ログイン"Still feels like it's my fault." "It's the Preservation Front's fault. Marcus and Elena's fault. The fault of wolves who think violence is an acceptable response to families choosing love over tradition." I kissed her forehead. "Not your fault. Never your fault." We sat together while Grace pro
Should I wake her? Tell her what was happening? No. Alpha Jeremy was right. Let her sleep. Let her have a few more hours of not knowing, not processing, not imagining worst-case scenarios. When she woke up, it would be over. One way or another. Grace shifted in her sleep, making a small distre
My Cheating Mate Connor pov Grace had finally fallen asleep. Really asleep this time—not the fitful, anxious half-sleep she'd been managing for the past week. Actual deep sleep where her breathing evened out and her face relaxed and some of the terrible tension left her body. I sat beside he
That vampire wasn't going to die hunting Marcus Dane and Elena Frost. He was going to come home. Eventually. When the hunt was done. I just had to trust that. Had to believe it despite seven days of silence. Had to— I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I knew, sunlight was stream
I thought back. Past the recent years, past childhood, to the earliest memory I could find. "I was three," I said finally. "Maybe almost four. I was in the pack house garden—Mama's garden with all the night-blooming flowers. And I was trying to draw them but my crayons weren't the right colors and
My Cheating Mate Grace pov Seven days. Seven days since Uncle Cas had left to hunt Marcus Dane and Elena Frost. Seven days of silence. No calls. No texts. No updates through the vampire network that usually kept us informed. Just—nothing. I stared at my phone for the hundredth time that ho
Jeremy's phone buzzed. He answered immediately. "Report." I couldn't hear the other side of the conversation, but I watched his face. Saw the tension increase, the lines around his eyes deepen. "Understood. Keep me updated." He hung up and finally turned from the window. "That was my father. The
My Cheating Mate Jeremy pov My father's office door was open when I arrived, but he was on the phone, his expression grave. He waved me in and gestured for me to sit. "I understand the situation," he was saying, his Alpha voice firm. "Yes. Coordinate with our border patrols. If they cross into
My Cheating Mate Jeremy pov The war room was packed—every warrior, enforcer, and combat-capable wolf in the pack, plus representatives from Silverbrook and Moonshadow. Maps covered the table, showing defensive positions, patrol routes, potential attack vectors. "Black River will likely strike
"You saved my life last night," I said quietly. "You and my father. That leader would have reached me if you hadn't—" "I would die before I let them touch you," Jeremy interrupted. "Emma, I know I don't have the right to be protective. Know I lost that when I betrayed you. But last night, watching







