“That’s enough,” said a firm low voice through the microphone. Nathan had passed it to Nicholas. “Please discover all the facts before making accusations. Piper proposed her deal last night. The announcement about the blood moon did not come in until this morning.” The second girl relented, loweri

Crack. The bottom of the bow snapped from the pressure. What kind of weakly made –? The boar jerked its head toward me, alerted now of my presence. I was behind the tree but Silver was mostly exposed. The boar kicked out the ground. It was going to charge! “Silver, run!” I rushed from my c

“I don’t care what the King thinks of me,” Nicholas said. “I will see justice done.” “That’s incredibly noble of you, brother.” Julian rolled his eyes. “But I have a different scheme. It would provide the same result, with less mess.” Nicholas shook his head like he didn’t even want to hear him

I knew this had been part of Julian and Nicholas’s plan to make me untouchable. With the credit of the kill, I became the hero of the hunt. This surely made whatever scheme Lena and Joseph planned backfire spectacularly. Vindicating, truly, but I wasn’t sure how it made me invincible. Nicholas h

I desperately tried to memorize all that I could from this moment. Nicholas being sweet with Elva as he lifted her up off of Night. Night licked at her face and she giggled. Julian had been so kind to me, making me laugh even though I had fully intended on sitting here quietly and alone. Silve