Cara's POV Today we're having a family party. Or rather... a family meeting that mix business and pleasure. We’re having a barbeque in the backyard, and the sound of Mia and Ethan’s laughter in the background warms my heart. The Arbun family is very nice. No matter what comes their way, they t
Colin says, “How can we ask this of Cara? As Beta, she’d likely encounter their Alpha King at some point.” “Wait, Cara’s Beta now?” Landon asks in surprise. He should be second in line to the throne by birth, but leadership never interested his free spirit. “Amazing what you miss when you’re gon
Eamon’s POV Alaric is a real prick with Cara,but he's definitely a great king. I’m not surprised that Cara made the right choice to reopen diplomatic relations with Pack DarkWood. It only makes sense to continue a business relationship with such a strong pack. It’s just one more drop in a sea
Tears welled in my eyes as I lay in the hospital bed. The accident left me severely wounded, threw my wolf Lucy into silent hibernation, and now on top of everything, it turns out the accident also made my children unable to grow normally? Why does fate have to deal with me like this? “What do
Cara’s POV Aside from Eamon, I’m the first to arrive at the family meeting Eamon has called. No surprise there, I try to be early for all of my appointments. Eamon is seated at the head of the table, and I take the seat to his right. He smile to me. Colin arrives next, then the twins Aidan a
The room is predictably split on the idea. “WHAT?!” Aidan yells. “What an excellent idea,” Landon says with a smile. “I’m surprised that you’re interested in dating, but I’m happy for you.” “You want to start dating already?” asks Ryan. “Isn’t it a little too soon? I mean, I feel like you’ve o
Cara’s POV The restaurant is not bad. It's decorated with flowers, and very romantic. I’m sitting at a restaurant table trying to listen to my blind date, but I can’t hear most of what he says because his mouth is full of food that he hasn’t finished chewing. My blind date lets out a deep be
* Ruby cackled with laughter as I told her the story of that date, “But you love peas!” “Sure, but not enough to talk about in the first fifteen minutes of a blind date!” I told her, laughing. “If the guy is handsome enough, I’ll talk about anything!” Ruby had tears in her eyes, she was laughi
Alaric’s POV“Of course not,” Melinda said, denying everything. “As if someone of my status would ever lower herself to such cruel and malicious devilry. How could you even begin to insult me by connecting me to that?”“You supported Lilia’s return to the pack,” I reminded her. “You pushed the elder
“I think we need to be prepared for anything. Cara is going to need our support no matter what happens.”Hopefully my bad feeling was wrong. Hopefully everything would be fine.But I wasn’t going to count on hope alone.Alaric’s POVAs the Bedford’s were a prominent noble family with high-ranking su
Colin’s POVI listened carefully to my sister’s words. I didn’t know if she could tell, but as an outsider looking in, it was easily to see how much she loved Alaric. Given their past, she was likely still afraid to admit those feelings to herself, or to acknowledge them in any way.For this, she wa
Cara’s POVI placed the back of my hand to Mia’s forehead and immediately felt her fever. Her hands were clammy. She seemed lethargic, like she couldn’t get up. When I asked her how she felt, she simply said, “Tired.”“I’m going to take you to the hospital,” I said, worry taking hold.“Please don’t,
Alaric’s POVThere was a television hanging along one wall of the meeting. While it had been off while the elders met and while I spoke, we turned it on now. John found the correct channel and immediately, Melinda Bedford’s face filled the screen.She’d dyed her hair again, black now instead of red,
“Do you watch the news?” I asked them. “Though even if you don’t, I imagine your contacts still explained to you what happened regarding my daughter.”“Yes,” said the head elder. “We’ve heard that you have found her and that she is unharmed. Blessings all around.”“Yes,” I agreed. “Though these bles
Alaric’s POVCara ate her breakfast and then went back to her own room to change and get ready for the day. I had to do the same, telling her that I would be gone for work-related reasons for the majority of the morning and afternoon, but I would do my hardest to be home in time for dinner.It pleas
Alaric had left me here.No, I chastised myself. I shouldn’t jump to conclusions. Too much lately I had always been willing to believe the worst in Alaric. Given our past, he had trained me to feel this way, but lately, he had been putting in real effort to be there for me and our children.He would
Alaric’s POVI woke up the next morning with Cara in my arms, asleep with her cheek to my chest. We were still in last night’s clothes, more or less, though I was missing my jacket, and my buttoned shirt was unbuttoned halfway, revealing the tank top I wore underneath.Her clothes were equally dishe