Fiona Sighing, I take a seat at the furthest table from the door, which isn’t far in the small staff room. No one else is in the room, and when I look at my phone, I realize it’s because lunch is technically still an hour away. At least I’ll have the quiet and won’t have to worry about anyone bo
I mentally kick myself. He’s probably incredibly busy at a company like Silverclaw. He wouldn’t have time to help me if I needed anything. “I’m the intern for the COO,” he tells me. “Ryan?” “Um, yes. He’s my brother,” Paul says, dipping his head. I smile. No wonder he’s so nice. Ryan is also o
Fiona 11:03 AM The weight of his eyes on me again makes me sigh. It’s only been three hours since I got here this morning, and Ethan has been watching me since I arrived. At first, I thought it had something to do with him thinking I’ve lost weight, but when I lifted my lunchbox and shook it a
Maybe it wasn’t a great idea to let his mother talk to him. I thought he was probably just too busy to answer his cell, but could he have been ignoring her on purpose? Little boss. The words and the patronizing way she’d said the phrase echo through my mind again, and I shake my head. He said hi
Fiona Ethan looks over the report again, slower this time, taking in every little thing printed on the papers, and I can tell his anger is rising. Ryan shakes his head when I step around the desk, but I take the chance and lay my hand on Ethan’s arm. He doesn’t move, so I squeeze his bicep in what
“I-it’s okay,” I whisper. “And no, nobody touched me. There are still some whispers going around about me, but I had a couple of run ins with women who didn’t agree with you hiring a ‘nobody’ as your new secretary. A few unpleasant gifts were left on my desk and my lunch disappeared one day.” “Why
Fiona My nerves jump as I send out my last email for the day and peek through Ethan’s office windows. He’s been grinding away at whatever work he’s doing for the past few hours after telling me to hold all his calls and take messages for him to return to later. I couldn’t stop thinking about spe
With a comfortable silence falling over us, we get back to work, pushing our way through the boring numbers, descriptions, and data. Ethan stays even closer to me throughout the entire process, sometimes touching me when he leans in. His hand brushes mine, then his arm presses against me, and he eve
However, if Fiona does happen to be in one of the two packs the scouts mentioned, we’ll be able to get in and get out without alerting them. I don’t want to lose this chance to search for Fiona. It could be my only chance to do so without violence.“Which means I need us to keep a lock on our anger,
Ethan POVMy senses return as the darkness fades away, and I groan because my limbs feel heavy, and my head aches. Taking several deep breaths, I blink to clear my vision, confused when I can’t move my arms.Looking around, I find my wrists trapped in heavy chains. I follow the chains to the wall, n
“Don’t presume you can make demands here, little girl. Now, eat your breakfast like a good prisoner.”The edge in his tone freezes me to the spot, even when he leans forward, snaps another picture, and then unties my hands. I’m too scared to move. I can only watch him leave me behind, closing the do
Fiona POVA clicking sound from somewhere near me has me stirring, but the flash is what brings me fully out of my sleep. The pain in the back of my head is a dull throb, but it grows as I open my eyes just when another flash hits.What is that?My body screams in protest when I sit up and look arou
Ethan POVShoving my father to the ground in front of the pack house, I growl at him. He thrashes, still thinking he can get away even as I grab him by the back of his neck.“If you don’t answer me, then you are no longer welcome in this pack.”My mother gasps from behind me, “Ethan, you can’t banis
Ethan POV“Your father is freaking out,” Ryan says through our mind link.“Freaking out?” I ask as I shift back to my human form. Michael and Robert bow their wolf heads and lead the Gammas back to their barracks. “What does that mean? What’s he doing?”“He’s making a mess of the pack house’s common
Ethan POVTaking a deep breath, I push the door open and step out into my front yard. Fiona has been missing for two hours, and with each passing second, I feel my chest grow tighter. She’s already been gone too long, making me and Zev both angry and anxious to the point of shaking.I shake off the
Fiona POVPain.Stupid, throbbing, aching pain screams in the back of my head as I feel myself coming out of a heavy, groggy sleep.What the heck happened?Blinking, I force my eyes open and find myself still covered in darkness. Though, it’s not pitch black. There is a bit of sunlight coming into t
It seems like everything is too quiet.“Alpha, there have been rogues spotted near the Southern borders,” Ryan mind links.“Send a group of guards. I’m on my way.”Racing outside, I shift and charge toward the southern border. There’s not too much to the south of us, but I won’t let the rogues hurt