Garrett ignored the doorbell. He would not be denied this, but then the doorbell sounded again. It shattered the moment, its persistent chime echoing through the villa and brought Lily back to her senses. 　　Garrett released Lily, who was quick to jump up to fix her dress to cover herself. Shyness was now kicking in and she said timidly, "Uh, I think you should get that. It might be Adam." Garrett nodded, noting the awkward energy now.　　"I'll go find out," he said. He moved through the dimly lit hallway, the plush carpet under his feet muffling his footsteps. Garrett cursed the entire time swearing to beat whoever was at his door senseless for running the moment between he and Lily.  As he reached the front door, a sense of unease prickled at his senses, his instincts on high alert.　　With a flick of his hand, Garrett swung the door open, revealing a familiar face standing before him. Brandy, her blonde hair cascading over her shoulders, stood there with an insincere smile on her li

　　"You should not avoid Lily," Adam said firmly as he parked the car in one of the reserved parking spaces near the elevator. "You'll confuse her."　　Sitting in the passenger seat, Garrett raised an eyebrow at Adam's comment. "That's none of your concern," he responded coolly, his gaze fixed on the elevator. He waited for Adam to open the car door for him, a subtle display of their positions within their organization and hierarchy as Garrett was annoyed that Adam was scolding him about his behavior again.　　"It is when she is my responsibility to protect as well," Adam insisted. "She is young and inexperienced. Perhaps you need to talk her through the process instead of letting her stumble through it. She has enough to deal with. This shouldn't be complicated too."　　Garrett sighed, realizing Adam had a point. A lot of crucial information her parents neglected to teach her all because she was an Omega.  While she seemed to be adapting well with his mother's guidance, she lacked the nec

　　"Maybe I should have let Lily wait with me," Tiffany muttered to herself. She nervously fidgeted in the lobby as she looked over her resume again and the monologue that she had prepared to show her acting capabilities. 　　Tiffany looked up when the door open just to see someone bring in coffee for the receptionist. She scanned the room again to see if there was anyone additional that had entered, but it was still her and the receptionist.  　　'What is taking so long? It's been thirty minutes. Should I just go home? Did they already fill the position and just didn't call me?' Tiffany wondered.　　Tiffany  had spent hours preparing, rehearsing potential answers to anticipated questions. The opportunity to secure a promising job had filled her with a mix of excitement and anxiety. 　　'You got this Tiffany. Don't psych yourself out,' Trixie, her cat, purred within her before going dormant again. 　　'Trixie! Thank you,' Tiffany said in surprise and couldn't help but smile. Unlike werewolve

　　"That's… that's awful," Lily said covering her mouth in horror. "Wait, was that the cruise ship massacre? Were humans the cause of it?" 　　"Yes, unfortunately. We couldn't determine if it was typical liquor antics or if hunters were involved," Adam answered. Hunters were humans that knew about the supernatural and decided to hunt them down. Many disasters in the world were due to them covering up their crimes. 　　 "Alpha Jack searched and searched for the cause. It didn't seem like extremists were involved, but Alpha Jack never shook the feeling that there were," Adam continued solemnly. 　　Matthew had mentioned having another sibling that died, but Lily had just assumed that it was a pup that had died of natural causes. "Why did no one ever speak of this? I didn't even know that he had a twin or simply a brother that passed away?" Lily asked. 　　"Alpha Jack does not believe in releasing information that would make him or his pack vulnerable. He forced his entire pack to never speak

　　She was nervous. 　　After returning from the premiere, in a drunken stupor, Lily had said she no longer wanted to sleep in a separate room. She wanted to sleep with Garrett and Garrett eagerly took her up on the offer. All of her things had been neatly organized and placed in his room. Now, she sat on his bed with her thoughts while he was in the shower and her previous liquid courage was now beginning to fade. 　　'What are you so nervous about? We already felt him,' Dina stated.　　'This is different. This is planned,' Lily responded.　　'And? It wouldn't have made much of a difference if it happened here or Christmas night,' Dina said. 　　That was a valid point. Lily had wanted Garrett that night. Whether it was the influence of the Alpha call or not, Lily would have went all the way if they hadn't been interrupted. 　　Garrett came out of the bathroom with only a towel wrapped around his lower body. Lily felt so embarrassed that she did not even know where to look. "You can't tell me