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"Can you see me, Scarlett?"I turn and giggle because I can't. Hunter has plunged me into darkness with the blindfold and his voice is the only thing leading me to him."Come Scarlett."That voice has changed.I burst out of sleep with a start and take in my surroundings.The room is dark. Pitch black and illuminated only by the shimmer of the moon coming in through the windows.This is not my room. Maya's not here, but I recognize these surroundings. This is Alpha Roman's room.At the mention of his name, my memories start flowing back like a stream.I asked to be the one who drove the car.Our talk about the Alpha Conference and how he plans to use it in getting me free of Hunter made me feel excited. It was a genius-level plan.Simple yet complicated, and one of those complications was concealing my identity from Hunter for the next two months until the Alpha Conference.The car came back to me immediately. If Hunter could place trackers on my boots then he could do the same thing
It's breakfast time in the Ironclaw pack and we're seated at a table. "Here in the Ironclaw pack, we eat meat more than anything else." I roll my eyes so heavily I think they'd roll out of their sockets. That is such a typical werewolf thing to do, and the last thing I assumed about this pack was that it was typical. '"You're boring my mother half to death." Eyes snap to us from other tables and my eyes widen while I struggle to keep a smile from creeping onto my face. I fake a gasp. "Maya, oh my gosh, that's so rude of you. Bad Maya, bad girl." Maya rolls her eyes and I almost lose it. I drop my fork on the floor and duck underneath the table so I can laugh. I want to laugh so bad. Unfortunately, we're in a room of werewolves and this is another pack. Observation before action, that's my tactic. And where is Maya getting all this sass from? "Are you alright under there Scarlett?" I come back up with a nod and sit down, taking a deep breath. "I'm sorry for my daughter's beha
"I think I like this new school." I blink and let out the breath I didn't know I was holding in. "No kidding." The school is huge. "Should we go in, Miss?" The driver, obviously unhappy that he's been assigned the task of driving us, is speaking in a clipped pissed-off tone. Maya is looking out the window as the car comes to a stop in front of the school gates, and I can tell she's also impressed. The car windows aren't tinted, instead, they're crystal clear so we can see exactly what the Ironclaw preparatory school looks like. The fences are not normal. I watch as one child, a small male who shouldn't be too older than Maya, breaks out into a run and hits the fence with a leap. His hands and feet find hostage in the crevices constructed into it and almost like this has become routine, he climbs the fence, disappearing off to the other side. He's not the only one doing that. Other young pups are doing this exact same thing and even when they fall, I see them get up and clim
Roman's pov."What are they doing right now?"Fen is on the other end of the phone and he huffs."You're as worried as a mother hen right now. Calm down.""Are you telling your Alpha to calm down?"There's silence on the other end for a while before Fen chuckles and hums good-naturedly.A rare smile blooms on my face when I hear that chuckle. Fen has been in the same dimension of despair I have been in for the past five years.He lost his mate and daughter, and he hasn't smiled since then, only when it's time for violence and bloodshed, but something has changed now.I didn't need to ask him before he volunteered to head the team shadowing Scarlett and her daughter. I acted like a total prick to her when she woke up, railing off orders like a maniac and giving off the wrong impression.I planned to get to know her better this morning, not anything too intimate, just the basic things. Things I'm entitled to know about my mate, even if she doesn't know she's mine.I messed up and gave t
"What do you want to say?" Myrtle sits on the couch across from me and takes a good minute to stare at her nails. For an old lady, she's conscious of her looks, and it's one of the things I like about her. A dangerous woman takes care that she looks dangerous, which is why when she looks up at me, I wait for her to assess her current situation before speaking. "I'm going to say something that will anger you, Alpha Roman. Can I go on?" She's a wise old lady, but also my mother's best friend. "I wouldn't hurt a member of my pack, more so a member of my council. You can speak freely." "You're being fooled." The words stop me from taking my next breath and I cock an eyebrow up all at once. "What?" "You're being deceived, Alpha Roman. We all are. Something bigger is going on in the background and there's nothing you or I can do about it for now." Myrtle looks away and I see the way she clenches her jaw. Myrtle is an old lady, a wise lady. Werewolves don't age as much as humans
"She still has to take an aptitude test after you made her climb a wall?" The anger in my tone is more than evident and it's not meant to be. I should be agreeable and complacent, but all this annoys me. Putting my daughter in danger does that to me sometimes. Maya seems to have become braver now that she scaled the wall. I think she's wanted to since the moment she saw it, but at the same time, I can't let them make her do that. My heart can't take it. My daughter is all I have, if she gets hurt then I don't know what I'd do with myself. "There's no need to cry, mummy." Maya squeezes my hand and I clean the tears falling from my eyes. I was scared shitless when she climbed that wall. I couldn't get on it, could barely get my fingers into the small holes, and neither could my feet. When she disappeared over to the other side..... "I think you're overreacting just a bit, Miss Vivienne. The girl says she's fine, and I know you aren't angry she's taking an aptitude test. You're ju
I square my shoulders and take a deep breath before settling into my seat."The power plant will help both our communities flourish, Mr. Bruce. There's no reason not to invest and this way, I can ensure the safety of any other enterprise you might decide to establish near us later. The Ironclaw pack has always been professional in its dealing with others, we are loyal and we won't go back on our word."The human male in front of me nods and gives one of his good-natured smiles."I don't doubt it, Alpha Roman. I'm only hesitant because another one of my associates has reached out to me on this project. A power plant will provide a basic day-to-day commodity for the inhabitants of the town and secure standing for us there, I'm all in for that. I just don't believe these associates of mine would be too happy with me pulling back all of a sudden."The other members of the board of investors all murmur, trading opinions back and forth with each other.Guion is present, one of my council me
What is it with the Alpha of the Ironclaw pack snarling all the time?The phone is still at my ears and I feel today might be the longest day of my life, but this is necessary. This is all necessary.I've thought of multiple ways to get the money for Maya's fees but none of them have a one-day feasibility option. I need to make the payment today, and I have to because Maya likes it so much here and she's finally coming out of her shell.I clean the stray tear that drops from my eyes and swallow the lump in my throat. I can't let him hear me cry."Okay."The word sounds unreal to me so I blink and say the one thing that comes to my mind."What?""I said okay. I will lend you the cash you need, and I'll foot the bills of Maya's schooling for as long as she stays with us, but you'll have to keep to your promise. Okay?"Something warm and potent bubbles up in my chest at the warm tone in which I'm being spoken to."Scarlett?""Yes, Alpha Roman?"He pauses and when he speaks this time it's