➿ present ➿ { Daniel } Laurie sprints towards Olivia like he’s running away from the big bad wolf (me), and Olivia picks him up to kiss him all over, rubbing her scent on him like she’s trying to reclaim our kid as hers and only hers. I join Harry and Carolina at the table, trying to act normal, like having Olivia around me is just the most normal thing ever, even though it’s definitely not and I’m internally freaking out. “Just so you guys know… I told Felix the truth. About all of us.” Olivia says and walks to the couch to sit next to Rosie, while Felix follows her slowly with a nervous smile on his stupid face, “He’s trustworthy, okay? I even showed him my wolf and he was fine with it.” I turn to Harry and we share a worried look. Trusting a human is a big risk for us. Huge risk. They could try to expose us to the rest of their kind and that would be fatal for everyone involved. They would try to stick their head where it doesn’t belong,
{ Daniel } As soon as my wife arrives, complaining to her sisters about something I don't understand, I walk over to her and grab her hand. "Can we go talk, in your room?" I ask and she falls silent, looking at me with confusion and starting to smell of concern. I don't have a speech planned, I just follow Clara up the stairs until we reach her room, forcing myself not to breathe so I don't smell Olivia because I already know she ran to hide in her room like the sneaky squirrel she is. "Okay... what's wrong?" Clara asks as soon as she closes the door and gives me a look full of concern, "I already know there's something weird going on in the family since yesterday. I'm not stupid. I can tell they are hiding something and I know it's not about my dad." "No, it's not about that," I start and let out a pained breath, bringing my hands to my face to carve it before continuing, "What I'm going to tell you is delicate and you might get angry, so first I have t
{ Olivia }Someone knocks on my bedroom door all of a sudden while I’m riding my boyfriend on my childhood bed. Felix gasps in fright and gets me off his lap, pulling out of my body in an abrupt manner that makes me hiss. "I'm sorry," he apologizes, but I put the discomfort aside, just move quickly looking for my clothes. I forgot how incredibly annoying it is to live with a million people in the same house. No privacy at all. I get up, pulling my jeans up without bothering with my underwear first. Felix just steals my blanket to cover himself and then I walk over to open the door, "Yes?" Clara's crying face softens my soul for a single second because I never want to see any of my sisters in pain... but when I think that the reason she's sad is because she thinks I stole her man and my wolf starts growling again. "Can we talk in private?" So she can tell me to stay away from Daniel because he's her husband and blah blah blah? No "I'm sorry, Sis, but n
Rosie gets uncomfortable for a second before looking up at me. I know I'm not going to like whatever she has to say. "No," she replies and I let out a breath of relief, but Rosie fiddles with her hands nervously and I know there's more to it, "Clara was pregnant, but she lost the baby. That was two years ago. The doctor told her she most likely can't have children. Her uterus is not viable." There is a world of emotions inside me. Relief, jealousy, perverse happiness and guilt. I don't want to wish ill on any sister of mine, but... I can't help but be happy that she can't procreate with my man. That doesn't take away from the fact that she was pregnant at one point and they right now could have a pup that I would have hated. My own nephew or niece. I'm a horrible person. "Hell," I manage to say a few seconds later, "What about you, Rosie? Is there a special someone you like?" My sweet sister turns shockingly red and makes me laugh. She i
"You're smelling sad again," Laurie mentions as I lift him up to sit him in my truck. I don't answer anything, just proceed to put his seatbelt on and walk to get into my side, "Why are you so sad? We won a bunch of tickets." God. This kid. "Uh... I don't know. Sometimes I'm sad and I don't know the reason." I lie. Laurie thinks deeply about my words, but doesn't say anything again. When we get to the house, Olivia comes out as if she can't bear to be away from Laurie anymore, as if she can't bear to know he’s with me. Her body is tense and only softens a little when Laurie waves enthusiastically at him through the window. I get out of the truck with the intention of going to get Laurie out, but Olivia pulls ahead, unable to wait any longer. "I missed you, baby! Did you have fun?" She asks as soon as she has Laurie in front of her, unbuckling his seatbelt to hug him and scent his hair. Seeing her being so motherly makes my stomach clench. I like it.
For two beautiful days I don't see Daniel. He and Lucinda went back to their offices to continue investigating the perpetrators, so it's pretty easy to not see him and avoid him when he comes home for dinner or sleep. Being in my clan teaching Felix all about me is something I didn't think would bring me this much happiness, but it does. I love how he only seems to fall more in love with me the more he learns about me and makes me think that we can actually have a future together, even though my whole family ignores him. And even though Clara's idea seemed stupid and boring just because it came from her mouth, I'm actually excited to go to the river like old times. Laurie is thrilled as I fill all his skin with sunscreen and runs out to his cousins as soon as I'm done. "God, that kid moves faster and faster every day," Felix mentions with a surprised laugh as he puts our stuff in a large bag, "When will he start to turn to wolf?" "That depends on the person. When his mind h
Olivia has undoubtedly grown these past few years. She’s no longer the scrawny girl with long limbs that she was when I met her. Her body is fuller now, more feminine and softer. Her hips wider and her breasts are bigger. I don't understand how I will manage to survive today. I want nothing more than to lick her all over, like I have before. I crave her. "God, I need a drink. Where's the booze?" She asks as she reaches us, dropping the backpacks she was carrying on the floor. She walks past me like I don't exist, straight to Carolina to hug her tightly, "Happy birthday, sis. I love you." "Love you too, baby sis," Carolina kisses her cheek before releasing her and when I tear my eyes away from them, I can feel the jealous vibes Clara is venting. "Hey, she loves you too," I whisper in her ear and Clara rolls her eyes before pulling away from me to punch me in the arm, "Ouch. I'm just trying to comfort you." "I don't need comforting, Alpha, leave me alone." She compla
{ Olivia } Julian looks extremely different from how I remember him. He used to be skinny and around my heigh, with a baby face and long blond hair. He's a year younger than me, so I left town before he presented and before his last growth spurt, apparently. "Goddamn, you're so strong!" I laugh when he easily picks me up and he laughs too, showing me his perfect white teeth, "So, you're an alpha, huh?” "Yep," he replies proudly and looks like he wants to say something else, but his gaze darts behind me for a second. His eyes stop sparkling with excitement and he releases the grip he had on my waist, putting me back down on the ground. When I turn around, I realize it's because Daniel is still standing right where he was, glaring at my friend like he’s a terrorist, "Hi, Mr. Griffin. I'm Julian, I went to school with Olivia." "And what are you doing here?" he demands, no kindness on his voice at all. Julian turns to my sister and her friend, who were secre