All Chapters of Hide and Seek: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

One Week Later…“Christine Loup, I know you’re not wearing a sports bra under a dress shirt. What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Summer exclaims the second she walks into my office.Today’s my first official meeting with our area leadership, including the elders. I’m dressed in a knee-length navy skirt that flares around my knees, a red dress shirt, and matching red kitten heels. And yes—I’m wearing a sports bra under the dress shirt.“I know it’s not the most flattering, but it’s the only bra that fits. My boobs have gotten huge out of nowhere. None of my bras fit—I’m spilling out of everything. And they hurt. I’ve had to wear a sports bra to bed the past few nights,” I mutter.“They are looking rather voluptuous,” JoJo says with a smirk.“Voluptuous? Shit, she could go swimming without a life jacket. She’s got built-in flotation devices,” Fati cackles.I flip her the bird as Summer eyes me critically. “They have gotten bigger, haven’t they? Like, noticeably bigger. Why would th

Two weeks later…It’s the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, and everyone’s heading back to the academy. Fati and JoJo left with their folks yesterday. They’re road-tripping back and dropping Kayla off at her place so she can pack up and wrap things up at work. She’ll only be gone five days, but the hangdog looks on my dads’ faces were hilarious.Well... until they reminded me that I’m about to feel the exact same thing when Summer and Rowen leave today.I’ve been awake for about 30 minutes, just lying here, soaking in the feeling of having these two wolves wrapped around me. We’ve been inseparable for the past three weeks—every day, every night, tangled up in each other. I’ve fallen deeper in love with both of them. The way we fit together, not just in bed but in everything, is effortless. Natural. Like it was always supposed to be this way.And that thought scares the shit out of me.We’ve all thought it—we feel it—but none of us have said it out loud. What if we’re wrong? What if this

Thursday night. Poker night with the boys.I love this tradition. Hakeem, Gael, and I started it once we finally got everything settled down after restructuring an entire continent’s government and building a new city from the ground up. We mostly play for bragging rights—but once our boys and some of the others around the academy started joining in, it became about humiliation.Now? The winner hands out punishments to the losers.I’ve had to:Give training in a neon green dressDye my hair hot pink (which, fun fact, also colors your damn wolf)FaceTime every alpha on the continent in full makeupGive every Luna in the area a lap danceBut I’ve also gotten to make Hakeem and Gael do whatever Meredith wanted—without ever getting off—for an entire week. That was worth every other punishment I’ve ever received.Tonight’s players:MeHakeemGaelNathan (Naomi and Julian’s son)Tomas (Carmen and Declan’s son)Nathan’s 26. He’s been putting off taking over as alpha from Naomi and Slade in fa

“Amelia Shyla Singh! What the hell have you brought us to?” I ask.It’s Girls’ Night with me, Meredith, and Amelia. Amelia is Declan and Carmen’s daughter—Tomas’s sister and Gael’s niece. Unlike our males, who always do the same damn thing on Guys’ Night, we rotate who plans Girls’ Night. Spa days, cooking classes, wine tasting, the strip club we’ll NEVER tell Devin about (thank the Goddess Rowen was visiting Xander that night)—we’ve done it all.Fati, JoJo, Chris, and a bunch of other she-wolves join when they can, but tonight, it’s just the three of us.This time? A first.We’re standing in a long gallery, almost like an indoor shooting range—but make it backwoods country. Instead of sleek, modern vibes, it’s all rugged wood, floor scattered with wood chips, and flannel-clad males everywhere. Country music twangs from the speakers. Waitresses weave through the space with finger foods and beers. And there are cages. Like batting cages. But instead of baseballs?Axes.Amelia throws her

I’ve never been this nervous about a date before. It's borderline ridiculous. But I’ve wanted Rowen and Jared for so long that it kind of makes sense. Especially since I’ve never been with either of them one-on-one—it's always been the three of us.Since we got back on Monday, I’ve seen Rowen every day, but we haven’t really had any time alone. Monday and Tuesday nights I had night patrol. Wednesday, he had family dinner, and I was buried in schoolwork after blowing off everything academic over break. I had a test this morning, and unless you count studying male anatomy—specifically two extremely detailed specimens—I didn’t study at all.We’ve had lunch together, quick conversations after training, but no quality time. So tonight? Rowen and I are having our first official date night. We even have more lined up—tomorrow, we’ve got a Zoom date with Jared. But tonight, it’s bowling.Not normal human bowling, obviously. We’re too strong for that. Everyone would be rolling strikes with no e