"Let me explain, please." Harper pleaded with me and moved forward again to touch me but that was the last thing I wanted. I swung my hand back and slapped him as hard as I could. I could see the red imprint of my fingers on his cheek and I could still feel the tingles on my hand. A strangled sob e
#Chapter90'THE LAST Chapter'******"Oh, put on some clothes." I rolled my eyes, very uncomfortable about Harper's nudity when Natalie was standing inside the room.Okay, I get it. They slept together, they may have got pregnant too, but they could at least have a sense of propriety when I was aro
"I caught him naked with another she-wolf from our pack. If he was surprised he didn't show it, but the girl quickly scrambled off the bed, gathered her clothes and scurried out of the room."I turned my head in Harper's direction, waiting for him to deny whatever Natalie said. He was sleeping with
#Chapter91BOOK 2- DREAMS FADE AWAY'HIS MISTAKE'******Everything was slipping from my fingers and I wasn't able to do anything. Time felt like sand and my circumstances seemed like a cruel joke of life. I would do anything to rewind time and live through the time I was beside Zara once more. No
I curse out loud at the sky and run as fast as I could to my car. I grab my keys from the stand and jump in the driver's seat. I spot my leather jacket in the passenger's seat and immediately thank my stars for some luck. Zara's parents would definitely turn me away if I arrive at their doorstep hal
#Chapter92'"Please hold onto me. Don't let go of us."'******I could tell you the second the energy round me changed and the exact moment I felt Harper standing on the other side of the door to my bedroom. Suddenly, I wanted to throw the door open and be embraced by him. So far, I had my instinc
#Chapter93Harper's face softened when he caught me doing that but he made no move to touch me and I was glad he didn't. "They stood strong and kept trying for ten fucking years. They loved each other and tried the best they could.""Everything went downhill when one day my mom caught my dad sleepi
#Chapter94'Well, that's what the future alpha thinks about it anyway!'******For as long as I could remember, I have only seen my parents madly in love with each other. Sure, they had small outbursts and fights here and there, but on the whole, they were as loving as a couple could possibly be.I
#Chapter254BONUS IIEverything turned chaotic the moment Zara left to be away from Harper, me, and all the rest of us who could possibly remind her of our betrayal. Did it count as a betrayal though when we hardly understood it ourselves? My heart hurt and my wolf whimpered at the possibility of n
#Chapter253BONUS IIWhen all the tests came back negative, I felt I was going mad or my brain was cooking up some insane story and I couldn't make head or tails about my life. I felt I was being crazy because there was no possible way that this was happening to me. If I was indeed pregnant with Ha
#Chapter252BONUS II'Natalie's POV'******I knew something was wrong when I didn't get my period for two months. I never had a smooth cycle so I wasn't really troubled when they didn't happen the first time but their absence in the second consecutive month got me worried. My body had undergone c
#Chapter251BONUS ISomething about her made my protective instincts stand on end. My wolf didn't understand what was happening but I found myself giving an evil eye to anyone who looked at her the wrong way. I could feel that she was attracted to me and it brought a sort of satisfaction to my ego
#Chapter250BONUS IMy father didn't want to see me go, I was his heir. I was supposed to succeed him and impart all the knowledge he had given me to my own son but he could see how darkly I grieved, how she feared I would choose to take my own life than choosing to live on without my mate. So, wit
#Chapter249BONUS I'Ethan's POV'******When you grow up as a werewolf, all you ever hear is the word 'mate', because people around you can't stop talking about them. Some elders talk about mates with a dazed but happy look in their eyes and you can easily tell how much they love their mates. Whe
#Chapter248EPILOGUE 6"God, I sure hope not," Zara whispered in my ear, and I caress her knee and she squeals and tries to get off me but I stop her by holding her tightly against me. She makes a show of it but settles again beside me. "When are Nat and Addison coming back?" Natalie and Addison h
#Chapter247EPILOGUE 5'HARPER'S POV (TEN YEARS LATER)'******It was three years ago when Mason was first teased by a fellow classmate about the unusual arrangement of his parents. I had always known that as he was growing up, he became especially attuned to the fact that the way his family lived
"Everything ok?" Harper's voice breaks my reverie my eyes snap up to look at him. In a daze, I show my healed palm to him and his eyes shine with pride as he recognizes what this means. As a human, seeing my palm heal so quickly is a stunning surprise in itself and I watch as Harper pulls my hand to