LOGINNina's POV "Jace, can someone explain to me what the hell that was? Actually, all of you, care to explain?" I growled, ready to murder them all. "Nina, I lost it, okay? We're already dealing with Howard threatening Luna Caroline, and now another psycho? I really lost control!" Jace tried to defend
Ava's POV I hadn't been feeling myself lately. Despite the girls' constant calls trying to get me to join their gathering at Alpha Draven's pack house, I just couldn't go. I made up an excuse about having a terrible headache. The last thing I wanted was to bring down everyone's mood, especially Car
Joseph's POV As the day ended and I left the office, Eleanor's attitude remained serious. Antonio promised to help me, saying he'd try to arrange a meetup with Ava this week. So I headed to George's Restaurant to meet my friends at our favorite place, hoping they could update me on Ava. "Look who
Joseph's POV I'd been on the West Coast for two weeks now, with Beta Jared accompanying me. I had expected to meet Alpha Kenneth in person, considering he was the one who proposed this partnership. Instead, his Beta Owen greeted us. "Alpha Kenneth has many pressing matters in Harbor Bay, especiall
Ava's POV "How are you feeling this week, Ava?" Dr. Marlowe asked. I settled deeper into the plush chair, considering the question. Joseph had been gone for over two weeks now with absolutely zero contact. Not a call, not a text. Nothing. "Better," I admitted, surprising myself with the truth in
Ava's POV I blinked twice, still unable to believe where I was. The plush leather chairs and crystal chandeliers of this VIP room in Vegas's most exclusive casino sparkled around me. "Another drink, Miss Flynn?" A server appeared with champagne on a tray. "She'll have water for now," Kenneth said
Joseph's POV "Isaac threatened her with a fucking knife, Draven! A knife to her mother's throat! And he was one of your warriors in training!" I growled into the phone. Draven's voice remained irritatingly calm. "I understand your anger, Joseph. He's already in our holding cells. We'll keep him th
Ava's POV The word "father" felt completely foreign to me. This person had never appeared during my childhood. I fell silent, looking down at our intertwined fingers. "I've never asked my mother about him. I didn't want to hurt her by bringing it up. As far as I'm concerned, he's been dead to me m
Joseph's POV Last night with Ava was unlike anything I'd ever experienced. The way her body responded to mine, and how she completely surrendered herself, truly awakened something primal in me. Something dangerous. As I watched her sleeping peacefully beside me, her hair spread across my pillow, I
Ava's POV In the afternoon, Joseph took me to that little private island we'd seen from the yacht. We'd just started exploring when dark clouds came out of nowhere and it started pouring. "Over there!" Joseph pointed to a cave in the rocks along the shore. We ran across the wet sand, our bare feet







