HannahMy stomach dropped as I read that message over and over.“Hey, Alpha. Long time no chat.”WhiteRabbit had returned. Somehow, and for reasons I didn’t yet understand, that elusive internet vendor who had once sold me contraceptive-laced diet pills had returned.“What do you want?” I typed back
Part of me felt a twisted sense of satisfaction at this news, the ember of hurt still glowing faintly in my chest.But I pushed those feelings aside, focusing instead on the needs of my own pack—and my baby’s upcoming birth. He never attended any meetings with me, anyway. I never saw or heard from h
HannahI read the words on that card over and over again as if they were gospel.“You are cordially invited to the wedding of Alpha Noah and Zoe of Nightcrest Pack…”“‘A joyous occasion,” I read in a wry tone, tossing the invitation aside. My hand shook, but I quickly hid it beneath the desk. As if
“Perhaps I need that satisfaction,” I admitted. “But it’s not to try and win him back, if that’s what you’re thinking.”“I’d certainly hope not.”I nodded. “By the time the wedding comes around, it’ll be ancient history. I’m a different person now, stronger. So I’ll go. It’ll be fine.”After a momen
Hannah“Oh, Goddess. Are you sure?”“I think I can tell, Lily,” I said, clutching my back and wincing as another jolt of pain worked through me. “Look at the mattress.”Lily, dressed in her nightgown with her robe flowing loosely on top, rushed past me and pulled the blankets back. Indeed, the mattr
Hannah“Are you sure you want to do this?”Viona leaned against the door of my study, hands in her pockets as she stared at the letter in my hands.I nodded, carefully folding the letter that Noah had sent requesting to visit. Not so much a request as it was a demand.“I don’t have much of a choice,
The atmosphere in the room shifted immediately as Noah entered. He looked just as handsome as ever, clean-shaven and wearing a crisp black suit. I felt my breath catch as I saw him for the first time after all these months.For a moment, he just stood there in the doorway. I felt my wolf react to hi
HannahI took a deep breath as I approached the imposing gates of Darkmoon Pack’s council building. The utilitarian iron bars of the fence that stretched across the entire border between our packs seemed to loom over us, casting a shadow on the ground despite the warm and sunny day.I frowned as I l