I walked over to the couch and sat down next to mom. I didn't want to and I knew she didn't want it too. But she was sitting in the middle of the couch, which would result in my and Natalie not sitting side by side, and the only other seat was taken by Zara. It was clearly very thought out.Before m
#Chapter97'"What exactly do you plan to do, Sebastian?"'******No matter how many times I repeated the facts in my head, I couldn't get used to them. Simple facts laid out so indifferently by the woman they claimed was the moon goddess.Me and Harper are not meant to have children.The child in N
Taking a deep breath, I decided that sooner or later, I would have to face the world and I wanted to get it over with soon. I got up from my cozy bed and walked in the en suite to do my daily routine.With leaden legs I got into my car and drove to the school. I could see that my parents were surpri
#Chapter98'Some things are best said face to face.'******Sebastian went against protocol and asked Natalie's parents to come into his office the day Natalie was hospitalized. He wanted to explain the situation to her parents before they heard it from a doctor or any outsider. As far as I know, t
Before I could knock, Sebastian's voice from inside the room made me jump from surprise. "Zara, come in."I squared my shoulders, turned the door knob and entered the room. Eva was sitting in the chair while Sebastian was standing behind her, his hands protectively on the back of her chair. Harper w
#Chapter99'The note meant nothing to me and I didn't have the strength to decipher it.'******Me, Sebastian and Dan (the pack member who had barged in the meeting room) left the room as soon as we overcame the shock of someone actually interrupting the meeting. We had left Eva siting in the armch
#Chapter100'Well, fuck the bond.'******Being enveloped in Harper's arms had brought a feeling of peace in me. I had even felt the tingles that I didn't feel a few weeks ago. The fabled tingles that ran through your body, brought you to your knees and gave you a high dose of sheer pleasure. Being
#Chapter101'HIS PLANS (Harper's POV)'******Having her in my arms after such a long time felt so amazing, so fulfilling. Granted, it has only been a few days but still, being away from your mate is a torture. A torture I had been deliberately inflicting on myself.As much as I knew my mate, I kne
#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