LOGINFallon:We were all pretty tired, so everyone started settling down to sleep.Ace and I stayed awake for a while longer before deciding we should get some rest too.At that point, staying awake any longer did not seem like a good option for any of us.So we decided to take turns standing guard.Priya and I would take the first shift.After us, Ace and Welsh would take over, followed by Lady Wilma and Liam.That was when I was supposed to take an hour with them before waking Ace up again.However, I had no intention of doing that.I planned to let him sleep peacefully.It was already hard enough for him to get proper rest.He was such a big alpha, forced to sleep on a hard floor with nothing beneath him.The problem was that he was also extremely muscular.Whenever he turned onto his side, his neck seemed to be fighting his shoulders for space, while his head practically begged to reach the floor.In the end, he always ended up lying flat on his back.I watched him for a moment and smi
Fallon:Even though Ace and I gave them befitting responses, there was still a lingering sense of danger.On top of that, I could not figure out how I was supposed to react.After seeing them, I had completely shut down.It was not that I wasn't responding to them the way I wanted to.It was probably because seeing your abusers walking free and standing right in front of you after so long is not easy at all.That was exactly what I was feeling at that moment.The family had not tried to speak to me again, probably because they realized I was not going to tolerate their bullshit.And with a military alpha beside me, it would be even harder for them to bully me.The only thing was that they still had not seen me at my full strength, and I was hoping that would happen soon.A light flick to the back of my head made me turn toward Ace.He had come over carrying open canned sweet corn kernels and a plastic spoon tucked inside.Then he set an energy drink down beside me.I immediately check
Welsh:I walked straight toward him and snapped my fingers to get Fallon’s attention.She was the one taping up the windows, and I could not understand who was giving her these tasks or why.She was a fucking nobody, a loser of a woman.And if anyone had the right to wring her neck, it should have been me."What is your problem?" Ace asked, not even unfolding his arms from his chest.He looked so cocky."I'm talking to my sister-in-law," I replied.Ace's face filled with amusement.I hated him, and I knew Nathan hated these Alphas too.So it was really frustrating that Fallon had decided to ask for their protection.And why the hell were they so close?I knew military Alphas were high-ranking and important.Women below the rank of Beta would never even get their attention.So why the hell was he being so cozy with this worthless she-wolf, slapping her ass and acting like friends?Just because she was good-looking?Fallon turned around and looked at me, giving me a slow up-and-down gla
Welsh:I wasn't just surprised. I was angry.I had known Fallon ever since she married my brother, and we had trained her well.When she first arrived, she had been like an ignorant rogue.She had no manners, no sense of proper behavior.She was one of those women who believed women's rights were so important that they could argue with men.More specifically, that lunas could argue with their alphas.So I had done my best to tame her.And we had.At least, we thought we had.But now she was standing in front of us untamed.And let's not even talk about the way she had taken down all those zombies.I was stunned.There were moments when I wanted to cover everyone's eyes because I knew it made me look bad.A woman like her, a fragile, sheltered woman, she was fighting zombies while I stood here with my mother."This is unbelievable," my mother whispered to me.We were standing together in a small circle.Off to the side stood Priya.She meant nothing.She was just like Fallon used to be
Fallon:Poor Priya.The moment the zombies rushed at her, she fell to the floor and started scrambling backward.At the same time, I watched Lady Wilma hide behind her son."Help us! What's going on?" she screamed."Where the fuck is Alpha Ace? He should be here dealing with this. It's his duty!" Welsh shouted, though he was careful not to raise his voice too much.The last thing he wanted was to draw the zombies' attention.Then there was Liam.He was terrified.He kept backing away, trying to reach the garage while keeping his eyes on the three zombies.I couldn't wait any longer.I sprinted toward Priya, snatching a pan from a nearby shelf as I ran.I didn't even slow down. I swung the pan at the first zombie, striking it hard enough to send it crashing to the floor.Then I spun and struck the second zombie, followed immediately by the third.As all three stumbled, I quickly snapped the pan in half under my boot.The sharp handle broke free.When the first zombie lunged at me again
Fallon:She looked at me as though I had just said something completely absurd."What did you just say?" she asked again. "Did you just say no to me?"She pointed at her chest, and a sarcastic, almost pained smirk formed on her face.I folded my arms across my chest and nodded."You heard me, didn't you?" I replied, giving a small nod to boost my confidence. "You don't have the right to tell me to take off anything anymore."I hissed the words through clenched teeth.For the first time, I saw her eyes widen.It was as if she was finally realizing that I was standing up for myself and meant every word I was saying."Mom, is everything okay?"Welsh walked over to us, asking his mother.At the same time, Liam and Ace had gone to the other side of the garage.We still didn't know exactly what the building was connected to.There was a small door leading across the property. It could have been a house, a shop, or anything else.Priya stood quietly in the corner, watching everything unfold
Fallon:I did not even know what to call him anymore.That asshole had just stolen a kiss from me. A real kiss.The only man who had ever kissed me before was my abusive, manipulative husband, and now suddenly I was being kissed by someone who looked like he had been carved out with perfection.It
Miguel:Freya was still sitting beside the woman when I reached the doorway. I leaned against the frame quietly and watched them.“She’s okay,” Freya said softly.I already knew that. The others had figured it out earlier.I nodded once.“But she needs rest. She’s still shaken.”Freya carefully hel
MiguelI sat outside on the bench with a gun resting in my hands, careful not to stay too exposed to the road in case any zombies wandered by.We still didn’t fully understand what drew them in.Sight, smell, movement, maybe all three.None of us actually knew.“Hey.”Rome approached with two cans
Fallon:“What’s your name?” I asked as the woman stepped farther into the shop.Her eyes moved cautiously around the room before settling on me.Fear sat plainly on her face.I recognized that hesitation immediately.I used to carry it too whenever I stood near my in-laws, especially Nathan.“If yo







