the royal escort came to take me away. My father signed me up as the Alpha Prince's surrogate candidate. Alpha Prince Grayson, the King's only heir. He'd been in a coma for months.The King and Queen wanted a backup plan. An heir. So they'd sent word to all thirteen p
The drug turned my muscles to sand.I sagged against Calvin's chest, my arms hanging, my legs gone. He held me up with one arm around my waist and kept the cloth over my face until the room went soft around the edges.When he finally pulled it away, I gasped. The ceiling tilted."W-what—" My tongue
The room cracked open.Whispers erupted. The candidates pressed against the walls stared with open mouths. Servants exchanged glances. Even the King's composure slipped. The Queen leaned toward him. Whatever she murmured, his reply was a curt nod.I stood frozen with my palm flat against the wolf's
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