Chapter 48 AURORA I peered around the corner … But the hall was empty .

A door closed just where I was sure Id heard Evelyn .

I knew she was in there with someone .

Someone shed been kissing ? Was it possible ? Evelyn had been the bane of my existence for so long .

She was always there , putting a wedge between Dane and I , calling him away to spend time with her when he wasnt working , whining and asking him for things , then accusing me of gold digging , when I didnt have a fraction of what she did .

How could it be possible that she was cheating on him ? And if she was … was her child even his ? I pressed my hand to my lips .

Part of me wanted to barge into that room and find out for sure .

The other part … If I wanted to walk away from this with my children , I needed her to have his baby .

It was better if I didnt know .

If I knew for certain , I would have to decide whether or not to tell him .

I tucked this moment into the back of my mind .

Maybe Id have Trajan investigate .

Shed spent years lording over me .

It would be a welcome change to have something to lord over her .

After the incident with Evelyn , I tried to find Dane .

But he was nowhere to be seen .

Not in his office or his rooms .

The only other places I could think of that he might be were training … or visiting Piper and Connall in the infirmary .

I wouldnt disturb him in either of those places .

***** That night , I dreamed .

I was walking around the pack house again , searching for Dane .

All of the doors were thrown open , but the pack house was empty .

But moonlight shined through the windows , and I knew , somehow , he was here .

came from somewhere inside me … like something

my mind .

and looked

? Who was that ? Chapter

corner to the grand ballroom where the gala

, holding out his hand so the silver light

from pale hand to claw to paw and back again

wouldnt see me

reached the doorway ,

he whispered

toward each other , and

explain why I did it , or why it felt so right in this place to leave everything

touched me , the house melted away and reformed

narrow spit of land in the center of a

into a

is

as the voice that had

this one was all around , like

light , shining down on our

? Where are we ? I asked

I dont know

voice was gruff

still in

my feet , the ground crumbled away and

it kept crumbling until there was

I ran

me in the water rather than share his space with me , but he grabbed me and turned me toward him and put his arms

me ,

go into the water , dont

the hot ,

, the earth beneath me would be gone and wed plunge into the river …

I raised my head and looked around , the river was

a

held me

… I think

gazed down

still not letting

least , I

have what I

and tender , then harder

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