Chapter 12
Chapter 12 Amrosa eventually announced that she had to continue helping with supper. She, Lea, Julyan, Idella, and Aliona were baking something delicious for that night's meal. She was very excited about the project, especially given that Julyan had...
Chapter 11
Chapter 11 ". . . had to make sure you're alright," Lea was saying to Roan. "And later, you're going to tell me the truth!" Roan groaned as his mother smoothed his mane and walked out. They were in the guestroom he would occupy while Zaldon healed...
Chapter 10
Chapter 10 Theo couldn't wrap his head around the fact that Kilyan had actually _kissed_ that big, long-fanged prisoner. And Yuri choked him! If Kilyan had not talked her down, Theo knew the prisoner would be dead right now. It was more than obvious...
Chapter 9
Chapter 9 Theo absolutely _hated_that Yuri had made him look like Kuza. They boarded the _Hu-Mionda,_ and wolves who knew Kuza kept greeting Theo, saying things to him that he didn't understand. He quickly decided to pretend to be drunk. Leaning on...
Chapter 8
Chapter 8 "You're Tyne!" Roan panted, his green eyes burning bright with the accusation. He stood with his paws balled into fists, his muscles were tense, and he wasn't aware of it, but his jaw was standing out hard. In that moment, he looked less...
Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Panting and red-faced, Roan sat up, willing his hard-on to go down. He was mortified when Hukida groaned and came awake. "Mm . . . what's the matter, Roan? Did the pain in your arm return?" Hukida yawned and sat up. He looked at Roan, then...
Chapter 6
Chapter 6 When Roan awoke, his head was throbbing and he frowned as he strained against the pain. He opened his eyes and stiffened. He was in a room he did not recognize, in a bed he didn't recognize either. His arm was in a sling and he was lying on...
Chapter 5
Chapter 5 Tyne sat in the scattered straw, staring at the flickering light of the lantern sitting on the crate. The sea rolled gently against the window behind him, a soothing sound that lulled his quickly beating heart. He'd heard the slavers earlier...
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 Theo took a breath and tried to make his paws stop shaking. He, Kilyan, and Yuri had come to the port at last. They stood together as the sea breeze hit them, staring hopelessly at the endless rows of merchant ships. Any one of those ships...
Chapter 3
Chapter 3 Yuri was upstairs with Zaldon. They were in Zaldon and Julyan's home, and Julyan was not there, as he'd had patrol the night before. It was a bright and blue morning, and they expected Julyan home at any moment. Downstairs, Yuri could hear...
Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Roan bit into the peach and juice squirted, watering in his mouth and glossing his lips. He smiled as he licked his lips and chewed, regarding Theo with mischievous green eyes. Theo was sitting across from Roan, watching him and suffering...
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Tyne stood beside Chief Kachada's throne, watching smugly as the merchant and his family entered. Tyne was a strong, proud wolf, in the prime of his life, thirty years old, and very wealthy. His fur was pale gray and his eyes the palest...