Novels by GRACIE

OliviaI don’t remember walking back to my office. My legs carried me on instinct numb, mechanical, as though my body was trying to protect me from the shock detonating inside my brain.I was aware of the sounds around me, the hum of printers, the murmur of conversations down the hall, someone laughing in the kitchen but they all felt muted, distant, like I was trapped underwater.Jake was Kyle's dad and he had the DNA to prove it.My mind kept circling the words like vultures circling a dying animal.I shut the office door behind me and leaned against it, gripping the handle because my knees threatened to give out. My breath came in short, ragged bursts. Not even sobs just survival breaths. In. Out. In. Out. Trying to keep myself from shattering.How?How did this become my life again?How did I allow him even an inch back into my world?I had built a life without him. A fragile, quiet, carefully

OliviaI stared at him. Then at the envelope.Then back at him again.The words he had just said didn’t fit into my brain. They bounced around, refusing to settle, refusing to make sense.I am Kyle’s dad, Olivia.No.No.That wasn’t possible. It couldn’t be possible. I could have remembered.My fingers trembled as I reached for the papers on the table. They felt heavier than paper should ever feel. I slid the top sheet out, the edges blurring as my vision tried to adjust.My eyes scanned the text, the bold letters, the percentages. 99.98% probability.I blinked. And blinked again.My heart hammered so hard it drowned out the noise of the air conditioner humming behind us.My mouth opened. A sound tried to crawl out of my throat, but nothing came. Not a single coherent word.“How did” I began, but the rest of the sentence died on my tongue.

JakeI watched her sit down slow, careful, like she wasn’t sure whether the chair would hold her or collapse beneath her. Truthfully, I felt the same way about myself. My palms were sweating, my throat tight, my pulse hammering so hard I could hear it in my ears.I crossed the room, forcing my legs to move normally, forcing my face to stay neutral even though the truth was tearing a hole through my chest.I sat down across from her, and for the first time in my life, I felt completely unprepared.I could run billion dollar meetings with zero notice. I could make decisions that changed entire companies without blinking. I could handle crisis, death, loss, restructuring, anything the world threw at me.But this? Telling her this?Telling Olivia the single truth that could destroy her trust, her peace, her reality?This felt impossible.I exhaled slowly, rubbing my palms against my knees before speaking.“

OliviaA week later.It had been an entire week since I had last seen him, since that night I had driven home fuming, furious, humiliated, blocking his number as if that tiny act could erase him from my world.A week since he had vanished again.Jake, my boss, had not shown up to the office once in seven full days. His absence was like a shadow draped over the entire building, everyone whispered, speculated mostly because never really missed a day at work, everyone tiptoed around the uncertainty like we were all waiting for the floor to give way.But somehow, in the chaos and the rumors, I had managed to settle back into my old routine that I knew so well.Work, Kyle., Home, Repeat.Routine was my safe place, my armor. And I clung to it with everything I had left, letting the familiar rhythm muffle the sting every time someone mentioned his name.I told myself I was over it. Over him.I told myself I didn&rsq

OliviaThe city lights blurred past me as I gripped the steering wheel, knuckles white, the tires humming softly on the asphalt beneath me.My blood was still boiling, a wildfire that refused to be tamed. I couldn’t believe the nerve, the audacity, the complete disregard for anyone but himself. For a man like Jake, it was all so natural, so effortless everything revolved around him, always had, always would.I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself, but it was no use. Every thought of him made the heat rise in my chest.Every memory from the past few weeks the dinners, the teasing, the way he had been so impossibly present with Kyle twisted into anger now, bitter and sharp.Of course he was back out there, probably drinking, probably charming some woman in a cocktail dress that made her look like she stepped out of a magazine.Of course he was back to living the life I had foolishly thought I could share with

OliviaI arrived at the office earlier than usual, a mug of coffee in hand, trying to shake off the sluggishness that had settled over me like a heavy blanket.The sun hadn’t even properly risen, but the city was already buzzing outside the floor to ceiling windows. I slung my bag onto my chair and tried to focus on my laptop, but something felt off. My gut twisted into knots I couldn’t shake.When I finally reached for my phone, I saw the missed messages and emails piling up in my inbox, but one message stood out: a note from the assistant at Jake’s office."Jake will not be coming in today."The words should have felt simple, even trivial, but instead they clamped around my chest like a vice. Not coming in? That wasn’t like him.He was always the first one at the office, pacing the halls, scanning reports, commanding the place before anyone else arrived. He never missed a day.I swallowed hard, tr

LainaOutside, the debris and bodies that had previously littered the courtyard had been cleared away.That should have made the sight before me less disturbing but It didn't.People had gathered in the square, forming a wide circle around something or someone at its center. Their voices filled the night in low, anxious murmurs, but the moment Trey and his men began walking me through the crowd, the sound gradually faded.Heads turned as Eyes followed me.And then silence fell.I didn't need to see what everyone was staring at.The scent of blood had already reached me, Thick, Metallic, Fresh.And beneath it was another scent I knew better than I wanted to.My father's.Trey's men parted, revealing him.John Lennon was on his knees in the dirt.For one suspended second, I couldn't breathe.My eyes traveled over him slowly, taking in the blood covering his face and clothes, the bruises already darkening his skin, and the defiance still burning inside him.Then his eyes lifted and foun

LainaTrey and his men marched me through the hallways, which were now crawling with strangers.I barely had enough clothing on to preserve my dignity, and thankfully, Trey's men seemed determined to make sure no one got a good look at me. They surrounded me from every side, blocking the curious stares while keeping me from seeing exactly who had invaded the lodge, but I could smell them.At the door to my room, Duke reached past me and opened it, he immediately groaned.His startling green eyes swept over the room, and then a deep growl ripped from his chest and the women inside froze.A few whimpered before scrambling toward the door, while others dropped to their knees in fear.“Out,” Duke snarled.They didn't need to be told twice.Trey chuckled beside me, his arm tightening around my waist as he pulled me against his body.Those women had done nothing wrong, and now they were terrified because of him.I considered kicking him, but one look at Trey made me reconsider.I wasn't su

LainaI froze in the hallway as their voices echoed from the main room, they were coming. I turned toward the doorway leading to the old outcrop building and ran.I knew there was almost no chance of escaping Trey and his men. They had always been exceptional trackers, even when we were younger. Now, after ten years, I could only imagine how much more dangerous they had become.But I didn't need to outrun them forever, I only needed to buy Penny enough time to get the children out.If Trey wanted me, he would have to come after me and hopefully, the children wouldn't become collateral damage.“Come on, Laina,” Trey called from somewhere behind me, his deep baritone carrying through the hallway. “Don't play hard to get now.”My stomach tightened at the sound of his voice.“She always enjoyed it when you chased that ass,” Kevin added and their laughter followed. I pushed through the library doors and rushed inside.The library had been renovated since Trey left. The enormous shelves str

LainaThe scream outside my room was the first sign that everything had gone wrong, before then, I had been sitting in front of the mirror, dressed like a sacrifice.People from different regions and packs had gathered at the very top of our mountain tonight to witness the union between the Harold Pack and the Carl Pack, my union.My father had arranged my mating to Carl, a cruel Alpha old enough to know exactly what kind of man he was and still decided I would make a suitable gift.Tonight, I was supposed to walk out of this room, stand before our packs, lie down, and allow that brutish prick to claim me as his mate, but I had a plan of my own. If everything went according to schedule, by this time tomorrow, both Carl and my father would be dead and they well deserved what was coming.My only problem was that I had been locked inside this room for the past twenty four hours. I hadn't been allowed outside, which meant I had no idea whether my allies were in position or whether the co