“How are you, darling?” Emma asked. “How are you and Noah?” “Oh, we’re perfectly fine,” I lied. I still had another month of these lies to tell. “We just had some alone time in the private room, you know.” I winked at her, hoping that that tidbit of juicy half-gossip would be enough to satiate E
For a moment, my heart softened towards Noah. But I quickly reminded myself that he was not defending me; he was defending the position of Luna and our reputation. We were on the verge of a divorce, and he surely didn’t want anything else to taint our image before that. Still, I relished the sho
“Trust you?” Emma scoffed. “Why should I?” I opened my mouth to tell her everything about my own experiences; about my past life. But thinking better of it, I quickly shut it again. “Alpha and Luna divorces are incredibly complex,” I said. “Reputation matters when it comes to dividing assets and e
Their remarks scraped at my pride, but I did not yield. I stood tall, pulling my shoulders back and holding my chin high. After all, I was not alone. I had known that this particular couple was going to harass me at this event. In my previous life, they were “shippers” of Noah and Zoe who held a s
I shrugged and took a drink of my wine. “Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.” “And yet you welcomed Zoe back to the Pack with open arms, and in public, at that. You even hugged her and gifted her son with a toy.” Again, I shrugged. “What can I say? She was a new pack member just like
There was a time when such a question would have infuriated me. In fact, in my past life, I once smashed everything in front of the person who dared to raise that notion to me. Not anymore. I didn’t love Noah anymore. I took another sip of my wine and tucked my hair behind my ear. “Everyone kn
“Oh, and who was that?” “Don’t play stupid now, Ms. Approachable and Down-to-Earth!” I laughed. “You’ve been reading the comments, too?” I asked. “Of course, I have!” Viona replied. “You seem to be the only thing on everyone’s minds.” “Well, me and Noah and Zoe.” “Nah, it’s definitely yo
I pulled my shoulders back and lifted my chin defiantly. “I wasn’t aware that I needed your permission to do interviews,” I said. “You know how I feel about the media,” Noah replied through gritted teeth. “Why don’t you enlighten me once again?” Noah breathed in deeply through his nostrils i
Noah pushed himself harder, letting out a playful howl as he gained on her, the hunt pulsing through his veins like a drug. She glanced back, her ears twitching, and he saw her eyes flash with excitement before she put on an extra burst of speed. It became a game of cat and mouse, each of them pus
Noah For the millionth time that morning, Noah’s gaze drifted from the stack of papers on his desk to the stretch of forest that was visible through the office window. The afternoon light filtered through the trees, casting that familiar, deep green hue over the landscape. Just seeing the expans
Noah didn’t say anything, just looked at it with a faint smile, his hand sliding over Melody’s stroller handle. I could tell that he liked it. A lot. “That’s beautiful,” I said, glancing at the price tag. “If you want it, you should buy it.” I gestured to my own bags sitting in the back of the str
Hannah Amber’s big move weighed on me for days. I was happy for her, genuinely. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t going to miss her like hell. And with her going-away party coming up, I wanted to do something special before she left. I thought about finding her a small going-away gift, just a
Amber shook her head, blinking quickly to dispel her tears. “It’s like this weight I can’t shake. No amount of therapy is helping. And I realized... I think I just need to get away. I need to start over, somewhere far from here. Somewhere I can figure out who I really am, without all the... the bagg
Hannah When Amber called and said she wanted a girls’ night, I nearly dropped my phone. The last time we had all had a proper girls’ night, just us, had been… Well, I actually couldn’t remember the last time. Maybe not since Melody had been born. Of course I said I would go even though it was a
Noah took a deep breath, nodding. “You’re right.” “And then there’s your father,” he mused after a beat of silence. “He thought he was protecting you, setting you up for a safe future by arranging our marriage, but… he never really stopped to think about what you were getting into. He never took t
Hannah It took some time to get Melody to bed that night, what with all the sugar and excitement of the overwhelming day. Noah and I had to take turns pacing back and forth across the nursery, bouncing her and cooing to her until she finally gave up and let her eyes flutter closed. By the time s
Sighing, I said softly, “I could say the same for myself. But people change.” Her gaze lifted to mine. “Yeah, I guess they do. Thank you, Hannah. Really. I wouldn’t have even thought about it if you hadn’t put in a good word for me.” I shrugged, brushing it off with a smile. “I just suggested th