He turns back to me. “I’m sorry to be asking these personal questions. I need to understand the expectations of Alpha Mahli and also your father. So, back to your story. Did you take Alpha Mahli up on his request?” A shiver of disgust goes up my spine. “No. I told him that I was waiting for my mat
Donovan is thrashing around in my head so loudly that I can barely hear the conversation going on around me. The only reason he hasn’t forced the shift was Alpha Patrick’s warning that he’d send us out of the room. I’m not leaving Lily, not now that I’ve heard the entire story and know that Alpha Ma
“Lily.” Anders says, breaking the tension in the room. “How would you feel about moving out of your parents’ home and into the packhouse?” She looks at everyone in the room before answering. I sit down, taking her hand again. “What would happen to my parents? Especially my mother. I don’t think she
I follow Beta Calvin to a room on his floor. It’s nice, but I feel like a stranger in this room. I go sit on the bed with nothing else to do. Nothing in this room is mine. I have no clothes, no toiletries, nothing. The reality of my situation comes crashing down on me. My father was going to sell me
As Lily closes the door, I immediately hear her sniffles and soft sobs. I clench my fists and go in search of Patrick. I’m furious that they didn’t throw her father in the cells or at least make sure he returned home. I find him in his office. I walk in without knocking. He looks up and when he see
I turn back and look at him. “She’s my mate. I don’t intend to do anything that will upset her or means me staying away from her. Besides, once she old enough to realize she’s my mate, she’s mine.” Donovan’s deeper voice growls, overlaying mine at the end. He shakes his head before walking back int
I’m warm and comfortable when some rude person starts shaking me awake. “Lily, wake up, we have to get back to your room.” That jolts me awake and I shoot up. I’m outside, on the roof with Clint. I fell asleep. I’d been tossing and turning all night and on impulse, I texted him. When he brought me
“I want you to know how sorry I am that he did that. I didn’t want to give an Alpha command for him to stay away from you, but since he didn’t listen, I have now given the command. If anything like that happens again, I want you to let me know Lily.” “Yes, Alpha. Thank you.” “In light of that, I w