ログイン(Jenna POV)“Hey, Baby,” Danny said as he leaned over to kiss me.I jumped two feet in the air.Danny laughed. “What are you doing that has you concentrating so hard?”I shook my head, trying to get my thoughts put together.“Just doing some research.”“On?”“Alpha Black.”Danny stilled.“Why?”“The alpha king asked me about him tonight. And Ashley brought him up today too. I realized that I don’t even know what he looks like.”Danny paled and took a step back.“What did Ashley say about him?”I furrowed my eyebrows, not sure why Danny seemed so worried.“Just that his wife left him. Apparently my mother told your mom, who told Ashley. That’s why we were talking about their friendship earlier.”“Oh. And what did the alpha king say?”“He just said that my father has been asking questions about me.”Danny froze. This time his body posture was unmistakable.“When did you talk to the alpha king? What kind of questions?”“It was while you were gone today. I don’t know what questio
CHAPTER 62 – Onion Rings over Fries (Jenna POV)The text from the alpha king was short and simple. It should not have bothered me.But, like always with him, it did.Nick: “Jenna Maxwell.”Seriously. That was all he said.Me: “What do you want?”Nick: “Just checking in.”Me: “You have incredible timing. As always. Are you stalking me?”I no longer believed in coincidences.Or did I ever believe in them?Nick: “Define stalking.”Me: “Leave me alone.”Nick: “I heard you moved. Can’t be easy for you.”I almost dropped the phone. I was joking about the stalking. But now? Now I was seriously concerned.Me: “How do you know that?”Nick: “I’m a stalker.”A&&hole.Me: “Tell me the truth.”Nick: “I’m the alpha king.”So a&&hole on steroids.Me: “You know too much.”Nick: “I’ve been accused of that before. Are you okay? Living next to Beth would not be my first choice for you.”For the second time, I almost dropped the phone. The irony was not lost on
(Jenna POV)“You want me to hide?” I asked in shock.I thought one of the reasons for the move was that I wouldn’t have to hide here.“Just for now, please. She is with Beth next door. She’s going to head over here next.”He seemed frantic.“Please, Baby.”No. I wasn’t going to hide. Not in my own home. Not after all the promises he had made about how this would be better.“I don’t get it, Danny. If Beth knows, what does it matter if your mother knows about us too? What did you tell her was the reason you were moving here?”I couldn’t believe I hadn’t thought to ask the latter question before.Danny frowned. “She thinks I am doing this for Beth.”Of course she does.“What specifically did you tell her?” I asked, refusing to let it go. The words mattered.Danny hung his head, and I knew the answer was going to be bad. “That Beth and I were moving out of the packhouse so that I could give her more of my time and attention.”“And who would be living here?” I asked cautiously.
(Jenna POV)Ashley watched my face, clearly looking for a reaction.I didn’t give her one.“You don’t care?” she asked, surprised.“Not even a little,” I replied. “My father chose to be a non-figure in my life, and my mother chose to be a destructive one. Why should I care about what they do? The only thing I’m curious about is Danny’s mom. Since when did she become friends with my mother?”“She was the one who introduced me to her, remember?”“Yeah, that’s why it’s weird that the two of them are coming up again.”“I get the sense that they’ve known each other for a long time,” Ashley offered.“Huh. I would have remembered it if they were friends when I was growing up.”“If who were friends?” Danny asked, walking in from the other side of the duplex.“Your mom and my egg donor,” I said, choosing to give her the same label I had given my father. It seemed fitting.“They are friends?” Danny asked, seemingly surprised.“I think so?” Ashley said.“Well, that’s interesting. I can’t
CHAPTER 59 – MOVING IN (Jenna POV)“As your friend, I want you to know that I do not support this.”I rolled my eyes.“Yes, Ashley, I know that already.”And I did. She had been raising objections to the move-in-with-Danny-and-Beth plan since I told her about it.“Then why are you doing it?”I sighed and handed her another heavy box. She was currently helping me unpack while Danny helped Beth get settled on the other side of the duplex.“What else could I do?”“Claw Beth’s heart out? Tattoo your name to Danny’s forehead? Mark the guy?”“All viable options,” I admitted. All but the marking at least, which Danny was still insisting we wait on until after Beth was better. He was worried that marking one another would cut off any healing properties for Beth.I understood his position …really, I did… but it also hurt. It felt like a part of him was keeping the possibility of re-mating with her alive.Which technically was the point, I suppose.And why it hurt.“I think you should
(Jenna POV)I wasn’t sure what to think when Danny asked to come over.Of course, to be honest, I hadn’t been sure what to think since we met. But I did think I was past the point in our relationship in which anything Danny did could shock me. In fact, I thought I was becoming numb to his antics.That is, until I looked at the proposed lease agreement, which listed Danny, myself, Jessica, and Beth as co-tenants. “You want me to live with Beth?!?!?!”I could not believe even Danny would go this far.“Yes… but no. It’s not as crazy as it sounds,” he rushed out. “Just let me explain.”I sat back in my chair and crossed my arms. I couldn’t wait to hear how Danny would try to justify this one. I had long since learned that when people were talking crazy, sometimes it was best to just let them keep talking. Especially when they were on the witness stand.“I’m listening.”“Beth is sick, and now that she has started chemotherapy, I can’t make her leave the pack even if I wanted to.”B







