Auren POV

When I heard Novalie had been sacked from the diner for the crime of giving Lorien a Fae a free pie, I didn’t hesitate to approve her request to apprentice under the pack doctor. Teen or not, she had drive. While half the pack folded their arms and turned their noses up at Lorien, Novalie had tried to welcome her. She had a good heart and an impossible work ethic. We needed more people like that.

“Don’t touch me,” Lior snapped, stumbling back the moment Novalie reached for ...