"Candy!"She all but squealed. I loved how much she loved getting treats. Some women want makeup or designer clothes, but my mate wants candy. She gets excited for candy, and it makes my heart race as I stare at her. She isn't money hungry. My wolf sighs, staring at her. "Yes, tiny doll sour patch
Gunner pov I fuck Molly to sleep and chuckle as I move off her tired body. I ease away to grab a rag to clean her up before I get to sleep myself. "Fuck baby I love you",I kiss her lips as I cover her naked body. "Love you Gunner ",she mumbles in her sleep, making me chuckle. "Sleep tiny do
"Oh my goodness, it stinks," she mumbles. "We are almost there baby",I walk to the room, and we look in at the little red head who looks mad. "I'm innocent!"she yells. "I did nothing wrong. I was paid to say if she was there. I needed the money!",her voice was like nails on a chalkboard. "Rea
Gunner pov I lift Molly in my arms and head back home she needs rest and food. I kiss her head as I go through the secret tunnels. Kaiden showed me back to the secret panic room. "What food do you want tiny doll?"she sighs sadly. "Cheesecake," she hides her face in my chest. "Dessert first
"I love you too, Gunner. I just feel like a burden, and it will take a while to get over that. Please be patient with me. I will try my best to stop causing trouble. "She laid her head on my chest. Her little fingers rub my chest, and I go hard under her. "Fuck baby you drive me crazy",I groan as
Gunner pov Gunner felt the threat through their mate bond before he saw any sign of danger. He took her out to the park, thinking a day of sun and fresh air would relax her. Something about Molly's sudden spike of fear made his wolf nature surge protectively. Kirk Matthews had been stalking their
Gunner pov The reports started coming in from neighboring territories - devastating accounts of Kirk Matthews' path of destruction. Gunner held Molly closer as Roman and Kaiden delivered the latest news. "Three mate pairs attacked in the last month," Roman's voice was grim. "Two females killed,
Gunner pov Gunner's muscles tensed as he caught an unfamiliar scent on the wind. His wolf stirred beneath his skin, hackles raised. Beside him, Molly shifted closer, one hand resting protectively over her swollen belly while the other gripped Rose's trembling arm. They decided to come out into the
Grace pov Mass panic would only strengthen the entity," Markham protested. "Spawning thousands of conspiracy theories, each one feeding it more power!" "Then I suggest you accept our terms," I replied calmly. Dr. Reid studied me for a long moment before a small, unexpected smile curved her lip
Grace pov At full strength," Markham continued, "it can reshape matter according to falsehoods. Make lies become truth, in the most literal sense. Imagine someone claiming a building doesn't exist—and then watching it fade from reality before your eyes. Or claiming someone is dead—and having them
Grace pov Blackwater Bridge Nature Preserve stretched out before them, deceptively peaceful in the midday sun. Once a thriving state park, it had been closed to the public five years earlier after funding cuts, its wooden observation platforms, and hiking trails slowly being reclaimed by nature. T
My fingers tightened around the phone. "My daughter is not for sale." "Everything has a price," Dr. Reid replied softly. "Even principles. Especially when weighed against global catastrophe. We'll see you tomorrow." The line went dead. I set down the phone, meeting the expectant gazes around me.
Grace pov The pack house's secure communications room fell silent as I placed the phone on the table. Five days had passed since my interrogation of Serena, three since I had managed to contact my old acquaintance—Eliza, another truth-seer who had escaped the Prisma Institute's clutches years befo
I pushed deeper, my mind sifting through the fragments of truth revealing themselves. A wall in my vision began to crumble, showing what lay behind. "There's something else," I said, voice strained with effort. "Something coming. Something you're afraid of." Serena began to struggle against her
Grace pov I sat in the pack's conference room, my daughter asleep in the portable bassinet beside me. Three days had passed since the attack. Three days of heightened security, of pack members taking shifts outside our temporary quarters in the Alpha's compound, of Liam barely sleeping as he divid
I was on her in an instant, delivering a kick that sent her sprawling. The gun trained steadily on her head, and I approached. "Who sent you? What Council?" Her eyes, still glowing with werewolf power, narrowed. "The Lunar Council. The true authority. Your pack is nothing." A crash from outside
Liam pov I paced the confines of the panic room, my shoulders hunched with restrained energy. The call to our Alphas had been brief. Help was coming, but not soon enough for my liking. Four pack members were converging on our location, still fifteen minutes out. Warriors were also moving in. "St