Neither of us pulled away though. At least, not until Bridget’s voice sounded behind me. “Nicholas! It’s time for our romance scene.” Nicholas released my hands and I pulled them back to my sides, just as Bridget came to a stop beside me. If she had noticed our closeness, which she must have f

“Hi, Piper!” Susie said, suddenly rushing past me. “Bye, Piper!” She took the stairs of the stage. Bridget’s gaze never left mine. She didn’t say anything more, just winked at me, then turned to follow Susie up the stairs. I stared after her for a few long moments, shaken inside and out. Just wh

Despite the argument between Bridget and Nicholas, the show needed to go on, which meant Nicholas and Bridget were called back to the stage. Bridget was silenced after Nicholas’s final words, so the air between them was obviously tense. They didn’t talk at all as they returned to the stage. For th

“I didn’t say any of those things,” Julian said, after I explained exactly what Bridget had told me. “And I have no idea why Bridget would say I did.” I didn’t either, though I had some guesses, none of them very favorable to Bridget. “I guess I should tell you what actually happened, or you mig

“She told me Nicholas was the only one for her.” My heart cracked down the middle, just as my stomach churned. I ached for Julian’s pain, while my wolf stirred within me, jealousy raging. “I’m sorry,” I told him. “I shouldn’t feel so surprised,” Julian said. Both sets of fingers combed through

Nicholas POV “You should have kissed Bridget, Nicholas,” my father said to me. We were standing in the private rooms he shared with my mother. The King was glaring at me. The Luna was sitting at the table, busying herself with needlepoint and paying us little attention. I knew my father had her

Bridget was my friend. She had my trust. Though I didn’t think love would form from it, I couldn’t deny it would be a good match. Bridget would be a good Luna. However, I did not think she would be a good wife. And that kept me from agreeing to the match. That, and my desire for Piper. I knew we

“Nicholas? Who is it?” came a voice from within Nicholas’s room. A female voice. One I recognized. Bridget. My stomach shot into my throat so quickly, I thought I might be sick. Suddenly, before I could even think to react, the door opened, and Bridget was standing there. Nicholas was behind h

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