FionaThis time, as I leave, Mr. and Mrs. Denton send me off.“Don’t forget your journal,” Mrs. Denton calls from the kitchen.“Stay safe and stay with your guards!” Mr. Denton shouts from his study.“Thank you!”I grab my journal from the table and slide it into my bag. Knowing that Laxus and two o
“I thought of two locations while you were sleeping earlier that may have your flower. One isn’t far from the falls we were at before, which is where I think is most likely, while the other is to the south, near the ocean,” he tells me, grabbing me and lifting me over a fallen tree.“Let’s try the c
Fiona“You should rest,” Healer Sarina says, laying a hand on my shoulder. I grind the herbs with the pestle she let me borrow.“I can’t. I’m so close to being done…” I look to my right, reaching for the detox medicine, but it’s not there. “Could you pass me the Anitraphin?”She sighs but doesn’t de
Again, we all wait on bated breath as the heart monitor beeps slowly. My eyes bounce from the monitor to Ethan and back to his torso, where the worst of the damage is.Slowly, the sounds of the monitors grow closer together, getting back to a more normal beat. His chest rises with a loud sigh before
EthanThere is no reason my mate should be here, in the hospital, surrounded by my best pack healers and my Beta.It’s the first thing that ran through my mind when I saw her laying in this bed, looking pale and sick. The next thought was that I shouldn’t be in the hospital. I rub my temples, trying
EthanSuch is the life of a leader.“This vendetta wouldn’t be good for either pack, and I’ve told him to stand down, but I’ve had two Gammas watching your father since I learned of his plans. If you don’t stop him, I don’t think he’ll stop,” Ryan says. I sigh and scrub my hand down my face. My fath
“Keep a close eye on the Bluemoon pack. They may try to attack soon if they already sent out scouts.”“There were four in total, and each is locked up in the Pack House basement,” Ryan informs me, and I stop walking. He hadn’t told me they caught the intruders. “I didn’t want to let them go, in case
Fiona“You have a natural gift,” a soft, clear voice says.Pulling my eyes away from the sun setting over the ocean, I look up to find a woman standing slightly behind me. She looks down at me for a moment before lowering herself to sit on the grass beside me.The breeze lifts her long hair, and it
“Not yet. We still have a few weeks before then,” I answer, smiling. He takes a deep breath that has me and Aaron looking at him with a bit of worry.“Sorry. Sorry. It’s just, I’ve only had you back for a week and now this… I still see you as that little baby girl I lost,” he says before pulling me
FionaThis time when Ethan and I step up to the dais, my family is with us.Cameras flash, microphones are planted in front of us, and recorders are held out in waiting. After a week of getting to know my family, I learned that our family goes back many, many generations, just like my mom said. They
“Mom!”Tears pour out of my eyes, but I try to force them away. I can’t look away or she might disappear.“Hi, sweetheart,” she murmurs, and I throw my arms around her, sobbing when she hugs me back. I never thought I would get to hug her again, so I hold on for dear life, even as she tries to pull
Fiona“We will visit again, soon,” my father says softly, kissing my forehead. I don’t really want them to leave yet, but as I yawn, I know I need to rest like Ethan said. I’m still healing and have had a busy day.“Okay,” I mutter, then hug Aaron as he wraps himself around me.He smiles down at me,
“Three years ago,” I croak, my tear-filled vision blurring. “She passed while in the hospital, having her condition tested for the millionth time.”It feels like it was just yesterday.“I’m sorry you had to go through that alone,” Ethan murmurs, pulling me back into his chest. I snake my arms around
FionaFive sets of eyes stare at me- four of them with disbelief. I know I should be excited but worry and anxiety fill me. What if they don’t like me?I sink back into Ethan’s chest and drop my eyes to try to calm myself, but Etha is ahead of me. The soft purring starts up again, easing my worry. I
EthanEvery emotion Fiona feels- the devastation, the pain, the hope, the happiness- it all slides down our bond, washing over me. Shock doesn’t begin to cover how either of us feels, especially while I watch my mate hug my friend.Nothing could have prepared me to find out that Aaron and Fiona are
So many questions dart through my mind, giving me a headache. Is this why she never talked about her parents or her family? Had she left them for her mate? But that wouldn’t make sense because she had me, and if Aaron recognizes me, that means he knew me long ago.My head spins.“Holy shit,” I hear
FionaTwo men stand in front of me- one familiar and the other a stranger. Ethan greets them calmly and thanks them for coming, but I can’t move. I don’t want to.“You alright?” Aaron asks, looking at me when the stranger sits in a chair off to the side. I turn my eyes up at Aaron and shake my head.