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One hundred and forty seven
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2026-04-09 19:41:22
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TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS 150
LisaMy phone rang while I was still in the living room. I glanced at the screen and smiled when I saw Sasha’s name.I picked up.“You finally remembered I exist,” I said.Sasha laughed on the other end. “Please. You’ve been the one acting like a government official. I called you three times yesterday. And Cora has been worried about you. She returned to Silver Creek last week and wanted to be sure you're okay.”My heart warmed. I leaned back into the couch. “I’ve been meaning to go to the nursery anyway.”“And what about Packfest? It's so sad you're not here. You and I haven't missed it in the last five years straight. So sad your absence is breaking the streak.”Shoot, the festival.The idea of going settled in my head.“Maybe I wasn’t planning to miss it,” I said.Sasha squealed. “Look at you wanting to pull a surprise on me. Well, I'm glad. At least come home and breathe normal air.”Normal didn’t fit my life anymore, but I understood what she meant.“You’ve been locked up in that
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS One hundred and forty nine
Lisa POVI knew the sound of Dr. Harry’s car. The crunch of tires against gravel as he pulled in without rushing made me pull my hair into a bun. I checked the window for confirmation and went downstairs. My mother let him in. They were pleasant as usual, always finding something to talk about. He stepped into the living room with a case in one hand and a smaller bag in the other. His clothes looked sharper than the last time he came.“Good morning, Lisa,” he said.“Hi, Doc,” I said casually.He set the case on the table and opened it. “We are doing a longer session today. I want to track the markers in real time instead of relying on delayed readings.”I rolled my eyes. “That is what you said yesterday.”“Trust me on this,” he said without hesitation. “That is why I went to school for years.”“Fair.”He pulled out the portable ultrasound machine and set it up on the table in front of the couch. Wires, gel, and the monitor were laid out with precision. I adjusted myself on the couch a
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS One hundred and forty eight
Cameron POV The office never stayed empty. People rotated in and out without thinning the room. The glass walls gave the illusion of space, but movement from the hallway bled through constantly. Files stacked across my desk. My laptop stayed open with too many tabs, each one demanding attention at the same time.Persistent knocks came at steady intervals. A young gamma held onto a file, asking for a job. Two brothers argued over land boundaries until I settled the matter and assigned oversight to a neutral party. A widow reported harassment from a relative; I issued a formal warning and reassigned property access to her name alone. A wounded guard’s family pushed for extended treatment support; I approved the coverage. The accountant presented numbers with a confidence that didn’t hold; I adjusted the allocations and set a mandatory review. None of it stopped. Each problem replaced the last before it fully cleared.Franklin stayed near the door, managing the flow. The security monit
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS One hundred and forty seven
Cameron POVThe street stayed quiet as I turned into the driveway. Early morning blue light sat over the houses, the kind that made everything look mystical. I rounded into the driveway and slowed at the sight of the red jeep. My headlights cut off before I fully stopped.I decided to check the time on the dashboard. It was earlier than I had planned to return. I could have sworn Evangeline went out yesterday with that car and was not due to return until tonight. I stayed in the driver’s seat with my hands on the wheel, thinking about whether I miscalculated her schedule. The engine idled rougher than usual, the vibration running through the steering wheel into my palms.If she was the one, I had not expected her back this early. The air held the first sounds of birds waking somewhere beyond the compound walls. I turned off the engine and stepped out of the car. A guard mounting the door straightened and saluted. I nodded and kept moving. I reached the front door and pushed it open.
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS One hundred and forty six
Evangeline POVThe Veiled Meridian gathered at the regional building. A large hotel stood in front, serving as a shield for the underground structure that an ordinary eye would never catch.The hall stayed quiet in a contained way. I walked in with my group. We followed the same greeting pattern we had always followed. I pressed my fingers to my wrist, gave a nod, and moved to my place.The space was arranged in circles. Low stools marked each ring to indicate rank and function. The outer rings held the new recruits. The inner circles belonged to those who had completed their assignments and were waiting to be recognized or reassigned.At the center, on a slightly elevated platform, sat the seven who ran everything. It had been decades since the apex circle was entirely female. This was a victory for our structure. Everyone wore neutral tones of gray and black. No one stood out. The celebration here was not noisy. It was a matter of record.Before we sat, we cleansed. Bowls of water p
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS One hundred and forty five
Lisa POVThe room went quiet. He didn’t move, neither did I. It came down to one thing; tell him to leave or let him stay. He stood there, occupying the space near the door, waiting.“You’re an Alpha, Cameron. You don’t get to be unstable like this. You don’t get to say one thing and then act like it didn’t happen. I don’t understand you.”The silence stretched out between us. He reached up and ran a hand through his dark hair. The strands had grown out, losing the short, clean cut he usually kept. He looked restless, like a man who had not slept in days. I decided then that I wanted to reach out and rub the tension from his forehead. I wanted to pull him close and kiss him, just to see if he would push me away.“You’re right,” he said after a pause.He didn’t offer an explanation. He just kept watching me to see if I would yield. I stood my ground, though my head felt heavy with the confusion of the day.“What about Evangeline?”His voice went flat when he finally spoke. “This isn’t
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS One hundred and one
LisaMy mom talked nonstop the entire ride back to the safe house, her voice filling the car. She kept turning her head toward the windows like she still couldn’t believe she could see, pointing out everything passing outside.“Street signs. Look at that shop. Oh, the traffic lights are so bright.
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS One hundred
LisaCameron walked in, and my thoughts scattered so hard I couldn’t even remember why I was standing there. He didn’t belong in this room with fluorescent lights and plastic chairs; he looked like something I had imagined too many nights in a row. I didn’t know where to put my eyes or what to do w
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Ninety-Nine
LisaI called Cora after several unsuccessful attempts to reach out. She answered.“Hey, Lisa.” Her voice sounded forced and bright.“Are you busy?”“Oh, yes. I had to go to the nursery. Dorothy was having issues with some of the kids who were teething, and she had to take them to the infirmary. Th
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Ninety-Eight
LisaA butterfly landed on the back of my hand. Its wings were dusty orange with thin black lines. The hedge blocked the outside noise, and insects buzzed around the flowers near my chair. Nurse Agatha sat across from me talking, but my attention had already drifted. I closed my hands around the b
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