“Really?” He rolls his eyes up at me as he lets go of the leg press, giving me back full control. He moves to a bench by my side, sitting down on the edge of it. “What?” “Did you see the way the males were huddled around you.” They were rather close to me, which thinking on it is something that
“So you knew Jace was back?” Dad’s voice sounds differently, it has a sterner tone to it. Something I wasn’t used to being on the receiving end of. “I…no, I didn’t see him.” “Oh good, I would have hoped you would have told us. Especially when we have been just as worried about his safety.” That
~ Cleo ~ “Oh yeah, then explain to me why you smell like my brother.” He snarls at me, his nose sniffing again at the crease of my neck. My body goes into panic mode, an instant threat nearby that needed to be avoided. Jaxon isn’t a threat but him finding out the truth is. “What? No I don’t.”
I move away from him, heading upstairs into my bedroom, slamming the door shut to lock it. I just needed to be left alone. But he was fast following me up the stairs…his hand blocking the doorway, preventing me from closing it fully to apply the lock. “Get out.” I roar out, trying to force th
I’m angry at his words, a fire forming in the pit of my stomach at his threat. I know he will tell him, it’s only a matter of time. I need to make my own threat, to bide me some time. “If you tell him, I will leave. You will never see me again, nobody will. He has a mate, I won’t destroy them, I
~ Jace ~ “Callie, I managed to get hold of your parents. I thnk they thought it was a scam at first. I’ve invited them over…” Mum walks into the sitting room where she places her mobile phone down on the coffee table, a hesitant smile forming upon her face. Callie’s parents had finally called back,
his hand. “Well, now that you are back I can introduce Callie to pack members whilst Jace attends the meeting with Jude.” Mum gestures to Callie to follow her, removing her…knowing, as do I, things needed to be said between Jaxon and I. “He’s unavailable now.” Dad responds, keeping a watchful eye
~ Cleo ~ Josie keeps trying to call me and for the first time since forever, I’m not answering. I need time to think, time to put a plan in place. Jaxon knows, my attempts to persuade him that the baby is human may have worked on my parents, but he could sense the child was related to him.
“You are early.” Callie sighs out, her shoulders instantly sagging, any sign of the confident entrepreneur business woman disappearing at her mother’s words. I didn’t even recognise this Callie in front of me. My eyes move to Mum’s who is also picking up on the awkwardness. “Callie has been s
~ Jace ~ It was the calm before the storm. Jaxon had spent the day with a fucking smug smirk upon his face, something I wanted to beat right out of him. To say he was pissing me off was an understatement. By the time I had finished with training and pack duties it was already almost early evening
“If that is what is worrying you, then don’t let it.” “I didn’t know that.” “It’s not common knowledge, he doesn’t like to talk about it. Not because he is ashamed of it, he just doesn’t think it stops him being any less of the strong alpha that he is. And he’s right, it doesn’t.” Dad was righ
~ Cleo ~ I’m pounced on as soon as I exit my car. Mum gently guiding me out of the vehicle where she then covers my eyes to stop me from seeing anything. “Mum…” I chuckle out at her behaviour. “What’s going on?” “We have a surprise for you…no peeking okay?” “Okay.” She guides me into th
“You will command them to come here.” “I’ll do jackshit until you explain your reasons?” “They are hiding things from us, something that has a direct impact on our security” “Jaxon you can’t go around making such claims without proof.” I pipe up, feeling protective of the Arancea’s. “Oh, I h
~ Jace ~ I’m sitting on the edge of the bed watching Callie put make up on in front of my mirror. She’s not spoken to me all day, not since Josie healed her arm and willingly informed her of her special abilities. She asked to go to the hospital, to have her arm checked out even though Josie k
“No, I have no mate.” For once, the truth. “I see.” “No you don’t actually…the father is a human.” A moment is shared between us where he is considering me, and I him. He seems to be contemplating something, his eyes pulling away first as he exhales loudly, casting his eyes back over the patro
~ Cleo ~ I’m well and fully the conductor of my runaway train, the train that best describes not only my continuing untruths to my family, to those that care about me the most, but the fast paced out of control journey I am taking myself on…no doubt on a path for collision. I had the front row
It doesn’t mean that he would leave his mate for me, and I wouldn’t want him to be with me just because of the baby. To spend my life loving someone who felt trapped by my side? No thank you, I would rather do this alone. As Sophia places the monitor on, my chest becomes constricted, the sudden