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?”

woozy, I pressed my hand to my forehead. “I…I have

enough explanation by far, but in the moment, all I could

looks like this. Over the past few years, there’s

many people are homeless. I’ve had to work two or

roof over Elva’s

like he didn’t quite believe

I

such

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

couple of

white on the steering wheel. “Things

the way he said it, but I still treated it like one.

Though the jobs that usually paid well didn’t last

It’s tough all over. During

sure Elva

burned out streetlights and the tired

Walking and buses were the only way to get anywhere.

buses ran on time, or showed up

a dream. I’ve never eaten so

arrived,” Nicholas said. He sounded distant, like he was

somewhere else, and not from the seat beside mine.

attention to

a hard line.

my people suffer for

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