***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
Fuck. What the hell was I doing? Why was I allowing him to hold me like this?I aggressively pushed him away. He wasn’t prepared for my actions, so he stumbles a little bit, but releases me. I pull away, breathing hard, trying to clear my head from the spell that had been cast on me.“Sadie?”I rais
Alec.Having Sadie in my arms was a totally new feeling. I can’t describe it because I don’t really understand it all. Feeling her next to me in that close and intimate way shifted something inside me. Something I couldn’t even begin to try to explain.Every cell of my body came to life. It’s like t
“Yes, Alec had told me that you would come by,” she sits down. I follow suite, sitting beside her.I take her hand and mesh our fingers together before placing our joined hands on my lap. Her hand tightens in warning, but I refuse to let her go. I am not going to miss this chance. The chance to feel
SadieThe serious tone in Rave’s voice worries me. The last time she said she had something important, she revealed that the pack wasn’t under a curse but instead someone really powerful and potentially evil was imprisoned there.“She hasn’t hinted at what she wants to talk about.” Alec asks, runnin
“You seem to have selective amnesia. You clearly told me that you wouldn’t allow your child to be born by a whore. That whore being me. So what has changed since then, hmm? Is it finding out we are mates? Is it finding out that I wasn’t in the wrong?”He remains quiet. His eyes briefly scanned my fa
Sadie.I am frozen as I stare at Raven. I don’t why, but I should be excited and relieved that she had somehow managed to find who the person is, but for some weird reason I am terrified of the news.Has that ever happened to you? Whereby you should be happy about finding out something that has been
“Something else is going on.” Alec speaks up for the first time since we came back. “I don’t know about you, but I think something else is up. This looks like something that has been building up for years. Something that she has probably been planning while she bids her time.”Jason, who was silent,
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