Novels by Mercedes B

VioletAxel had asked Alpha William to give him complete control over Gary’s interrogation, and surprisingly, William had agreed.Ashley was already in the dungeons. Her lies had been exposed, and from what Axel told me, William wasn’t planning to release her anytime soon. If I had to take Axel’s words seriously, Ashley was in there for life.Gary, however, was proving to be a stubborn bastard.Mason had been the first one to interrogate him. Tyler had gone along, and the two of them stayed with Gary for hours before returning looking thoroughly pissed.“He’s not saying anything useful,” Mason told us. “He keeps denying Black Meridian even though the tattoo is literally on his back.”Tyler dropped onto the couch. “He has suddenly developed memory loss. Doesn’t know names. Doesn’t know places. Doesn’t know why he has the tattoo. Apparently, a magical tattoo fairy came during the night and stamped it on his back.”Gary had only made one demand repeatedly. He wanted to see me.I didn’t w

RebeccaFor a few seconds after William’s decree, Hunter simply stared at him as if he had stopped understanding the language. His face went completely blank. When the meaning finally sank in, he started trembling. “Alpha…” His voice cracked. “What did you just say?”William’s expression didn’t change.Hunter took one step toward the desk. “You can’t strip me of my position because of something Ashley did. I had nothing to do with this.”William looked at him coldly with raw anger. Hunter continued hurriedly, panic consuming him. “This is nothing but a teenagers’ squabble that got out of hand. Ashley and Violet hate each other. Whatever happened between them has nothing to do with my loyalty to this pack.”“Teenagers’ squabble?” William repeated. His sharp voice made Hunter stop. William leaned forward, placing both hands against the desk. “My son was stabbed inside his own house after your daughter deliberately allowed his attacker through magical wards she was trusted to access. S

RebeccaWilliam frowned. “What have you found out about Gary Miller?”I almost smiled. This was perfect. If I played this correctly, I could pull the attention away from Ashley, and put it where it belonged—on Violet. “A lot of things,” I said. “But first—” I looked toward Hunter. “Please, you have to let Ashley out of the dungeons. She is an innocent victim in all this.”William’s gaze moved from me to Hunter before returning to me. He tilted his head. “How do you know what Ashley did exactly?”Why was he asking me that?I said, “I heard from people here that she helped Colin, who later attacked Axel. Honestly, I was very shocked when I heard that.” I lifted my phone and pointed at the photograph of Axel and Violet’s fake agreement. “But I have reasons to believe Ashley didn’t intentionally do anything against Axel. THIS is the proof you need. Ashley found out that Violet was taking advantage of him. She was trying to prevent that. Don’t you—”William raised his hand, stopping me. “

RebeccaI could not believe William had left me behind and returned to the pack without even telling me properly. For several minutes after Hunter’s call, I stood in the middle of the hotel room staring at my phone. William had gone with Axel because of some emergency, yet he had specifically ordered Hunter to remain with me.Why? What kind of emergency required them to disappear so suddenly while I was kept out of it?Something was wrong.I called Hunter immediately and ordered him to come to my room. He arrived within fifteen minutes, looking just as confused as I felt.“What happened?” I demanded the moment he entered. “Why did William leave?”Hunter shook his head. “I have no idea. Alpha only told me there was an emergency at the pack and ordered me to stay here with you.”“What emergency?”“He didn’t say.”I tried to think. William didn’t usually hide pack matters from his Beta, which meant either the situation was extremely sensitive or he did not trust Hunter with it. I starte

VioletSpending time with Rebecca was slowly killing me.Lena was getting more nervous by the minute. Every now and then, she nudged my knee beneath the table or gave me a look. I wanted to tell her that I was just as desperate to leave, but how could I explain that I was here for a reason? I needed to keep Rebecca occupied for as long as possible so she wouldn’t interfere with whatever Axel and Alpha William were doing.So I continued sitting there, smiling whenever Rebecca looked at me and answering her questions as casually as I could.The moment Axel’s message came on my phone telling me that I needed to return immediately, I stood abruptly. “Coach Reynolds wants me.”Rebecca looked mildly annoyed, but I didn’t give her enough time to question me. Lena stood too, and the two of us walked out of the room and left the hotel. Being in the same room with Rebecca felt suffocating. When she had asked about Gary’s business, I had flinched at first. How did she come to know so quickly th

RebeccaOnce Hunter had told me everything he had found out about Violet’s family, my mind was already racing ahead. “Keep searching for Ashley,” I told him. “I’ll take care of Violet now.”“Okay!” I disconnected before he could ask more questions and immediately searched for Gary Miller’s number and called. The phone rang several times before going to voicemail. I frowned and called again. It went to voicemail again. Irritation crawled through me, but I told myself he was probably busy. Gary’s work was hardly the sort of thing where he could stop in the middle of a transaction to answer his phone. I would try him again later.Outside the bedroom, I could still hear Violet and her friend talking. Their voices had been irritating me for the past half hour. But as I listened, another thought occurred to me.Maybe Violet’s sudden desire to spend time with me could become useful. If I kept her here for a few hours and casually brought up her family, I might learn how much she actually kn