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
Cara’s POV “When do you leave?” My brother Colin asks Landon with furrowed brows. “Next week.” Landon replies, keeping his answer as short as possible. “So soon?! You won’t be here for Christmas….” I say, realizing the timing aloud. I already know the children will be so disappointed… “What?
Cara’s POV “To our success!” Eamon raises his champagne glass in a toast, and the rest of the family gathered raises our glasses, too. “To the good fortune of Pack BloodyMoon!” My brother Aidan cheers before putting the glass between his lips, gulping down the alcohol quickly. “Good fortune? I
Cara’s POV I suddenly feel overwhelmingly tired of all the charades, of all the attempts to keep Ethan a secret from Alaric. I can keep this up no longer. I can hide my child no longer. If Alaric hadn’t known for certain about my two children by now, after the science competition, then he surely
“Do not speak ill of the Bedfords! They are the only family trying to uphold the decency that Pack DarkWood used to hold so dear!” the old woman replies. “I will speak however I wish!” Alaric yells at her. “Show such insubordination once more and you will sincerely regret it!” At this, the old w
Cara’s POV I stare at Alaric as the young nurse who spoke up for me, the orphan who was also raised in the Pack House, speaks in my defense. “They don’t believe me! They think she’s lying, that she hasn’t helped our pack,” the young woman pleads to Alaric and his Beta, John. “You doubt the wor
Cara’s POV “I come here to this hospital, to your pack, not as a princess, but as a mother,” I say to the group of angry nurses and staff. A small crowd of between fifteen and twenty people stand before me, circled around. They had been mocking me, chastising me for my arrogance and royal lineag
I stay calm, determined not to let their comments upset me. “There must be some sort of misunderstanding. I’m looking for some water—” “Good luck finding it!” a she-wolf staff member says bitterly. “We only have the lowly water, not the kind good enough for royalty. You’ll find no water here for y
Cara’s POV "Is it time yet? Can we go?" Mia shouts excitedly. "Not yet. We need to finish getting ready," I respond for at least the tenth time. "We’re going to DarkWood today!! And Ethan gets to come, too!" Mia exclaims. All morning, she’s been so excited about her hospital appointment in P
Alaric’s POV I’m up late again. Working. Again. It’s no surprise, really. It’s practically my new routine: wake up, work, eat, work, eat again, work again… and so on, every day a continuation and repetition of the last. “We’ve heard back from BloodyMoon about the project proposal, Alpha King,