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
My Cheating Mate Jeremy pov The bed was soft. Too soft. When had my bed gotten this soft? I tried to remember the last time I'd actually slept in it. Days? A week? Everything was blurring together—intelligence briefings, tracking rogue movements, coordinating with allied packs. Emma's words
"Emma, wait—" But she was gone, practically running from the observation room. My father put a hand on my shoulder. "Give her space. This was hard for her. Hearing Vanessa's threats, watching her die—Emma needs time." "What if Vanessa was telling the truth?" I asked. "About the rogues? About h
My Cheating Mate Jeremy pov Dawn broke gray and cold, the sky threatening rain. Fitting weather for an execution. I stood beside Emma in the observation area, separated from the execution grounds by a thick pane of reinforced glass. My father stood on Emma's other side, with Beta Marcus just b
"Yes, Alpha," Marcus said quietly. "This council is dismissed." My father stood. "Jeremy, my office. Now." I followed him in silence through the pack house corridors. Pack members pressed against the walls as we passed, sensing their Alpha's fury. No one dared speak or make eye contact. Inside







