All Chapters of Panther: Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

"Ada Holstein..." I whisper, running a finger across the picture of a young me. "I don't like that name. Sounds like a nun's. I'll stick with Cleo." I turn to face Zane, holding the paper up. "Do you know anything about this? I've never heard of this pack before."He shakes his head, running his hands down his face. "I've racked my entire brain, I can't remember ever hearing about, dealing with, or coming across a Holstein pack. At this point I'm not even sure if it's a wolf or a panther pack.""It would make sense for it to be a panther pack I guess... both of my "parents" were wolves and I always wondered why I alone was a panther." I put air quotes around the word parents. I honestly was a little happy they weren't my real parents. I have very few good memories of them. "But if this paper exists then that means there is someone out there who knows about it, right?" I question, wiggling the paper for emphasis. "Who sends these out?""Ah. Them." Zane leans against the door, shutting

I went back to my apartment once I locked up. I didn't know where Zane had wandered off to, but I would deal with him later. No doubt he was digging through every contact he had to figure out this puzzle right now. It was one of things that made him such a good Alpha. He never gave up on figuring out how to solve a problem, no matter how small or big it was. He rewired the entire building a few years ago because people were complaining of fake outlets. Such a tiny inconvenience, but he took it so seriously."Cleo?" I call into the quiet living room. I knew she was here; her shoes were by the door, and I could smell her. I finally noticed the light on in the bathroom and the steam crawling under the door. I noticed she took showers when she needed to think about something. Whatever helped, I guess.I crash onto the couch, kicking my boots off and laying back. I need to go for a run. I agree. It had been a couple days since I shifted, which was very rare for me. I was used to practicall

"Oh..." Is all I say but I manage to smile a little, folding my hands behind my back."And what about you, mate of mine?" Nate smirks and comes closer to me, staring into my eyes down his nose. He bends down and gently licks the tip of my earlobe. "How many men's beds have you graced with your skills?" I shiver with delight at the feel of his soft words in my ear. I turned away from him then, biting the inside of my cheek. I really wish his number had been higher. I flopped back on the bed, crossing my legs and sitting on the edge."You're gonna get mad." I say, shutting my eyes. "I wasn't as loyal as you were, apparently."He chuckles, and I can feel him backing away. I open my eyes again, meeting his gaze. "I'm not irrational. Just because I lived my life that way doesn't mean I expected you to. Like you said, I'm curious."I hesitate for a moment longer before deciding to just spit it out. I've never been ashamed before so why start now? Especially when he was telling me there was

Ruby sighs and shakes her head after a moment of just staring at me like I was some poor lost kitten. "To be honest. It's not always perfect. There's always going to be petty jealousy, there's always going to be competition. No matter what anyone says, those are things we all feel from time to time. Sometimes you'll feel like they're spending more time with someone else, and it'll make you feel shitty." She looks back at Mia then. "But at the end of the day, you just have to remember how happy a mate makes a shifter. And how wrong it would be to deny someone that happiness." The girls smile at each other, and I swear I see a tear in Mia's eye. What an interesting trio."I found them!" I jump a little at the sound of Quinn's voice. She's holding up a pair of glitter black wedge shoes. The wedges, however, were clear, with what looked like plants inside them."Holy shit, those are so cool." I say, walking over to her. I had never seen shoes like that before."Hear. Try them on. I take t

I roll my eyes and look over at her for a second."I own this parking garage. And the other three in downtown. And a few of the clubs. A couple restaurants." I avoid looking at her reaction as I continue looking for a spot. We were already on the third floor and I couldn't find one. If someone was in mine, I would throw whatever shit bag car they were driving off the roof. I hated cars anyway. They were big and loud and smelled disgusting and made the air around them smell disgusting. We were only driving so Cleo wouldn't have to walk in those shoes."Just gonna casually tell me that you're the monopoly man of this area and then offer up no further information?" I snort at her jab."Everyone needs a source of income, even me." I flash her a grin that only grows at the sight of her cheeks blushing. Women either melted at my feet at my smile or ran away screaming. There was no in-between for me, so I was glad Cleo seemed to melt a little every time I flashed it at her."You're ridiculous