Chapter: Speaking To Her FatherI groaned when I found myself in Alek’s mind. I turned my head to look over my shoulder, searching for him, but he was nowhere to be found. I sighed deeply as I leaned against the wall, knowing that I wouldn’t have to wait long. I never did when he pulled me into his mind. My inner demon reminded me that he was going to be taking me to see my parents today, and I couldn’t stop the smile that spread across my face. He was the best mate ever. His arms suddenly wrapped around my waist as his lips moved over my neck.“Are you ready, my love?” he asked softly.I nodded as I linked our fingers together. “I am.”“Let’s go. Close your eyes.”I squeezed my eyes closed without question. There wasn’t a lot that made me nauseous, but having colors and scenes fly past my eyes definitely was enough to make me want to vomit. I relaxed back against him as he took me to another realm, while he murmured softly in my ear, trying to distract me from what was going on. When the world finally stopped movin
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Chapter: Secret PlanningThree Weeks LaterStorm breezed into my home office, smiling at me as she sat in the chair in front of my desk, glancing at Alex, who was sleeping on her play mat across the room. Alek and Galen were in her territory, training her men while we were at the casino, working on budgets. She handed me the blood bag she had left to retrieve.“You look a little pale, Tawn. You need to eat, or Alek will murder me when he gets home,” she told me.“Thanks, Storm,” I said, as I leaned back in my chair, studying her face. “So, Alek told me that Galen has been doing well with the dream walking training. Have you been able to speak to your parents yet?”She was quiet for a moment before nodding. “Yes. They were happy to see me.” She was quiet for a long moment before sighing. “Daddy says that he’s proud of us, and Mom wants us to know that she’s happy that we are still as close as we were when she left us.”I tilted my head as I studied her face. “That’s not all that happened. Why do you look sad?”
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Chapter: Presenting The BookSunday NightI was sitting on Alek’s lap on the couch when the elevator doors opened to reveal Storm, Galen, and Alex. I immediately broke into a smile as they walked into the penthouse, grinning at me.“Hey, y’all! How was your week?” Storm asked as she sauntered over to me to place Alex in my arms before snagging two of the cheesesticks off the plate on the coffee table.She tossed herself down onto the couch next to me, almost melting into the cushions, while I pressed kiss after kiss to Alex’s forehead.“Hi, pretty girl,” I cooed. “Daddy and I missed you so much.”Alek kissed the side of my neck. “Yes, we did, angel.”Storm rolled her eyes. “And here I was thinking I still had a place in your life, but I’ve been replaced by an itty-bitty human.”“Yes, you have been, and I’m not going to apologize for it!” I laughed. “She’s so much cuter and doesn’t talk back to me.”“Do you mean talk back to you yet?” Galen laughed as he put his hands on her shoulders.I bounced Alex a little whil
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Chapter: The BookThat evening, after a long nap and another feeding, I sat on the couch, curled up next to Alek, who had his arm around my shoulders, holding me close to his side. We were watching a sappy love story, but I couldn’t focus on it. I was too consumed with the memory of Alek’s conversation with my father. I couldn’t help but wonder if Alek would share the book with me. Suddenly, the TV was turned off, and I was scooped up. When Alek made it to the one door in the penthouse that hadn’t been opened by me in decades, I wrapped my arms around his neck.“Alek…”He tilted my face up so that I was looking into his eyes. “I know that this hurts, beautiful, but you can’t keep burying your grief. You love your parents, even after all this time; your love still burns bright. You miss them. You want them back, but you’re hurting yourself by choosing not to think about them. You’re never going to have the chance to come to peace with their loss if you don’t let their memory in. Don’t let them die all o
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Chapter: A Father's ChoiceAlek cleared his throat nervously. “I was wondering if I could speak to you about Tawnie.”My father crossed his arms over his chest as a low, threatening growl rumbled in his chest. “What about her?” my father hissed as he took a step out onto the porch. “Because there’s not a Goddess damned thing that we have to discuss. You will never be good enough for her. She deserves so much better than you will ever be able to give her! She was raised to know her worth, and you only see her as a piece of ass.” He slammed his arms into Alek’s chest, and to my surprise, Alek didn’t budge. He remained in place, even with my father’s powerful strike. “You have no fucking respect for her! Manhandling her every time you see her! Do you really think that is what a father wants for his daughter? His only daughter? If you do, then you don’t fucking deserve to go back and have your own little girl.”My heart immediately broke for Alek. My father’s dislike for him was devastating. I wouldn’t even blame h
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Chapter: Exploring Alek's MemoriesAfter setting up appointments for fittings on the chosen dresses and choosing a dress for our flower girls, which was mainly chosen by Landon, because he was already overly protective of Jill, we left the boutique. We escorted Charlene back to her house, where Preston and Jill were waiting for her on the porch, drinking tea at the little patio table. Landon, who wisely stayed on the sidewalk, waved cheerily to them, while Preston scowled deeply at him, but thankfully didn’t say anything. I could already tell that this was going to be a fight in a decade, but hopefully by then, Preston would know Landon better and wouldn’t try to eat him every time he saw him, but who knew? If Preston were even half as protective as my father had been, he wouldn’t like Landon, even in death.When we got back to the casino, I hugged both Storm and Landon before eagerly running into my mate’s waiting arms. He scooped me up without hesitation and carried me up to our penthouse, where he sat on the couch,
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Chapter: Coming Out Of Her ShellScarlettI glanced at Elena over Vanessa’s sleeping body.“Lena,” I whispered. “Are you awake?”“Mhmm?”“Shhh, we don’t want her to wake up.”Elena laughed as she sat up to lean back against my headboard. “You can talk normally, Scar. I slipped her one of Grandma’s Ambiens.”My mouth dropped open. “You drugged her?”“Yep. I guess it’s payback for all the times she dosed Osprey.”My eyes widened. “She drugged Osprey?!”“Yep.” She looked down at her nails. “The day that my Dad took me hunting while you were supposed to be waiting for us was one.”I looked down at Vanessa. Was that why he hadn’t woken up when she was being nasty to me? He was never a heavy sleeper, so it confused me after I left and had time to calm down.“What else did you do to keep me away from him?” I asked Vanessa angrily. “Why do you want him so much?”“Because he’s the one person she could never have. What are you going to do, Scarlett? You know Silver isn’t really your mate. They are using you.”I hesitated befor
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Chapter: A Taste Of Her Own MedicineElenaI took Beanie’s hand as we marched toward Vanessa’s house. The bitch had finally gone too far by telling Scarlett that she had slept with my brother. Osprey would never sleep with that tramp. We all knew that nasty slut slept with everybody. I had even heard her bragging about how she had joined her mother and stepfather in bed a few times. That was just too much for me to process. Even the thought of looking at my fathers in any way but fatherly makes me want to vomit. As much as it disgusted me, it didn’t surprise me. What surprised me was that she didn’t have half a dozen kids already.“Where are we going?”“Beanie, can I ask you something?”“You’re my mate…”“I don’t think he would have, but I also know that if he did, he would tell you and not me.”“Osprey?” I nodded. “What did he supposedly do?”“Slept with Vanessa and is obsessed with her?”Beanie burst out laughing. “Oh, Goddess, baby. You are in rare form today. You should be a comedian with those jokes.”I shoved his s
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Chapter: Always Being AroundScarlettI couldn’t help but smile at my mother as she guided Beanie and Raul into the dining room as they carried my grandmother’s solid oak table while Elena and I carried the boxes from my mother’s car up to my room. She threw herself back onto my bed, staring at the ceiling. I hesitated before laying on the other side of the bed with our heads next to each other. She turned her head toward me.“I’m glad you’re back, Scarlett. I’ve missed you.”I closed my eyes as I turned to face her, sighing. “I’m sorry, Elena. I needed space to think.”“It doesn’t matter now. You’re back. We’ll keep you safe.”“I think she lied to me, Lena. Why would she lie to me?”“Because Vanessa is a bitch. She has always been one. It’s not your fault for believing her. Out of curiosity, what did she even say?”I opened my eyes to look into hers. “She said you and Osprey were plotting together because you wanted Beanie, while Osprey wanted to have sex with me, and that he was obsessed with her. She said that
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Chapter: Silver's PunishmentBy the time Beanie and I arrived back in town, my parents were all waiting out front for me. I slammed the car door behind me as I glanced at my father. They all fell into step behind me as I made my way to the border between our lands, letting out angry, loud growls as I demanded the Alpha and Luna to meet us. Five minutes after we arrived, a middle-aged couple came walking up, holding hands, and bringing my agitated pacing to a halt. I glared at them.“Silver James is one of your wolves, yes?”“The James family is part of our pack, yes, but Silver has not yet taken the pack oath. We don’t allow it until our teens get their wolves. He has not gotten his yet, so no, he is not an official pack member.”I narrowed my eyes. “I’m only coming to you because they are part of your pack. Silver will be punished for his crimes against our future Alpha Sow.”“What did he do?”“Which crime do you want to hear about? His lying about her being his mate or trying to rape her after he lied to get he
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Chapter: Not Blaming Scarlett(Present day)I jogged down the stairs into the kitchen, where I could smell eggs and bacon coming from. I strolled in before immediately walking over to wrap my arms around my mother, who stood stirring loaded scrambled eggs. I put my cheek on her shoulder, making her glance at me.“Are you alright, Osprey?”“No.”She patted my hand. “Wanna talk about it?”“Not really.”“Okay.”I continued to hug her from behind while she finished the eggs. I knew she would hear me out, no matter what I was feeling. Except I wasn’t sure exactly how I was feeling. I woke up feeling distraught, like something bad was going to happen. I had walked in intending to pull my father aside, but as soon as I saw my mother, I needed her comfort like I always do. She had always been my rock, even through the past few years when my fathers and I were at each other’s throats. I hadn’t said anything and she hadn't needed me to, but she had held me anyway, knowing I needed her. She was who I needed most of all when
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Chapter: Fighting For HerOsprey (3 months prior)My father grabbed my arm as I lunged at Vanessa as she moved behind Scarlett to rub her back as she vomited up the alcohol from the night before.“DON’T FUCKING TOUCH HER!” I yelled as my fathers literally picked me up off the ground.Sebastian and Tony held my legs as my father and Timothy carried my upper half out while I thrashed wildly, yelling threats to them and Vanessa. When we got outside, they set me down, and I immediately swung on my father, giving a triumphant shout when my fist collided with his jaw before I spun on Raul to tackle him to the ground, throwing punch after punch onto every part of his body I could reach.“THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! YOU TOLD ME TO STAY AWAY FROM HER! I HATE YOU!”I was yanked off of him, quickly shoving Timothy away from me to dive back at Raul, who barely avoided me as he rolled quickly to the left. I scrambled to my feet to go after him again as Godric’s fur erupted on my arms. My father stepped between us with his arm
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More Than Just Her Stepfather
Noami grew up with an abusive mother, and so when she turned 18, she decided to hunt her ex-stepfather down as he was the only one who ever truly cared about her. She absolutely adores him, and he adores her right back. Can their love survive, albeit changed a drunken reunion, bullies from the past, and unwanted suitors? Or will everything they face tear them apart when they just found each other again? Or will his money play a part in his demise?
I tilted my head back as I fell against his chest and he immediately lowered his head to press his lips against mine. Oh, God! Not again. This was bad. I needed to pull away. Why wasn’t I pulling away? Why was I opening my mouth so he could deepen the kiss? And why were my hands going under his shirt to stroke along his muscles? Fuck! I closed my eyes as I leaned against him, enjoying the kiss more than I should. When he finally pulled away, I looked up at him mesmerized by our kiss for the second time. He grinned down at me as his eyes danced merrily.
“So, were you serious about what you said?” he asked huskily, confusing me.
“What did I say?” I replied.
His hands moved down my body until his hands were gripping my ass. “You said you were going to let me have you.” When my mouth dropped open in shock, he groaned. “Or we can start with that if you prefer.”
I snapped my mouth shut when what he meant registered in my head. “Oh, God!”
He chuckled as he pulled me up his body a little so that I could feel his erection. “Say yes and I’ll make you scream that.”
“I-I…yes."
Baca
Chapter: Losing Everything To Find Forever TeaserI rushed to get in the car before Rip could change his mind. I wasn’t scared of him, per se, but I had been around him and Becky enough to know that he was serious about everything he would do to protect her. The year I lived with them while my parents were going through their divorce was very enlightening. I was never going to do anything to make him come for me. That year I spent with Rip and Naomi, who thankfully I knew better than to ever develop a crush on, I had learned a lot about being a good partner. I was young, but not stupid. Rip showed me all the things that my father never bothered to. Rip taught me that real men opened doors, pulled out chairs, and held their woman’s hand in public. He taught me the value of anticipating your partner’s needs, moods, and wants. He taught me the importance of knowing your partner inside and out, and actually listening to them. I had seen Rip fix Naomi’s meltdowns with a king-size KitKat bar and a kiss on the forehead. He was the type of m
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Chapter: Choosing HimselfRipI smiled at Becky as she bounced down to the main hallway, smiling widely at Simon, who eyed her closely. We were all worried that Becky would freak out. When Simon agreed to come grocery shopping with me, Naomi and I both looked at Becky. She had been panicked, but had given Simon a watery smile. Her next words had my chest constrict painfully.“Promise that you’ll come back,” she had whispered.“Of course, Becky.”She had nodded and continued to eat her breakfast, surprising all of us. Now we were getting to walk out of the house. This was the moment that would determine if Simon actually went or not. I watched as Becky hugged Simon, who held her tightly for a moment before letting her back away. She tilted her head back to look into my eyes.“Keep him safe like you keep all of us safe?” she requested softly.I knelt in front of her, so I was on her level, looking into her eyes as I cupped her face. “Listen to me, Becky, I promise that he’s going to be coming home. He’s not goin
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Chapter: Loving And Letting GoNaomi-Two weeks laterI moved through the house almost as silently, taking a moment for myself after getting Penny back to sleep. She hadn’t been crying, but I couldn’t sleep with her minor fussing. I stopped at Becky and Jess’s room, peeking in, and was completely shocked when I didn’t see Simon sleeping on the cot like he had the last few months. I instantly became worried. If Becky woke up and he wasn’t there, she was going to freak out.After gathering the dogs, I took them downstairs to go to the bathroom. As I passed Simon’s room, I almost stopped outside his door, but I didn’t want to wake him up. As I was nearing the back door, Simon’s door opened behind me, making me turn around to face him as he softly called out, “Becky?”“No, it’s Naomi.”“Oh. Okay. I’m sorry. I just thought…”“That Becky was coming down to find you?”“Yeah,” he replied, bringing his hand up to massage the back of his neck.I tilted my head toward the back door. “Do you want to come outside with me so we c
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Chapter: The AftermathNaomi-3 months laterI was sitting in the courtroom next to Rip, holding his hand tightly while we anxiously waited for the jury to come back in. We had been called back to the courtroom thirty minutes after the jury had been dismissed to deliberate. Simon was seated beside Raj at the defense tabl and I could tell he was extremely worried about what was going to happen. Thankfully, he had been able to remain at the house with us after Rip paid the $1,000,000 bail, which he did without hesitation. As the jury walked in, Simon turned around to face us for a moment, and I let Rip’s hand go to form a heart with both of mine. He gave me a soft smile before looking straight again. I knew he thought that he was going to be taken away from us, and while that was a very real possibility, I was praying that they would go easy on him. With the charges against him, he was possibly facing life in prison, which made me even more grateful that Raj was such an amazing attorney.He had brought dozens
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Chapter: The InterrogationAfter getting the girls tucked back into their beds at the house hours later, Brian came by to speak with Simon. After I led them to my home office, I sat Simon in my chair with Brian and his partner sitting across from him, while I hovered slightly behind him with my hands on his shoulders.“Rip, you have to let us question Simon without interference. If you impede–”“So, sorry, I’m late, Rip,” Raj said as he walked into the office with his briefcase. He turned his attention to Brian, holding his hand out. “Brian, it’s so good to see you. If you don’t mind, I need to speak to my client. If you would please give us five minutes.” He gave the police officers a stern look. “Alone.” Both Brian and his partner got up to leave as Raj turned to me. “You, too, Rip.”“But he’s my–”“Son? Yeah, I get it. I also understand that you’re paying me, but Simon is my client, not you,” Raj told me, making me narrow my eyes at him. “Now, if you don’t mind, I only have a few minutes.”I grumbled under m
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Chapter: Rip's ReactionRipWhen we got to the hospital, I escorted Simon and Becky up to the private room that I rented for our family. When we walked in, Naomi uttered a relieved cry as she ran over to hug Becky and Simon, bursting into tears as she rocked them back and forth. After I got my wife calmed down, I got Becky onto one of the beds, not missing the way she refused to let Simon go. It didn’t surprise me at all. She was terrified, and he had saved her. The next few days were going to be important. Naomi and I were going to have to start working on building her confidence back up. I had already reached out to Phoebe and asked her to come speak to Becky. While Becky was being checked out by a doctor, I nodded my head toward the door.“Come on, Simon. I want to talk to you,” I told him.“NO! PLEASE, DADDY! DON’T TAKE HIM!” Becky screamed, pulling away from the doctor to hug Simon’s arm, effectively keeping him hostage. I sighed as I rubbed the back of my neck before turning toward the doctor.“I hate
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Chapter: Chapter 223“Fuck!”I quickly began to dig the den out carefully. I stopped when I felt the still-warm body of an animal. I carefully removed it. Shit. It was Bella. I flipped her over and saw her stomach and chest moving. My gaze traveled lower and I saw the cub that was stuck half in her birth canal. I looked
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Chapter: Chapter 222Minor Trigger WarningGerald“DADDDY! DADDDY! WHERE ARE YOU?” Annie screamed as she ran down the hallway, crying.I jumped to my feet and rushed out of the room. “Annie? What’s wrong?”She waved some papers in the air. “Gerry, look.”She handed me the crumpled papers, and I smoothed them out so I co
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Chapter: Chapter 221ToyaI smiled at Hannah as Mom and Grandma got us ready. Tonight our daddies were going to go with us to the daddy-daughter dance and we were so excited. Elena and Priscilla had already gone to their dance with their daddies. It was our turn now. I twirled in front of the mirror and giggled when my
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Chapter: Chapter 220ElenaI threw the door to Annie and Hannah’s room open. I grinned at them.“I have a cookie for the one that irritates Osprey and Gerald the most.”Annie giggled and shoved Hanna. “That cookie is mine.”Hannah eyed me. “What kind of cookie?”Toya poked her head from around my back before hiding back
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Chapter: Chapter 219“Scarlett?” my brother said as he walked in to sit next to me on the bed. He put his hand on my back. “Do you want to talk about it?”I rolled over to look at him before sitting up and wrapping my arms around my legs. “Why does he have to have a mate? Can’t he just stay my best friend forever?” I wh
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Chapter: Chapter 218Epilogue (One year later)ScarlettI smiled when Osprey flung the door open. I held up the plate of peanut butter cookies I had made with him in mind.“I made cookies for dessert,” I murmured, looking down at the ground.He took the plate from me and his hands slid over mine. My eyes shot up to his
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Masuk
