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 was pissed off by this new development. In fact, I was way past pissed off. I was downright furious.“Did you know this?” I turn to Alec with a glare. “Did you know that they had no idea about how to break the curse?”The thought of staying in this pack for more than a week was making my skin craw
What he says tells me nothing. Absolutely nothing.It could be a witch. That was the most logical answer. Witches were vindictive creatures. Mess with them, and you'll be paying the price for your stupidity in years to come.It could be that Alec’s grandfather messed with one, but something deep dow
The realization that the mysterious woman could be behind the curse keeps plaguing my mind hours after the meeting concluded.I mean, it can’t really be a coincidence, right?The moon goddess rarely punished her people, and the elders were right. This pack was a stickler for following the rules. Of
Anonymous.I hold both scepters in my hand, gritting my teeth against the intense power that is currently running through my body. It was overwhelming even for my body, but I knew this had to be done.Using one scepter is overwhelming enough, but using two? That was pushing it too far. I didn’t care
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