“I think it is fucking amazing that she built that business.” Jolene dared Cara to argue with her. Zoey sat down next to Jolene. “Exactly. Finally, a woman is higher than a man! I’m all for it. Plus, that fucking news report you did! AH! Chef’s kiss!” “Yes! That was everything.” Jolene’s eyes got wide as she took a sip. “LADIES! THE FUN HAS ARRIVED!” Someone knew walked in with her hands raised in the air. “For fuck’s sake…” Cara rolled her eyes. The new girl ignored her as Jolene and Zoey jumped up to give her a hug. “Meet Grace!” Jolene pointed at me. Standing up, the new girl looked me up and down. “Fuck, Ethan got himself a hottie!” Without warning, she wrapped her arms around me tightly. Callie just busted up laughing. Finally, she let me go and moved to Callie. “I’ve missed you!” “I’ve missed you too!” She finally let go. “Grace, this is Roxie. She is Alpha Alejandro’s mate from down south.” Roxie had a darker complexion with long, black hair that went to her waist. She w
“I was so fucking pissed when we saw that video. Thank you for exposing him!” Zoey put her hand on my knee. “You saved us all from so much humiliation.”“It’s been a whirlwind of events.” Finishing my drink, Callie took it instantly to refill it. “So, who else is coming today? I thought maybe Blair or Pepper would come today.” Jolene asked Callie. “They are both coming tomorrow morning. They had some bad storms I think today, so they figured it would be better to come tomorrow and stay the night.” “So, what’s the plan for today?” Zoey asked.“Technically, just the supper, but I also have a late night party for us and our men set up that they aren’t fully aware of yet. Grace needed to let loose and the three of you can add to that fun!” “Oh, really?” My eyes lit up. “Is that why you picked this outfit?”“Party?” Ethan said in the mind-link. Oops… “It is!” Callie laughed. “This is strictly just for us five and our mates. You can bring your betas if you wanted to, but no one else. Et
“Hello, Luna Grace.” Alpha Jax’s voice brought my attention to the front of our garden area. “Hello, Jax. What do I owe this pleasure?” I didn’t even try to hide the sarcasm.Jax just smirked at me. “Cara said you were being saying nice things about us?” “She did? I must have said it wrong then…” Cocking my head to the side, I could see everyone try to hide their smirks. “Now, now, one might think you don’t like me.” Jax kept a smile on his face. “Well, Jax. We have had such a great interactions so far that I can’t see why you would think that. Last time I checked, Cara called me fat and now here we are. She’s lucky I didn’t break her finger.” “Jax, either sit down and cut the crap, or you can join her in your room.” Ethan said with a sigh. “Either way, I’m not dealing with your shit this weekend.” “I’m going to check on Cara. See you all at supper.” He waved before leaving. Kyle took off after Jax, probably to make sure he made it there without taking a detour. “I like her.” R
“Vincent… can you work nicely with everyone?” I asked like I was speaking to a child. Vincent rolled his eyes. “I’ll do whatever I need to in order to make sure you stay alive.” He stood up and put his coffee mug in the sink. “Besides, you are my only family I have left. I don’t care who I have to kill or piss off as long as you are safe and happy.” He walked out of our office without another word. “He’s…” Roxie shook as she looked back at Alejandro. “He’s not as scary as you think. He’s quite grumpy when he hasn’t slept, but there is a soft side to him, I promise.” I felt the need to defend him.“If you say so.” Jolene didn’t look convinced. “I know he is a pain in the ass to deal with, but I’ll keep him rained in. Let me know if there are any issues.” I tried to bridge the gap. “It’s one of those things. He will die before anything happens to you, but he will leave us hanging to dry if it means saving you.” Nox said, simply. That rubbed me wrong. “Tell me, if there was a knife
The door to the office was still wide open. Ethan grabbed my shoulders and got down to eye level with me.“From the day I met you, handcuffed on the sidewalk… you haven’t ever been healthy for one day. Your accident prone, escaped death too many times, and this is your luna ceremony weekend. Just no.” Putting my hand on his face, I got close to him. “What you don’t know won’t hurt you… besides, you will stay away from my face, right Jolene?” “Exactly!” Ethan didn’t find it amusing. “Axton won’t let it happen.” Rolling my eyes, I just glanced over at him. “How is he going to stop me? He couldn’t even stop me from doing into a tunnel.” Axton didn’t find it funny, and neither did Ethan. “Kyle then.” “If Kyle puts his hands on me one more time, I am not liable for what happens to him.” Crossing my arms, I was not impressed.“He put his hands on you?” Roxie asked.“I did not!” Kyle broke his bodyguard’s cover and glared at me. “I was following orders!” “Kyle thought it would be a gr
“Okay, we have three different options for you to choose from.” Three different carts were being brought out to our table. “There is a Filet Mignon Steak, cooked medium rare with a loaded baked potato and steamed broccoli. A creamy Sausage Tortellini pasta, or Chicken Florentine. If anyone prefers a vegetarian dish, we can make something up.”No one said anything right away. “Zoey, what would you like?” I asked, making them start somewhere. “Oh!” She looked shocked, like I put her on the spot. “Can I please have the pasta?” “Of course!” They pulled out a steaming bowl of pasta and placed it in front of her. Looking at Leo, they kept going the row. As soon as they got to me, I looked back at Kyle and Axton. “What would you boys like?” Neither of them were looking at me when I spoke. In unison, both of their eyes snapped to mine before looking at Ethan.“Don’t look at him. I asked you a question. I’m not letting my bodyguards wait on eating when I am literally surrounded by alphas.”
“I’m not really sure. I remember everything I said when I didn’t remember, and that shit is just embarrassing. I can’t believe I ever called you hot...” His hand ran over his face. “… and you.” He looked at Evie. “You held onto our bond.” He cupped her face.“I couldn’t lose you. I hoped you wouldn’t ever remember, so we could move on and you could forget about my past. I want to be the girl you deserve.” “You’re in a dress?” His eyes looked shocked. Without saying another word, Travis picked her up and carried her out of the room. “Well, that was gross.” Vincent muttered before taking another bite. “Brother, I can’t wait for you to find a mate. You will be so whipped it won’t be funny.” Vincent rolled his eyes. “Highly doubt it. I doubt I take a mate.”“That’s what Ethan said too,” Nox chimed in. I pointed at Nox. “Exactly. Watch her be a princess too.” “No one can be more high maintenance than you.” Vincent grumbled. “You created my personality. You and dad quite literally m
“Does this mean that you are staying with me tonight?” I asked, hopefully. “Actually, I’m not.” Ethan looked down at me and smirked. He walked me to the door to our room but didn’t open it. “Do you know how much I would love to walk in there with you and rip these clothes off you?” His eyes flashed black as he looked down at my sweaty body. “What’s stopping you?” Taking a step forward, my body melted into his, making his jaw tighten. Wrapping my arm around his shoulders, his lips were an inch above mine. “Mr. Alpha?” A wave of pleasure shot through me as Ethan slammed his lips on mine. They might have been just as hungry as his hand were. Finding my ass, he squeezed them firmly. Too soon, he pulled away, resting his forehead against mine. “I’m sorry, Love. I’m sleeping across the hall tonight.” I couldn’t help but pout. “We even have an extra bedroom in our room. Sleep there.” “Can’t. Someone is in that bed.” I was so confused. “Who?” Ethan got a smile on his face. Reaching aro
“CHRISTIAN!” I yelled back. He laughed, as that was our thing. Ethan set me down when we got to the top. Christian instantly wrapped his arms around my legs. “I missed you! You are getting so tall!” “Hey, sis.” Vincent walked up to me with his arm out. With my belly, I could only do a side hug these days.“How is my little nephew doing?” Vincent shook Ethan’s hand. “Very happy where he is at.” Vincent has been a little of a recluse this last year. Finding out the truth, being a full-time day and looking for a beta has kept him from coming around as often. Fortuantly, everyone has sympathized with him. They have really accepted him into our friend’s group. However, Roxie and Zoey are on a kick to find him a mate. Vincent game me a smile and scooped Christian up. “Let’s go inside or we will miss the party.” Ethan held the door for us before quickly resuming his spot next to me. The moment we walked in, my breath was caught in my throat. It was just like I imagined it to be. A larg
1 year later“Grace! We got to go! Everyone is waiting for us!” Ethan was standing at our bedroom door. “I’m COMING!” I growled back. My swollen belly was ready to pop at any moment. Our little baby boy was loving kicking his mother in the lungs so much that he refused to leave. “I can only move so fast!” “You are the most beautiful pregnant person…ever.” Ethan smiled at me as I walked out of the bedroom. The stretchy black evening gown clung to my body, really making my stomach look much skinner than I felt. From the back, you would never know I was pregnant, which confused me. My belly was very round, like a ball. “This is all your fault.” Rolling my eyes at him, I couldn’t help the smile that spread across my face. Ethan walked over and gave me his arm. “Thank you.” “Just think…” Ethan patted my hand. “…. you get to do this many more times!” Looking up and glaring at him, “I will kick you in the nuts and end all of that.” Ethan laughed at me. I doubt anything would hurt his m
By the time we made it to the club, I had taken a few more shots, and the buzz was going. The club was bouncing. Music could be heard from outside. There was a line down the sidewalk and neon lights were flashing all around. This was the vibe that I was hoping for. “Ethan, I want to check on the computers. With everyone here, I haven’t actually got to see it yet and I want to check it.” I had to shout since the music was so loud and we weren’t even inside. “Grace, you are a little drunk….” Ethan raised his eyebrows at me. “Please? I’m not going to touch it. Just want to make sure it’s okay.” Grabbing his arm, I put on my most pathetic face I could.” “Fine…” Ethan rolled his eyes, but smirked. Wrapping his arm around me, he lead the way inside. “Callie, get everyone situated with drinks. We will catch up.” Ethan instantly lead me away to his office. It was more packed than I had ever seen it. Granted, I had only been here like three times, but this was packed. More than once, we g
“What do you have that is the best with crab?” Theresa thought for a moment. “Try the crab trio. There are three different ways crab is cooked. I think one is the crab alfrado, a mushroom stuffed crab and just steamed crab legs with a pepper, garlic butter to dip it in.” “That sounds perfect.” “Great. Would you like your legs already de-shelled?” “Yes, please.” I said right as the guys came back. “I’ll have a crab cake, please.” Jolene smiled at Theresa. Theresa returned the smile. “For you two?” She looked at them. “Seafood fried roll.” Ethan sighed and downed his drink. “I got another round coming.” She said instantly. Ethan nodded and put his arm back around me. “What did Vincent say?” I asked Ethan in the mind-link, so I didn’t hear what Nox, Stella or Rif ordered. “Well, turns out they were all people that went missing states away. None were from the same state, but they were all scholars in hacking or something cyber. Vincent thinks Zach or Derek had placed them there
Just as Ethan stood up, we arrived at the restaurant. I couldn’t help the sly smile that spread across my face before bitting my lower lip. “Let’s go,” Ethan said before clearing his throat. He gave me a little nudge to get off the bus. “Where are we?” I asked as I stepped off. Ethan was quick behind me, wrapping his arm around my waist. “This is one I have wanted to bring you to since I met you. It’s a very upscale seafood place. I know your favorite food is crab and I think they will have what you want here.” Ethan smiled down at me.“I love this place!” Callie squealed. “Their lobster is absolutely amazing!” “I’ve never been here!” Zoey grabbed Leo’s hand, and they started the train to the front doors. “We have a reservation. It’s under Boone.” Callie yelled from the back. By the time we walked in, the hostess walked off from the front. Zoey turned and smiled at us. I couldn’t help but look around. There was a massive sword fish mounted on the wall. The lighting was low, dark
After the house burnt down, we had to transport everyone back to their respected packs. However, all of our friends had to come back one last time to our pack and gather their belongings. Since they were already here, we had one last night together. Ethan set up a romanic evening that ended with everyone at the club for a night of dancing. All the girls were in my bedroom getting dressed. Callie had on a champain squence colored dress. It volumized her breast with a completely open back and only strings tolding it up. Her ass was about to hang out, but she looks amazing.Zoey had on a similar colored dress, but the top was more of a bra. Her stomach was open to a skirt that sinched at the side. Roxie was wearing a scarlett red dress. With long sleeves, the top was just enough fabric to cover her tits. It was an open stomach, but one side went down to a skirt that went to her calf. The other side had a slit that went to her hip, completely exposing her very toned legs. Stella was wea
Vincent turned and looked at us. “Let’s go home.” He whispered and walked past us. Christian was clinging to Vincent like his life depended on it. “Keep your eyes closed, bud.” He said as he walked out of the house. We all followed him. The battle was over and our warriors were collecting the dead. In the front was Derek’s body, Zach and Adaline. There was a rather large pile of men off to the side and a more respectible line of men that were ours. Leo was barking order with Damon, but Stella caught my attention. She was standing over Derek’s body with tears running down her face. Walking out of Ethan’s arms, I came up to Stella. She met my eyes before looking down again. “W-what happened?” I hesitated before speaking. I wasn’t sure how this was going to impact our friendship. Though it had already been rocky as it was. “Grace?” Rif walked up behind Stella. Putting a hand around his waist, he nodded. “Whatever it is, just tell us.” I knew I had everyone’s attention at this point.
Grabbing a lock of hair, I twisted it in my fingers. “You know Vincent, she used Derek’s weakness and let him believe for three years that he betrayed you.” Vincent’s hand wrapped around his neck. He squeezed hard enough to make her hurt but not enough to stop the breathing. “What should I do? Kill her or put her in my dungeon to years’ worth of torture?” “I’m sorry! I can turn my life around and be the mother that Christian deserves. I only ever wanted to be a mate to you.” She batted her eyelashes at Vincent. His grip tightened around her neck. “Nothing I do will be enough. It won’t be enough to vengue Derek, my dad or the years of head games you put on our son that I’ll have to fix.” Tighter, he squeezed until his hand started shaking. “I regret ever sleeping with you, ever touching you, or even meeting you. The only good thing in my life is Christian. I’m going to take your body and make a mockery of it. You will be an example of what it means to cross me. I’m more powerful than
Ethan, Vincent, and I just stared at her with our mouths hanging open. “Derek thought he betrayed Vincent. He did everything to keep Vincent out of danger and keep his kid safe and you were playing him.” My anger was rising as her words sank in. “You let Derek live with this weight on him for years.” Adaline shrugged. “Who is Derek to me?” She mirrored those words, knowing it was going to get under my skin. “Now, my child is an heir to not only the mafia family, but to a very powerful wolf pack and a blood relative to a very profitable security business.”“You never wanted me to create a program. All this was a lie to get the three of us here.” The truth came crashing down on me.Marco pointed his gun at me. “You are a very hard person to get ahold of. I told Zach to kidnap you by any means needed. He almost got you fucking killed. I’m happy you survived, but yes, however, Ethan was only part of it because he mated to you. I just wanted Vincent and you.” “Your dad was incredibly ann