Novels by Olivia Padge

Leena had spent thirty minutes pretending to be interested in blowing up balloons for her party, but she really was just waiting for the right moment to make a run for it to her bedroom with her new phone. Not having a cell phone was annoyingly boring, but that wasn’t the main reason that she was in a rush to get to her room with the phone. The moment William tied the last balloon’s knot, she darted away and hurried to her room.Once she got there, she went straight to the closet and found her hiding spot where she had hidden the piece of paper from Cody. It was an old receipt with his number written on the back, followed by a smiley face. She imagined that all the wolves in the house would think the smiley face was lame, but she found it sweet. He’d given her his number at the bakery hours earlier, but she worried she’d never had a way to get a hold of him without her own phone. All that changed when Rinc gifted her this new phone for he

Even though Leena seemed excited about the birthday party for her that evening, Lacee could tell that her sister was still upset with her for forgetting her birthday. It was Leena’s eighteenth birthday, a day they had been looking forward to for months. The two of them had been counting down the days until Leena turned eighteen, and yet, Lacee forgot the damn day.Of course, all that count downing took place before any of the werewolves walked into their lives, before fangs or bonds. It was before life as they knew it was forever changed, before being exhausted from training hours a day, before being overwhelmed by the suffocating fear of what would happen to her sister or her now that Wolves were in their lives, and in their bones. So, in her defense, Lacee hardly ever even knew what day of the week it was anymore, let alone the date. She missed her sister’s birthday and would now beat herself up about more than Leena would ever know.“I need to go b

Leena’s birthday had been forgotten the day before but hearing Rinc announce that they were going to throw her a big party now made her perk up. Sure, it was crappy of her sister to forget her eighteenth birthday, but Leena seldom held grudges, especially against the most important person in her life. After announcing the party, Rinc sent Leena and Lacee shopping. The party was only hours away and Leena was excited to make a good impression on the pack. Most had seen her around the packhouse or farm, but they never paid her much attention the past few weeks. This party would be an opportunity to show them that she and her sister were a good addition to their community, even if she was just a half-breed to them.The car slowed down as they went down Main Street in the small college town. Laran pulled into a tiny parking lot and parked the car. He got out and his eyes scanned the area before allowing the two females to get leave the car, and even then, he we

“I forgot my own sister’s birthday.” Lacee closed her eyes and shook her head in shame. “How could I forget her damn birthday? I’m a horrible person.”“You’re not a horrible person.” Rinc tried to reassure her.“Well, I’m a horrible sister.” She looked out the window at her little sister who was sitting by the lake with Laran.“That’s not true. Everything you do is for her.” His hand touched her shoulder, and she felt an instant comfort wave over her body. She wondered if the bond he had told her about had anything to do with his comforting touch.“I’ve been so focused on training. It’s exhausting me, physically and mentally. It’s consumed me lately.” She said.“Exactly, and you’ve been working so hard at it for her safety,” Rinc told her. “You’re a great sister.”“She has barely sa

“Come here, baby wolf.” Anderson’s words felt like needles poking into Leena’s chest, stinging her with shock, but leaving her too stunned to flinch.Piper smiled, blood dripping from her pretty red lips as she winked at Leena and nodded in agreement with Anderson’s invitation for the girl to join in on their fun. Even the male human between the two vamps grinned between moans, wanting Leena to become the fourth addition to the group.But the two bite marks on his skin made her feel besieged with sickness, and suddenly she snapped back to reality and needed to get far away from the vampires and their sexual plots that she feared would include her. Leena quickly darted out of the room, slamming the door behind her, and as she turned too quickly on her heels, she fell right into a guy walking by. The two of them stumbled and landed on the floor, her falling practically in his lap.“I’m so sorry!” The poor guy scooted

It was almost nine o’clock at night when Leena heard the shower turn off in the bathroom that connected to the bedroom that she shared with her sister.“You can’t back out of the deal.” Leena reminded Laran, who was standing in the doorway, leaning against the frame with a disappointed look on his face.“She’s still got time to remember.” He said, but it was obvious that Lacee had forgotten Leena’s birthday and was not going to suddenly remember before going to bed.Leena and Laran had waited impatiently in the kitchen as Rinc and Lacee came home from training. The two of them fixed their plates of food, sat at the table, ate bite after bite, and never mentioned the birthday. Laran was obviously hoping that Lacee would pop up and surprise them with a “Happy Birthday” so that he could get out of taking Leena to the party, but her sister never gave him that satisfaction.Now, they were both stalkin

Ash poured me a cup of coffee and placed it in front of me. It was oddly entertaining watching the deadly demon making me breakfast like a normal husband would on a Sunday morning. I was certain he’d feast on human flesh or hearts freshly ripped from poor souls, but he sat down next to me and began pouring syrup on his homemade pancakes. We were playing house in the cottage by the sea, pretending that Hell wasn’t at our feet, threatening us as we salted our scrambled eggs. “Wait, so let me get this straight, some land belongs to the demons and some land belongs to the angels?” I asked Ash. “And then some land belongs to no one and is free for all to wonder.” He explained to me, but I still couldn’t understand. “Okay, but demons can’t go onto angel territory, or they…” “They burn internally until eventually they go up in flames and die. And vise versa.” “But humans?” “Humans can go onto any of the territories without harm

“Ash…” The man’s fingers loosened around my neck, and he nervously looked up at Ash. “I was only trying to talk to her.” “I said let her go.” “Of course.” Talla let go of me and jumped up to his feet. He slowly backed away as he watched Ash carefully. “I was only here because Onyx sent me. You know I wasn’t going to harm her.” Ash looked down at Talla’s unbuttoned pants and dangling belt. “She’s mine,” Ash growled, his silver eyes began burning red. “I didn’t mean to…I didn’t know she was yours. She’s just a human.” Ash mo

Music blared and people moved all around me, but I felt so alone as I sat in the corner at the club. It had been two weeks since my car crash, but I still didn’t feel the same. I wasn’t injured, but my heart was pained. Ash hadn’t returned at all. I had only been with Ash for mere minutes, but his absence from my life seemed so heavy, as though a part of her was missing. It was a strange feeling, grieving for someone you hardly even knew. “Eliza! Get your ass out on the dance floor with us!” Ally’s loud voice snatched me out of my daydream as I stared off into the crowded club. “Come on, we are all waiting for you.” “Go on, I’m just going to finish my drink.&rdquo

“You need to lay down and relax.” Ally told me. “The doctor said you should get some rest.” “The doctor also said I am perfectly fine.” I reminded her. “I am just going to watch some TV in bed and go to sleep. Go on get ready. I appreciate you picking me up from the hospital and wanting to take care of me, but I am good, I promise. And I know you have that party tonight with Tom. You will be late if you don’t go soon.” “Oh, it’s not a big deal. It’s just a get-together for his work. I can miss it.” “Your fiancé just got a huge promotion, it’s not just a small get-together. They are throwing him a big going away pa

Looking all over my body, I was thankfully able to tell that I was not badly injured. My legs and arms had a few scrapes and bruises, but I would be just fine. My car was another story. After rolling, it was beyond repair. The doors were smashed and too damaged to open. Attempting to keep calm and not panic, I took a moment to breathe easy before figuring a way out. The blood was starting to rush to my head as I hung helplessly upside down, my car flipped over with me intact. I needed to get out of this damn car. Finding the seatbelt, I fought to unbuckle it and set myself free. The thing wouldn’t budge. Shit. Now the panic was setting in. To my left, I saw a pair of feet walking. “Help!” I screamed. “Please help me!” I called out to the black le