James POV

I heard the news three days ago. Aurora was the Holy Maiden now. The entire supernatural world was talking about it. She had power. status and Protection.

And Gray had marked her.

The thought made my blood boil. I sat in the dingy apartment I'd been hiding in since going rogue, staring at the newspaper article with her picture on it.

She looked radiant. Happy. Standing beside Gray at some official ceremony.

She should have been mine.

I crumpled the paper in my fist and threw it across ...