Fiona I move through my work in a daze, shuffling papers and sending emails. I can’t fully focus, so I take a minute to sit back and close my eyes. Fiddling with my necklace, I let the cool metal press between my fingers, hoping it can give me the same sense of calm that it did before. All I can
We sit there for a while, merely holding each other. After a bit, Ethan continues working, and the sounds of his heart beating against his chest, the soft woosh of his breathing, and the clicks of the keyboard fill the room. It’s strange, the comfortable silence that we find ourselves in, but I ca
Ethan “I’ll have dinner done by the time you get here,” Fiona says, her voice coming through the speakers in my car. It’s been two days since she came into my office and curled up in my lap, smelling of sadness and confusion. She’d been quiet since then, but it wasn’t a negative quiet. I could a
I try to block out the scent of her disappointment as I walk upstairs and to my office. My computer sits ready and waiting on my desk, and when I sit behind it, I sigh. With the press of a button, the computer comes alive. Like it knows what I want, the video call icon blips onto the screen. I giv
Fiona Ethan has been in his office upstairs for a while, so I grab his plate out of the microwave and set it on the tray. I don’t know when he ate last, but if it was at lunch, that was over six hours ago. I’ll just slip in and drop the food off so he can eat while he works, then I’ll get out of h
My mind trips over more questions as they surface in my head. Have they had calls like this before? Do they talk about me often? A sickening feeling churns my stomach and chases the guilt away. I press my ear to the wooden door, straining to hear the voices on the other side. If they’re talkin
Fiona Turning over, I huff in annoyance and look at the clock. Two hours, and I still can’t fall asleep. I was hoping that the exhaustion I felt would send me off into a peaceful sleep, but I should’ve known better. Nothing is ever that easy. Two hours of constant tossing as my brain runs with
Ethan I stare at the black computer screen, my reflection looking directly back at me. Fiona works silently at her desk, refusing to look at or even speak to me unless absolutely necessary. It’s my fault, too. As soon as I caught her scent outside the office last night, I should’ve ended the c
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