LOGINThe Beta behind me growls at the threat in the Lycan’s voice and I stop breathing from the anticipation. “Eric, back down.” Ellen snaps as she strides forward. Eric lowers his head and steps back though it’s clear that’s the last thing he wants to do. “My queen, you have your meeting between your e
Anxiety is my closest companion these days. I’m starting to wonder if I will ever feel calm again. The only time I try to hide it this time is when Grace is around. She’s too perceptive though. She knows something is going on, but she doesn’t ask. The day of the meeting, nausea doesn’t allow me to
He seems to think a moment, looking at me with a mixture of concern and pride. “Alright, but if I get any sense at all that something isn’t right, I’m coming.” “Fine.” I agree, though it pains me to do so. By the satisfaction on his face, that man will look for any reason to crash that meeting. It
I stare down at Ellen’s hand, outstretched, reaching for me. Then I think about the man asleep upstairs. The one I just told I loved. I can’t leave either one of them. To lose one is to lose a part of myself. “I want to meet with more of the Lycans.” I say. “So far, the only one I’ve spoken to is
As the days pass by, and my clock counts down, my anxiety just increases. I find myself staring out the windows, wondering where my people are now. What they must think of me. I feel like I’m abandoning them. A terrible sense of shame hits me periodically as I think about how I didn’t go with them.
He breathes a sigh of relief as he reaches me and pulls me into his chest. “Are you hurt?” He asks, holding me tightly. “No,” I answer. “Not really.” It’s only then that I allow myself cry.Adrian POV I get Lily home and into the living room where she sits down heavily on the couch. She told me
Her face softens a little and she shoos me with her hands back into the bathroom. I’m more than a little surprised when she orders me to the chair and picks up the curling iron and my brush. Susan has been nothing but cold and a little rude to me from the moment I walked through the door. I half ex
Adrian finally steps forward, hurt in his eyes, though it’s contained under that calm, dignified exterior. “Do you really hate me that much?” He asks. “Lily gives us a minute.” Julian lets go of me and turns to face his father. I leave the room. Grace’s piano lesson is over and I need to find her,
Adrian POV There’s something wrong. Lily’s face is red and her eyes are shiny with unshed tears. Julian won’t make eye contact with me. He’s looking at Lily warily. The wolf in me growls, but I keep it in check. It could just be an argument over Julian not showing up for dinner. “Everything is fi
My breath hitches and my cheeks flame as Adrian brings the box of crackers down to sit on the counter. He’s so close I can feel the warmth of his body and smell his cologne. I don’t seem to know what to say or do, so I just stand there, feeling the pull to lift my head and raise my mouth to his. I w







