With the last name Hayes, and a father as terrible as Neil’s, children are likely expected. “I’m sorry,” I say, feeling pretty miserable too. “I’m going to try to put off the wedding as long as I’m able. My parents will help me. But… If the Alpha Hayes decides it’s time, no one will be able to s
After my lunch with Angela, I walk back toward the Pyramid. On the way, however, I stop near the quad, when I see Beau there. There’s an empty stroller beside him. He’s holding Mia in his arms. Around him, are a group of doting women, all making doe eyes at Beau and the baby. He can’t be using Mia
Still upset? Okay. One more kernel then. “Come on, Beau. You know how handsome you are. And how smooth. All you have to do is walk into the room, and the women are ready to drop their panties.” He hums. When he finally turns to face me, I can see his smug smirk. That absolute bastard played me lik
“Is this your baby?” the man asks. He doesn’t wait for a reply. “She’s adorable, just like her mom.” His smile is soft and boyish. It, like the sudden compliment, catches me off guard. Mia looks at the man curiously. The she looks at me and pats the side of my cheek. I’m pretty sure my mouth is
He still answers my question though. “That guy wasn’t right for you. Actually, you shouldn’t use any of my dating advice.” “What are you talking about?” Now that the shock has worn off, I start to smirk. I place my hand on my hip and ask, “I thought you were mister infallible when it came to picki
“I’m not sneaking out,” I say right away, matching his glare with one of my own. After all this time, Archer should know better than to doubt me. It irritates me to no end that I can never seem to earn his trust, no matter what I do. “I’m just jogging.” “You are training,” he says. His glare hasn’
“You like when I’m rough.” His voice is lust-rough. Gods, the things I wish he’d do to me in this forest right now. That’s fucked up, right? This guy keeps breaking my heart. What does it say about me, that I keep crawling back, ready to drop my panties and bend over? I want him to spank me. I r
I hate to admit that I consider his offer. I’m still pissed at Archer, and therefore am feeling reckless. That, and I don’t particularly want to run the whole way back to the Pyramid. Frankly, my legs already hurt like hell. And, though I’m even less inclined to admit this: Beau looks really goo
I’m happy because I have four hearts beating alongside mine.“Do you feel it, too?” I ask. “My connection to each of you?”I blink my eyes open once more. I want to see their faces, their reactions.Neil has his hand over his own heart. “It’s strange. It’s like part of you is inside of me.”“Me, too
In the darkness of my mind, I floated, surrounded by the comforting embrace of love. Distantly, I could feel another presence, one that grew stronger and stronger, the more I focused on it: my wolf.As I thought of her, she appeared before me as if I willed her into being. Maybe I did. We are in my
Damn alpha wolves and their heightened senses.“I’ve already made my choice,” I say. “Honestly, I think I made it a long, long time ago.”Archer relaxes marginally. Steven starts to smile.Neil turns to me, worry still on his face. “You say that now, Chloe. But the pull could be strong…”“I don’t ca
The eve of my birthday, I rest in bed and stare at my ceiling. It’s late, near midnight, but I still have my bedside light on.With my feelings shared and grown with Neil, Archer, and Steven, I didn’t expect to spend any night alone, especially the one right before the day that could change everythi
I awake to a sharp knock on my bedroom door. Neil’s arm is still draped over me but some distance had inched between our hot bodies in the night. I’m able to slink out from under his arm without him waking.Naked, I quickly stop by the bathroom to throw on my fluffy bathrobe. Then, after glancing ba
They.Beau glances at me and see my incredulous look. “What do I need to go out every night? Can’t a man just enjoy staying home for a change?”“You can do whatever the hell you want,” I say.“Good, then.” Beau slumps down on the couch. He stretches out, lifting his feet up and into my lap. “Now tel
For the rest of the morning, I desperately try not to think about Neil. Whoever he’s in love with, I won’t be offended by it. The hurt I feel has nothing to do with this new person. She must be great for her to have won Neil’s affections.The hurt is my own loss, my own problem. I let my feelings fo
After Steven and I have cleaned ourselves up with a quick shower, we fall back into bed together, giggling and laughing all the way. My now, Steven has discovered a few of my tickle zones, which he is exploiting. As revenge, I touch the places I now know make him shiver.For a while, nothing seems l
His hands fumbled with the buttons of his own shirt. Such usually steady hands are rendered useless by his nervousness.“Allow me,” I tell him. I lightly bat his hands out of the way before replacing them with mine on his shirt buttons. My times with Neil have served me well. I’m able to undo all th