All Chapters of Gravity: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

The pain in Juniper’s head was sudden and sharp. It felt like someone had split her skull open with an axe, a blinding pain she had never felt before. It lasted for all of five minutes before it ebbed away only to start again half an hour later.‘Kiran’s alive,’ she thought to herself. If Kiran was alive that meant that Adrian was dead and she was free.Juniper hadn’t thought twice before running out of the front door as fast as her legs could carry her. She had stopped just as she reached the dirt road and turned back towards the driveway. She walked back to the Jeep, watching the front door of the house intently.She grabbed her handbag and the phone and then ran until she reached Lowell Canyon Drive and slowed to a walk. She pulled her jacket closer around her body, wondering what the hell Adrian had given her to make her feel so weak.Every time a car drove past her she froze in fear that Kiran or Malachi had changed their minds and were coming for her. Kiran had let her go with a

When Malachi became the Alpha of his pack, nobody had said he was ready. He had to be ready the moment Georgina had died. He’d been thinking of all things pack related for a few days and he knew without a doubt that Kiran was ready.Kiran was unbreakable, he was strong and the pack needed an Alpha that could be fearless in the moment of chaos. Malachi’s own guilt over the explosion at the den had brought these thoughts on.He didn’t want to be the Alpha anymore. He was lost in a sea of conflict and guilt and giving the reins over to Kiran would give them all a fresh start. Malachi felt lighter after having made his decision and he didn’t waste any more time. The line on the other end rang and Malachi gripped the pen on his desk again.“Whitcombe.” His voice was gruff and Malachi smiled.“Hello John.”“Malachi, how are you?” Malachi could hear the smile in John’s voice.“I’m good, how are you?”“It doesn’t help to complain but I know you didn’t call just to check up on me.” Even though

For the first two weeks after our ordeal with Adrian Peters, Christian slept between me and Adara. He had nightmares and it was just easier to soothe him when he was with us. Malachi had started the adoption process for us and Richard had given us the name of a social worker he knew and trusted to handle our case.We did all the home interviews and checks, the surprise visits and so forth. I had to submit my bank statements to prove my income. The school sent reports and we got glowing reviews. Christian was happy in our home and well-adjusted at school.We didn’t send him back to daycare for four weeks because we couldn’t take the chance that he would tell his teachers that he’d been kidnapped. I took him to see Travis instead and worked through the trauma with him.Richard foresaw no problems in us adopting Christian. Slowly the pack’s life returned to a new normal and we had our first pack meeting in our new den a week after I killed Adrian. James and Shoran had driven back to Sewa

The shower door slid open and I felt Adara’s hands circle my waist from behind. Her hands trailed lower down my abdomen and I turned around and pushed her against the shower wall. Her laugh was soft and she gasped as her back made contact with the cold tiles.By the time we got downstairs, James and Shoran were already in the kitchen and James just gave me a look. A look that said, ‘I heard all that’.Adara and Shoran got started on breakfast as James and I sat at the table. I checked my phone as James sent me another dirty joke, laughing as he looked at my face, waiting to see my reaction.We’d been having quality time together for three days and James had replaced the table he’d broken in the living room. It was still early, only seven am. We’ve always been early risers and I was surprised that Malachi hadn’t joined us yet.“You know this is weird right.” James started laughing again as I finished my coffee.“No, it’s not.” He began to type furiously on his phone again, a smile on h

We settled back into our routines of work, studying and training. Christian was doing much better and Adara was planning our holiday in Mauritius. I kept myself busy with my secret project that only Malachi knew about since he helped me close the deal on the house.Adara ordered clothes online since our shops didn’t really cater for the weather in Mauritius. She had our days mapped out and she wanted to go everywhere and see everything. Neither of us had been there before and her excitement was through the roof.“How much longer are you going to work on that house?” Malachi was seated at the kitchen counter and I dropped my keys into the bowl and put the milk in the fridge.“Actually, I’m done.”I could hear Adara upstairs with Christian as he made animal noises and splashed water everywhere, probably all over the floor. Some nights he still had trouble sleeping but most nights he slept right through.“Finally. I was beginning to think you weren’t up to the task.” Malachi had a smirk