“Not terrible.” A brunette woman standing next to Warrior Osiston says. “At least you didn’t die or throw-up newbie.” I hobble over to them looking at Warrior Osiston for feedback on how I did. The soreness is settling into my body now that the adrenaline is draining. The only thing he says is, “I
“First Guy Wyatt! You’re my tour guide? You better be good, I have expectations.” He sets me down and my whole front is now soaked from the water dripping off him and we both laugh. We walk over to the group, away from Audrina, who no one spares a second glance at, and First Guy Wyatt starts introd
“Umm, I wasn’t going to come originally. I was allowed to do the trials so the Elite trainers could see my skills and because our pack was hosting them. Warrior Osiston and Alpha Reggie decided I should be here, so here I am.” I try to shrug it off and put it on them. No one will question the deci
“Basically.” Nathaniel shrugs. A man of few words, I like it. As we round the corner from the foyer to the living room, the low rumble of noise lets me know just how many warriors live here. We walk towards the glass wall at the back of the room and I can already see the line forming. When the A
“Okay, so she might be under the impression that I am here to overshadow her or take her place in some way. I just need to stay under the radar enough to stay out of her way. I don’t want to be ‘the favorite’ or whatever she thinks. And the Alpha King calls me 'Little One' too, it's not a unique n
“After that we are in preliminary, or prelims. Again this lasts 30 days. If you make it that far you get to be inducted and get a temporary warrior brand and can start going on smaller missions.” Wyatt says around a mouthful of taco. “What is this brand that everyone keeps talking about? Why is it
Before things get too heavy another chime rings and everyone starts getting up and clearing the space. Warrior Osiston wasn’t kidding when he said it’s our job to take care of this place. There was not a single crumb left on any of the tables. It was incredible. “What do we do now?” I ask after w
I’m flipping through my pack history book when Lillian comes rushing in. “I am so sorry, I totally forgot to come get you.” She looks horrified and I look up at the clock, it’s 5:45. Probably no time for breakfast. I grab all my things and shove them quickly into my bag following her down the hall
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Epilogue 85 years later.“There’s no way you’re going to make that happen.” Silas is challenging Mack to a timed speed race. “What’s going on here?” Cam slades up behind me, wrapping me in his arms.“The boys just heard about the challenges we used to do and that I beat all of you guys at one ti
Epilogue 7“You couldn’t just ask one of our warriors for a meeting? You had to interrupt our family dat and demand we see you here.” Oliver comes up next to me.“Seriously? There’s no way any of you would have seen me, and you never would have let her talk to me. If she was my mate, I wouldn’t l
Epilogue 6I was kept in the hospital for a full week after I woke up. Sierra’s parents took all kinds of samples for testing and actually packed a bunch up from me and the girls to take back to their lab to see if they can find a pattern or a way to help our family in the future. Elena and Gentry
Epilogue 5“Yep. On it.” Dakota blurts, momentarily disturbing the tiny girl in his arms. He recovers quickly whispering to her, holding her close to his face and smiling like an idiot, but she loves it smiling at the sound of his voice, or maybe his familiar scent. I'm not sure what they can sens
“I think you’ll find giving us three pups will wear you out a bit.” Oliver says sitting next to me gently tilting his pile of blankets.The tiniest most precious face I have ever seen peeks out. She’s barely the size of his forearm, but looks completely at home snuggled into him. I look at Oliver’s
Epilogue 4“No! Stop that thought right there. Once we start that, I get nothing done the rest of the day.” I put my finger up in his face then move past him to wash my hands, which is another amazing feat since I have to stand sideways. He just laughs behind me. They used to try to hide when th
Epilogue 3“What do we do? What can we do to make this better for you?” Cam climbs behind me, resting against the wall of pillows behind us and pulling me back between his legs. Oliver’s head drops to the bed unceremoniously.“Not okay man.” He half grumbles, half laughs, then crawls towards me t
“We’ll talk more about this tomorrow.” She turns to run at Sam, I’m sure crying again. This hormone sh*t is no joke.Before I can even think about her fast retreat, I am scooped up and carried away. Oliver’s honey scent doesn’t surprise me as I bury my face in his neck to calm my nerves. We obvi