Thanks for reading. As always do vote if you liked the chapter. I won’t do a Jaxon POV as he will have his own book after this. But hopefully you’ll get a sense of his character through either Jace’s or Cleo’s POV.
~ Jace ~ “Callie, I managed to get hold of your parents. I thnk they thought it was a scam at first. I’ve invited them over…” Mum walks into the sitting room where she places her mobile phone down on the coffee table, a hesitant smile forming upon her face. Callie’s parents had finally called back,
his hand. “Well, now that you are back I can introduce Callie to pack members whilst Jace attends the meeting with Jude.” Mum gestures to Callie to follow her, removing her…knowing, as do I, things needed to be said between Jaxon and I. “He’s unavailable now.” Dad responds, keeping a watchful eye
~ Cleo ~ Josie keeps trying to call me and for the first time since forever, I’m not answering. I need time to think, time to put a plan in place. Jaxon knows, my attempts to persuade him that the baby is human may have worked on my parents, but he could sense the child was related to him.
I’m also conscious of not being off pack grounds long enough for my absence to be picked up on. The services that were half way between us seemed like the obvious option, however, I can’t shake the feeling of being followed. It’s me, I’m hormonal and paranoid. Needing my secret to remain a secret.
“I’ll leave you to it.” He stands up, pulling the chair out and tucking it back in under the table only for Maya to walk over, eyeing him with suspicion. “Take care.” He offers out, a nod as he departs. “You too.” I call out after him as he walks away, Maya pulling the chair out and sitting down.
~ Cleo ~ I had straightened out the story with Maya. She understands what is at stake, and she promises to keep to the story of the bartender being the father. I may be growing tired from the drive but it was worth it, I was feeling more in control. Jaxon’s visit having left me slightly shak
“Look, here’s my card…” He places his hand back out towards me, a small business-shaped-card in his hands. I must seem very bizarre to him, not quite with it. Even now, my hands are running through my long blonde hair…trying to make sense of everything. To say I was in a state of inner turmoil
~ Cleo ~ The pregnancy is playing havoc with my senses because not only did I not pick up on him being close by, but I can’t even smell him. “Jace? What…what are you doing here. And what are you wearing?” My hand moves to my chest where I can feel my heart pounding. “Shh…I didn’t want to be r
“Oh right, yes Kit and I are both the Alphas of the Clear Waters pack.” I hadn’t heard of this… “I didn’t know…” “Really? I thought it was common knowledge now, where have you been?” She chuckles out before pausing at my frown. “In a cave.” I deadpan. “I’m sorry Runa, I didn’t think…of course.
~ Runa ~ I was losing control, losing focus. Even as I wake up in Jaxon’s bed, his scent surrounding me…I can feel my resolve weakening. I should have gone through with it last night, I would be back at the Silver River pack righting my Father’s past wrongs. I should have gone through with it,
~ Jaxon ~ It is clear she has an aversion to touch, which isn’t wholly surprising given her experienced with the rogues. But I was struggling to rein my wolf in, he wanted to touch her…to feel her soft skin under touch, to kiss her….to claim her. My biggest fear was not being able to keep him
His eyes are watching me, his glare darting between my eyes and my now clear neck. It would take him a mere second to claim me, to take me as his. To sink his teeth into me. I freeze, panic coursing through me as I hold my breath…it would only take a second. But he isn’t that kind of man, I know
~ Runa ~ “Alpha, the evening report.” A male with ash blonde hair that is turning grey by the temples enters into the dining room, a file within his hold as he hands it over to Hector. “Beta Riley, I think my son can take the report tonight.” Hector nods out before Jaxon shifts in the chair next
“Sure there is, you don’t just end up in a rogue camp without a back story. How long were you there?” Jaxon’s Mum pours herself another glass of wine, her eyes watching me like a hawk. “You talk as if it were a holiday park.” I scoff out slightly. “Enlighten me then…” Her voice rings out, a co
~ Runa ~ The aura radiating off the man before me was palpable, he was an intense individual. His aura dark, powerful. If I thought Alpha Darnell and the bitch, Medea, were intense…they were a walk in the park compared to my next target. His aura, when I was strangling his brother, threaten
…. “I should have informed you the moment I knew she was awake, this is my fault.” Jace stands by the bedroom door, Josie next to him as she once again has used her healing abilities on my mate. “She had been captured by a rogue camp, beaten for I don’t know how long…she was just scared. If it’s
~ Jaxon ~ “Jace!” Cleo’s desperate cry wakes me from the pathetic sleep I finally allowed my body to cave into. I should have known I wouldn’t be able to rest. She clutches at her chest, her frantic cry waking the entire household, most of us having fallen asleep downstairs whilst taking it i