mir'

hick castle windows. The rain felt lik

my boots clicking impatiently

rain my ears for any sound over the

s practically vibr

to gray embers. His hands were buried in his hair, his eyes dart

hu's voice was barely a whisper

gravel grinding together. I forced my jaw to relax

a Lycan. He's the peak of our kind. He's always active during the storms. He

back to him, staring out into the darkness where the forest was nothin

e else in this c

ped, a sneer curling my lip as I remembered the

this one. I had been wandering the upper corrid

king was

no other w

ng against the wall as he lurched forward. His head was down, and h

let the wolf take the pain. But he stayed in that pathetic

ked fr

ked...

se in me that night

and here was our leader, the Alpha of Alphas, reduc

henever it rained. I watched and I waited,

t discovery, I took a jasmine-scen

or below his private quarters. If his senses were sharp,

ed in the shadows near the

passed.

corridor on his way to the library

ead. He caught not a single whiff

n to peek through the sky the next morning. I

e foundation of the castle. He stormed into th

t scent in this cas

orward that morning, feigning

slowly faded away. "Ottomir. I've warned eve

won't happen aga

aused a scene, I ha

dle during the storm then he

t again. This time, I didn't burn the candle on the floor below. Inste

the door. I lit it. The jasmine scent exploded in

ilt of my dagger, my heart raci

urst through the doors but nothing

spoke to himself in low, guttural tones, but not once did h

ed him. It had stripped away the primary weapon

nking?" Ashu's voice br

s still staring at me with th

t had confirm

t know what it was but it was the best op

truth. I couldn't. He was loyal

ing the storms, Ashu,

oor, his shoulders slumpin

e front door, my im

ore to myself than to him. "I told them to strike tonigh

King dying as my voice rose higher. "I told them that tonight, the