“Lilly!” I yell her name as I rush towards her. She’s in her father’s arms, and he’s looking at me as if I’d just murder his cat. I shouldn’t have done what I did; it was stupid. When I heard Lilly’s voice inside my head, I knew that she’d felt everything. I never wanted to hurt her, but I needed to feel something. Missing her hasn’t gotten any easier. I don’t have a damn clue how I got here so fast, but my wolf ran with the speed of lightning. I barely managed to pull my clothes on before pushing past the guards at the front door. No one in this world could ever keep me from Lilly, never again. Lilly looks so weak as she forces her father to put her down. She stumbles but clutches the countertop. “What do you want?” Lilly looks so pale, and she’s swea

“Don’t you think this is all a bit much?” Luther rolls his eyes at me. “This is how things are done here, Bastian, get used to it. Lilly is the future Queen, and the Royal pack wants to celebrate her mating.” I get all of that, but all this extravagance is ridiculous. The mansion has been decorated for a ball; every room is filled with fancy decorations. It’s all fit for a princess and her mate, but I am not used to this kind of thing. I was fifteen the last time I attended a ball at Dalgaard Mansion. Even then, I ignored what was going on around me because I had better things to do. I can’t ignore it now because it’s been held or me. Goddess, help me get through this. ‘You’re ridi

One Month Later. “How do we keeping missing her?”“I don’t know, Bastian,” Leander sighs. “But Lillian has definitely been here.”I look around at the carnage. Dead bodies litter the ground as far as the eye can see, torn apart as though their lives meant nothing.This is the fourth small village we’ve come across where every pack member has been slaughtered. There is never one man, woman or child left alive.There is no doubt who has done this when it’s pretty obvious. Lilly has been through here just as she did the other villages.When Lilly ran into the forest last month, she never returned. I had to deal with the aftermath

It’s been a further week with no clues leading to Lilly’s whereabouts. Luther decided that we needed to head back to the mansion to regroup. I didn’t want to head back; there’s nothing there for me right now. But what choice did I have other than going out alone? It feels as though we’ve searched every inch of Zidiah. We even sent people into the human world in case Lilly had gone there. But again, there was no sign. Chris sent some of the best warriors in Greenrock to help look for Lilly. They arrived this afternoon and are already working with the Royal troops on the plan’s next step. Orrin also called Tobias, the oldest living dragon shifter in existence, the first of his kind. Tobias is hundreds of thousands of years old, and Orrin hopes Tobias knows who Thomas is and where he came from. Each shifter of every species is ruled by their King or Queen, Emperor or Empress. Every monarch has data on every person in their realm. Though I’m sure,

“Thomas!” I scream his name while rushing towards him. He’s choking, but I can’t see why. It doesn’t make sense, there is nothing wrapped around his throat, but he’s trying to pull something away. “Stay where you are, Princess Lillian.” I stop in my tracks and blink at the handsome man addressing me. He seems familiar, but I can’t recall where I’ve seen him before. “What the hell have you done to this girl, Thomas? You have her parading around in next to nothing; the Princess of Zidiah!” “Please, let him go,” I beg, but the man shakes his head with a smile on his face. “Please?” “I can’t do that, Lilly. This man is wanted for treas