LOGINTHEAThe next morning, I woke up and reached to the other side of the bed, but my hand touched nothing.Rowan wasn't beside me.I stared at the space for a few seconds before slowly sitting up.I was already starting to regret my decision to live far away from him.I had forgotten that he still had his duties to attend to and a daughter to return to. Of course, he couldn't just stay with me all the time because I had a new house.I sighed and pushed my hair away from my face. Maybe I was getting too used to having him around.I stood up and stretched my body, feeling the tiredness slowly leave me.Can I even live alone?I had never really lived alone before.I was always with my mother or at least had someone around me. Even when I was away from my mother, there was always someone I could talk to or someone I could see, but now, this house was mine, and I was all alone.I looked around the bedroom and smiled softly.I had thought I would bring my mother here. I had already imagined he
THEAI still couldn't believe it.I was a house owner!I stood there for a few seconds, staring around me as if the house would suddenly disappear if I looked away.A house.My own house.I moved away from Rowan and walked further into the living room, slowly looking around as I tried to take everything in. The walls were painted white, making the whole place look bright and clean. There was a big TV in front of the black chairs, and the table in the middle was decorated with pink, soft pink.My favorite color.A small smile spread across my face as I reached out and touched one of the decorations on the table.They had really thought about me.I turned around and looked at the people who were following me as I admired the house."Whose idea was this?" I asked, looking between Rosa and Rowan.They both pointed at each other at the same time."His.""Hers."They stopped.I blinked at them.They looked at each other. Then they both quickly looked away.I couldn't hold it anymore. I burs
THEAWhen we reached the car, the guards opened the door and put me inside.The moment the door closed behind me, fear slowly crept into my chest. I looked around the car, then at the locked doors.What would my life be like at the pack house again? How would I cope with Liana? How was I supposed to live there after everything that had happened?My breathing became heavier. I shook my head and immediately reached for the door handle. I pulled it. Nothing happened. I tried again; still nothing.It was locked.My heart sank. "Why was Rowan doing this to me?"Didn't he understand this situation? Didn't he know how much I hated being there now?I pulled the handle several more times, hoping it would somehow open.Nothing happened.After several failed attempts, I finally gave up. I sat back down on the seat, staring straight ahead. My fingers twisted together on my lap.The sound of the car door opening made me look up. One of the guards entered the driver's seat.It was Jordan.I stared
THEA"Are you sure this is fine?" Pearl, Bobo's mom, asked me as she scrolled through the dresses on her phone, trying to decide which one she wanted to wear to another outing she and her husband were going to.They were fond of parties and going out, just like Liana, and here I was again, fitting into their lifestyle without anyone disturbing each other.I smiled and took the phone from her when she stretched it toward me."Yes, red looks good on you."She looked at the dress again, then at me, a small smile spreading across her face."Thanks. I'll forward it to my husband then."She collected her phone from my hand and walked away from me, already tapping on the screen.I watched her for a moment before looking around the room.It was only her and me at home. Her husband and Rosa had gone to work. Bobo had also gone to school, and we were just at home doing nothing.The house was quiet, too quiet.I sat there with my hands resting on my lap, listening to the faint sounds coming from
JORDANDamn!I almost had her for a second there.I was still standing in the same place, but my mind was nowhere near the pack house anymore.I could still feel her hand against my chest. It was soft and warm. The small touch had lasted only a few seconds, but my body had reacted like she had held me there for minutes.I swallowed hard and looked away.Get yourself together, Jordan.I rubbed the back of my neck, trying to shake the feeling away. It wasn't working. The memory of her standing so close to me kept coming back.The way she looked at me with those wet eyes. The way her fingers had moved over my chest. The way she had looked at me when she asked for my name.My wolf was still restless inside me. He hadn't stopped since she touched me.I clenched my jaw.What did I expect?She was the only daughter of our Alpha.She had been brought up with wealth and a soft life. She had never needed to worry about where her next meal would come from or whether she had enough money for some
LIANA"You're and will always be my princess." My heart squeezed at his words.For one small second, I thought he had changed his mind. I looked up at him, waiting for him to say something that would make everything okay again."I'm not going to hurt you with anything. You should try to understand me too..."He pulled away from me.My hands almost reached for him before I could stop myself.I wanted to drag him back. I wanted him to hold me again and forget everything he had just said, but he quickly stepped away, leaving my arms hanging uselessly at my sides.My chest felt empty.He looked at me, his face serious. "You see that bitch you said is a lot more than you see her as, and no one is coming between us." His eyes hardened. "Not even you."I swallowed.My wolf shifted inside me, restless at the sound of his words. "So know your place and start looking forward to finding your mate."I stared at him.For a few seconds, I couldn't even speak. Then I stomped my foot against the floo
THEA"Will you stop crying, for Moon’s sake?"Liana’s voice cut through the car, sharp and loud, her hands were tight on the steering wheel, her knuckles pale, her eyes fixed on the road ahead.I tried. I really did.But the tears wouldn’t listen.They kept falling, hot and stubborn, blurring the p
THEAA week.It had been a full week since I moved into my best friend’s house. A week since I had that encounter with her dad... since I’d been on my knees in his room, tasting him, losing myself in the sheer, overwhelming size of him.And since then? He had become a ghost.Rowan started hiding
ROWANBeing home today felt like the best thing that had ever happened to me, but it was also the scariest.When my daughter and her best friend walked into the house, I sensed them right away. Something about her friend hit me hard. Her scent drifted toward me, faint because she was an omega, but
THEAHe didn't wait for an answer... He pushed forward, sliding into my mouth. I gasped, a muffled sound of surprise, and immediately began to choke."I knew it. You can't take more than this," he smirked, though his voice was thick with need. He started to move his hips, a slow, punishing drive t







