nking about the mar

out looking at me again. Combined with what Adrian told me last nigh

aving the training grounds alone and headin

where he was going and didn't want to be seen. After about ten minutes he stopped between

a wide trun

later anothe

never spoken to him. Tall, broad, short dark hair, always looking like he hadn't slept

ned when h

ate," Luc

to make sure no one followed me. You

breath. "I know. He con

t the

ght she forced the bond." Lucian rubbed the ba

or a second. Then

o notice,your father,the Council. Hell, even the guard

ut rough. "Last night at the ceremony was the final proof. The Moon can th

looked like he wanted to argue and also lik

"You don't get to choose like

n't want to be t

ung there b

space, put one hand on the side

g for a long time familiar, hungry, a little desperate. Lucian's h

e, my heart slamming so hard

d. Long enough that when they

ould. I didn't stop until I was back near

enches behind the training grounds. He looked up when

le

you,"

ent

ds. With Da

pened them again he looked tired in a way

ch did

oug

like his legs had given

love," I said. It

odded on

w l

been careful. Or at least we tried to be,then t

not to let the bond control us.

e, If the Council finds out, if my father finds out,damon could lose everyth

t for a lo

and damon,me and adrian. The Moon put me with y

didn'

ws something is going on with you. If I keep thi

but he nodded. "Alright.

n boundary, the one almost no one used after dark. Adrian arriv

oing on?"

d seen. What Lucian had admitte

pting. When I finished he looke

e told me," he

th the head of the Wolf Guard for years while everyone expects me to ta

r maybe I would have he

her. Something unspoke

pped

g,if we fight each other over it, the Council wins. So we don't lucian and damon keep w

d at me, the

n," he

dded slow

almost felt li

e came from

n't have br

followed Lucian. His eyes moved from me to

pha's second son. He's been raised to protect the pack's image, the sec

rs stiffened"You

et in the way of the Council. So if we're doing this, understand somethi

tween them

ed slightly

stuck in the same mess,figh

his eyes on Adrian for another long

bond doesn't care about any of our feelings

d back into the trees wi

ke for a while

first to brea

y "This is going to be

ith me, and for the first time since the ceremony I

just keep

g to outrun t