Even though Leena seemed excited about the birthday party for her that evening, Lacee could tell that her sister was still upset with her for forgetting her birthday. It was Leena’s eighteenth birthday, a day they had been looking forward to for months. The two of them had been counting down the days until Leena turned eighteen, and yet, Lacee forgot the damn day.
Of course, all that count downing took place before any of the werewolves walked into their lives, before fangs or bonds. It was before life as they knew it was forever changed, before being exhausted from training hours a day, before being overwhelmed by the suffocating fear of what would happen to her sister or her now that Wolves were in their lives, and in their bones. So, in her defense, Lacee hardly ever even knew what day of the week it was anymore, let alone the date. She missed her sister’s birthday and would now beat herself up about more than Leena would ever know.
“I need to go b
Leena had spent thirty minutes pretending to be interested in blowing up balloons for her party, but she really was just waiting for the right moment to make a run for it to her bedroom with her new phone. Not having a cell phone was annoyingly boring, but that wasn’t the main reason that she was in a rush to get to her room with the phone. The moment William tied the last balloon’s knot, she darted away and hurried to her room.Once she got there, she went straight to the closet and found her hiding spot where she had hidden the piece of paper from Cody. It was an old receipt with his number written on the back, followed by a smiley face. She imagined that all the wolves in the house would think the smiley face was lame, but she found it sweet. He’d given her his number at the bakery hours earlier, but she worried she’d never had a way to get a hold of him without her own phone. All that changed when Rinc gifted her this new phone for he
Even though Leena seemed excited about the birthday party for her that evening, Lacee could tell that her sister was still upset with her for forgetting her birthday. It was Leena’s eighteenth birthday, a day they had been looking forward to for months. The two of them had been counting down the days until Leena turned eighteen, and yet, Lacee forgot the damn day.Of course, all that count downing took place before any of the werewolves walked into their lives, before fangs or bonds. It was before life as they knew it was forever changed, before being exhausted from training hours a day, before being overwhelmed by the suffocating fear of what would happen to her sister or her now that Wolves were in their lives, and in their bones. So, in her defense, Lacee hardly ever even knew what day of the week it was anymore, let alone the date. She missed her sister’s birthday and would now beat herself up about more than Leena would ever know.“I need to go b
Leena’s birthday had been forgotten the day before but hearing Rinc announce that they were going to throw her a big party now made her perk up. Sure, it was crappy of her sister to forget her eighteenth birthday, but Leena seldom held grudges, especially against the most important person in her life. After announcing the party, Rinc sent Leena and Lacee shopping. The party was only hours away and Leena was excited to make a good impression on the pack. Most had seen her around the packhouse or farm, but they never paid her much attention the past few weeks. This party would be an opportunity to show them that she and her sister were a good addition to their community, even if she was just a half-breed to them.The car slowed down as they went down Main Street in the small college town. Laran pulled into a tiny parking lot and parked the car. He got out and his eyes scanned the area before allowing the two females to get leave the car, and even then, he we
“I forgot my own sister’s birthday.” Lacee closed her eyes and shook her head in shame. “How could I forget her damn birthday? I’m a horrible person.”“You’re not a horrible person.” Rinc tried to reassure her.“Well, I’m a horrible sister.” She looked out the window at her little sister who was sitting by the lake with Laran.“That’s not true. Everything you do is for her.” His hand touched her shoulder, and she felt an instant comfort wave over her body. She wondered if the bond he had told her about had anything to do with his comforting touch.“I’ve been so focused on training. It’s exhausting me, physically and mentally. It’s consumed me lately.” She said.“Exactly, and you’ve been working so hard at it for her safety,” Rinc told her. “You’re a great sister.”“She has barely sa
“Come here, baby wolf.” Anderson’s words felt like needles poking into Leena’s chest, stinging her with shock, but leaving her too stunned to flinch.Piper smiled, blood dripping from her pretty red lips as she winked at Leena and nodded in agreement with Anderson’s invitation for the girl to join in on their fun. Even the male human between the two vamps grinned between moans, wanting Leena to become the fourth addition to the group.But the two bite marks on his skin made her feel besieged with sickness, and suddenly she snapped back to reality and needed to get far away from the vampires and their sexual plots that she feared would include her. Leena quickly darted out of the room, slamming the door behind her, and as she turned too quickly on her heels, she fell right into a guy walking by. The two of them stumbled and landed on the floor, her falling practically in his lap.“I’m so sorry!” The poor guy scooted
It was almost nine o’clock at night when Leena heard the shower turn off in the bathroom that connected to the bedroom that she shared with her sister.“You can’t back out of the deal.” Leena reminded Laran, who was standing in the doorway, leaning against the frame with a disappointed look on his face.“She’s still got time to remember.” He said, but it was obvious that Lacee had forgotten Leena’s birthday and was not going to suddenly remember before going to bed.Leena and Laran had waited impatiently in the kitchen as Rinc and Lacee came home from training. The two of them fixed their plates of food, sat at the table, ate bite after bite, and never mentioned the birthday. Laran was obviously hoping that Lacee would pop up and surprise them with a “Happy Birthday” so that he could get out of taking Leena to the party, but her sister never gave him that satisfaction.Now, they were both stalkin