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Chapters (54)
  1. Title Page
  2. Also by Aileen Erin
  3. Dedication
  4. Chapter One
  5. Chapter Two
  6. Chapter Three
  7. Chapter Four
  8. Chapter Five
  9. Chapter Six
  10. Chapter Seven
  11. Chapter Eight
  12. Chapter Nine
  13. Chapter Ten
  14. Chapter Eleven
  15. Chapter Twelve
  16. Chapter Thirteen
  17. Chapter Fourteen
  18. Chapter Fifteen
  19. Chapter Sixteen
  20. Chapter Seventeen
  21. Chapter Eighteen
  22. Chapter Nineteen
  23. Chapter Twenty
  24. Chapter Twenty-One
  25. Chapter Twenty-Two
  26. Chapter Twenty-Three
  27. Chapter Twenty-Four
  28. Chapter Twenty-Five
  29. Chapter Twenty-Six
  30. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  31. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  32. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  33. Chapter Thirty
  34. Chapter Thirty-One
  35. Chapter Thirty-Two
  36. Chapter Thirty-Three
  37. Chapter Thirty-Four
  38. Chapter Thirty-Five
  39. Chapter Thirty-Six
  40. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  41. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  42. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  43. Chapter Forty
  44. Chapter Forty-One
  45. Chapter Forty-Two
  46. Chapter Forty-Three
  47. Chapter Forty-Four
  48. Chapter Forty-Five
  49. Chapter Forty-Six
  50. Chapter Forty-Seven
  51. Off Balance
  52. To My Readers
  53. Acknowledgments
  54. About the Author

For that whole semester with Maria, I think I learned more than I did in all the other semesters combined about how to world build. She kicked my ass BIGTIME, and I’m so incredibly grateful that she accepted me as a mentee.

This book has gone through so many versions—one where she became IAF, ones where Lorne came instead of Declan, ones where she didn’t know she was a halfer… But I finally found the right version and cut 50K words last year. Somehow, I still ended up over 140K, nearly double the average length of one of my Alpha Girls books. Whoa, mama! And I couldn’t have done it without a TON—I mean a TON—of help. So here’s the list of everyone that helped! Be prepared. It’s a long one!

Thank you to Lola Dodge, Maria V. Snyder, Margie Lawson, Mary Karlik, Cheri Patton, John McDevitt, and everyone else who has given me feedback on this book through its many versions.

Thank you to Kime Heller-Neal. Your feedback was so thorough and organized. Your editing made this book shine, and I’m so thankful that you were able to fit this book into your schedule!

Thank you to Sharon Garner, my copyeditor. I’m so thankful that someone can catch all my typos, and so stoked that you enjoyed the read, too. :)

Thank you to my amazing mother-in-law, who came to watch Isabella while I hosted Margie Lawson’s Immersion Master Class. My writing improved so much from that, and I’m so thankful to have such a supportive mother-in-law! I appreciate it so much.

To Kelly, Ana, Katie, Allison, and all the rest at INscribe, thank you for all your hard work! Your support of Ink Monster and our books is invaluable. You’re AMAZING!

To my family, for being so supportive of all of my books! Thank you for the cheers and encouragement. I love you all.

To our nanny, Nicky G. Without you taking such good care of our Isabella, I wouldn’t be able to work. Thank you for that daily gift.

Jeremy. You’re the best partner. Thank you for reading every single draft and always telling me to keep going. I’m so thankful for you. For taking Isabella on weekends when I’m on deadline to staying up late reading revisions to making me dinner and shooing me off to finalize the final-final files. I love you the most.

Isabella doesn’t understand what I do yet (she’s only 2.5!), but I hope she reads this one day and enjoys it. If today is that day, know that I love you so much and I hope you enjoyed it. Taking time away from you isn’t easy, but you’re always in my heart and on my mind. Maité’s strength comes from you.

About the Author

Aileen Erin