Why Wait?

Aris

I’ve seen things in my life I can’t explain.

This is, by far, the most intense.

I was perfectly fine staying ignorant of the fact that the spirits who keep the castle running like a well-oiled machine were once people, and that Soren was right about being unnerved by their ghostly presence...

Chapters

1. When It Rains, it Pours

2. The Proposal

3. Punishment

4. Why Am I Here?

5. What Am I Doing?

6. Poppy

7. Alpha Jordan

8. Man, Oh Man

9. Enchanting

10. That's What I'm Doing Here?

11. Truth and Rumors

12. In My Dreams

13. Thinking

14. The Next Luna

15. He's Claiming Me

16. Hot in Here

17. Interruptions

18. Talks with the King

19. Distractions

20. A Date?

21. Date with the Breeder

22. Will You Sleep With Me?

23. Another Death in the Castle

24. Unbelievable

25. My Wolf Smells a Rat

26. My Dead Body

27. Tasting Isla

28. Business as Usual

29. Maddox Makes Her Come

30. A Flutter

31. Locked Up

32. Mrs. Over-the-Moon

33. Linked to the King

34. Alpha Earnest Gets What He Deserves

35. Hidden and Lost

36. A Wylie One

37. Alpha Maddox Gets a Dear John Letter

38. The Boat is Coming

39. Just Three Words

40. The Truth Will Not Set You Free

41. Why Did She Try to Kill Me?

42. Isla Isn't Breathing

43. Who You Are

44. What Happens Next?

45. Remembering Home

46. A Deadly Combination

47. The Gift That Doesn't Keep on Giving

48. Tangled Memories

49. Where Did She Go?

50. Breathing Underwater

51. Catching the Aquatic Gopher

52. Waking in His Arms

53. A New Plan of Action

54. Tracking Them Down

55. Calling Home

56. More Surprises

57. Big Little Secrets

58. Just a Friend

59. What Now?

60. Fleeing Through the Woods

61. Help?

62. Bleeding and Dirty

63. Sorry... and Stuff

64. Another Vivid Dream

65. Making Up in Bed

66. What Happened Here?

67. How to Be a Breeder

68. Who's to Blame?

69. Promises He'd Better Keep

70. Did I Summon You?

71. Don't Do Something So Stupid

72. Will He Pull the Trigger?

73. Anticipation

74. Get it Out!

75. Where She Belongs

76. Lightning Crashes

77. What Child is This?

78. She's Not Yours

79. Did He Say That to Me, or Was it a Dream?

80. Stolen in the Night

81. Let's Not Argue

82. Truth and Consequences

83. A Familiar Face

84. Preparing for Death

85. An Angry King

86. Just a Princess

87. What's Wrong With Me?

88. Dealing with Her Again

89. The Good News and the Bad News

90. Tell Me Already!

91. About the Curse

92. Confiding in the Wrong Friend

93. You Look Like Hell

94. Concern for the King

95. The Execution

96. Stabbed

97. Tears and Blood

98. The Aftermath

99. Death and Dreams

100. Alpha Jordan Knows

101. She's Angry

102. They Found a Body

103. Why Did He Do It?

104. Telling Them the Truth

105. True Motivation

106. Something About Mary

107. The Puppet Master

108. No One Can Stop Me

109. Fantastic Voyage

110. Let's Skip Dinner

111. When He's Gone

112. What Do You Want, Stranger?

113. Not Who She Thinks He Is

114. A Name Like That

115. Haunted

116. Queen Contest

117. The Alpha's Daughter

118. Trust No One

119. Can You Trust a Liar?

120. What's It Going to Be?

121. The Art of War

122. The Pride of a Princess

123. It Has to Be a Lie

124. She Can't Know

125. I'm a Princess!

126. A Long Way

127. Makeup Sex?

128. If You Want It

129. Not a Throwaway Princess

130. Zombie Dance

131. These Are My Terms

132. An Invitation

133. The Wages of Sin

134. And So It Begins

135. She Seems Nice

136. Life is Not a Ball

137. Who is This Girl?

138. Trinity Knows Everything

139. Going Home

140. Shout it Out

141. The Right Decisions

142. Boy or Girl?

143. Bad Advice

144. Letter From the Past

145. Outnumbered

146. Maybe She Should Be the Queen

147. Payback is a B

148. What if I Do?

149. Trinity's Revelation

150. Beta Belief

151. Should I Stay or Go?

152. She'll Say Stay

153. Leaving Safety

154. Thank the Goddess for Friends

155. Is That a Boat?

156. The Treasure Seeker

157. Home Sweaty Home

158. Jungle Trek

159. Voices in My Head

160. Mysterious Light

161. Which Witch?

162. Difficult Choices

163. The Pool of Life

164. The Real Treasure is Love

165. Emotions in the Ocean

166. So Many Questions

167. Can't Go Home

168. A Rogue's Help

169. Plans to Attack

170. Just Dropping In

171. The Tides of War

172. A Bloody Mess

173. Save My Son

174. I Have a Son

175. Where is the Diamond?

176. I Forgive You, I Think

177. Steam

178. The Journey Begins

179. A Brand New Man

180. Swallowed by the River

181. Attacked in the Night

182. A Vision of Blood

183. She Gave Her Life for the Prince

184. Can I Kill My Own Beta?

185. It's Not Over Yet

186. Did You Touch My Mate?

187. Not Ready to Say Goodbye

188. In Service of the King

189. Take Me Anywhere You Want

190. A Beta's Betrayal

191. Life Goes On... Or Does It?

192. The Beta Trials Begin

193. An Unexpected Guest

194. Secrets Revealed

195. A New Beta

196. Should I Do It Anyway?

197. What Did She Say?

198. Mysteries of the Moon Goddess

199. Gifts From Beyond the Grave

200. A Luna's Work is Never Done

201. Beatrice's Sister

202. The Lost Pack

203. Where's Ben Been?

204. A Deal With a She-Devil

205. Sacrificing Himself for His Children

206. Through the Storm

207. Lightning Crashes Again

208. Where's the Necklace?

209. The Wizard's Demands

210. Choices Must Be Made

211. The Mate Bond is Broken

212. All Fall Down

213. A Warning For Ella

214. Back Across the Sea

215. More Trouble is Brewing

216. The Man Who Would Be King

217. Who is He?

218. A Whore or a Breeder?

219. No One

220. The Price of a Daughter

221. The Wife List

222. A Chance at Freedom

223. Je Ne Sais Pas

224. Shattered Hopes

225. Not a Princess

226. Too Good to Be True

227. Dream Turned Nightmare

228. Call His Bluff

229. Reginald Faces the Music

230. What Happens Now?

231. What Dreams May Come

232. Nothing to Lose

233. Show Her Who You Are

234. Her Conditions

235. Isla Doesn't Approve

236. Intruder

237. A Quiet Moment With the King

238. Then I Saw Her Face

239. Portrait of a Queen

240. Gravity

241. Battle Plan

242. Claim Me, My King

243. Taken by the King

244. The Baby Girl

245. Mystic

246. What Are They Doing Here?

247. Left Unsaid

248. Anyone But Her

249. The Beast of the Moon Goddess

250. Man and Wife

251. Marked

252. Mates

253. The Truth Comes Out

254. Ready for the Worst

255. Letters Home

256. Symbolism

257. The Locket

258. Blood on the Floor

259. It Was Always Me

260. The Second Beast

261. He's Not the One

262. You're Not Alone, Maddy

263. Kings Collide

264. Last Breath

265. It Wasn't Kane

266. Reclaiming His Mate

267. Ella's Choice

268. Fall From the Sky

269. Scrub It All Away

270. Who You Are

271. There Has to Be a Way

272. The Magpie

273. Her Scent

274. Ashes to Ashes

275. My Luna

276. The Third Scent

277. At the Auction

278. Why Are We Mates?

279. For Fox Sake

280. The Unexpected

281. Not a Word

282. She Can't Control It

283. How Did We Get in Bed?

284. No Shifting

285. Don't Let Them Take You Alive

286. Transformed Into a Hellhound

287. Raveena

288. Foolish Girl

289. She's Awake

290. The Firestone Witches

291. The Scent of Blood

292. How You Taste

293. Claimed by My Mate

294. Whispers in the Water

295. Mystics and Seers

296. What I Must Do

297. She's Dying

298. Mark Me, Mate

299. The Thing in the Castle

300. My Wife

301. The Veiled Valley

302. Not His Luna

303. What Do You Want From Me?

304. She Isn't a Weapon

305. What I Want

306. A New Family

307. Unintentional Magic

308. Torn Veil

309. What Did You Do To Her?

310. What Have You Done?

311. Walked Right Into It

312. Not What I'd Planned

313. Shattered Crystal

314. You Killed My Mate

315. What She Was Made For

316. How Do We Get Him Back?

317. Earth Shattering

318. He's Alive

319. Our Enemy

320. His Touch on My Skin

321. Fight to the Death

322. No One Told Her

323. Is She In There?

324. She Does What She Wants

325. Severed Bond

326. The Healing Waters

327. She Speaks the Truth

328. He's a Natural

329. The Shadow King of Clubs

330. You're Still Mine

331. The Prophecy

332. Endurance

333. The Treaty

334. Back From the Dead

335. Remember Who You Are

336. Shattered Castle

337. Wash It All Away

338. Her Purpose

339. Sucked Down

340. Bad Compromise

341. The Firestone Queen

342. Annihilation

343. A Rogue and a Witch

344. Head in a Bag

345. Calming the Storm

346. Moonstones and Water

347. Tendrils of Black

348. The Truth Comes Out

349. Leap of Faith

350. Vision of Love

351. The Queen of Eastonia

352. Challenge Accepted

353. Pit of Dispair

354. A Leap Too Far

355. Out of Options

356. Ryatt's Choice

357. Me Instead

358. Just a Man

359. By Any Other Name

360. Veiled Intentions

361. The Bond is Back

362. What Did You Do To Me?

363. Let Her Remember

364. Where the Heart Is

365. Balance of Power

366. Fate Knows

367. Lady in the Lake

368. The Story Continues

369. Came Up Short

370. Ghost

371. Meathead

372. Is He My Mate?

373. Intervention

374. Aunt Maddy

375. Suspicions

376. Panic on the Dance Floor

377. Shielding the Princess

378. Morning After

379. She's Coming Home

380. Consumed by the Shadows

381. Chased Through the Woods

382. Free Fall

383. Princess in a Shed

384. Why I Must Hate Her

385. Something About Birthing Babies

386. A Moment of Quiet

387. Feel the Heat

388. Nomads

389. Chosen for the Rite

390. Three Wolves and a Witch

391. Let Him Have Her

392. Powers Unsheathed

393. Giving Up the Ghost

394. Saying Those Words

395. If You Go, We're Done

396. Drunk Confessions

397. A New Destiny

398. The Rite

399. You Belong to Me

400. The World Falls Apart

401. The Face of Evil

402. The Taste of Him

403. Wild Goose

404. She's Ours

405. It's Already Begun

406. What if They Take Her?

407. Telling Ella

408. This is Your Granddaughter

409. A Run in the Moonlight

410. An Open Window

411. Under the Wards

412. Ashes to Ashes

413. Your Mate or Your Baby

414. Secret Power

415. A Love Like Ours

416. Ascension

417. Hope for the Future

418. Sydney's Quest

419. The Cold Hard Truth

420. Endless Mission

421. A Reason

422. You're Not Taking My Baby

423. His Prisoner

424. Warmth and Rest

425. Botanist to Breeder

426. Another Pink Door

427. I Knew Her

428. Royal Secrets

429. Temple by the Sea

430. Something Familiar

431. Like a Princess

432. In the Air Tonight

433. Wrecked

434. Promises We Made

435. Unwritten

436. Eyes Wide Open

437. Third Time's Not the Charm

438. Confrontation

439. That's Not My Name

440. Trail of Blood

441. Mate's Mark

442. Help From Another Realm

443. Flashback

444. Unlocking the Past

445. Unburying Sasha

446. Queen of Wishful Thinking

447. It's Obvious

448. The Air I Breathe

449. The Ancient Art of Marking One's Mate

450. Hunted by a Wolf

451. Telling Ryan

452. Don't Trust Her

453. A Different Kind of Bond

454. Can't Keep a Secret

455. It All Comes Out

456. Whispers in the Stars

457. What's Up with Hadley?

458. Hunting Him Down

459. Someone Has to Die

460. Time for Action

461. Silve and Gold

462. Turn Back Time

463. What She Can Do

464. It's a Boy

465. Held in Chains

466. Starting Over Again

467. Second Chance Mate

468. A Summer Wedding

469. Outrunning the Past

470. That's Not a Bear

471. A Gift for a King

472. The Cursed Alpha

473. I Don't Like You

474. Imprint

475. A Wager

476. Hunter Becomes the Hunted

477. Who's It Going to Be?

478. A Day of Change

479. Joined by Blood

480. Wedding Night

481. Swollen River

482. Off to a Great Start

483. Stow Away

484. Feel You

485. She's Not Mine

486. So You're the Luna?

487. Your Mate is Out There

488. Just Like Mother

489. Don't Move

490. No Second Chances

491. Not the Old Ways

492. Ambush

493. Family Killer

494. That's His Mate

495. I'm Saving Him

496. Make No Promises

497. He's My Mate

498. You Knew All Along

499. Deserve It Or Not

500. That's Not So Bad

501. Swallowed Whole

502. The Beast Within

503. Gone Fishin'

504. Might As Well Jump

505. Meeting the Family

506. Is Ryan Back?

507. Not My Circus

508. She Can Defend Herself

509. All the Way In

510. Knot Now

511. What Are Her Powers?

512. Am I a Monster?

513. A Golden Glow

514. The Book of Whispers

515. Rounding Up Rogues

516. Angels of the Goddess

517. Tides of Change

518. The GildedBow

519. Tattooed

520. Epilogue of Ryan's Story

521. Misty's Story Begins

522. Arcana Umbra

523. Stolen Kisses

524. A Whispered Warning

525. The World Comes Crashing Down

526. The B Word

527. Loose Tongue

528. My Defense

529. He's a Dick

530. A Whole Lotta Blood

531. Ran Right Into It

532. That's It?

533. Who's Dyin' Now?

534. Cursed and Scarred

535. Green-Eyed Monster

536. Preparations

537. These Dreams Remain

538. This Isn't Over Yet

539. This Time is Different

540. A Baby

541. Time Runs Out

542. Who He Really Is

543. Visiting the Past

544. Message from the Enemy

545. Just Do It

546. Bubble Gum Pink

547. You Knew the Truth

548. Why They Took Her

549. No Girls Allowed

550. Convincing the Queen

551. Over Our Heads

552. I Choose You

553. Coated in Armor

554. The Gate of the Gods

555. The Ultimate Sacrifice

556. Not Quite Enough

557. Stepping Aside

558. Making Peace with the Past

559. Welcome to the Family

560. An Open Door

561. Return of the Alpha

562. Commander Number Four

563. Everyone Needs a Break

564. The Alpha Queen

565. No Interruptions

566. Who Killed It?

567. It's a Fever

568. What a Witch!

569. Where But Not Why

570. Swallowed Glass

571. Logan

572. What is This Place?

573. Hole Lotta Trouble

574. Find the Entrance

575. An Omen

576. Who's Kyra?

577. She's Not a Witch

578. Disappeared

579. Called Into the Forge

580. Out of the Forge

581. Made

582. She’s Different Now

583. Three Thousand Years

584. Scry Me a River

585. Three Heart Beats

586. Baby Girls

587. Don't Lose Your Head

588. A Witch and a Pup

589. It's Finally Over

590. Time to Get to Work

591. No Going Back

592. Unity

593. Her Story

594. What the Future Holds

595. He's Back, but Not to Stay

596. A Decision Has Been Made

597. The Outcast

598. I Need an Alpha

599. He's Not the One

600. A New Assignment

601. Rejection Complete

602. This is Perfection

603. Not a Bodyguard

604. Baring It All

605. Bad Timing

606. Violated

607. Trust Me

608. Sabotaged Ship

609. She's Not Dead

610. Shipwrecked

611. Rescued--Maybe

612. Desperation

613. Tell Them Everything

614. Unexplained Choices

615. A Pirate's Life for Me

616. Shave and... Not a Haircut

617. Mate's Scent

618. In the Shadows

619. Let's Just Be Friends

620. Regrets

621. Taking Back What's Mine

622. Nearly Undone

623. Goose Chase

624. Into the Great Wide Open

625. Why Would She Do This?

626. Brie for One Night

627. Melody Remembered

628. You're Going to Help Me

629. Nothing Can Change It

630. Wherever Home Is

631. MY Mate

632. In My Own Bed

633. He's Not Like the Rest of Us

634. Now Lie in It

635. The Proposal

636. Always

637. Into the Rain

638. The Marriage Bed

639. One Little Hitch

640. I Can Do This

641. Washed Ashore... Again

642. Emberfyll

643. The Beta

644. Luna Rising

645. Unveiled

646. Perfectly Imperfect

647. What Is He?

648. You Don't Have a Choice

649. Bonus: To Catch a Thief

650. He's a Nightmare

651. Taking It All

652. Not a Fair Fight

653. Broken and Bound

654. One-Way Ticket

655. Utterly Useless

656. You Owe Me

657. Sayonara

658. Out of Juice

659. She's Not Supposed to Be Here

660. Den of Thieves

661. We're Not Friends

662. Cut Throat

663. Time to Get Out

664. Full-Blooded

665. Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore

666. How the Tables Turn

667. Fire and Ice

668. Worship Me

669. Ghosts From the Past

670. My Pet

671. Who You Really Are

672. From the Beginning

673. The Blade

674. The Queen and the Assassin

675. Something for Me

676. Remaining Maeve

677. Put on a Show

678. From a Distance

679. Delegation of Power

680. I'm Not Sick

681. The Architect

682. Found Out

683. Spilling It All

684. Is It True?

685. So Much for Vacation

686. Final Payment

687. On Her Own Schedule

688. A Mangled Mess

689. Your Home Now

690. Who the F I Am

691. A Slight Misunderstanding

692. You All Along

693. Ball of Silver

694. Confronting the Architect

695. One Thing Left to Try

696. Sorting Out Soren

697. Meet the Parents

698. Marching Orders

699. The Mate Bond Snaps

700. Exits and Entrances

701. Taking Down the Viper

702. She Won't Be Stopped

703. Mind Scramble

704. Banshee Battle

705. Fallon

706. The Royal Princess

707. Bonus: Ready for Her

708. Seeing Her Again

709. Skye

710. She's a Secret

711. Welcome Home

712. Not This Time

713. Seven Years

714. Fancy Meeting You Here

715. Just Walk Away

716. Space to Breathe

717. Said Too Much

718. Do You Want To?

719. At the Ball

720. She's Like Me

721. Break Him

722. Lie to Me, Honey

723. Those Are My Memories

724. He Only Cares About Himself

725. Something's Happening

726. You'll Have to Kill Me First

727. The Binding Spell

728. Death's Door

729. Am I Dead?

730. It's Your Fault

731. No Regrets

732. Show Me Your Power

733. Writing a Symphony

734. The Only One I Trust

735. Trapped in Memories

736. Snap

737. This Family

738. How Long Have You Known?

739. A Granddaughter

740. No More Teasing

741. It's Not a Dream

742. All in the Family

743. Depleted and Refreshed

744. A Slip of the Tongue

745. I'm Leaving

746. Music Is Magic

747. Origins

748. A Message from the Goddess

749. No One's There

750. Enemies Within

751. I'm Not Afraid of You

752. My Only Friend

753. It's All for You

754. Shattered

755. Bursts of Chaos

756. A Week of Not Knowing

757. Epilogue: In the Deadlands

758. It's Just a Little War

759. Reject Me Then

760. Swallowed Hole

761. The Culling

762. Survival

763. To the Victor Goes Nothing

764. A Sponsor

765. King of Slaves

766. The Weight of Being Queen

767. Child's Play

768. Don't Say That Word

769. Secrets of the Glade

770. Word from a Friend

771. Brother of Mine

772. The Champion

773. Fork You

774. Scheming

775. There's Been a Change of Plans

776. Pure of Heart

777. My Why

778. A Lock of Gold

779. Wrapped Up Together

780. Tasted

781. Drowning in a Dress

782. Snap

783. Stairway to Heaven

784. Exactly What She Wants

785. What Did You Do?

786. Legend Has It

787. Just Aris

788. The Bride Price

789. The Maze

790. None of This Is Real

791. Who Is He?

792. We Can't Be Together

793. A Father's Broken Heart

794. Who's to Blame?

795. Calling Him Out

796. I'll Do It Myself

797. This Is Ours

798. Through the Arch

799. A Coward

800. Both of Us Must Be Dead

801. I'm Going Back

802. One Ending and One Beginning

803. By My Own Hand

804. All Fall Down

805. He's Back

806. Where Am I?

807. The New Bride Price

808. Down the Aisle

809. Aris's Story

810. Summer Home

811. A Lapse

812. Princess Posey

813. Take the Plunge

814. A Painful Touch

815. What a Waste

816. What Normal People Do

817. Just a Kiss

818. He Didn't Hurt Me

819. Oops, He Did It Again

820. Time to Go

821. Like Grim Death

822. Is She a Witch or Something Worse?

823. Wild with Fever

824. The Nest

825. The Cabin in the Woods

826. Making Amends

827. Check

828. Just Once

829. Think About It

830. One Big Mistake

831. Moving On

832. Gray Like Me

833. She Lives Here Now

834. He's Been Rejected

835. Don't Go So Deep

836. Blood in the Forest

837. This Isn't Wonderland

838. Behind the Door

839. You're Done

840. We Have to Go Together

841. Pleasure and Pain

842. Get Out, Now!

843. I'll Know If You Do

844. Secrets of the Caves

845. Dread

846. Fade into Shadows

847. Just Like You

848. Do You Want This?

849. On the Worktable

850. Stuck in a Shift

851. Help Me Protect Her