Lorien POV

“But what if she isn’t?” I whispered, panic coiling tight beneath my ribs. “What if my wolf really is just… ordinary? Or she never surfaces at all? If someone breaks through the locks tonight and reaches me before I shift, the curse won’t break.”

I shook my head, unable to steady my breathing. Auren insisted his office was the safest place for me second only to the locked dungeon where the younger wolves who couldn’t shift were being held but I didn’t agree. My ...