INICIAR SESIÓNFREYA The night passed fitfully, and the next morning, I was up with the sun.When I entered my office, I stared at the pile of files on my desk, wondering if Lizzy had somehow doubled them just to punish me for returning to work. “You’re supposed to take things easy.” She said from the doorway, causing me to startle. I raised my head, and found my best friend frowning at me. “I am taking things easy.” “You’ve barely taken a day off and I’m sure you plan to not move from that chair for the next four hours.”“Exactly. How much easier can I take things?”Her eyes narrowed. I smiled sweetly, returning my attention to the document in front of me. “Madame Claire told me not to let you stress yourself.”“And yet, here you are stressing me.” “Freya!” She snapped though I heard a laugh in her voice.“Lizzy.” I laughed. “I’ll be fine.”’She glared at me before turning away. “You promise me that, but if you faint, I’m stepping over you.”I laughed again as she left. Returning to work had
FREYA And what did you tell him?” Derek asked. “That he should have thought about that before.” A small smile touched his lips, but it vanished when he noticed how troubled I was. “Did he threaten you?” “He said he wouldn’t let me go without a fight.” Derek’s jaw tightened. For a moment, I saw something dark in his eyes, something that made me wonder what he would do if Leo actually tried to stop me from leaving.Then he looked back at me, and his eyes softened. “Did he hurt you? Did he touch you?” I frowned at the question. “He took my hand, but I pulled away.” Derek nodded slowly. I could tell he wasn’t pleased, but he didn’t turn his frustration into another problem for me to deal with. Instead, he pulled a chair closer to the bed and sat down. “Do you want me to stay?” I looked at him, surprised by the question. “Would you?” “Yes.” He answered so easily that my throat tightened. I glanced down at my hands. “Derek, I don’t know what I’m doing. “You don’t have to know t
FREYALeo stared at me for a long moment before turning away. He walked toward the window, dragging a hand over his face as though I had given him a headache.I watched him, wondering what was going through his mind. I had never spoken to him this way before. Even when he hurt me, I usually found a way to soften my words, afraid that being too honest would push him further away from me.Now, I couldn’t bring myself to care.He had spent so long making me feel as though I needed to earn his love that I had almost forgotten it was supposed to be given willingly.“Is he the reason you’re suddenly behaving this way?” Leo asked, turning back to me. “Derek?”I sighed. “Why are we still talking about him?”“Because you seem to have forgotten that you’re married.”“And you seem to have forgotten that our marriage has been over for a long time.”His eyes narrowed. “It isn’t over until I say it is.”I stared at him, struggling to believe what I had just heard. “Excuse me?”“You heard me.”A bit
FREYA I stared at him, waiting for him to explain what he meant. He lowered his gaze to our joined hands, his eyes turning almost sorrowful. “Seeing you with Derek made me realize how much I’ve pushed you away. I can’t blame you for wanting to make me feel what you’ve been feeling.” He leaned forward, gazing at me directly as if he wanted to read my soul. I stared back steadily, still not understanding what he meant. When I didn’t answer, he sighed and continued. “I understand that you wanted me to know what it feels like to be ignored, to watch the person you love give their attention to someone else.” My stomach tightened. Was he genuinely delusional, or was he deliberately twisting what had happened to make himself feel better? I pulled my hand out of his. “If you think I kissed Derek because I wanted to punish you, then you’re delusional.” Leo’s lips tightened, but he remained silent. “I kissed him because I wanted him,” I continued, forcing myself to meet his eyes. “I wa
FREYAWith no hesitation, I accepted the call. “Lizzy?”“Freya, where on earth are you?” Lizzy snapped. I exhaled harshly because she sounded completely normal. Her voice wasn’t trembling and she didn’t sound as though she had been crying. “Lizzy?” “Yes,” she said impatiently. “Where are you?” I couldn’t speak. Derek was staring at me now. Lizzy sighed. “I really hope you didn’t go back to work without telling me because if you did, I swear I’m going to have your head.” I stared at the wrecked car. My heart was pounding so hard I could barely hear anything else. “Lizzy,” I whispered. “Where are you?” She laughed. “At the pack house, obviously.” My mouth fell open. I looked at Derek. Then at Quade. Neither of them understood. “But your car…”“My car?” I looked back at the wreck. “Where did you say you were?” “Freya, what is wrong with you?” Her voice sounded genuinely confused. “I’ve been at home all morning.” I couldn’t breathe. I tightened my grip around the phone. “But
FREYAI got into Derek’s car without saying another word. My hands were shaking so badly that I had to clasp them together in my lap to keep them still. I couldn’t understand how everything had gone so wrong so quickly. One minute, I had been standing in the water with Derek, laughing for the first time in what felt like forever, and the next, Leo had appeared with murder in his eyes and Lizzy was missing. My best friend was missing. She was the one person who had been beside me through almost everything. I couldn’t make sense of it. Derek started the car, and I turned toward the window as we pulled away. My mind kept replaying the last few minutes, jumping from Leo’s fist to Derek’s bloodied mouth, then back to the message on the windshield.Why would anyone leave a message with my name? And why would they take Lizzy? I swallowed hard. Maybe this was connected to me. The thought made my stomach twist. I had barely escaped one disaster, and now it felt like another one was waitin
FREYAMy skin tingled all over as my body flattened against Leo’s. A small, sad smile crossed my lips. “What on earth are you doing, Leo?” I was surprised that he made any effort to dance with me. After seeing Caroline dressed so beautifully downstairs, I had assumed she would be his partner. “
LEO“When exactly are the council representatives arriving?”My Beta, Ashford stood at attention. “Within the half hour, Alpha. Everything is prepared in the banquet hall.”I nodded, pretending not to notice that Freya had still not come downstairs. The council's visit was the most critical event
FREYA I went to work at the pack hospital. Lizzy was already waiting for me in my office. Though Lizzy was a witch and not a werewolf, she was widely accepted by the seven packs as one of the best doctors. “I saw Leo bring Caroline in. What happened? Are you okay?” she questioned worriedly. I e
FREYA"The woman shall not become pregnant without authorization during the marriage, otherwise it will be regarded as a violation of the agreement.”I remembered clearly what was in the marital agreement that I just broke. It was only one night that I forgot to take the pill. A month before my ma







