Alaric’s POV “Breaking news tonight, the new Beta for Pack BloodyMoon has just been announced,” I hear the TV new announcer say clearly. I turn up the volume of the TV in my office and lean back in my chair. My butler John brings me a cup of coffee. He looks at the TV and smiles at me. "This m
Cara’s POV “What do you think we should do about the latest trade negotiations?” Eamon asks me, pointing to a piece of paper lying on the desk between us. Eamon, Colin and I are in Eamon’s office discussing pack business. We’ve been in this meeting for hours, trying to finalize plans for the fut
Alaric’s POV “She should be here any minute now…” I hear my wolf Grey’s voice in my head, his teasing tone readily apparent. “You can stop that now,” I say to him internally. “What fun would that be?” Grey barks out a chuckle. He’s been tormenting me all morning, mocking me. I have a meeting
Cara’s POV Alaric, and Mia...Their relationship is surprisingly better than I imagined. Once I realized this, I can’t focus the whole day at the hospital, except when I listen to the doctor diagnose Mia’s condition. “Miss Mia’s condition is gradually improving… but,” the doctor says. I nervo
Cara’s POV I crouch down to his level and pat his black hair, “I’m sorry, Ethan, but you must stay here.” I don’t want to disappoint Ethan. I know he must feel left out, not being allowed to travel to DarkWood like his sister Mia. He tells me as much again the next day as Ruby, Mia, and I prepar
Cara’s POV A middle-aged and distinguished-looking man walks into the kitchen, hands raised in an obvious attempt to minimize the growing tension in the kitchen. “What’s going on here?” He asks, looking at all of us gathered around. I’m not yet certain who this man is, but when he speaks, the
I like to think that spending years watching folks like this manager and my own Grandmother is what gave me the skills I have today. At her comments, the staff looks deeply ashamed. After all, these people must have entered this line of work because of their desire to help the pack’s orphaned chil
Cara’s POV “Why are you so upset, sis?” Ryan asks me with a laugh. He’s got that mischievous grin on his face, looking just like his twin Aidan. I would have expected a prank like this from Aidan, but not Ryan. But I’ve heard that’s what always makes Ryan’s pranks so much more effective than A
Mia’s long wet tongue licks me across the cheek affectionately and I laugh heartily at the gesture. I stroke her little ears, petting softly, and a soft sigh escapes Mia’s chest.Suddenly, she starts panting heavily. I grab a dish of water, thinking it might be her body’s thirst from the energy need
Cara’s POVIt’s been six years since I felt the presence of my wolf, Lucy. Six long years.There are so many aspects of having a wolf that I miss, but perhaps the thing I miss most of all is the feeling of transforming.During the full moon, werewolves shift into wolf form and run free, letting natu
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