I walk towards the dungeon. That’s right, Calvin was still locked up. I wanted him to suffer as much as I did. I didn’t give a shit if his pain was causing Piper pain. That was my revenge on her.Pack members greet me along the way. My answers were short because I was on a mission. My focus was gett
“Are you sure you are ready for this?” King asks, as I shove my clothes inside my suitcase.Stopping, I stare at him for a minute. “No, but it’s the only way to get what I want.”I’ve gone over my decision over and over again. I’m not one to reconsider something I’ve already decided. I make a decisi
Alec.Regret. Regret. Regret.That’s the one fucking emotion that no one ever wants to feel. One of the emotions that has the ability to gut you and leave you hating yourself for the shit you did.I look at my daughter, and my heart hurts. I almost killed her. I hurt her mother. I lost three years w
“Well, that’s your opinion. I believe in the mate bond. And I believe she’ll submit to it.”“Sure, the same mate bond that is clear as day she’s fighting and, from the looks of it, winning,” Micah growls in annoyance.Their argument was starting to get on my nerves. I needed to think. I needed to co
SadieMy heart starts racing the moment the pilot announces that we will be touching down in the next five minutes. I don’t think I’ve ever been this anxious in my life. Not even when my water broke during labor.Closing my eyes, I breathe in, then out, but the air gets stuck, and I feel suffocated.
Pressing my lips into a thin line, I don’t say anything. It was obvious I was alive, so there was no need to confirm what he could already see.“How? How is it possible?”“Elder Martin, it’s good to see you,” Alec’s voice interrupts from behind. “Let’s leave, we’ll explain everything once we get to
I get out of the car the moment the driver parks it in front of the pack house. I stop and just stare at the huge mansion. I don’t know why, but I expected things to have changed, but they're still the same.I feel Alec’s presence behind me, but I ignore him. I just focus on the house as memories up
He clenches his jaw but says nothing. Instead, he goes ahead of me and leads the way. Minutes later, I realized that we were headed to the conference room. We get there, and the other Elders arrive soon after.“What is she doing here? And how is she alive?” one of them asks in shock.They were all s
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