Novels by Lissa B

Bridge Vincent was calling everyone to come and eat. I went up to my mother who was talking to some of the other ladies there and told her it was time to eat. She nodded and turned looking past me at my grandfather who was waving us over. He wanted to hurry up and get in line and not be at the end. I’m sure he somehow thought the food would all be gone if he wasn’t first in line. My grandfather reminded me of the granddad on the movie Christmas Vacation. He was gruff and rude half the time.. except to me of course. And he was the kind to say ‘I’ve got to eat so I can take my back pill!’ just like the guy on the movie. I looked around for Emery but I didn’t see her. She’d wandered off earlier after seeing Elijah hanging all over that bitch Caddy. I had no idea she wasn’t aware of their history. As far as actual girlfriends went … she’d been the only one for Elijah. Sure he had girls left and right ever since I’d known him .. they all had. But nothing serious .. up until her. O

Emery I stood there.. stunned, staring.. I couldn’t move. I mean .. it wasn’t like he threw her down on the ground and was fucking her right here in the open but he was sharing something intimate.. the hug it .. wasn’t like a hug you’d give your friend. It was a hug like the ones he gives me. I was jostled out of my thoughts when someone ran up behind me and grabbed my shoulders. The sudden and unexpected touch scared the shit out of me. It reminded me of something .:..“Hey youuuu I’ve been looking for you everywhere I was standing out on the porch for an hour .. waiting to be invited in…. What are you staring at?” Bridge was saying in my ear. She looked up then and saw what I was seeing. “Oh.” She said. “Oohhhhhh…” “Who is that?” I asked, although I was pretty sure I already knew. It had been years since I’d seen her though. “That’s Caddy… remember?” She said. I nodded. “Unfortunately.” I said. Caddy .. who’s real name was Cadence but everyone called her Caddy. Don’t

Emery Well fuck. That was definitely not where I thought this was going. But I kept my promise and tried my damndest not to let it get it me. He must have been wanting to ask me that for years. I can tell just by how serious he got. The boys have known about my nightmares for as long as I’d had them. We had sleepovers… even as kids. They’d woken me up on several different occasions because I’d be screaming and crying and thrashing around in my sleep. I didn’t know if I could do it though. I never allow myself to go back to that place. I see enough at night when I’m sleeping. If I start talking about it I’m afraid I will remember more details. And honestly I don’t want to. But for now I shove his request in that lock box in the back of my mind. And I tell him okay. And just to lighten the mood because he’s being way too quiet now I add:“But it doesn’t matter because no way am I passing up the chance to have your car for a week. How does it do on gravel?” I joke. He scoffed.

Emery Today was a special day … you could actually smell the day in the air. I’d always wondered about that. My only guess is that literally everyone in the neighborhood, in the entire town .. state.. country even…. everyone is cooking so the smells just waft through the air. Thanksgiving had finally arrived. I’d spent the last couple of weeks staying busy. Vincent always had plenty of paperwork for me to do. I stared at the computer so long yesterday my eyeballs felt like they were going to pop straight out of my head. When I told this to Bridge, she said ‘I was treading over into zombie lore and to stick to vampires and werewolves …’. I was a little worried about cooking my part of the dinner — just because I knew how good everyone else was. It had been a few years since I’d celebrated the holiday at Vincent’s. But I followed the directions as best I could. And my turkey cake actually turned out so cute. Hopefully, it tasted decent. I’d watched the parade that morning then go

Elijah Things had been fucking insane recently. When I had gotten the call that Emery had run off from Caleb I just about lost it. And I wanted to strangle his ass for losing her. But like my dad had said … she’d been taught by the best in the matter of sneaking. The fucking amount of times we snuck out and got into trouble growing up was ridiculous. But the amount of times we didn’t get caught .. that was even more. So I couldn’t really blame Caleb. And just like with the assholes that kidnapped her.. I understood why she wanted to face Vivian … I got it. She needed closure. I hope she had it now. But on top of every day business we now potentially .. and most likely.. had a mole in the group. And we had to find out who it was .. and soon. It was wild to me that anyone would want to turn their back on their own kind.. their own family. And why?? What would be the reason? That’s one thing that had me racking my brains. If we were a smaller group .. or even a new group and som

Emery The last couple of weeks the weather had turned frigid. Thanksgiving was right around the corner.. and I couldn’t wait to spend it with Vincent and the boys at Vincent’s big house in the country. There would be a huge meal… and many of the gang would come as well. We were sending the list around. The list would be sent to all the ‘upper ranked’ families that would be attending the dinner. It was normally the same each year .. except ever since my parents died .. they were obviously notably absent. Vincent always made the turkey.. he had a huge smoker in the backyard and he and Elijah did the meats… turkey.. ham… and ribs. Oliver and his dad would usually make the bread and potatoes while Frankie’s family made the dressing and dessert. Frankie’s mom.. who was the closest thing I had to a motherly figure anymore .. was the best cook and baker I’d ever known. Even though Vincent had chefs and a lot of the other families did too .. we always cooked our own food for holidays.

Epilogue Collins It has been the most amazing summer I’d ever had. I’d spent so much time with my family and friends… gotten to hang out with everyone and do just normal daily activities. I played with Cade, my baby brother. I went on horseback rides with Cristoff and played games on the Xbox with him. We’d even gone over to Emily’s and played with her kids too. We spent a lot of time at Emily’s house with her and Lo. We had cookouts and swimming in the lake that was in her backyard. We had bonfires and camp outs and slept in sleeping bags outdoors. The girls and I went shopping and to the salon a few times. We even went and saw a couple movies in the theater in the little town close to us. And I shifted and ran every single day. It was life changing, the freedom of it all. Mom and I cooked together and she told me stories of her childhood. My dad and I had spent some time together too. He apologized to me again for everything that happened and what I had seen when I was fou

Alan It was our last night at home. We were leaving the next day to go back to Lorenzo’s pack. I’d been busy all day working with Brian. I had to go around and see a lot of the pack members as well. It was important that they see me at home. I’d been gone so much lately. But they all knew why and they all understood. Everyone I had talked to and met with thanked me profusely for what I’d done. I was grateful they didn’t hold it against me in any way whatsoever. But it seemed like I didn’t have to worry about that at all. Saving people from crazy rogue wolves trumps beta duties apparently. At least … beta duties in person. Because I’d still been doing them this entire time. Goddess knows, I was ready for a break though. Doing two jobs this past year had worn me out. I was still thinking about this when I came out of the bathroom. Then I stopped dead in my tracks. Collins was laying on the bed. The same way she had every night we had stayed here. Usually on her phone or readi

Collins I’d gotten back from my beach trip feeling a new sense of peace and happiness. My skin tanner and my hair lighter than it’s normal dark brown. We’d had the perfect vacation… spending our days at the beach, reading and playing and swimming. We had each gotten a section of our hair beaded and even received henna tattoos. We’d gone into the stores and bought T-shirts and sweat pants with the name of the beach on them. Every touristy thing you could think of … we’d done it. I’d also caught up with Sloan, Sara , and Abbey. We’d fallen right back into our friendships as if we’d spent no time apart at all. Spending time at the ocean and with all the girls and getting to see my grandfather had meant the world to me. But I had missed Alan. When I asked him what he’d gotten up to he just grinned really big and said ‘not much’. I know he had gone back to his home pack for part of the time but he was here for a couple days too. He told me he’d hung out with my dad and Lorenzo…

AlanI looked over at Lorenzo who was squatting down beside me. “Is this a good idea?” I asked him. “Probably not. But.. you don’t want to back out do you?” He asked me. “Fuck no.” I told him. “Too late now anyway.” Cyrus Manning said on the other side of me. It wasn’t. We could leave and forget it. But I didn’t want to. I actually couldn’t fucking wait to do this. I had assumed it would just me and Collins’ dad here. But I had underestimated Lorenzo’s hatred for this guy. So he insisted on coming along as well. We’d gotten lucky… Remington.. the guy that Collins had met and gotten to know had been keeping tabs for us. Once I found out the asshole was being kept close to where Remington lived.. I asked him to check on him. So he was able to let us know the day of his release. Fucking Garrett. He’d been in jail for only a while.. but I was actually shocked his family didn’t throw their money around and get him out sooner. He had gone to jail in the town where the dance co

Collins Jenny and I high fived each other. We’d just finished our last final. And we were done with school. At least for the summer. I was excited for the break.. and ready for some rest and relaxation. Amazingly .. the sun finally came out here and it got almost warm. It was actually beautiful weather. Not hot… but just right. Jenny and I had packed up our clothes … leaving our room the way it was for when we came back to school in the fall. I took a good look around … feeling sad for a moment… remembering everything that had happened since I’d been here. But.. my therapist would tell me.. it’s fine to remember the past.. just don’t relive it. And I knew that’s what I needed to do .. look toward the future. I hugged Jenny tightly… not wanting to let her go. She was clutched on to me as well. Then we both started to cry. I then laughed through my tears. “This is ridiculous. We’re going to see each other in two weeks.” I said. “That’s such a long time…” Jenny said still c

Alan I had just stepped out of the shower when my sister called. She wanted me to come over to her house. Even though the wars and fighting were in the past. I was still coming to Lorenzo’s pack. I’d just gone home and stayed for two weeks while Collins had gone back to school. She was coming home this weekend and I couldn’t wait to see her. Things had been going great with us. It was a Friday night and I’d just gotten here. But when Emily calls you answer or else she will just bug you to death. So I took my ass over there right after I put clothes on. After the initial hellos to Lo and the kids I went in the kitchen where Emily was sitting at the huge island Lo had built for her. “What’s up?” I asked her as she gave me a hug. “A few things .. actually.” She said. I raised my eyebrows until she continued. “Well first of all.. I wanted you to know.. I’ve been speaking with Ingrid.” She said. That actually shocked me. I knew Ingrid and Collins had spoken. And things had gone w

Epilogue Emily The last few months had been the happiest in her life. She was overcome each and every day with the amount of peace and love she felt all around her. The pack had taken to her immediately. Everyone had each others backs here… everyone looked out for one another. There was no backstabbing and no secret plans of takeovers. She wasn’t worried constantly about someone trying to kill her. And .. best of all .. she had Lo. She had him all the time. Gone were the days of him having to leave. No more waiting weeks or months or years to see him. He was always there. She was settling into her Luna duties easily. She had done them for so long there wasn’t much to learn. The only difference was the Crow pack was massive in size compared to Nick’s pack. It was even bigger than her home pack so there was a lot of work to be done. But she didn’t mind it. Emily looked down at her arm.. the small crow tattoo looking back at her. She had gotten it right after the wedding. She sti

Wedding continued Emily Emily could not stop the waterworks that were happening. Tears streaming down her face as she sobbed at the letter. She sat it down beside her and patted it gently while she tried to calm herself enough to look at the dress. When she pulled it from the box, she immediately began sobbing again. She had never seen anything so beautiful in her life. The dress itself was the lightest pinky-tan color on the bottom. It was sleeveless and the top was fitted and covered with white lace and flowers. The bottom was flowy and had several layers to it. The train was long and white and was also covered with flowers and lace. It was literally enchanting. And absolutely perfect. So she had her dress and decorations and food.. now she needed some bridesmaids. ~~~~~~~~~~When the day finally arrived Emily was a bundle of nerves. As a special gift to her and Lo, her dad had gotten ordained and was going to marry them. When he walked into the room where she was getting

THE WEDDING EmilyFor the past couple of weeks, she had been working nonstop planning everything. She wasn’t the type of girl who had to have all the bells and whistles and sparkles, however, she did want everything to be perfect for her wedding. When she had married Nick, she had let Susan and Sophia make most of the decisions. And none of it had been what she would have chosen to do… so this time, she got to do it right. She knew they’d need a large area with tons of seating. People from all around would be coming. Several different packs from near and far would attend. People from her home pack of course, even people from Nick’s pack would come. Lorenzo’s pack would’ve filled an entire valley alone. So the first thing she did was find the perfect spot … and surprisingly.. or not.. it ended up being right outside her new cabin. There was a huge open space on one side of it. The other three sides were blocked off by a mountain, a lake, and a forest.. but the front of her house

Emily Nothing had ever felt as good as this. She didn’t care that sticks and grass were poking into her back. She stared up through the trees to the stars in the sky.. or maybe that was just her vision because she was losing herself. Lo continued his onslaught with his tongue. He licked and sucked and kissed.. he added a finger, then another. She couldn’t be still. It was too much .. it felt too good. She squirmed and whimpered and cried out. “That’s it baby…” he said. Then he went back in… attacking her with his mouth. He slowed down then. Torturing her. But goddess it was good. He lazily flicked at her with his tongue.. every so slowly … growling and causing vibrations as she climbed higher and higher. “Loooo…” she breathed out. “Mmmmmm” he hummed into her. Her body began to shake as she kept going higher and higher. He picked up his speed.. he added another finger. His other hand held her open as he kept going faster and faster and faster…. She went over the edge. She

Emily Emily couldn’t wait to see Lorenzo. Being away from him for two weeks was killing her. Of course she had enjoyed her time at home. She loved seeing her dad and Brian and Maeve and June. She had gotten to snuggle little Charlie … and it was as if Charlotte was there with her. She wished they could all live in the same pack together. Her and Lo, their children… her brothers and dad and Maeve and now the baby. And Juniper of course. If she could just have them all with her every day.. it would be a little piece of heaven here on earth. She got to tell Andrew that he was officially adopted. They both hugged each other and cried. He asked her if that meant he could call her mom now .. and she smiled so big her cheeks had hurt. “Yes Andrew. You absolutely can call me mom.” It had been a beautiful reunion with all her children. But now she was headed back to Lo’s pack.. which would soon be her own. Alan and Collins were returning as well in a couple of days. Alan stayed a lit

Lorenzo Emily had been gone back to her pack for only a couple of days, and already he was losing it being away from her. The hole she left behind was sucking the life out of him. He was moody and felt sick.. and bit the head off anyone who looked at him sideways. She would be returning soon… with the kids. He just had to hold off a little longer. He knew she needed this time with her dad and June and the rest of her family. Alan had gone too and taken Collins. Lo still couldn’t get over how that had all worked out but he was glad. Alan was the best fit for Collins. He knew they’d make each other happy, and he was happy for them both. Alan was one of his best friends and had the biggest heart, just like his sister. He was more like a brother to Lo.. him and Brian. Although Emily never got anywhere near the sister category. But they’d grown up together. The truth was Alan and Collins were a perfect fit. They bounced off each other in the best ways. Alan would bring Collins out o

Em But then the doorbell rang. Em’s stomach did a little flip with nerves. Her mom got up to get the door. She heard them talking in the entry but she couldn’t see anything yet. Her mom was saying “Yes… come in… I was just telling her….” And then a man walked around the corner. Em got up to greet him .. but then.. someone else walked around the corner. Quinn. Her surprise must’ve shown on her face.. she was so happy he was there though. But he didn’t look happy at all. Was he mad that she postponed their date? He just stood there with his hands in his pockets. “Hey! What are you doing here??” She said smiling at him. “Em” her mom said. “This is John … my boyfriend.” He smiled deeply at her and she immediately knew she had seen him before. Wait. Oh god. There’s no way. There is absolutely no fucking way in hell this was happening. “Wait” she said. “This ….” She said pointing to John..”is your boyfriend?”“And this…”. She said looking at Quinn… “is your dad??”“

EmShe and Quinn had planned to go to his house that night, as his dad wasn’t gonna be home. But then all the worry about the outfit, all the planning…. none of it even mattered. Em’s mom told her when she got home that she had a special surprise for her that night. The man she had been seeing was coming over. Em and Sawyer were finally getting to meet him. As much as she wanted to meet the guy.. she didn’t want to do it tonight. “Tonight.. mom? I’ve got plans.”“Well can’t you go out after dinner?” She asked. Em guessed she could. But she had been waiting on this night with Quinn forever. Pushing it back even a couple of hours really sucked. “We had some things we wanted to discuss.” Her mom said. What could her mom and this man possibly need to discuss that included Em? Maybe they were gonna take that trip together after all. She went upstairs to text Quinn that she would be late coming over because her moms boyfriend was coming to supper. Quinn never texted her b

EmThe day finally arrived when Em was getting her stitches out. She had been nervous about it all day for some reason. Her mom was meeting her at the hospital but she still wanted someone to go with her. So the girls all piled into the little small waiting room with Em and her mom.. and the doctor of course. Getting the stitches out in her forehead didn’t hurt too bad.. but the ones in her leg were a different story. Those were staples.. and she had to hang on to Aspen’s hand and squeeze every time they cut one out. Mickey was watching closely. She literally had her head down by Em’s leg. But the soon as the doctor took the first staple out… she gagged and said she was gonna be sick. “This is worse than watching you get that last tattoo ‘Em!”Mickey exclaimed. Em quickly looked up at her mom… who hadn’t known about the ‘Q’ she had gotten… even though it was in plain sight on her hand. She smiled crookedly to her mom and shrugged her shoulders. “Ahhh shit. I did it aga

EmHalloween had come and gone while Em had been in the hospital. She hated that she missed it because it had always been one of her favorite holidays. She and her brother would always dress up and she would take him trick or treating. They hadn’t got to celebrate last year either, because so much was going on. So Em was a little bummed. She had ordered the cutest costume too. It was an ‘80s aerobics outfit. It came with a boombox and everything. She had been especially excited for Quinn to see her in it too. She knew he would love the leotard. At least Sawyer still got to go trick or treating. He had dressed up as Jon Snow. Apparently he had told every person that answered the door that ‘he was the king of the north’. But now the holidays were just around the corner and Em was so exited. It was her absolute favorite time of the year. Her mom had told them she would get out the Christmas tree and decorations that night. And the girls were coming over to help them.

QuinnHe was trying not to throw her down right there in the middle of the fucking entry way where they were still standing, but it was getting hard not to throw her down any and everywhere. He pushed her back against the wall kissing her madly, dominating her mouth with his tongue. She moaned… he pressed his whole body into hers. Just so she could feel what she was doing to him. “Quinn” she breathed. Holy fuck. When she said his name like that, he had to reign in the wild animal inside him. He growled. “Ahhhhh” she was making the most glorious noises. He bit her lip, hard, then sucked it into his mouth running his tongue over it. She was writhing. Pushing her body into his while at the same time pulling on his shirt trying to get him closer. She was still hurt though. Still in pain. He couldn’t be rough with her. He pulled away… looking at her like he wanted to devour her .. and he did. But damn. She still had stitches everywhere. Her ribs were still broken. Her poor

EmThe next couple of weeks came and went. It was getting very cold.. almost snowy. Em loved it. After living in California, snow was a new thing for her. Although she had been skiing and vacationed where it snowed… she had never experienced it from home before. She was getting better every day. Her bruises were healing… her body was getting stronger. She couldn’t wait until she was able to dance again. She had to miss the competition she had practiced so hard for, but she still went and cheered the team on. Em was so proud of Sylvia and the entire group, they placed 2nd out of forty five teams. And that was not an easy feat. She was also proud of Sylvia’s mom… she had started this dance company all on her own when the school decided to cut out dance all together. They’d worked so hard.. and it had paid off. Em had gone back to school… she had a little catching up to do but luckily for her the girls had been bringing her assignments home so she wasn’t too far behind. She had