So I dialed Jake’s number. The phone rang for a good long time, but I was persistent and let it ring. It never went to voicemail.After a couple of solid minutes of ringing, Jake finally picked up.“Take a hint, Damien,” he grumbled, his voice low, like he was already prepped for a fight.“I just wa
Damien’s POVIf Amelia was a werewolf, it would solve a majority of my problems. For one, I wouldn’t need to worry about her as much anymore. Werewolves were hardier than humans, so she’d be able to endure more without the need for my overprotection.Not that I wouldn’t still protect her. I absolute
Damien’s POVKnowing that Amelia was okay put me somewhat at ease, though I was still amped up from the danger she had been in – which I had been accused of being responsible for. My mind was a minefield of anger and possibilities as I tried to make sense of everything from my side.I didn’t have en
Amelia’s POVMy entire body went numb, and I started to tremble as if I was cold. I didn’t feel cold. I didn’t feel anything.How could Damien been the mastermind of this… How could he hate me so much that he would want to kill my baby and me…?After everything we went through in the capital… He nea
Jake’s POV“This shouldn’t be happening,” Dr. Wyatt said. “I triple checked the labels on the injections. They should not be causing her any pain, let along subjecting her to this!”“Show me,” I said, at my wit’s end. I didn’t want to doubt the doctor. As far as I could tell, she had been the only o
The examination went quickly and seemingly well. Dr. Wyatt didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary, though she did withdraw some blood to test for possible invisible problems.Yet, when she extracted the vials from her bag, the injections that I feared so much, my entire body went stiff, remember