“Go, Melinda,” Alaric says. “Now.”Melinda looks like she wants to argue, but in the end, with a huff, she spins and storms away. “You’ll regret this, Alaric!” she calls back over her shoulder. “I would have given you everything!”“I didn’t ask for it,” he replies.I linger too long in my indecision
Alaric’s POVI stare at Cara, simultaneously blindsided and stunned by her words. How can this be?Our children are alive? Ethan and Mia are our children?“But they seem so much younger,” I say. “Mia is so small…”“They were premature,” Cara explains. “Some of the trauma from the accident affected t
Cara’s POVI’m relieved at having told the truth to Alaric. He seems to have handled it much better than I could have hoped, already very protective of the kids. Maybe I didn’t need to ask him for the favor of protecting them, but in the moment, without knowing how he’d react, I wanted the kids to b
Alaric’s POV“There is no way you are coming with them,” I say. Standing, I turn from Mia, putting her behind me as I confront Noel. “You are not welcome in my home.”“Cara is my mate –”“She is not your mate. She is my mate, and the mother of my children.”“Stop this, both of you,” Colin says. Movi
Cara’s POVEventually the car pulls up in front of a mansion. I’ve been here before, though it’s not one of the main ones that I’ve stayed at in the past.Despite not being the main accommodations of the Alpha King, the mansion is still sizable.The children are not new to big houses, basically bein
Alaric’s POVMy heart continued to race, even after Ethan interrupted us and Cara walked away. I’d been so close to kissing Cara, to returning us to that same moment we shared all those years ago, when I held her in my arms and kissed her senseless before we retreated upstairs to make love.No, it w
I have no idea why he hates me, and without knowing why, I have no idea how to fix it.I give Cara and the kids a few days to settle in before I start requesting we all sit down to dinner together. Not only does it make things easier on the chef and the staff for us to eat all together, but it also
Alaric’s POV“Noel,” I say, approaching the door. The butler and the security guard both step to the side, allowing me access to speak with our unexpected visitor. “What are you doing here?”“I said I’d visit,” he says. “Well, here I am. Where’s Cara and the kids? I want to say hi.”He did mention t
Cara’s POVWith Alaric’s presence, the hospital administration moved the group of us away from the main waiting room and into a more private sitting room, filled with more comfortable chairs and couches. There was also a coffee pot, which Ryan instantly set up to start brewing, and a television, whi
Cara’s POVI paced back and forth in the hospital waiting room for nearly twenty minutes before Colin made me sit down.“I’m fine,” I told him, even shorter than I had before.Softly, he said to me, “You are worrying Ethan.”Glancing at my son, I could see the fear in his eyes as he stole nervous li
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