ELLA

Seeing Lucian had surprised me, but I wasn’t going to show it. He didn’t need to know that he had that kind of effect on me.

Honestly, I had expected to see one of the rogue wolves the elders spoke about, and I was ready to try out everything I had learned while training with Lyla. But his presence threw me off balance.

He didn’t need to know that, and I certainly wasn’t going to let it show on my face. I turned away for a moment to regain my composure.

When I was certain I was in a better frame of mind to respond, I turned back to...