No one will take my family from me. I knew Asher couldn’t mean the words like they sounded. It had to be the wolf talking, and Asher’s wolf had always been confused about our relationship. But that didn’t make me any less happy to hear the words. It wasn’t the proper place or time for the emot
I awoke refreshed. The fear continued to linger, but it was pushed to the back of my mind, like white noise in a crowded room. I had classes today, so I changed and made my way to the classroom. Near the end of my second class, my phone buzzed in my purse. I had it set to only make noise if a me
For a long moment, I simply stared at Lamar, trying to make sense of his words. Asher attacked him? How could that be? Asher had promised me he would restrain his wolf and not attack Lamar. Lamar must have been able to see my doubt. His frown deepened. “I’m not making this up, Cynthia.” I wasn’t
That really wasn’t a good enough answer for me, but I smiled all the same, not wanting Lamar to know how unnerved I was by the whole thing. Lamar was the guy I was dating. He was the one who needed my support. Did it truly matter how I ended up here? What was important was that I did. Maybe I sh
Nancy shifted her weight, stepping into my view of the intimidating investigator. When she shifted again, he was no longer looking at me. Instead, he was listening as Nurse Irene spoke to him. I exhaled in relief. I must have only imagined that he seemed like he was going to come over. I definitel
I liked it as it was. I wasn’t ready for anything more. Lamar had to know that. Lamar caught my expression and sighed. “Think about it. Today wouldn’t have happened if you were my girlfriend. If we had the label, then Asher would have had to accept my place in your life. He’d back off for sure.”
Lamar’s upset was reasonable. If Asher had attacked him as viciously as he’d said, I would have to be a terribly insensitive person to ignore that. But the fact was, I doubted Lamar’s story. This had to be some kind of misunderstanding. Asher had a hair-trigger when it came to protecting me, but h
Even if he hadn’t promised me, I would still doubt. Asher wasn’t some mindless animal, even when his wolf came to the surface. Every time I had seen his wolf take over had been in instances where Asher was protecting me. He wouldn’t just attack someone. “Yeah, but if he lost control, would he