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?”

pressed my hand to

by far, but in the moment, all I could think

your kingdom looks like this. Over the past

had to work two or three jobs

over Elva’s

repeated like he didn’t quite

I

much worse off if I didn’t find such a good person to room with.

thank her for. I’ll be indebted to her the rest of my life

of years.”

wheel. “Things have been that dire.” It wasn’t

not the way he said it, but

Though the jobs that usually paid well didn’t

before they went out of business. It’s tough all over. During some of

sure Elva

the window, at the burned out streetlights

had their own cars anymore. Walking and

if the buses ran on time, or

a dream. I’ve never eaten so

were too skinny when you arrived,” Nicholas said. He sounded distant, like he was talking

somewhere else, and not from

turned my attention to

was a hard

“I have let my

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