Tonight at the Second Ball felt like a night where anything could happen.

As Nicholas pulled back from our kiss, I immediately wanted him to return for another. I had butterflies in my stomach, remembering the way he said my name.

He said it again now.

“Piper.

“How did you know it was me?” I asked.

“I told you I would.” He lowered both hands down to my waist and squeezed me tighter to him. “I would

know you anywhere.”

He leaned in again. I wanted him to kiss me so badly.

But then I felt a familiar pull, almost as if someone or something was tugging me at the heartstrings. I

knew that feeling.

It was my wolf.

But how could it be here? Now? I hadn’t gone anywhere. Had the mysterious person from the car outside

of Terry’s mansion come to the Second Ball? Why?

L

“I’m sorry, I…” I stepped back from Nicholas, out of his hold.

His eyes behind his mask hardened at once. His smile slipped away. “Piper? What’s wrong?”

to my forehead. “I…I have

explanation by far, but in the moment,

Nicholas, much of your kingdom looks like this. Over the past

many people are homeless. I’ve had to

a roof over

repeated like

I

off if I didn’t find such

Elva more than I could ever thank her for. I’ll be indebted to her the rest of my life already, for

couple of years.”

the steering wheel. “Things have

he said it, but I

others. Though the jobs that usually

before they went out of business. It’s tough all over. During some of the low points, I’d

sure Elva always

streetlights and the

many had their own cars anymore. Walking and buses were the only

on

felt like a dream. I’ve never

Nicholas said. He

not from the seat beside

turned my attention to him. “Nicholas?”

a hard line.

let my people suffer for too

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