Love the Wolfless Power Girl at First Sight

A Place Beside Her

“Ysabel really is talented. I really liked that song too,” Cameron said sincerely.

He’d always thought she was just a kid dreaming out loud about being a singer–he never expected she’d actually stand in the spotlight one day.

“I loved it too!” Nathaniel added quickly, his eyes shining as he stared at her figure on stage.

“Come on, Nathaniel,” Hudson teased, “is there anything about Ysabel you don’t like? Bet even if she took up trash collecting, you’d be head over heels.”

“Well, I do like everything about her.” Nathaniel answered earnestly, but his fingers curled slightly at his side

Because deep down, he couldn’t help but wonder: would this affection of his end up being a burden to her?

“Nathaniel, it’s time you made a move,” Hudson said, turning serious. “There’s too much temptation in the industry. If you’re serious, stop waiting around.”

“You’ve got to trust Ysabel,” Tessa cut in. “She knows what she wants. She won’t just go with the flow.”

“Yeah,” Landon agreed. “Even though she hasn’t awakened her wolf traits, she’s still part of the Nightshade Pack–she’s a Thorne. And Thornes always know where they stand.”

the launch, the album signing

person. Ysabel was on her feet for over three hours before she finally

And Nathaniel?

entrance the entire time, not

walked back in and saw him, a sense of calm settled over her. She walked straight to him. “Nathaniel, thank you… for staying by my

she’d ever said that to him with genuine

arms, his throat too full for words–he just wanted to

didn’t hesitate. She stepped right into his embrace.

atop her head, voice soft as moonlight. “I’ll always be with you. So… promise me you’ll always leave

Ysabel froze.

seen Nathaniel like

had always been there. No matter what mess she got herself into,

you like

it. As soon as the words

fists, heart racing.

now that it was finally out in

girl in his arms, his eyes brimmed with a