FionaHis arms are still around me, even as my body contorts and shrinks. They stay around me.Golden eyes flicker then fade to green, watching me with a strange mix of awe and worry, but I can’t focus on the emotion. All I can see, hear, feel, smell is him. He’s so close that I can see the little f
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.
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
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
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
“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
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,
“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
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