LOGIN"I know, sweetie. I know." Mom held her close. "But it's over now. Jessica's going to face Alpha justice for threatening a pack member. For violating your privacy. For harassment and stalking." "What will happen to her?" Rose asked. "That depends on your father's judgment," Mom said, looking at
"I'll handle security," Uncle Cas said. "Rose, you're moving to guest quarters in the main family wing. The secure section. No one enters without explicit permission from Alpha Jeremy or myself." "Uncle Cas, I don't want to be a burden—" Rose started. "You're not a burden. You're my great-niece
Book 2: The Rejected Mate Nate pov I'd called an emergency meeting in my father's office. Just family. Just the people who needed to know. Dad. Mom. Lord Castellan—Uncle Cas—who'd been visiting for a routine security check and happened to be available. And Rose, sitting beside me on the couch,
Another buzz. *"Watched you in the garden today. Playing happy family with Grace. Pretending you belong. You don't. You never will. Wolves can smell the difference. Smell that you're wrong. Leave before everyone else figures out what we already know."* They'd been watching. Had seen me in the ga
Grace showed us proper cultivation techniques. Soil composition. Watering schedules. How to encourage blooming. Her enthusiasm was infectious—even Nate got interested, asking questions about plant biology I wouldn't have expected from a combat-focused wolf. "Your mother's amazing," I told him quie
Book 2: The Rejected Mate Rose pov The note was sitting on my desk when I returned from morning training with Grace. Simple. Typed. Anonymous. *"Vampires don't belong in wolf packs. Leave before you get hurt. This is your only warning."* I stared at it, hands trembling. This was the fourth
But then, she'd never been *my* Emma, had she? She'd been the Moon Goddess's choice, and I'd spent six months trying to shape her into what I wanted instead of appreciating what I had. "Emma, please. I drove three states to find you. Just let me see you. Let me explain—" "Explain what?" The door
He hissed when I pressed it to the first wound but didn't pull away. I worked methodically, cleaning each injury with careful precision while trying to ignore how familiar this felt—touching him, caring for him, being close enough to smell his pine and earth scent. The scent that used to make me f
What the hell? Where had she learned to fight like that? But there was no time to wonder. Another rogue was on me, his teeth sinking into my back leg. I twisted and caught him across the muzzle, feeling bones crack under my claws. Emma was holding her own against two rogues now, moving with a sp
My Cheating Mate Emma pov The laptop screen glowed in the darkened hotel room, casting harsh blue light across my face as I scrolled through rental listings in various cities. Denver. Portland. Asheville. Places far enough from Crescent Moon territory that Jeremy wouldn't think to look. I'd be







