God, I could already hear the pack members around us speculating on what could be happening right now. “Do you know who that is? Sebastian Knight. He’s the Alpha of the Knight pack.”“Doesn’t he have a chair on the committee?” “Ruthless.” “We don’t want to be on his bad side.” I feel a little nervous, and a little shocked, at the whispers around us. Was he really the Alpha of the Knight pack? They were the strongest pack in the nation, the only one above us, and very elusive when it came to business deals or pack partnerships. I hadn’t ever been able to get a response from anyone at that place.Now I had to think it was because I had accidentally made enemies with the Alpha. “What are you doing here, Sebastian?” I look up at the once small framed boy, my eyes scanning over his now sculptured face and formidably large build. I try to tune out the talking coming from the crowd, and the feel of Killian’s eyes glaring into me for a second. Sebastain could just be here to make sure e
“Everly?” I moan, sitting up and rubbing at the side of my throbbing head. “Slowly, you hit your head pretty hard.”“Is she okay?” “Luna, are you leaving for real?” “Shh. She just woke up. Don’t make her mad.” I blink my eyes a little, confused at what I was seeing in front of me. I was in Killian and I’s old room, laying on top of the made bed with Sebastain and six children I had funded standing around me. Why were the kids here? I don’t want to get too full of myself and say I’m close to them, but I make a special effort to take children like these under my wing.“How are you feeling?” I jump a little at Sebastain’s hand touching me on the lower back as I sit up a little more. I’m not quite ready to get all cozied up to him, so I feel myself scooting away a little. Before I even answer him, a panicked thought shoots through my head. I hope my baby is okay. My hands instinctively reach for my belly, like I’ll be able to somehow tell if it’s okay that way. “Don’t worry. It’s f
Killian's POVI had tried everything to get the smell of Everly out of the room we once shared. But I swear, even though the bedsheets were brand new, they still smelled like lilacs, same as she once did.I lean on the railing of the balcony May had insisted we add to the bedroom, watching the sun setting in the sky as I drink whiskey from a flask I’d taken to carrying around with me. I imagine the nagging Everly would have given me if she saw how much I was drinking these days. But I couldn’t help it. The whiskey was turning into the only way to quell the everpresent irritation that had been lingering in my gut since my wife had left me. I scoff a little when I think about how quickly Everly had given our lives up together. I mean, all those years of making it clear the only thing she cared about was moving up in the world, and she runs the second things get rocky? She gave up everything, her home and pack, all the nice things we’d worked so hard to obtain. For the longest time, s
Killian's POVTwo Years later… “We’re going to have to stop giving lessons to young wolves. We don’t have enough pack members to spare anymore, and we could honestly use their help anyways. There are things they can be doing aside from learning how to do algebra.” I command. “I see.” I shoot my eyes up at Lucas, who is standing on the other side of my desk with a blank expression on his face. Though his face was smooth, I knew Lucas well. What I had just said might have broken the last bit of respect for me he had. “Just do it.” I growl, turning around in my chair to get away from his judgement-filled eyes. He doesn’t say anything else, I just hear him walking away and the door to my office closing behind him. I sigh heavily, and lean forward in my chair to hang my head. To say I had let my pack slip away from me, was an understatement. For the first six months after Everly left me, I was a wreck. I drank a minimum of two bottles of whiskey every day, and that number in
Everly's POV“How long has she been feeling unwell?” “Since the last full moon.” I nod a little, running a hand across the hot forehead of the young wolf in front of me. “Has she met her mate yet?” I flick my eyes up to the mom, who shakes her head viciously. “No, she would tell me about that.” “Right.” My eyes float down to the fourteen year girl old curled up in the doctor's waiting room. She had come in a couple hours ago, but because she was only complaining of mild discomfort and stomach pain, she wasn't made a priority. I was waiting for the doctor to bring Eli and Ella back from getting their shots, so I figured I would see if there was anything I could do for this uncomfortable girl. She’s currently staring at me, a message clear in her eyes. I raise a brow at her, and press my lips together. “She’s fine. You can take her home, but you two need to have a conversation about why you won’t let her be with whoever her mate is.” The mother gasps, and the daughter quickly jump
“Come, sit by me.” I nod a little and sit in the chair next to Sebastain. We were three seats down from the committee leader, who sat in the middle of a long table at the front of Sebastain’s meeting hall. It was the largest in the area, and Sebastain was on the committee, so they often used his space as their own. It meant he had a hand in a lot of things, despite the struggles of constantly having to accommodate powerful guests. “Who are those people?” I whisper to Sebastain, pointing to the couple who was already seated on the opposite side of the committee head. They were very serious looking, both were calculating dark eyes that scanned the room constantly. They were older than us, by at least thirty years, but both still looked strong and probably more able bodied than us. I tense a little when he leans closer to me, bringing his minty scent with him. I can feel the heat coming off his body as he leans one of his arms on my chair's armrest. “They’re Alpha and Luna to the C
“I don’t understand why I have to be the one to do this.” I’m stomping down the path towards my house currently, Sebastian in tow. He’s being quiet, just kind of letting me complain. “I left that pack for a reason, to get away from him.” I turn around then, staring at Sebastian. “Why would anyone think this is a good idea? I mean, he very publicly humiliated me. What if I just teach him all the wrong things to do so he’ll mess up his pack more because I want revenge?” “Won’t it feel good though, getting to see all the ways he’s screwing up? You’ll basically be in charge of him for his time here. With his Alpha status hanging on such a thin sheet of ice, anything you say about him will be taken seriously.” “What does that mean?” I ask, crossing my arms and eyeing Sebastain suspiciously. He shrugs a little. “It doesn’t mean anything. I’m just saying if he’s legitimately a bad Alpha and can’t be saved, you need to say something. Otherwise the remaining members of his pack are doome
“I guess let’s start with the basics. How much actual money do you have each month as of now to provide for your pack?” I was currently in one of the classrooms this pack used for teaching young wolves. Sebastian had gotten me at nine o’clock like he promised and led me here, telling me to let him know if Killian bothered me in any way. I had rolled my eyes, but agreed. Killian bothered me just by being here. I still wasn’t over how completely he had betrayed me. We were sitting at a circle table, across from each, in chairs that were just a little too small. Especially for Killian. If this wasn’t such an awkward conversation to be having with an ex, I might laugh a little at how much he didn’t fit into the child sized chairs. “That’s not important.” He says, shaking his head. I sigh a little. I was worried this is how this would go. “Okay, but making sure your pack is making enough money to support itself, is very important, isn’t it?” He shrugs a little, like an angry little