Fiona His office has been empty all day. When I got to work this morning, Ethan was nowhere in sight, so I thought maybe he was coming in late. That was, until Ryan came to tell me Ethan wouldn’t be in today or tomorrow. He’d taken the days off to travel back home, which makes my stomach turn ev
“Fiona,” I say softly, stepping up to her side. I don’t want to scare her, but when she straightens the same stack of paper for the third time while mindlessly staring at her computer and moving with no purpose. The phone on her desk rings five times before she picks it up. “Mr. Montgomery’s off
Ethan Fuck. The last thing I need right now is for Fiona to disappear while I’m gone. “You should have told her where we were going,” my wolf says with an angry rumble while digging his claws into the veil between us. “I know,” I growl at him. I knew she wasn’t happy with me, so I didn’t want
It’s a familiar scent, one we’ve smelled many times, but each time we see her, it gets sweeter. After a minute, she pulls away and stands, giving me space to shift back to my human form. “Alpha. To what do I owe this pleasure?” Mr. Denton asks, bowing slightly in greeting. “Could we go inside?
Ethan Climbing into the rental car, I crank it up and tear out of the airport parking lot. The entire flight back, I thought about what Mr. Denton said, and he’s right. There’s nothing more important to me than Fiona. I will refuse this marriage for my mate. She’s the light in my life, and if my
“I’d like to say she’s okay, but she’s not. She didn’t quit, but I stayed in your office to keep an eye on her,” he says with a sigh. Mental images of Fiona crying at her desk, laying her head down, and working slowly with a faraway look in her eyes assault my brain. The image of her tears makes my
Fiona “I’m here for you,” he answers, but I step back, making his hand drop from my face. “Here for me?” I push down the hope that foolishly rises inside me. He wasn’t supposed to be back until tomorrow, but he’s here now. Ethan nods, his eyes roam from the top of my head down my body in a s
“Hi, wolfy,” I whisper, waving my fingers in a small gesture. Ethan groans and shakes his head, his eyes returning to their normal green. He chuckles and looks over at me, saying, “Don’t tempt him. He wants to come out and see you just as much as I wanted to see you when I got back tonight.” “An
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