~Maxim~I can admit that I’ve been feeling disappointed because I was hoping that my father-in-law would rip that bitch a new one. I guess I was hoping for too much. I mean, he’s holding her feet to the fire, but it isn’t enough. The one thing I don’t understand is his urgency to find Alayasia. This man hasn’t ever called to check up on her or anything. Olivia is right when she says that he’s been on packlands and didn’t even bother to tell her or see about her. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think this was a father worried for his daughter. There’s clearly something else going on here. Go ahead and tell him where you sent them. Don’t get quiet now. She doesn’t need to look at me. I can already see her face in my mind. Fuck off, Maxim. If you had even pretended not to be a prick, we wouldn’t be in this situation. Anyone can argue anything in hindsight, but that doesn’t mean that it’s valid. “Well? Who did you send my daughter off into the sunset with?” “We hosted different packs
~Geoffroy~I want to snap this little punk’s neck in several different places. Then I would bring him back just to do it all over again. The moment he told me that Alayasia disappeared, I’ve been imagining and reimagining his death. He had one simple job and couldn’t even do that. I made him take me to the house where I went through her things. She didn’t really have much, so it was a quick job. I also went through the child’s room, but there was nothing to find. Unlike her mother, she didn’t keep a journal or anything. I suppose I’m not surprised, given the way her husband has treated her. Now, we are sitting in Alpha Axel’s office, and he is doing nothing to quell my anger. “We’ve searched everywhere, and I have trackers out right now. We are coming up empty, no clues or leads.” I throw my head back and sigh. This is not what I wanted to hear. I don’t even understand where she got the courage from. “So, let me get this straight. She’s been here for years and has done nothing othe
~Alayasia~The blaring alarm breaks me out of my thoughts. I really didn’t sleep last night. I mean, how could I? I conditioned myself that the mate bond was wasted on me. I just knew that I’d have no opportunity to indulge in it for even a second. First, it was because I was already a married shewolf, and there was no way I’d be able to get away from my husband. The other reason was the fact that I was hiding what I truly am. Neither of those is a factor anymore, and my fated mate knows about our bond. I’m living a dream that many people have had their entire lives, and I still don’t know how to wrap my head around it. I feel like I should be doing something specific about it, but I don’t know what that may be. Maybe I do know, I just don’t want to acknowledge it. Yesterday was like a dream. Houston and I talked a bit, and then we sat. We just sat on the couch and cuddled. We kissed here and there, but really, we just cuddled. We cuddled and listened to each other breathe. I have
~Geoffroy~I take a deep breath, focusing on the feeling of the doorknob in my hand. It’s cool to the touch and smooth. I squeeze the metal, letting the reality wash over me. This is the portal to her room, the room that I wasn’t allowed into. Soyara hated me and rightfully so. I was, well, am, a bastard, and I treated her with indifference most of the time. The fact is that I did love her, but love is a weakness. If others could sense my weakness, I’d be inviting disaster. All anyone knew was that I had Soyara here because of her powers. While that was true, there was more to it than that. I happened upon her and have thanked my luck since. I was never meant to meet her, and I was never meant to call her mine. She was already fated to another, so I had him killed. I gave her no choice but to be with me. She was with child when we met, and I hoped that the child would be another benefit to me. She was useless, no powers or wolf. She was merely a human, which didn’t make sense to me
~Houston~Well, shit! She’s not running away, and she’s willing to talk. I don’t know what changed, but I can’t be mad about that. This is exactly what I need from her, and I don’t plan on wasting the opportunity. I look at Alayasia, captivated by her beauty. I have so much I want to say, so much I want to do. I don’t think this is the place, but this may be the only time she allows me. I quickly stand to my feet and hold my hand out to her. “Please come with me.” Alayasia looks at my hand before looking at me. She places her hand in mine, allowing me to pull her to her feet. “I don’t think it’s safe to talk out here in the open.” Alayasia allows me to pull her back into the packhouse and up the stairs. I ignore all of the eyes that land on us, focusing instead on our destination. We need to find a quiet and secure location. I’m going to hope that my place will be the perfect spot. As we walk up to my door, I mindlink the Omegas set to clean and tell them not to let anyone up here.
~Shiloh~I have no reason to communicate with the Omegas in this pack. They are here to serve those who are of higher status, that’s all. I know someone could argue that I’m an Omega, but I’m a warrior. I’m a top warrior at that, so I’m definitely not in the same category. I say all that to say that I turned to an Omega to keep tabs on what goes on in the packhouse. I know that I’m no longer fully welcomed there, so I had to find a way to keep eyes on Houston and Alayasia, especially. I knew she was on her way out of the packhouse, so all I had to do was show up. When I walk around the corner of the packhouse, I see her lying on the grass, the sun shining on her face. I’m tempted to end her right now, but I know that I could never get away with that. I stand over her, ready to do what needs to be done. Her eyes slowly open and land on me. “Well, well. What did you do to be thrown out of the packhouse?”She looks at me as if she would like to get rid of me, but I’m not worried. We bo