Jasmine pov I was walking home when I ran into my mate and I was excited till he kissed a girl in front of me. She looked gutted and sobbed, knowing we were mated. You can tell when mates cross paths it is literally in the air. The smell changes for both wolves. I felt so much anger and pain.
Kaiden pov She drove off, and I felt my heart crack at the tears running down her cheeks. Jasmine was a gorgeous woman, but I was head over heels for Cecilia. We met at twelve and at thirteen realized we loved each other. We have been together ever since, and once we hit eighteen, we realized we w
Kaiden pov The private investigator found her, and I almost raced out the door to bring her back. "Sir, she looks awful," he says, handing over pictures. "Where is her apartment?"I ask, looking through the pictures of her. "She is on a lower level apartment two b. She has an elderly lady try
Kaiden pov I watch her as she sits there looking awful. The Jasmine I see now is nothing compared to the woman who left five months ago. She lost a significant amount of weight and looked like she cried all the time. She had huge bags under her eyes, and those gorgeous eyes were bloodshot. "Are
Kaiden pov I got to see my mate naked, and I feel so guilty she looks way too thin. She got more bruises on different areas of her body, making me angry, but I can't show it. I growled earlier, and she got scared. "Kaiden, I'm cold," she whispers, shaking. "Almost done, sweets," I say, stepp
Kaiden pov She falls asleep, and the messages from Cecilia keep coming. "I stood by you since thirteen. I deserve what I want, and that is you. Jasmine is in our way. "I sigh. "Stop texting me, Cecilia. Your mate is who you are being with. I chose Jasmine, and that won't change",she texts back
Jasmine pov I sit thinking as Kaiden paces, talking to Grayson, his beta about Cecilia. "She is texting threats, brother," he says into his phone. "I banned her Kaiden she left a day ago. Block her on your phone. "I can hear Grayson say. I gave him my virginity, which is another thought tha
When he opens it, she tries to charge in, but he blocks her. "Stop Cecilia, this is my mate's apartment, and you're not welcomed inside",she glares at me, and I sigh. "You had me kicked out of Fireside Kaiden, and for that," she points at me a scowl on her face, " I gave you years, and you just
I felt a tugging sensation in my mind, a familiar connection establishing itself. The entity was reaching out to me, recognizing me from years before. Not as an enemy, I realized with sudden clarity, but as something else—a kindred spirit, perhaps. Another being whose nature had been fundamentally a
Grace pov Around the chamber's perimeter sat three individuals in reclining chairs, their eyes fixed on the entity, glowing with the distinctive light of active truth-sight. They looked exhausted, faces drawn with strain. "What exactly am I looking at?" Alex asked, his voice low with tension.
Grace pov The Prisma Institute loomed before us, a sleek glass and steel structure nestled among dense pine forest. From the outside, it resembled an upscale research hospital or tech campus—all clean lines and reflective surfaces that revealed nothing of what lay within. Only the subtle security
Liam took my hands in his, his grip firm and grounding. "Listen to me. I don't care what they did or what they think. I know what's real. The woman I love, the mother of my children—that's you. Not some subject number, not some experiment. You." "But how can we trust anything?" I asked, my voice b
Grace pov I continued scrolling, finding more photographs: myself at various ages, always in clinical settings, always with that same serious expression. And then, abruptly, the images stopped. The next entry was dated 2015, when, according to the file, my memories had been "reconstructed." *Fin
Grace pov The pack house hummed with activity as preparations were underway for the coming arrangement with the Prisma Institute. In the midst of this controlled chaos, I sat alone in the small study off the main library, the flash drive Reid had given me resting on the desk before me. I had waite
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