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
Now, seeing me, the composure dissolved. She walked to me quickly and I met her halfway, pulling her close without a word. Her arms went around me and she held on with the kind of grip that communicated everything words couldn't. "You're hurt," she said against my shoulder. "Healing." I kissed
My Cheating Mate Jeremy pov We were halfway to the safe house when the letter arrived. Cas had been driving—we'd taken his vehicle, a sleek black SUV that seemed to materialize whenever he needed transportation without any visible garage or parking arrangement that I'd ever identified. I'd giv
He was quiet for a moment, something shifting in his expression. "You're asking me to let people die defending me. Defending what we've built here. That's not—I'm not accustomed to being worth that." "Get accustomed to it." Jeremy's voice was firm. "Cas, you've been family for five years. You thin
The kitchen was absolutely silent. Then Emma made a sound—half laugh, half sob. "They want information about the horse architecture." "Aldric." Cas's voice was barely above a whisper. "He's asking about Grace's block stable." "Five years," my father said carefully. "It's not victory." "No,"







