Zara POV

"Daddy!"Stella grabs Raynor's arm again, tears streaming down her face like they cost nothing. "I don't want to move to the servants' quarters with Mom. Please say something!"

Does she have a water pump installed in her brain?

I roll my eyes.

'Her wolf is howling,' Raven sneers in my mind. 'Lyric's using that pathetic whimpering to try and trigger the Alpha's protective instincts. Cheap trick.'

I can smell the fear rolling offStella—sour and sharp, mixed with desperate musk. Her wolf ...