“Kay,” I said to her, trying to sound firm. She flashed me a look, her terrified look remaining. “Go inside.” It was an order and she took it as that; it was like she was waiting on my permission. She nodded her head and scurried into the packhouse after Becca and Luis. I held onto Brianna’s arm
Lila’s POV “Rachel?” I breathed, staring at my friend from across the room. She stood at the doorway, leaning against the frame as if it hurt her to stand straight, but she tried to play it off cool. “You were released from the hospital?” “Looks that way,” she said in return, narrowing her eyes
My mother held Brianna at arm's length, keeping a hand on each of her shoulders. She looked into Bri’s eyes as she spoke these next words. “Whichever one your wolf chooses, the other will leave,” she said slowly. “The decision is yours alone.” Bri stared at her for a moment longer before her eye
Lila’s POV I don’t think any of us could really process what had happened. It all happened all at once and soon howls were coming from the house. Alex looked as if he had been shot in the chest as he staggered backward. Alpha Jonathan had released him, no longer posing him as a threat. I thought
“I wasn’t even good enough for a gamma…” she said, her voice cracking. “How could I be good enough for a beta.” That’s when we all realized at the same time what was running through her head. She was terrified of being rejected again. She thought she wasn’t good enough to have a mate, let alone a
Lila’s POV The long dining hall table was crowded with different wolves from Alpha Jonathan’s pack and then my friends and family. It was a strange batch of people, but everyone seemed kind enough. This was odd because they were from Alpha Jonathan’s pack; I really didn’t expect anyone in this p
She left the dining hall and everyone resumed their conversations as if nothing had happened. Rachel's spot was empty now and I couldn’t help but stare at it sadly. It was like a missing tooth. Once dinner concluded and everybody was stuffed out of their minds, the packhouse staff returned and cle
Third Person POV The darkness that consumed Rachel fed off the fear that Lila was feeling. She tried her best to hide it, but even Rachel knew that Lila’s fear was evident. The color had completely drained from her perfect features and as much as she tried to blink them away, Rachel could see the
“Did you hear?” Bri asked, a hint of a smile on her lips. “That my son was kissing your daughter?” I asked, raising my eyebrows as I looked down at a very red-faced Kayla. Bri nodded, and then we both glanced at Asher who was staring at Kayla with a pained expression on his face. Awe, my littl
I smiled and nodded as I stepped around her and back down the stage. As I walked back to my seat, my eyes glazed over at Enzo who was beaming at me. My heart swelled at the sight of him smiling. I could see how proud he was in his eyes, and it instantly made me teary. How was it possible to love s
Lila’s POV “Today marks a new beginning. It is a chance to redevelop ourselves and tell the universe the kind of people we want to be. Today marks our many successes and our many failures. A chance for us to screw up and then redeem ourselves. A chance for us to fall in love all over again. Today
I smiled at my toddler as I placed him in his highchair. “Pancakes it is,” I said fondly as I went over to the freezer and pulled out the pack of frozen mini pancakes. I put a few on a plate and popped them into the microwave. After I sent the timer, I made both Asher and Coope a juice cup and I
Lila’s POV 2 years later Asher woke me up bright and early as he did every morning. He’s lucky I love him so much. Enzo wasn’t in bed when I woke up, which made me worried for about 2 seconds before I remembered that he told me he had to clean up his stuff from the arena that morning. It was
She held up a light blue bear with a polka dot bow tie. This was the only toy that could get Cooper to sleep. “Oh, goddess,” I said with my face warming. If I couldn’t even remember my son’s bear, how was I going to do motherhood? Enzo took the bear from my mother and then went to pick up the
Lila’s POV “They are both Volana wolves?” I whispered, staring at the pups. My mother and Diana brought me the twins so that I could see for myself. When I was met with two pairs of violet eyes and two pairs of blue eyes, my heart swelled with joy. Tears instantly filled my eyes as I held my two
Enzo smiled at my words and then he cleared his throat before he began to speak. “I will always be your protector,” he said in return. “I’ll do whatever I have to keep my family safe. You, Cooper, and Asher, are my family. I will never let anything happen to you three. I know these last couple of
Corrinne and Flynn rushed to my bedside to look at their nephews. “They are so cute,” Corrinne whispered. “Lila!” I heard Bri say as she rushed toward me and threw her arms around my body. “You had us all so scared.” “I’m sorry to worry you guys,” I said through my tears, smiling up at Becca a