MasukSilas CraneThe pack house felt different now. More lively to my ears, and it was as if a huge burden had been eased from my life."What's up, man?" Patrick fell in step beside me. "You've been grinning from ear to ear since you came back, and you're also playing with the kids. What's up? Is Lori awake? Did she accept you back after you apologised?"My face fell at the last part, but it didn't last long. I knew I had to take my time when it came to Lori. As time goes on, I'm sure she would soften up to me when I show her how remorseful I am."Well... A lot has happened, Patrick." I gave him a full smile. "And you're going to find out very soon."As if in cue, the council's errand boy bumped into us around the corner, his eyes wide with fear as he bowed towards Patrick and I."Good day, Alpha." He said politely. "The council requests an audience with you."I nodded and dismissed the boy immediately, and Patrick didn't even wait for him to disappear before pointing out distastefully. "A
Dante DominicTo say I was shocked when I saw my father in my office the next morning would be a lie. I was expecting him and bracing for whatever hell he thought he could unleash on me.."I'm working." I told him in a clipped tone. "Is there anything you want?"He stopped at the door before scoffing and closing the door behind him. "You mean the work I gave you?" He tried his weak comeback as usual."In that case, I may as well turn in my resignation letter by the end of the week and be on my merry way back into scouting players for a new hockey team.""You wouldn't dare! You will go broke in a month. You wouldn't even be able to take care of your wife and her children that are partly yours.""Oh?" I raised my head, my mouth curving into a small smirk. "As far as you've just acknowledged that Lori is my wife, I'm all ears to listen to anything you want to say." I said pleasantly and leaned back into my chair.His expression soured instantly. "Not for long, Dante." He gave a tight smi
The FalloutRenéeThis changed everything completely. I paced my room, my silk robe billowing behind me, my mind spinning through every possible implication. Dante had a biological child now. A son. His heir. The one thing his father had been holding over his head... the need for legitimate heirs to carry on the Dominic name was no longer an issue. Luca was legitimate enough, born within Dante's marriage to Lori. And even if Alexander refused to acknowledge him, the pack would know. The world would know.My position as Dante's future wife had just become infinitely more precarious.I stopped pacing and stared at my reflection in the mirror. The woman looking back at me was beautiful, yes. Poised, certainly. But her eyes were wild with panic, and her hands were trembling. I gripped the edge of the vanity and forced myself to breathe."Think," I whispered to myself. "Think. You've come too far to lose now."The door opened without a knock. My spine went rigid with fury... Who dared ent
Lori StewardThe doctor returned with a thick folder in his hands and a grim expression ok his face while I was still processing the details of what Renée just said."Sarah??" I couldn't believe that Sarah was capable of that. My mind darted back to the morning where she served my breakfast late, and her expression told me there was something she wanted to tell me. Like she was contemplating if she could or could not. Was someone threatening her? Was she paid to do this? The only person who was out for me... who had whispered cruel things while I was in coma was Renée that was standing in front of us and crying."Did you pay her?" My voice was cold when I locked eyes with her, ignoring the presence of the doctor. "Was this one of the ways you wanted to get rid of me and my children?" I snarled, getting more pissed when she acted shocked and took a step back, intentionally stumbling into Dante."Babe... What are you talking about?" Dante asked after he reached out to steady her from f
LoriThe hospital room was quiet. Luca was stable now... the transfusion had worked, the poison was being flushed from his system. He was sleeping peacefully in his crib, his tiny chest rising and falling with each breath. Beside him, Ava dozed in her own bassinet, unaware of the chaos that had nearly torn her brother away.Dante was beside me, his hand wrapped around mine. He hadn't left my side since he arrived. And Silas was still here too, hovering in the corner like a ghost who couldn't let go."You remembered him..." Dante said beside me, and mouthed towards Silas. "Are your memories slowly returning?" He smoothed my hair slowly.My memories... How could I forget? I was supposed to be playing as a memory loss victim, and I completely slipped."Um... Yes..." I twisted my hands nervously in my laps, but Dante only chuckled and leaned into my ears to whisper something. "Or the memories have always been intact, which is it?" He smirked, and I felt my heart skip a beat.He knew?I r
RenéeThe call with my friends had gone better than expected."Yes, the international makeup artist is confirmed," I said, twirling a strand of hair around my finger. "Rochelle himself has confirmed it. He will be flying in next week. And the stylists will be taking your measurements as soon as you're back in the country.""Renée, you absolute queen!" Sheila's voice shrieked through the speaker. "How did you afford all this? Dante must be spoiling you rotten.""Dante is very generous," I said smoothly. "He wants this wedding to be perfect.""What about the other woman? The one who was in a coma? Is she still in the house?""Recovering. But she won't be a problem much longer." I let a hint of steel creep into my voice. "Trust me."We said our goodbyes, and I ended the call. The smile faded from my face the moment the line went dead. Dante hadn't given me a single cent for this wedding, neither had he. Every designer, every stylist, every lavish detail—it was all being paid for by his f
Lori's POV "You will be starting immediately as the team's medic. I will give you our training schedules." He paused and met my eyes from across the breakfast table. "I'm sure you're already well aware of it, but for formality sake." His cutlery barely made any noise on his plate. "Don't be late.
Lori's POV "I'll need you to carefully read the terms and conditions of the contract before you sign it." He slipped the document on the hospital bed where I was having my breakfast. "I don't do second chances."His voice was hard and cold the same way it had been last night, and he towered over m
Lori's POV "My children, oh my goodness. Are they... Are they...?" I sat up immediately, my hands moving around my belly, trying to see if I was feeling any pain there, if they were fine, if they were—"Your babies are fine, ma'am. Which is a miraculous thing after all your body has been through."
Lori's POV"Stone the whore! She defiled the Alpha's bed!"Someone from the crowd roared in anger, and everyone else follows until over a hundred thousand werewolves were changing it. I was still on my knees, clutching my chest in pain from the searing pain of Silas' rejection when the first rock h







