LOGINMadeline:I had changed my clothes by then.Ron and Byron had arrived at the well at just the right moment and helped my father out. He still wasn't fully conscious of what was happening. He had spent so long trapped in his monster form that returning to a human body seemed overwhelming.Ron and Byron dressed him and took him back to the house.By the time I arrived at Rosetta's mansion, I had changed as well.Rosetta had finally come home.The moment I stepped out of the guest room, her eyes landed on me.We simply stared at each other in silence.No one around us said a word.Then I ran toward her and wrapped my arms around her.She hugged me back just as tightly before suddenly breaking down.She cried so hard that I eventually had to loosen the embrace when her legs began to give out beneath her.I quickly helped her stay on her feet, then guided her to the couch and sat beside her, holding both of her hands."You have no idea, Madeline. I've been so alone," she cried between hi
Madeline:"Where have you two been?" I asked Livia and Daniel as they arrived holding hands.The moment I noticed their intertwined hands, I smiled and reached for them, wrapping one arm around Daniel and the other around Livia before pulling away."Okay, I'll hear all about it later. Right now, I have to go board the ship. Baxter left half an hour ago, and I don't want to delay any longer," I told them.Then I stepped aside, letting them reunite with the children."You two aren't going to bother them, okay?" I warned my daughters.I straightened my posture, but walking away from my children was incredibly difficult.Still, the next time I returned, I would be coming back with Bodhi.That much was certain."Don't worry. We're going to have so much fun without you guys," Livia said as she knelt and pulled my daughters close."Okay, guys, bye. Wish me luck," I said anxiously.It had been decided that I would go alone to give my father the cure.The problem was that although I knew Roset
Kaylee:I waited anxiously in the car.A little while later, Baxter finally arrived, and the car door opened.A red blindfold covered my eyes.If my wolf had been awake, she would have been so happy. We had finally gone on a trip, and he had told me this island was one of the humans’ favorites.Unfortunately, my wolf was still sleeping because of wolfsbane but even without relying on her senses, I focused on the scent around me.It smelled amazing.Baxter opened the door on my side and took my hand in his.“Are we there yet?” I asked, giggling.“Yes, my love. We’ll mark and accept each other here,” he said, helping me out of the car.“I can’t wait for that,” I laughed.He slammed the door shut and started leading me forward.However, I noticed that he seemed a little stiff.To be honest, I had expected him to pick me up in his arms, but he didn’t.Still, I thought maybe he was saving most of the intimacy for later, for the marking.Just thinking about going home and telling Madeline t
Baxter:I laughed, and she joined me with a broken laugh, trying to cherish the moment we had together.“This is all I could manage right now. I couldn’t exactly bring an expensive bottle of wine with me. With the little I managed to steal away, I could only make you something simple.”The moment I said that, my mother wrapped both hands around the glass.“This is more than enough for me,” she said. “I’ll drink this. I would drink anything with my son, even if it were poison.”Her words made my eyes water.But I thought this was right.My mother was restless. She was lost.She desperately needed to rest.“After you died, I took very good care of your son. I still keep him with me, while your wife ran away.”We had barely settled into the moment before my mother once again began trying to poison my heart against Madeline.“Forget about her. I didn’t come here to talk about her. If I had come back for her, I would be with her right now.”At my words, a bright smile spread across my moth
Baxter:I watched her look at me, her eyes widening. She had forgotten where Bodhi was.Following our instructions, a warrior from Rosetta's pack had slowly led Bodhi away, taking him back toward his car so he could get inside and reunite with Sawyer at the mansion.Although it was a huge risk, Rosetta had planted a few of her men inside the mansion with Sawyer so they could look after Bodhi.So far, Sawyer had not been rude or abusive toward him. He was dismissive, but that was better.“My son, my baby,” my mother cried hysterically.I sat calmly in a chair behind a beautiful wooden table. In front of me were two glasses. I had already filled one, while the other sat beside a jug containing the liquid I had mixed.“My Baxter,” she cried again, walking toward me, unsure whether she was dreaming or if I was really sitting there in front of her.“Come, have a seat with me, Mother,” I said as I got up.Every step I took toward her reminded me of how much cruelty she had inflicted on me a
Eugenia:I was extremely excited for Friday evening.It would finally be my chance to show everyone just how good Sawyer could be for the werewolf lands.He had already begun planting ideas in the pack members' minds against humans, telling them that humans were cunning and that opening their borders and trying to communicate with us was only part of a larger plan to eventually attack.He had also told me that humans had stolen several of our secret documents before leaving.We used that information too, except it wasn't even a rumor. It was true.We told everyone that the humans wanted to learn everything they could about werewolves so that when they eventually attacked and tried to take our lands, they could use our weaknesses against us.A lot of werewolves already disliked humans.And really, was that surprising?Werewolves looked down on omegas simply because of their lower rank, let alone humans, who didn't even have wolves.So it wasn't difficult to plant fear and distrust amon







