Chapter 14: Atonement in Sunlight

Lycan’s recovery was swift once the magical poison was purged, accelerated by the now-unified strength of the mate bond. Within days, he was standing, his presence once again filling the room with the aura of a born Alpha, but it was different now. Softer. His eyes, when they rested on me, held a warmth that chased away the last vestiges of dungeon cold. The time for hiding was over. He demanded an audience with the combined courts—the Lycan Council and the Vampire Conclave. The request...