I maintained steady eye contact with him, not willing to let him see me break. Not anymore at least, he had taken enough of my dignity and pride over the years. I wouldn’t allow him to take anything more.“How about we get seated for dinner,” Kenneth said, noticing the tension between my father and
Maeve’s POVI suddenly felt a little lighter knowing that Isabelle wasn’t going to join us for dinner. But I was curious as to why she chose not to be here. I knew that Alpha Kenneth said she wasn’t feeling well, but I couldn’t help but wonder if there was more to it than that. She always jumped at
Xaden placed a hand on my leg again and gave me a gentle squeeze which eased my mind slightly, but not nearly enough. He moved his hand upward to cup my belly and then I jumped slightly at the feeling of my baby kicking. Xaden sucked in a sharp breath when he felt it too and we both exchanged knowin
Third Person POVThe winter air was frigid against Burton's skin; he had run for hours through the snow in his human form. His wolf was healing from the recent battle. He wore the blood of those he had hunted and killed; the humans that weren’t worth keeping alive. There was no place for the weaker
Burton had to admit he admired her wits.“They are back at our campsite,” he admitted, not exactly sure why he was telling her this. “I was sent to scavenge the area.”“And that was how you found us?”Burton nodded, taking in her indifferent expression.“We aren’t stupid, Alpha. We know the wolves a
Third Person POVKenneth had known Burton for a long time and long before Kenneth became an Alpha, their packs were allies.He and Burton had gone up North months ago with a group of warriors when word got out about a human village; they were supposed to go and eliminate them per orders of the Alpha
He stood by her side during her long hours of labor and when she finally gave birth to a baby, his heart sank the moment he saw the child.It was…. A girl.He saw red and it wasn’t just the color of the girl’s hair… it was fury.“You lied to me,” he said through his teeth. “This whole thing was a li
Maeve’s POVFor a moment, I thought I was once again alone. But then I heard the soft humming coming from the crib across the room. My heart swelled, knowing exactly who was going to be in that crib and I couldn’t get to him fast enough. As I peered into the crib and looked at my baby, my heart race