LOGINI felt my throat tense up. I waited for him to ask me. To confirm I had indeed been brought up in the human world.But he didn’t ask. And I didn’t offer.“The past is difficult to accept. But it is the past. All that matters to me is that you are here now.”His words were so sincere. I felt tears we
“Lycan’s!” Boomed my grandfathers voice. It carried over the music and chatter and silence fell.The crowd parted and my grandfather stepped into view.“My granddaughter Isla has faced many hardships in her journey back to us. While we could not be reunited with her mother and father, the gods have
This wasn’t like that. I put my hand in Matthias and he spin me around. I spilled my wine as he did so, and he laughed and shrugged, then spun me again.This time, he tugged me into him and his arm wrapped around my waist for only a moment before he spun me back out.I caught his eye in that brief s
I ran to the door and opened it. Matthias stood there with a friendly smile I’ve come to know as his resting face.I painted a smile on too, hoping he didn’t sense my nervous energy.“Ready to go…?” He asked as he looked me over. I realized I was still a sweaty mess from earlier.“Oh uh just a sec.
Matthias in particular didn’t appear hateful or judgmental of others.I scanned the map for a while. Memorizing as much a I could of the landscape. My eyes felt heavy. I decided to take a break. I stood up and shook out my arms.I hadn’t really taken the time to look around in detail. My eyes took a
As we made our way back, it must have been lunch time. Children were running around playing. I saw some women laughing, trying to corral them.Some were sitting down eating. I wonder if this was something we got wrong as werewolves. We had always been under the impression it was difficult for Lycan’
Isla's POVDefending...me?Why would he?All eyes in the room turned to Adrian, who calmly lowered his foot back to the ground. His face was entirely expressionless, his eyes frozen over.Adrian replied coldly, "I am Alpha. No one disobeys my direct orders.""He followed orders," Gideon said. "You w
I blinked and my tears fell down, pooling where Adrian held onto my face.My voice cracked as I said, "I'm sorry."With the pain of my body, my heart, and my mind, I was so very close to giving up. But yet, before I could, I thought of Noah, my dear child. If I died, what would happen to him? Martha
I took Portia’s hand and led her away as the music for the next dance started up. I glanced back at Isla, still holding my glass of champagne. Her eyes met mine. Her lips were parted slightly as if she was about to protest. She quickly closed them before any words came out as she looked away.Isla’s
I'd seen outfits like this in our pack history books. This was traditional slave attire for women. Nothing about these garments seemed old though. They must have made this just for me.The servants then pulled me from the room and out of the house. This time, I was led back to the community center,







