~Josie~ That feeling of complete forgetfulness when you open your eyes but your mind hasn’t clicked in yet…that feeling is absolute heaven. As I open my eyes, I find Dad sat next to me on the sofa, my legs on his lap as he flicks through the TV channels. It must be early morning, why were we he
“Have you been up all night?” “Yes and don’t change the subject. I have faith in him.” Then at least one of us has. The fact that he has already gone speaks volumes to me and I actually get it. I don’t think I would stay in a house where I had just dumped someone…I barely hung around long enou
~ Knox ~ This has to be one of the worst motels I have ever stayed in. I picked it because it was off the beaten track and near woods…which if I couldn’t keep my wolf at bay meant I had somewhere for him to escape into. I was very much in human territory right now. As it stands, I’ve been able t
“We launched a search party for her, she was frozen…almost hypothermic. There’s been a miscommunication between the two of you, between what you both want…that happens in relationships. But don’t ever leave the woman you care for alone unprotected in the cold. She collapsed when Lobo and I found her
~Knox~ “Where did you go?” Jaxon grunts, looking over his phone as his question pulls my attention away from the front door. “Uh, just a trash motel. I just needed to reflect before finalising the report.” I respond biting down on my wolf’s need to go after her, he’ll have to wait, even if I grant
“Not yet, I’ve sent trackers out and the warriors have been pushed out a few miles out past our borders. What do you think?” Alpha Hector pauses the footage, placing the lights back on. “What enemies do you have?” I’m fully aware I’m my question is blatant but they have no time to waste. “None!
~ Josie ~ Just concentrate on work, by the time you get home he will have gone. He will have grabbed his clothes, his belongings and exited your life forever. I didn’t expect him to be at the bottom of my stairs this morning, thankfully I wore one of my new outfits…something I bought to make me
“Okay, well I’m working right now…” It’s hard to keep my voice sounding unfazed by his closeness to me as he takes a step into my room. “Josie…” Just the way my name sounds on his lips makes my lower core tremble. Soon he’ll be calling another female in the same way…I can do this…I can get past th
But as soon as Jace finds out he is the father, then all hell will break loose. The relationship between the Varon’s and us will become strained. Which will isolate my brother as alpha. That is a risk I cannot take. “Cleo?” Concern is edged upon my brother’s face, his brows furrowing as he moves
~ Cleo ~ Jace has found his mate? The words that leave Mum’s lips are like a thousand knives being stabbed into my heart. My heart…not bleeding out, no that would be far too easy. Instead it feels as if my heart has been torn into a million tiny pieces…then set on fire…just to really make s
“I mean, did somebody force you…” “What, no Mum, of course not. Why would you say such a thing?” Why would she ever think that, what a thing to say. “Well whose is it…somebody within this pack?” “No…” I close my eyes. Here we go. “Okay, so another pack…which one?” “Mum..can we not do thi
~ Cleo ~ “I don’t think I can do this.” I felt nauseous with the nerves that were crippling my body. Telling Dad was one thing…I didn’t actually tell him, Doctor Sophia informed him as the Alpha. But to say the words out loud to Mum….I don’t think I can muster the courage. “I’ll be right ne
I may not have been the one that caused Josie’s attack or the attack on the pack but I had been silent. I had ghosted my entire family…who had been through hell. Who had clearly needed me. Shame washes over me. “Look had I of known I would have…” “Stayed? I don’t know why the fuck you left for
~ Jace ~ “I knew you shouldn’t have come.” Josie turns to Knox, removing his arm from around her just as I push my chest into his. “What the fuck is your problem?” I growl out, my eyes now inches from his. He might be pissed at me, just like the rest of my family, but what gives him the right
“Yes, well he is the future alpha of this pack. Each time he takes away responsibility from Dad, his muscles expand. Once he is full on alpha, he’ll be like a brick house.” “I don’t think he likes me.” She sighs out, moving to the mirror above the sink where she checks her slightly smudged mascara
~ Jace ~ As soon as the words leave my mouth my phone vibrates in my front trouser pocket. I reach for it, pulling it out…her name flashing up on my home screen. Cleo. The one person I had hurt more than my own family…and that is really saying something. I knew what I had done, walked out on
his hand to Callie to enter into the house. Callie follows him, her long brown hair bouncing with her movement, her skin sunkissed by the recent heatwave at the hotel resort. She had travelled down in a black sports bra, black leggings and a flannel shirt which coordinated well, only enhancing he