120 Meeting The Guardian

Taran's POV

I knew telling Willa she was mine before she turned 18 was a mistake, but it was the only way I could get rid of the rejection sting in her chest after what Natasha did.

I could smell her arousal when she woke up beside me, but there was little I could do to ease her flame besides a little teasing.

Thank God there was only a month to go.

I went and drowned myself in the pool after Kirsch took Willa to school. He has an office there and she would be safe. In the past, Kirsch would just use the office in the Alpha house to deal with the pack stuff when I was the Alpha, but it became too hard for him to work here alone after I turned rogue so he basically moved to the school's office.

[Taran.] Kirsch mindlinked me in the afternoon. I was a bit surprised because he was going to take Willa back soon.

[Yes?] I answered as I headed out of the pool, worrying it might be about Willa.

But it wasn't--

[Scarlett is at the door.