Sadie.“Mama, Mama, wake up.” Aspen’s sweet little voice pulls me from my sleep. That and the fact that she was using my bed as a bouncing castle.“Wake up, Mama!” she screamed again, making me groan.Aspen is always loud. She could scream your ear off if she wanted to. She is also an early riser. F
I’ve been trying not to think about what happened yesterday. Trying to block it out because, one, I didn’t know how to handle it and two, I didn’t have all the information.“Yes, in a way,” she answered with one eye open.“What does that mean?”“It means that even though her powers will be a bit wat
Alec.“Mate”Sadie and I say at the same time, both of us frozen in shock.Fuck! You’ve got to be fucking me. I feel like I’ve been hit by a boulder. Of all the people to be my mate, the savior of my pack, why did it have to be her?"No,” she snarled, pulling deep breaths into her lungs. “Just fucki
“Why you…” he goes to attack her, but she flings her hand, sending him flying and crashing against the wall behind us.“Well, that’s new,” she murmured, looking at her hands.Jason gets up, and Micah stops him before he can try to launch another attack on Sadie.“I’m not happy about this, and Alec i
Fuck! I did not see that coming. A sharp pain travels along my spine. I swear to the goddess, my legs almost give out.“Did you just reject me?” I asked in shock.I can’t fucking believe it. We managed to keep the news of Lola rejecting me between me, Jason, Micah, and the elders. If word ever got o
No one has ever managed to catch me off-guard, but Sadie has been doing it since I got here. The blows just kept coming one after another, and it was getting hard to keep up with all of them.“Y-you’re the Alpha?” Jason mumbles the words in disbelief.Even Micah looks as shocked as we were. I guess
Sadie.I stared at Alec, and I knew that something was working in his mind. It was quite clear that he didn’t like the fact that I was his mate, or the fact that I rejected him. To be honest, it puzzled me.He couldn’t hide the hate he has for me, and I hate him right back. So why the hell would he
My mind is trying to find out the reason behind his sudden shift. It must be something big. Something he has no control over. Something important enough to make him tolerate me as a mate. Well, that is, until he gets what he wants.The thing, though, is that I’m not the same gullible, naïve Sadie I
I don’t say anything. Just turned back and continued staring at nothing.I pretended that his presence wasn’t affecting me. Pretended that I was okay and that every fiber in my being wasn’t vibrating. I was fighting the pull despite Nyx telling me not to. I was used to fighting it since we learned t
The room was too quiet. Aspen had fallen asleep the moment her head touched the pillow, her monkey and elephant clutched tightly in her little arms. I watched her for a long moment, brushing a few stray strands of hair from her forehead. Her tiny mouth hung open just a little, breath even and soft.
The rest of the visit passed in a blur of giggles and tiny hands pressed to glass enclosures. Aspen’s favorites were the baby goats. She got to feed one, and when it nibbled her fingers, she laughed so hard she had to sit down.Alec was right there beside her, brushing dirt off her knees, and I stoo
We got out of the car. The air smelled like pine and sunshine, and Aspen was practically dragging us toward the enclosures before we’d even paid the entrance f*e.“Looook!” she squealed. “That one’s got a funny tail!”“That’s a lemur,” Alec said, keeping pace with her tiny footsteps. “They live in M
SadieThe next day came sooner than I had expected or prepared for. I was still on cloud nine after shifting into our other state. It felt so good. Like I had unlocked something fierce. Something divine. After Alec left, I practiced more and each time it became easier than the last.My mind occasion
“I didn’t tell anyone,” he replied with a shrug. “I was ashamed. But eventually, I realized I couldn’t fight him forever. So, I stopped trying to control him, and I just… accepted him. I accepted that Knox was a part of me. I embraced the power of an Alpha and I allowed myself to merge with my wolf.
SadieThe wind danced around me, soft but persistent, stirring the tall grass that brushed against my legs. It was cool, yet beads of sweat trailed down my spine, clinging to my shirt as if they were trying to remind me just how much effort I was putting into this. My heart pounded, not from exertio
I didn’t answer. I couldn’t. The silence stretched until it felt like it would choke me.“You don’t have to say anything,” he said gently. “I’m not telling you to give him a chance, Sadie. That’s your choice. But I think… I think it’s time to stop hiding.”“Hiding?” I repeated, my voice hollow.“You
Sadie.I’d just come from a run. Sleep had been a distant thought, elusive and half-formed, slipping from my grasp every time I closed my eyes. My mind had been too full of everything and nothing. When day came, and I still couldn’t get any sleep, I decided to go for a run to clear my head before I