Mother wolves got envious about stuff like that, so her behaviour was normal. My stomach rolled. I could feel myself getting ill. "Mrs Wolfe is desperate for a grandchild," Mrs Compton scoffed, echoing my thought. "She sure is," Tyrese muttered. I prayed silently that the two would shut up. Th
Richard POV She flinched at my tone, then snatched the fork, gripping it tight in her hand. I wondered briefly if she meant to stab me with it. I was scaring her somehow. It irritated my wolf like hell. Shaking my head, I gripped my thighs tight to hold back from shifting. 'EAT,' I linked her.
I should go away for a few days. I had to figure things out in my head. And maybe heart. My meal was half-finished when I rose to leave the table. I stopped at the mini-bar once again for another gulp of vodka before disappearing from her sight. Rather than food or alcohol, what I needed was a run
Kevin At the night of the party, after Richard told Kevin to get back to work, the latter's mother had kept an eye on him and made sure he didn't go near Tessa again. He heard only through gossips that Ivy Johnson had indeed attacked, and his babydoll had hit back. Of course, she had. She was bo
Kevin That news gave Kevin a tiny bit of relief. His Tessa Nile was not with the Chief at that moment. With that thought came the idea to take a casual stroll past Richard Wolfe's property. Even if he didn't see his doll, there would be someone to answer his 'innocent' questions. He drank the l
Kevin The look on Mrs Johnson's face made Kevin pause. "What did you say?" She asked with a creased brow. "The girl is whose daughter?" Only now did Kevin realize his blunder. Ah, well. The truth was bound to come out at some point, wasn't it? He had nothing to feel guilty about. After all, hi
Tessa POV "That's right, Mrs Wolfe," Denis nodded. "The Chief isn't home." "He's my son, Denis. I know he's gone to town." The voices grew more audible now and was mingled with approaching footsteps. I considered bolting into the library. I could hide between one of those giant shelves until
Tessa PoV Someone was texting furiously behind me as I walked beside the Senior Gamma. From my peripheral vision, I caught her glance around and roll her eyes. Richard's mom was taking me to her house, so I already had enough on my plate and couldn't be bothered to look back and find out who wa
I'd ended up in this motel around 1 AM after hours of running and hiding. Which I was beginning to believe was redundant. I'd sat, shaking my legs, waiting for the Alpha wolf to knock on the door. Oh, he would knock, no doubt. He seemed like the posh, well-mannered type. The boring, peaceful sou
Penny listened to the Luna with kin interest, her lips parted slightly. Kevin decided he hated the nursing job too. Because she could run into her former customers while in the medical house. His gut settled down a bit as the Luna went on with other suggestions. "If you don't like that, there's
Kevin Kevin waited by the shrub far from the mansion until he was sure that Tessa and Richard had left the building. Penny was in there too. He'd called the reception earlier, and they confirmed that she had arrived. He had been mildly shocked that she didn't refuse this meeting. Her tone was
Richard POV For the next few seconds, Alpha Jet looked like he was staring at a ghost. Then, the color gradually returned to his face as he recovered, though he didn't look away from Tessa. Raven. That's what he just called her. Clearly, he had her mixed up with someone else. But that didn't give
Later that morning, Richard and I walked into the Chamber of Oaths where the Alpha and his family were already waiting. The candles of various colors gave sufficient light to the vast room. The smell of incense and beeswax filled the vast space. Richard led me to stand before the Alpha and his he
Tessa POV I opened my eyes to the sunlight dripping into the vast bedchamber through the curtains. It was the morning after my release. As I came awake gradually, I started to think that I dreamt the events of the last few days. That Richard Wolfe was not my fated mate. Last night was just a swee
"So who and who did you service these last few weeks?" He blurted the question. "What do you care?" She snapped again. "What do I care? Are those the only words you know?" "Kevin, shut up. Let the elder finish talking," his cousin said. He couldn't believe he was getting told to shut up by his
Kevin It is the morning after the full moon and Kevin is sitting in his living room, staring at his phone, unable to tear his eyes away from the social media post before him. The coffee taste in his mouth had gone very bitter. His stomach twisted and he felt like throwing up. Uncle Evan and his
He brought my hand to his lips and kissed it. "So please, I beg of you, let's put the past behind us. Don't say you can't stay with me. We belong together." I nodded. Then he bent to kiss me on the lips as I began to speak, "I want to stay with you..." "I love the sound of that." He stole his ki