EmilyOn Valentine’s Day, I watched my fiancé, Michael, walk into a hotel with my sister, Chloe.I didn’t raise a fuss when Michael said he’d be working in the capital for the entirety of Valentine’s Day. After all, he was the Alpha of his pack. I was no stranger to the pressure and demands that cam
EmilyThe clean and earthy scent of sandalwood with a hint of sage filled my nose. As I opened my eyes, I saw the white silk sheets on the other side of the bed.And they were empty.A thin stream of light came through the heavy curtains, and I knew it was already later in the day. Usually, I don’t
EmilyAs soon as I arrived at home, I saw Chloe and Michael. It was Chloe who saw me first, and she didn’t waste a moment in throwing herself at Michael for my benefit.“I’m so glad you came here to see me!”I can’t stand to see them together. I want to get to my room as quickly as possible.“I’m so
EmilyMy father was impressed, and Hannah and Chloe crowded in to see more.Hannah pulled me back and tried to force me down the hallway to my room. I refused. We had a conversation to continue, and this was only a momentary interruption. I won’t be pushed aside this time.“What is all this for?” he
EmilyI spent the next three days trapped in my room. I only occasionally got meals from the staff, and sometimes even those were forgotten.They were sometimes oversalted, which gave me the impression that Chloe was further sabotaging them.I wasn’t surprised she would go that far. But I was surpri
EmilyChloe’s shriek echoed through the restaurant.“What? Is this some kind of joke?” she asked.“What is there to joke about?” the Alpha said, one eyebrow raised. Everyone’s eyes were glued on him.He truly had a commanding presence worthy of any Alpha. I don’t know why I never noticed.“What’s go
Emily“A mistake, this is a mistake!” cried out Hannah. My ears burned at her horrible shrieking.“What’s a mistake?” I asked, doing my best to hold back my steadily growing anger.My family had never cared this much about what I did before. They were only doing this now because they didn’t think it
“That is simply not possible,” said Hannah. The old man clicked his tongue and shook his head.“Perhaps we can come up with a different solution,” said my father. Gregory looked between us all, and then his crinkled old settled on Chloe.“I will take your other daughter for my bride then.” Chloe imm
Emily’s hand squeezed mine under the table. Before I had the chance to interject, she answered Eric calmly.“I don’t think that’s the proper way to behave around the dinner table.”Eric scowled. “It was just a joke.”“Regardless, it was in poor taste.” Emily took a bite of her food. “Unlike this ama
LoganI couldn’t stop thinking about our almost-kiss.It replayed in my mind like a looped song I couldn’t turn off. I vividly remembered the way the candlelight had caught in her hair, how her breath had hitched as I leaned in, and the quiet moment before I stepped away. The look in her eyes had be
“Okay,” I said slowly. “Thank you.”True to his word, he made an effort. They were clumsy efforts, but efforts nonetheless. He loaded the dishwasher incorrectly, and I corrected it when he wasn’t looking. He wiped down counters with too much force.He tried, and I tried to soften. I did my best not
EmilyMoving into Logan’s house felt like stepping into forbidden territory. It was his personal space, designed exactly how he liked it, and it didn’t seem like anyone else had been welcomed before.The place was stunning and immaculate. It had high ceilings, polished wood floors, and a kitchen tha
EmilyBy morning, the sting had dulled.It had taken hours to coax myself out of the spiral. I wasn’t the jealous type. I wasn’t the girl who stormed away from whispered rumors and veiled stares.Seeing Chloe kiss Logan, seeing him stand there, impassive and infuriatingly unreadable chipped at somet
Third PersonWhispers swirled like leaves caught in a current. Chloe had cracked something open, and now everything felt unstable. At the pack house, in the meeting halls, even at the training fields, the air held a strange static and an anticipatory hush.A storm was coming.Chloe knew exactly what
EmilyThe next morning, I didn’t knock when I entered his office. I opened the door and walked in, reminding myself to be confident as I clutched the folder of evidence against my chest.He looked up from his desk, startled. “Emily?”I stayed by the doorway, tension wound tight around my spine. “We
LoganI had always believed I was capable of handling anything that came my way.It was in my nature. I was more than an Alpha, I was a man in control. Only now I was faced with a fire I wasn’t sure I understood. The worst part was, it wasn’t my enemies setting the blaze.It was Emily.I hadn’t been
I didn’t have to strain to hear them.The hush of conversations when I passed didn’t stop even when I was right in front of them.“… never thought she’d last this long…”“… Logan hasn’t really fallen for her, has he?”“… it has to be a fake relationship, especially with a wolf like hers…”Each word l