ログインHope's phone rang. Liam. "Hope, Alpha Marcus just arrived. With—with enforcers. With enough backup to—to make sure Emily can't escape. He's—he's taking her into custody. Confiscating her phone. Her laptop. Everything that might have the fake photos. He's—he's ending this. Now. Permanently." "Goo
If Emily's fake photos spread—if allied packs believed Hope and I had betrayed the mate bond through affairs—it undermined everything. Gave ammunition to extremists who said cross-species bonds were—were mistakes. Were unstable. Were proof integration should never have happened. "Emily's not just
The Next Generation Caden pov I stared at the fake photo on Hope's phone feeling—feeling rage like I'd never experienced. Emily had fabricated evidence. Had photoshopped me into a coffee shop I'd never been to. Had created—had created false proof that I'd lied to Hope. That I'd sought Emily ou
The dread was still there. Heavy. Insistent. The mate bond warning that danger was—was coming. That Emily's plan was—was bigger than we'd anticipated. "Tell me about the dread," Hope said quietly. "Caden, describe it. What—what exactly are you feeling through the bond?" "Warning. Like—like somet
"And while we're watching Liam's meeting—while we're focused on gathering evidence against Emily—she's—she's gathering evidence against you." Hope's calm was gone now. Replaced by real fear. "Caden, she could—could destroy the bond by making me think you're—you're not committed. That you're—you're p
The Next Generation Caden pov One hour until Liam's meeting with Emily and I felt—wrong. The mate bond was humming with tension. With—with warning that something wasn't right. I watched Hope pace the Reed-Castellan living room, phone in hand, expression calm. Too calm. Like she was—was preparin
Was he right? Was I only sorry because I'd been caught, because Emma had left, because I was facing the loss of everything? No. The realization settled in my chest with surprising clarity. I was sorry because I'd hurt her. Because I'd seen the devastation in her eyes, heard the pain in her voice,
My Cheating Mate Jeremy pov The bakery's cinnamon roll scent had just hit my nose when the sirens blared—three sharp wails that made every wolf in hearing distance freeze. Attack. Rogues. All fighters to defensive positions. My wolf surged forward instantly, years of training overriding the
My Cheating Mate Jeremy pov I sat in my car down the street from Beta Marcus's house, watching the door Emma had just closed. The finality of it felt like a physical blow—like watching the last chance I'd ever have with her disappear behind wood and paint. My wolf howled in my head, a sound of
"I did it for us!" Vanessa's composure finally cracked completely. "She was standing in our way! She was keeping you from claiming what's rightfully yours—what's rightfully ours! I love you, Jeremy. I've loved you for years. And I'm not going to let some nobody Beta's daughter take you from me!" "







