Edeline
That familiar scent wrapped around me, comforting and arousing all at once. His lips ghosted across my skin, barely touching. I shivered.
“They went out for breakfast,” he murmured, voice low and smug. “I was gonna bring you breakfast in bed, but I should’ve known the smell of bacon would drag you out of hiding.”
God. He was perfect. He smelled like heaven, looked like sin, and touched me like he already knew exactly how to make me fall apart.
And my wolf—oh, that little rebel—was throwing every image she had straight into Percival’s head. What I wanted to do. Where I wanted to be touched. How I wanted him inside me.
<EdelineAfter our moment together, Percival and I agreed—it was time to go downstairs and share everything with the others. He needed to explain it all, from the moment X took over, to the heart-to-heart he’d just had with his mother and brother.The looks on everyone’s faces as he spoke… the silence, the shock—it was raw. Even William’s eyes filled with tears.Dad stayed tense, jaw clenched, but he was listening now. Really listening. And thankfully, he didn’t follow through on the whoopin’ he had promised earlier.Maximus and Gaspar stepped forward, both looking solemn. Maximus spoke first. “Percival,” he said, voice calm but firm. “You’re go
EdelineI felt it deep in my gut—this was different. Gaspar didn’t need to leave. He just needed to feel. To remember.I closed my eyes, and instantly I was inside his memories.Annabel, glowing with life, carrying his pup. Laughing with him under the stars in their youth. Her voice, soft with apology, admitting she’d made mistakes. That she’d hurt him. That she’d been cruel. But she still loved him—so much that even her wolf, though angry, had never stopped loving him too.She had barely shifted in years. Her guilt kept her human. But the love never left.That love traveled through him, then into me. It rushed down my ar
EdelineWe stood frozen in the doorway, just watching—watching Percival thrash and jerk on the bed like some feral beast, completely naked and wild-eyed, like he'd been born all over again into madness. Only one chain left. Just one, and he'd be loose.Maximus didn’t hesitate. He launched himself into the room and slammed Percival—well, X, as most of us called him—back onto the bed with a force that shook the frame. Percival roared, trying to throw him off, but it was pointless. Maximus had him pinned like it was nothing. He was older, stronger, and had been through this kind of battle before. This wasn’t just strength—it was experience, and that made all the difference.I lingered in the doorway beside Mirabelle, hand pressed to my chest
EdelineI tucked a strand of hair behind my ear, my mind spinning.“So… he can be saved? Like you?”Maximus bit his lip, hesitating before finally lifting his gaze to meet mine. I didn’t try to hide the desperation in my eyes. I needed an answer—something to hold onto.“I honestly think he’ll always love you,” he said, steady and sure. “Even with the whole X thing. But he needs to be pushed to talk about it, Edeline. That’s what helped me face my own beast.”I let out a breath, my voice dry. “I tried that.”Mirabelle lea
EdelineThat wasn’t like an Alpha at all. Still… I found it kind of sweet. I liked that he gave her the space to be upset. But she’d better not push him too far. He is still an Alpha, no matter how gentle he plays it with her. Then again, I get the feeling Mirabelle knows exactly what lines not to cross. She probably withholds things he wants from her when he messes up—and that is something no Alpha male wants to deal with.We all ended up at the table.But this time, I took the head seat. My face stayed blank, unreadable—but the message was loud and clear. This was Percival’s place. And now, while he’s… gone, broken, whatever this is—I’m stepping up.Max
EdelineThe sun had already dipped behind the horizon, leaving behind a chilly bite in the air. Night had crept in fully now. Lately, the weather never seemed to make up its mind—didn’t matter what season it was. Overhead, the silver crescent of the moon hung in the black sky like it had something to say, with stars twinkling quietly around it. It felt like it was watching me.Maximus and Mirabelle were supposed to be here soon, but I couldn’t keep sitting around, waiting. Every second dragged on. I was still at my parents’ house, surrounded by their stares and a hundred unspoken questions. Upstairs, my companion—if I could even call him that anymore—was knocked out cold in my old bed thanks to a heavy dose of tranquilizer. Just handling that felt like too much. I told them I needed some fresh air