Thanks for reading. As always do vote if you liked the chapter. I won’t do a Jaxon POV as he will have his own book after this. But hopefully you’ll get a sense of his character through either Jace’s or Cleo’s POV.
~ 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.
I’m also conscious of not being off pack grounds long enough for my absence to be picked up on. The services that were half way between us seemed like the obvious option, however, I can’t shake the feeling of being followed. It’s me, I’m hormonal and paranoid. Needing my secret to remain a secret.
“I’ll leave you to it.” He stands up, pulling the chair out and tucking it back in under the table only for Maya to walk over, eyeing him with suspicion. “Take care.” He offers out, a nod as he departs. “You too.” I call out after him as he walks away, Maya pulling the chair out and sitting down.
~ Cleo ~ I had straightened out the story with Maya. She understands what is at stake, and she promises to keep to the story of the bartender being the father. I may be growing tired from the drive but it was worth it, I was feeling more in control. Jaxon’s visit having left me slightly shak
“Look, here’s my card…” He places his hand back out towards me, a small business-shaped-card in his hands. I must seem very bizarre to him, not quite with it. Even now, my hands are running through my long blonde hair…trying to make sense of everything. To say I was in a state of inner turmoil
~ Cleo ~ The pregnancy is playing havoc with my senses because not only did I not pick up on him being close by, but I can’t even smell him. “Jace? What…what are you doing here. And what are you wearing?” My hand moves to my chest where I can feel my heart pounding. “Shh…I didn’t want to be r
“No Cleo, they live for you and Ares.” “Perhaps, I also didn’t want Ares’ alpha title to be affected.” I sigh out, truths were being spoken that should have been said a long time ago. Death creating a time to ponder on the past, on the mistakes made. “Is that what you think of us, that we would
~ Cleo ~ Mum was just tired and for some reason being here wasn’t good for her. Just like she would sometimes struggle when we returned to the Dark Phantom pack..or when Dad wasn’t with her. Yes it was her family pack…where she grew up but even then it was like a darkness took over her. The sa
This isn’t the first time Rosa has lost control of her wolf and Cleo has had to pick up the pieces, had to protect Ares even as a child. We were all grieving, we were all exhausted…but we don’t let our wolves take on full control and block out the human side. I let my aura roll off me and direct
I was never meant to have the Clear Waters, I was always meant to take on Dad’s original legacy…the Amber Desert. With Cleo by my side. We would be close to her family pack, which is important to Cleo…she is extremely close to her Dad and brother, and she would want to support Ares in the years
~ Jace ~ It was vitally important that we plan out our next steps. I couldn’t afford to make a mistake. We were all gathered in the living area, it can’t be past 3am. We were all still awake, Mum refusing to leave Alora’s side…it won’t be long before cars from Clear Waters arrive to take her home
~ Cleo ~ I move his hands off my face…I can’t look him in the eyes. My mind was spiralling and I couldn’t stop it. Freya. Borders. Alora…. Supplies. My mind was making lists of things that need sorting…things that would keep me going right now. If I stopped for a second I fear I would crumble
I know exactly what she is thinking, how she is blaming herself for everything that has transpired just now. She is blaming herself for Alora’s death, for his death, for me being the new Alpha. “Cleo…” “I should go inside…” “No…” I grunt out, only for her to turn to look directly at Knox. “Ca
~Jace~ “You all need to go back into your homes. I’m setting a curfew until tomorrow at 10am. My warriors will patrol the grounds tonight. There will be no training at dawn, nothing until I say so. Anybody…and I mean anynbody caught out will be imprisoned …do I make myself clear?” I open the pac
Jace I’m toying with him, I could have killed him by now. But that would be too easy, he deserves a slow…painful death. A death that has come from him losing…from being defeated. I want him to bleed each drop of blood before I take his life. He dared to think he could have what was mine, to ta