After hours of being pulled in and out of my own head, I finally plop down on the couch in the living room.Lily, Trish, Desmond and Hunter were all sitting around, chatting, when Connor and I finally finished with Edna, and now we're all just talking."I never thought that there were small packs like you guys." Desmond says thoughtfully.Connor shrugs and he puts his arm around me."We never really meant to separate ourselves. It was really a means of protection. Not just for Yvonne, but for the girls too."Lily smiles at Desmond. "I wasn't always a cheetah.I used to be a russet colored wolf."Trish nods. "I was almost golden.""I like my cheetah more though." Lily says, frowning slightly. "My wolf was so small, and weak."Trish scoffs. "Yours? The best thing I could do was track. Now I'm a predator, ready to pounce." She shows sharp teeth, courtesy of her panther. "I'm deadly." A proud smirk crosses her face and she leans back, arms intertwined over her chest.There's a moment of
When Connor reappears, we head downstairs. It being so early, no one's awake, or so we thought. I sit at the table and prop my head up with my hand.Connor grabs two bowls and makes us some cereal. He sits down beside me, sliding the bowl and spoon towards me. "Thanks." I mutter, still stuck on what happened in the shower. Connor watches me closely, and I know he's worried. I honestly feel bad for him. Every second of every day, he's worried that I'll get hurt, or that someone will try to kill me.I know it bothers him not to be able to control the situation. He's an alpha. Control is in his blood."Well don't the two of you look depressed." Trish pops up in the doorway, eyeing us carefully. "So what's the problem now?"Connor glances at me and I nod my head. Trish is one of the most caring people I've ever known . She may be brash, and have a bit of an attitude, but she cares deeply for all of us, and I know she'd do anything to keep us safe. "Yvonne had a..." He stops, unsure what
( Yvonne’s POV )When we get back in the car, I don't go back to sleep. Instead, I begin to think of all the possibilities that await me at the Senate. I'm not sure what they can offer us for help, but maybe we can figure this out together. I know that I can't unveil my identity, not yet anyway. I'm not prepared for the responsibility that comes with it.What I can do though, is offer help. I will ask for their help finding my pack members, and to help me bring them back home."We're approaching the main gate now, according to your father." The driver, a man named Dante, says."Alright. Thank you for the heads up." I say, pulling myself out of my own mind. The car becomes tense, everyone staring out the windows.A large white metal gate appears, as if out of thin air. "Carrying Alpha Yvonne Sinclair Desperte." Dante says out the window, and the gate slowly opens, definitely magic.Our caravan enters without an issue, which kind of surprises me. Why are they letting all of us in if the
"So what are we looking for, exactly?" Trish asks, running her hands along the spines of the old books.When Philip had told me of the library, I immediately told the group to meet Connor and I there. I had expected a grand library, filled with people and books. I was surprised to find that the only occupants of the vast library were the books themselves. Not a single soul lingered in the rows, nor was there anyone in charge of keeping them sorted."Anything that mentions the tigress." I say, and my voice echoes against the high ceiling.There's some silence, and everyone looks through the books along the shelves. Maybe we should go to the library with archives of all the books that mention the tigress, but I prefer something I can hold in my hands. "I think I found something." I hear Lily say, just loud enough to echo around the room.I walk towards her and see a set of volumes in front of her. "What are these?" I ask, lifting one up. Lily flips through one. "Well, I went to the arc
( Charlotte’s POV )This apparently is the last day. Tomorrow is Maddox's birthday and all I'm thinking about is how I will prepare this small gathering between us and his father. It's not a big celebration but I know how much meaningful it will be to Maddox. He did say that he cared about the both of us the most and I wanted to make him the happiest person today.As usual he's mourning to himself. I can't help but feel sad. I seem to think that I cannot make him a happier person.It's harder to wake him up today. I'm thinking that he's probably tired from yesterday's activity.We all ended up having a great time with each other. We came home late after midnight because they showcased some fireworks before the fair ended. Maddox wanted to go home early but I refused, he'd go mourning once again.I was starting to think it was becoming a daily basisfor him."WAKE UP!" I scream.Maddox turns to his other side and ignores me. Well then. If you want to do things the hard way, then that's
( Charlotte’s POV)I find Alpha Reddox a bit weird. When we first saw him I thought he was the most intimidating person whom has ever walked on this earth though, once you see Alpha Reddox and Maddox together it's like they have their own special kind of universe.Alpha Reddox isn't afraid of being childish in front of many people. What matters most to him is embarrassing his son or making him happy in a weird way.Alpha Reddox's smile falters a bit, "Oh sweetheart, just call me dad like what this oaf calls me." He comes a bit closer to me and whisper yells,"Welcome to the family!""Why do you need to whisper?" Maddox asks."Because I want to," he snaps, "And quit being a curious pussy."Oh brother, here we go again. Maddox glares at him but immediately smirks,"Whatever you say old man."Alpha Reddox gasps. "How cold you say such a thing?" He pushes me away from both of them and wrestles Maddox. "I am not old, you little brat.""Then what are you?" Maddox taunts.I amusingly stare a
( Charlotte’s POV )Throughout the day all we did was have fun. I felt like I was Alpha Reddox's daughter. The boat was filled with so many entertainment rooms that we did a lot of things the whole afternoon.It's night now. In a few hours we'll go home already. I was losing more time with Maddox."So who gets first to say their secrets or ask a question?" Maddox questions, "Dad? Would you like to go first?"Alpha Reddox sighs. Wow, well that's a first from today. "Sure," he calmly states but I notice a slight pitch to his tone. He takes a seat on a log. We're at the rooftop. Alpha Reddox requested this place to be like a, s'mores camp out although there are no tents surrounding us and humongous trees."Am I a bad father to you?" Alpha Reddox rubs the back of his head quite a bit. His tone is serious though."What? Why would you ask that dad?" Maddox's eyes look like they want to pop out any minute due to his father's question. "Dad, even if you irritate me to no end and act as if you
( Olivia’s POV )"You alright Olivia?" Lydia asked nervously."Yeah I'm fine, why wouldn't I be?" Olivia retorted trying to sound calm."Well you still look royally pissed off," Selena said."Yeah well whatever his name is just annoyed me big time--""His name was Chris." Lydia butted in trying to muffle her giggling."Well Chris just pinged me off but it's fine, I'm fine. Lets just move on please?" Olivia said desperately."How about we go to the food court and get some pizza? Pepperoni Bree? I know it's your favorite."Selena suggested. "Then after we have eaten we can continue shopping.""Okay, I'm cool with that," Lydia said as Olivia nodded her head saying yes.Besides you have got to see the look Chris had on his face after you said the reasons to him, it was priceless." Selena said laughing."You got the whole thing on tape didn't you?" Olivia questioned Selena."Yep," she replied smugly, "now let's go, I'm getting really hungry."Once she said that she started dragging the two