“I’m going to set you down so I can deal with them, okay?” Alec whispers in my ear. “It’s only going to take a moment.”Before I can protest, he sets me against a tree before turning to the two snarling hybrids. Alec is overconfident, thinking hybrids are easy to kill. Has he seriously forgotten all
The little energy I had leaves me, and I sag against the tree. Alec catches me before I can fall down to the ground.The hybrid's words keep playing in my head. Not about his cousin, but about the woman who was apparently coming for me.“You are bleeding,” Alec’s voice cuts through my thoughts.I gi
Alec.When I saw Micah’s car today, I never expected Sadie to be the one using it. I also never expected the day to end the way it did.I had some business in town with some of the neighboring Alphas. I also went to my company to check how things were running, given that I had not been in the office
Living among humans and hiding our nature, we’ve learned to clean up our messes. That’s why there has never been a string of suspicious deaths, even though we kill rogues all the time.We soon get to the vehicles, and I get in, still cradling Sadie’s form in my arms as if she were a lifeline.I look
SadieI woke up with a headache, ending all headaches. I squinted as my eyes tried getting used to the bright light. Why the fuck was everything so bright when I felt so dull? Don’t you just hate it when that happens? It’s similar to when you are sad and depressed, but everyone seems so jovial and h
“Maybe we can teleport to our room?” Nyx suggests her anxiety feeding into mine.“A good idea,” I begin. “But what brought that on?”“Knox is trying to reach out. It’s pissing me off because he won’t stop trying to knock my barriers down.”I should have been surprised, but I wasn’t. Knox and Alec ar
Sighing I lean back against the bed. Like I said, this is the worst news, and I hate it. Nothing good has happened since we got here, and I was starting to wonder if this pack was really under a real curse, because it just doesn’t make sense why I’ve only been receiving bad news since I got here.“D
***I pace the room, anxiety eating at my insides. We had just arrived at Alec’s house a few minutes ago. It’s a large six-bedroom mansion set on acres of land among the rich and affluent. If I wasn’t so worried, I would have appreciated how good the house looked.It was a bit cold, but maybe becaus
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