Theodore I watched Violet carefully. The challenge had been set, but I was curious about how she was going to react to it. I could see her pushing me away, yet she didn't move. The silence stretched between us, humming like a live wire and burning like the sun, and yet she said nothing. Her expr
“Come in,” I said, sitting up and straightening the covers around me. The door opened, and Theodore stepped inside, fully dressed for the day. “I suppose you want to get an early start on things?” A hint of a smile played at the corners of his lips. “I don't want you to go in and prepare
Violet Theodore left me to get dressed then. We didn’t talk over breakfast, and he seemed to be lost in his own thoughts as we ate. Good. I was having a hard time just trying to figure out a way forward for myself because he was right. No one would believe that Theodore’s fated mate wouldn’t be ph
A soft knock at the door pulled me from my thoughts. Sophia came in with a folder under her arm and a wary smile. “Is now a good time?” “It’s perfect. Come on in, and thank you for your notes. They were quite helpful.” She nodded stiffly and shuffled inside, closing the door behind her. “Tel
Violet I recognized the name and rolled my eyes. Of course, Lucas got the sleaziest lawyers possible. “You’re in violation of Alpha Lucas’ rights as the acting Alpha of Darkmoon,” he said smoothly. “By cutting him off financially, you are disrupting the pack’s economic stability, a direct breach
Theodore’s expression darkened slightly. “As much as you can stomach?” I tilted my head. “Did you expect me to jump for joy at the fact that you made this decision without even consulting me?” He glared at me. “We had a deal that you—” “Playing the part of your luna is not the same as playing
Violet A few moments of silence passed and I turned back to my laptop to pick up my work, discarding options and keeping others. “Why would you want to build a college?” I set my jaw at the question. “The Academy’s not good enough for you?” I took a deep breath and looked at him. I wanted to t
He scoffed. “I’m just trying to understand your hang-up on all of this. All that stuff you were talking about with Sophia before, this college deal… I get that you’re a good alpha, but the hold you have on Darkmoon is different than mine. I built Midnight. The fears you have about your people don’t
Violet’s POV“Wait – you have seven aunts?” Theo exclaimed. We had settled on the far side of the middle table next to a bowl of boren mushrooms that my husband was favoring. I tucked that little preference into my mind for future use.“Six aunts,” I chuckled at his incredulity as I corrected him. “
Theodore’s POVWhen I looked up, there was a literal crowd huddled around the car. All my senses went on alert and the hair stood up on my arms.“Doher,” Violet chuckled beside me. “Look at their smiles. They’re here to welcome us, not attack us.”She nudged my elbow with hers. “Not everyone’s famil
Violet rested her hand over mine and smiled. I looked her over in awe, noticing that her breasts were a little swollen. She looked healthy and supple.I noticed a cord around her neck. I pulled my hand from her stomach to reach for it, pulling out my mother’s token that she had restrung on a sturdy
Theodore’s POVMy carriage had dropped me off at the border at 9am as instructed. I waited by the road with a suitcase and my backpack, on edge. If the wrong person found me before Violet showed up…A black sedan approached, slowing as it neared me. When it got close enough, I recognized my mate’s b
“Technically,” I answered, “she is staying separate, and she’s treading carefully to do so. But I genuinely don’t know if she would still be doing all this if she weren’t also my aunt.”Cue Kincaid’s jaw on the floor again.“Oh! And Owen planted spies in Theo’s home.”Kincaid shook his head like a w
Violet’s POVIt ended up being a very, very long night.Neither Theo nor I stayed much longer at the Annual Moon Goddess Ball after the flower fiasco. Thankfully, I had done mostly all the relationship management with other Alphas before Theo’s arrival because after losing control of my magic, I was
My shoulders relaxed a fraction at the idea that there was a way out of this.“Even if you can’t stop them, I’ll walk out with you, making them vanish the second they spring from your hands. You’ll walk with your hands behind your back, and no one will notice. Everything is going to be okay.”My tea
Violet’s POVI didn’t dare glance behind me. I didn’t want to draw attention to the flowers I knew I was leaving in my wake. Every time I clenched my fists to try to stop them, it only left me with handfuls of more flowers.I didn’t know what to do other than drop them like a flower girl and pray to
Theodore’s POVSometimes Eva’s love for me seemed sincere, and in those moments, I felt bad for playing her. Then she would do something like obviously glaring at Violet across the garishly decorated ballroom before suggesting we go say hello “to be polite” when she clearly just wanted to rub being