ANMELDENKatyAria fell asleep after we arrived at the house. I sat very still on the sofa so I wouldn't wake her with her small warm weight against me.Her breathing was a slow and even rhythm of a child who had no idea what had happened not long ago and had no business knowing.Lucian came and sat beside me, his arm coming around my shoulders.We stayed like that in the quiet apartment without saying much.After a while I reached for my phone."Don't." Lucian said as if he knew what I wanted to do with it. I looked at him with a questioning gaze. "She is with Elias. If you tell her about Margaret, she will be back here immediately.”He said. “ Aria is now safe with us. Whatever happened today stays between us until she gets back." Lucian added. "She deserves to know that Margaret came after Aria." I said quietly.Nova is my friend and the last thing I want is her thinking that I kept things from her, especially something as delicate as Aria's safety. "She deserves two days." He replied
Katy"Is that car following us?"I asked no one in particular since it was just me and Aria in the car. She was safely strapped into the car seat behind me, happily chewing on the ear of a stuffed rabbit.She was completely unbothered by the world.I checked the rearview mirror again and saw it. It was w black car with tinted windows. It had been behind me since I turned out of the supermarket parking lot fifteen minutes ago. I hadn't thought much of it at first. City traffic was city traffic but after taking two turns and it was still there, sitting three cars back, I got alarmedI took another turn and the black car followed.My grip tightened on the steering wheel. Now, I was alarmed. "Okay." I said quietly, more to myself than to Aria.I reached for my phone and called Lucian and he picked up on the second ring. "Hey…" He started. "Someone is following me." I cut him off, keeping my voice low and even. I didn't want Aria to pick up on anything.Even if she is months old, I hea
NovaI changed my outfit four times.That was embarrassing enough on its own but what made it worse was that Aria was sitting on the bed watching me with her big curious eyes like she was thoroughly entertained by the whole performance."Don't judge me." I told her and she blinked."I know." I sighed, holding up two dresses. "The blue or the green?" I asked. She reached out and grabbed the edge of the green one with her small fist."Green it is." I said.I was still doing up the zip when I heard the knock at the door. My stomach immediately did something unhelpful. It churned unsure whether it was Katy or Elias knocking. "Coming!" I called, scooping Aria up onto my hip and carrying her to the door.Katy was standing on the other side, sunglasses pushed up on her head and a tote bag over one shoulder.She had a bright expression on her face that told me she was entirely too pleased about this situation."Hand her over." She said immediately, reaching for Aria.No greetings, no nothin
Celeste povThat was meant to break the silence that was starting to build up and liven the mood. "The doctors are pleased." He said. "I'm getting there." He paused. "How are you settling in at the pack house?" He asked in turn. I had called to inform him that I was absorbed in another pack after he kept insisting I come back home. I didn't want to come back here in this very same pack and come across Jerald. Even after trying to avoid him, I still ran into him the other day. Good thing Victor was there with me or things would have ended up badly. "Well." I said. "It’s better than I expected."He nodded slowly. "Good. That's good."Another silence passed then my father shifted in his chair and looked at Victor directly."I owe you an apology." He said and my heart fluttered. Owing him an apology meant he acknowledged his mistakes and was not holding the past against Victor. Not like he needed to since he was the one in the wrong. Victor's expression didn't change. He just liste
celeste povIt's another day to feel overwhelmed and afraid. Victor and I are going to see my parents for the first time together. Although I mentioned it to my father that I found my mate, I didn't tell him who and after what happened between us all in the past, I don't know how my father is going to take it. Victor is driving the car with me seated next to him. His hand is tightly clasped with mine. " Are you afraid?" He asked, giving me a quick glance before his gaze returned to the road. Am I afraid? Of course I am. After all, Victor is Lucian's beta and the one who had my father ' punished' after we tried to harm Katy. Although Katy and my father have patched things up, I don't know if he still resents Victor and Lucian. I mean, he should not, right? After all, we were the ones in the wrong. " A little." I confessed. " Liar." Victor chuckled. " I can feel you trembling." He pointed out. " Okay. I am scared. Do you think my father will have an issue with us being mated?
Celeste povThe morning light filtered through the curtains, casting a warm glow over the room. I woke up to the feel of Victor's arms wrapped around me, his steady breathing against my neck.A smile played on my lips as I remembered the night before…the intensity of our connection and the way he had claimed me, body and soul.I turned in his arms, my gaze roaming over his sleeping face. He looked so peaceful and so vulnerable.It was a stark contrast to the powerful Beta he was during the day and of course, the passionate lover he was last night.I couldn't resist the urge to trace the line of his jaw, my fingers lingering on the soft bristle of his morning stubble.He stirred awake, his eyes fluttering open. A slow, lazy smile spread across his face as he saw me."Good morning," he greeted, his voice husky with sleep."Good morning," I replied, my heart fluttering.He leaned in and kissed me.It was a soft, lingering kiss that held the promise of more to come."How did you sleep?" h
LucianI carried Katy through the front door and toward my waiting SUV, her body burning against mine like she was on fire from the inside out."Lucian," she whimpered, her hands clutching at my shirt, then sliding up to my neck and jaw. "Please. I need—I need…" She trailed off as a whimper escape
KatyI sat on the cold basement floor, my back against the rough stone wall and trying desperately to control my breathing.I have always hated small spaces.And this basement was triggering memories I'd spent years trying to forget.To me, it was a prison, a disaster I was trying to escape. Sitti
KatyI woke to the soft morning light filtering through the curtains and an unfamiliar ache between my thighs.It was not painful, just a reminder of everything that had happened last night.The drug induced heat…Lucian saving me and later marking me.My hand automatically went to my neck, fingers
Katy"Keep going and I'll tell you the answer," I breathed out.Lucian smirked, his eyes dark with promise. "Hold on tight, Cupcake. I'm interested in that feedback, so I might outperform myself."Before I could respond, he was kneeling before me. Lucian spread my thighs apart, exposing my wet, gli







