Chris shook his head, rolling his eyes. “Unbelievable,” he hissed as I smirked with satisfaction.The trip to the clinic went by a lot faster on wheels than on foot. Chris remained glued to my side, his hair falling into his eyes as he repeatedly checked on me. I simply smiled in the backseat, and w
Ava POV On New Year’s Eve, I found out my dear husband and supposed best friend were having an affair. The evening started well enough, though looking back I’m not sure how I was so blind. I remember walking down the gray-on-blue hallway to Ethan’s hotel room while looking forward to surprising
Ava POV I woke up to find myself lying on the sidewalk at the entrance of the hotel, discarded like a vagrant and chilled to the bone with a throbbing headache. I was almost completely numb, but I somehow could still feel pieces of the broken bond with Ethan inside me, slicing at my heart and stom
Ava POV The young man held my hand on the ride to his place. We didn’t talk much. I couldn’t help thinking that if we talked, we’d have to deal with the fact we hadn’t shared much in the way of personal information such as names. I felt a little talked-out, actually, and not sharing phone number
Ava POV Yes, omegas were slaves. This was an outdated social class still existing in Wolf Territory Alphas and Lunas could easily make any werewolf citizen into an omega as a punishment. After that, the kids of these omegas would continue to be omegas and served as slaves. I did nothing wrong,
AVA POV For a full five seconds, my brain simply couldn’t reconcile the image of the little boy I’d helped raise with the gorgeous young man who’d brought us both to such pleasure and comfort last night. The Chris in my mind was a nerdy but well-meaning child. Who was this Alpha now looking over M
Chris POV Of all the challenging moments in my life, from leaving Moonstone Pack for the Human World to launching my first IPO, standing there in front of the Pack with my hand outstretched was perhaps the most daunting. It was hard not to be nervous. I’d wanted her since I was a child. I coul
Ava POV I’m not a violent person, but I desperately wanted to walk over to Ethan and smack that smirk off his face. It didn’t help that Chris was obviously shocked at my ex’s announcement. “We’ve been bonded since childhood,” Ethan said next. “We’ve served the Pack side-by-side for over a decade