Eleanor scoffed and turned towards the door, uninterested in spending any more time in either of their presence.“Where are you going?” Thomas asked, his sharp words bringing her to a stop. “Are you just going to leave me here with Mia alone?”Eleanor turned her head to look at him. “Oh, I thought you’ re expecting me to leave. No? I bet you prefer spending time with her, so stop trying to keep up appearances.”His gaze hardened. “You don’t really care about our marriage anymore, do you?”“Me? Who was it that brought this witch back to our pack?” Eleanor shot back. She continued her walk to the door and slammed it behind her.Thomas cursed and shoved his hand into his hair. He had no idea what to do with Eleanor. What to say to her. She had completely changed, and any attempt on his part to fix things was met by a cold wall of resistance.It was as if she didn’t care about their relationship anymore. Until then were they going to go around in circles like this, like rivals in a fight

At the sound of Mia’s screams, guards rushed in from all directions to help her. Eleanor stood by the table, amused. One moment, Mia had been standing by the table, a safe distance from the edge of the pool.The next, she was in the water. It was such a shame to have missed her dive into the pool. It was the peak of her performance, albeit a little too desperate.Thomas came rushing with the guards, and he was the first to dive into the pool, clothes and all, and grab Mia. Mia clung to him, sobbing. He carried her out of the pool and lay her on the ground.He barked an order to a guard nearby. The guard removed his coat and handed it to him. Thomas used it to cover Mia, who was shivering with cold.“What the hell happened?” Thomas asked, rubbing his hands up and down her arm.Eleanor lifted an eyebrow. She too would like to know.“I’m sorry,” Mia said through chattering teeth. “It’s all my fault. It was me who provoked Luna. I shouldn’t have disrespected her.”Thomas’s eyes shot to El

Eleanor was surprised to see Henry. She had been expecting Ethan. Also, she was surprised to see Henry there despite the argument with Thomas the previous day.Thomas’s face darkened with displeasure the moment he saw Henry, his eyes flashing imaginary daggers at him.Eleanor stepped forward and greeted Henry. “I was expecting Ethan,” she told him.“Yeah, that was the plan,” Henry said, giving her a smile. “But I wanted to come get you myself. He thinks I care too much about you.”Eleanor’s eyes widened a bit, knowing that statement was going to rub Thomas the wrong way. Best to get over with this quick… “I’m ready to go, I’ll just go and grab my stuff–”“You are not going anywhere,” Thomas interrupted, coming to her side. “My Luna and I have some personal matters to sort out,” he told Henry, “and no one is allowed to take her from the pack. So you can go back and go home. She is not coming with you.”Henry arched an eyebrow, seeming unfazed by Thomas’s claim. “Well, she says she is c

When they arrived at Darkfall, Henry’s subordinates welcomed them in a queue. Eleanor was thrown off by the high profile welcome. It made her feel like she was a very important guest.When Henry introduced her, it was as Miss Lim, his friend, and not Luna Eleanor from Blackstorm. He told everyone that she had come to the pack to study on their advanced werewolf medicine skills.“From now on, as long as you are in my pack, you are no longer anyone’s Luna,” Henry told her when they left the others behind and walked into the house. “You are free to do anything you like, so don’t be afraid to just be yourself.”As Luna, just being herself wasn’t something she got to do often. For every single thing she did, there were ten other things she had to make considerations for. Henry’s invitation was too tempting, but he was right. This was the only place she could truly be herself.“Thank you,” she told him, “I’ll not hold back, then.”He gave her a smile that suggested his next words were nowhe

Eleanor clung on to Henry as he held her, his soothing words slowly bringing her back to the present. It was just a dream. Just a dream. Her heart rate eventually calmed and she could take in steady breaths.When her body stopped trembling, Henry pulled back and looked into her face. “Are you okay now?”She nodded, looking into his dark eyes. With the effect of the nightmare gone, her brain was now fully registering their current position.Henry’s arms were around her body, his bare chest pressed against her. He was shirtless, and she was wearing a nightdress she had found in the closet.Her body warmed up in reaction to his proximity, and her eyes skimmed over him, taking in his muscular physique. He had well-defined muscles, and against her, he felt all masculine.She had gotten a peek earlier when he changed at the car after they got away from Blackstorm, but this was way different.“What did you dream about?” he asked, lifting his hand to her face. He pushed back some strands of h