OLIVIA BURNS

My chest was still burning when I flew into the empty music room, slamming the door behind me and struggling to swallow through the lump that had grown in my throat.

That goddamned rat! How could she suck up to the Alpha like that? Acting all cute and innocent? I slammed my hand into the wall, wincing when the zing of pain shot up my arm and a dull throb started in my temples.

I leaned into the window that overlooked the wicket walls of the throne room building, briefly noting the chess-piece shape of the stone house and the way it loomed taller than the rest of...