We all turn around to head back to the car. No one says anything and the tension is thick. When Wyatt sees the packed trunk, he grunts. “You assholes staying for a month or what?” Archer glares at Wyatt like he’s planning on ripping his head off. Beau narrows his eyes like he fully intends to he
“Why the hell would you go to war with the most powerful man in the entire world?” Wyatt grunts. By now, the worst of the tension has passed. Archer has stepped back, allowing Wyatt to stretch his back and catch his breath. I’ve moved away to collect my dirtied belongings off the ground and mind
All the brothers could still be jerks sometimes. With our baggage in hand, we return to the house. Wyatt is nowhere to be seen, but Isaac is glaring up the stairs. They must have had a fight. When Isaac sees us coming, his face shifts into a more warm expression, though some tightness still remain
“You can wear it while your other things are at the cleaners,” Beau says. “Beau.” I have so many questions. One, why in the world did he have this gift, ready and waiting, and thought to bring it with him to my parents’ house? Two, in what universe does he think that skimpy lace and string ensembl
“That…” Steven’s voice breaks as a growl rumbles out of him. He clears his throat. “That’s not the nature of our relationship.” Isn’t it though? The lines of our relationship are so fuzzy that I’m not sure what we are anymore, or what we should be. I only know there are three marks on my neck, b
“I, uh…” Words are jumbled up in my head, delaying my response. Neil has ruined his shirt but he makes no effort to clean it up. He’s too busy gawking at me with wide eyes. Mom waits patiently, the hope burning brightly in her eyes. I hate to disappoint her, but as my shock wears off, I realiz
“No,” Neil says. In a flash, his worry is buried behind a mask of calm. He even manages a smile. “Everything is fine. You handled my father perfectly, and I thank you for the compliment to me and my brothers.” “You’re welcome,” Isaac says, though confusion now twists at his face. “But are you cert
Neil doesn’t seem super thrilled by Archer’s suggestion, if his deepening frown is anything to go by. “Even if our father mobilizes something right away, we should still have some time,” Archer says. “Who knows the area better than me?” I add. I don’t mention that I haven’t spent all that much t
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