GrandmaDaisy was the only one who ever gave me a hard time. The other ladies were happy with the progress report, and even more so at the prospect that Ava might be destined to be mated with a werewolf. The transition to her life as Alpha of the pack would be a lot easier if her partner was of the same race.I wasn’t surprised, however, to find Ava fast asleep by the time I returned to the hotel. While my darling granddaughter was still young, I tried to push her out into the world a little more, so she could make friends, and at least experience life a little.But Ava was just as stubborn as my son, and the only thing that ever mattered to her was becoming the champ. We were lucky enough that the pack could financially support us while we lived in the human world. I was able to pay for all of Ava’s private lessons, both on and off the ice.Because of this determination, she not only finished high school, but had also made some friends, and was on the verge of achieving her biggest d
Ava“You have been lying to me all my life!” I felt a little guilty when my grandmother jumped with fright, but this time around I was going to get the truth out of her, before anything happened between me and Daniel. Not that I wanted anything to happen.“I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Before she could look away, I noted the look of surprise in her eyes.“Oh, come off it grandma. I know that you have been faking this fragile image you portray.” My hand waved around the air wildly as I pointed at my grandmother. “I know that we are werewolves.” This time the look of surprise lingered a little. “I also know that Daniel is a werewolf. Do you know that Daniel is the Alpha of Blackridge? Could you smell him?”From the way she was gaping like a fish out of water, I could tell that she wasn’t just shocked about the fact that I knew, but also about the information that I had just given her about Daniel. Grandma started looking a little pale, and I helped her to sit down at the di
AvaIt quickly became clear that nobody in the pack had ever physically met someone who had been reincarnated. If you asked any of them anything about the moon goddess, they could answer you, but they knew nothing about Bastet. This meant when I couldn’t find anything in our library I was forced to do my research on the internet.Of course, I believed every word, because really, it was on the internet, so it had to be true. I rolled my eyes at my own thoughts as I paged through all the myths and legends I could find about the cat woman. I made sure to spend enough time on the ice to also train for the world championships.This time I was not going to let go of my dream so easily. I knew that the moment I got onto the ice at the championships, Daniel would know where to find me, but I hoped I would be able to get away before he did. I knew it was probably just a dream, and that I probably wouldn’t be able to realize it, but I still hoped.“Has there ever been a cat in our pack? Is it e
AvaBeing reincarnated wasn’t as much fun as one would think. I might have been given the second chance that so many people dream of, to do things right, or to change something they did wrong, but when you didn’t know what that was, how the hell did you fix it?I wish that there was a way that I could contact Bastet and ask her. Sadly, our library didn’t have the guide on how to communicate with real life actual goddess’. It felt strange to be at the pack house without Kai. It felt even stranger after I had lived what felt like a lifetime, and nobody at the pack house remembered any of it.The council tried very hard to find out how much I knew about the future, but my grandmother quickly made sure they didn’t bug me too much. We both felt that since I had already changed the path by avoiding Daniel, things would definitely be different in our current timeline. I rolled my eyes at my thoughts as I realized that suddenly my life was looking like some kind of sci-fi movie.“I think you
DanielI promised myself that this was going to be the last time I came to look for Ava. It seemed as though nobody in this town were bothered much about the disappearance of the young woman and her grandmother. Although they all knew exactly who I was talking about, and some of them even proudly stated Ava’s athletic achievements, it seemed they all believed that she was either away training, or perhaps even permanently leaving town.“I wouldn’t blame her, you know.” The old owner of the hardware store frowned so deeply that his toupee almost fell off his head. “That girl has a bright future ahead and our little town would never be enough to give her what she needs when she, becomes the world champion.” He shrugged leaving me feeling desperate.The only place I have not been to yet, because I didn’t think that you would find a top athlete there, was the ice-cream store, but since I needed something sweet to cheer me up, I decided to pop in there before leaving town for the last time.
Daniel“None of that matters any more Alex!” I growled. “I have already rejected her as required by our laws, so it doesn’t really matter anymore.” I carefully studied every move both my brother and father made. I knew that they knew that I was currently at my weakest. I had recovered from the rejection, but I wasn’t completely there yet. If either of them challenged me now, they would surely win.“That is not what the law states!” My father growled. “You know better than anyone that rejecting her wasn’t enough. You should have killed her.” “What about the law that says nobody is allowed to harm the mate of someone else?” I raised an amused brow. I have been waiting many years to broach the subject with my father. “Don’t you find it funny that our laws are contradicting those of the entire werewolf world?”“No, they don’t.” I didn’t like the look of confidence I saw in Alex’s eyes. “The law states that you cannot kill the mate of someone else. It doesn’t say anything about killing y
AvaThe pain in my grandmother’s eyes was too overwhelming, but I wouldn’t apologize. If she had told me what I was years ago, we probably wouldn’t be in this mess in the first place. I could have made the necessary preparations to avoid Daniel completely.I knew I was being unreasonable, but I couldn’t help it. I wasn’t just fighting for my life, but also for the lives of the people in my pack. From what I could remember of those last moments, even though we outnumbered Blackridge, we were losing.I tried to think back to that awful fight and tried to remember if I had seen Daniel, but I couldn’t. Was he even there? I couldn’t imagine Daniel as the kind of person that would send his people to war without going himself. Then again, if I was completely honest with myself, I didn’t really know Daniel all that well.I was angry at the previous version of myself, and how incredibly stupid I was. If only I had taken better care, I would never have fallen pregnant. Sadly, hindsight is alway
DanielAlex and I were at a stand-off with the council and my father trying their very best to stop us, but the challenge was set and accepted, and there was nothing that any of them could do about that. Alex and I had to face-off within the next twenty-four hours or our pack, according to the same laws that forced me to reject Ava, would be without an Alpha.I tried to warn my father many times over the years that some of our laws made absolutely no sense, and this was the first opportunity to show him. All his life, he blindly followed the laws as set out by his ancestors. I kept my eyes on Alex, waiting for him to lower his head, but instead he turned on his heel and stormed out.“That was fun.” Harper sauntered into the conference room after everyone left. I knew she would appear at some point, but I was hoping I wouldn’t have to deal with her now.“I told you to find another mate! If I know Alex, and I know Alex, he knows he is going to lose if he doesn’t cheat, which means he is