A Dawn with the Wolf Knight (Married to Magic, #5)

by Elise Kova

“He knows what’s been happening—more or less. That I’ve been resisting him…” I quickly recap her on the events of the past day. Her expression is impossible to read the entire time I speak. “… But I’m thinking that, if he’s sincere, maybe there is a way for us all to get what we want.” “Not with him. Not Conri,” she says finally, shaking her head slowly. “He will want you to believe it’s possible. But there is no way he’d ever give in.” “And maybe he doesn’t have to, not really,” I say hastily. Her words echo Evander’s and I feel more and more foolish by the moment for starting to trust Conri. “Maybe we can use him long enough to get what we need. If he thinks we’re on his side, we can use that to our advantage.” Aurora considers this. “I’d rather you didn’t.” I sigh heavily. “You and Evander…you both have given me such warnings about him. And I do believe you both.” I glance toward the tent flap, hoping my voice is low enough that Evander doesn’t overhear. “But Conri hasn’t been the man that you’ve claimed. At least not to me. Maybe he really is trying to change and grow?” “I have stood beside hundreds of wolf kings, and each one of them becomes as corrupted by their power as the last.” “Aurora, we mortals aren’t a monolith. I know you have endured hundreds of years of hardship. But every single person has the capacity to change, if they want it.” “If they want it,” she repeats, emphasizing. “He never will.” I rest my elbow on my knee and sink my head into my palm. “I jus...