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24-DAYLIGHT

Author: J L FLETCHER
last update publish date: 2026-04-23 03:11:56

Chris stood there like he didn’t know what to do with his hands, like the years between us had hollowed something out of him and he hadn’t figured out how to fill it back in.

I leaned my hip against the bar, arms folded, giving him nothing.

“What is it you want to say,” I asked, my voice flat, “now, after all these years?”

He dragged a hand through his hair, exhaling like the words cost him something.

“I believe you, Rose,” he said finally. “I know you weren’t lying.”

A hollow laugh slipped out
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    “Remind me where we are going again?” Arthur called, his voice carrying easily over the engine.“Back to the crash site,” I shouted without slowing. “Hangman’s Bend. I wanna check it out for myself.”He didn’t hesitate, just swung onto his bike and kicked it to life, falling in beside me.I glanced over, something sharp and reckless rose in me.“Race you to the bend, old man. Let’s see if you still got it.”There was a flicker in his expression, not quite a smile.“I bet you still take corners too wide.”I looked over at him, grinning.“Just quit complaining and try to keep up.”I took off before he could answer, pushing the bike harder than I needed to, the engine roaring beneath me as the road stretched out ahead, narrow and dark, the trees pressing in on either side in a way that made the whole bend feel tighter than it should.The ride should have cleared my head, but it didn’t.Every thought circled back to the same place, to the same knot that refused to loosen no matter how I p

  • THE WILD ROSE   28-HANGMANS BEND

    My eyes locked onto Luke the second he stepped through the door. Whatever he’d seen out there, whatever he’d found, it wasn’t good. “Rose, my office now,” he said as he walked past me. “Watch the bar, Hale,” I called over my shoulder, already moving. “What if the cops show up?” he asked, glancing up from the half-poured beer in his hand. Arthur was already sliding behind the bar like he’d been doing it his whole life. “I’ll handle the cops,” he said, his voice calm but carrying weight. “Just don’t start another fight; those patrons were still outside planning a coup.” “That wasn’t my fault,” I muttered, even as I followed Luke down the back hallway. The noise of the bar dulled behind us as he pushed the office door open. Once we were inside, I bombarded him with questions. “What happened?” I asked. “Did you find them?” Luke dragged a hand through his hair, pacing once before answering. “No sign of them,” he said. “Not a trace.” My stomach dropped, that hollow feeling settli

  • THE WILD ROSE   27-GOOD NEWS

    The bar was packed; thick, heady blues music rolled from the stage, punctuated by thick waves of laughter and clinking glasses. I was busy behind the bar, pouring drinks like everyone in here was about to die of thirst.No matter how busy it got, my eyes kept drifting back to those empty stools.It wasn’t right, and the longer they sat there untouched, the more it dug under my skin.My thoughts kept returning to Bianca; everything seemed to lead back to her. The part that pissed me off the most was why Kaelyn protected her; why couldn’t he see her for what she was? A crazy, psycho bitch.I turned, and irritation flared sharper when I saw Lyon and Hale sitting in those seats as if they had any right to them.“Hale,” I huffed, pouring a drink without looking at him, “shouldn’t you be worried about the cops showing up?”He didn’t even glance up, lifting his beer instead. “They won’t be in here tonight, guarantee it.”“Did you find your friends?” Lyon asked, his deep tone easy, but there

  • THE WILD ROSE   26-THIN AIR

    “Listen to me carefully, Rose. I want you. All of you. My blood is like a drug.”Kaelyn’s voice was low, but there was no softness in it. His eyes held mine, steady and unrelenting, and my body answered him before my mind could catch up, heat still coiled through me, restless and searching.“What you’re feeling right now isn’t your true feelings,” he continued. “It’s the blood. It creates a pull. It makes you think what you’re feeling is real.”“But…” I started the word catching.“No,” he said quietly, cutting me off without raising his voice. “You need to get control of yourself. When you come to me freely, when it’s your choice and not this…” His gaze flicked over me, taking in everything. “Then I’ll take you, but never like this.”My breath hitched, frustration and desire twisting together.“Your father is downstairs,” he added, his tone shifting. “He knows exactly what my blood does. You don’t strike me as someone who wants to disappoint him.”“Will you stay?” I asked, the words

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    Kaelyn didn’t take his eyes off me. “I can heal you,” he said, his voice low and urgent. I shook my head, even as another wave of heat rolled through me, sharper this time, sinking deeper, spreading where it had no right to go. “It’s just a bite,” I said, forcing the words out. “I have wolf healing. It’ll…” “It won’t,” he said sharply. Kaelyn’s expression didn’t change, but something in his gaze hardened. “We need somewhere private,” he said. “I’m fine,” I snapped, though my grip on the bar tightened as another pulse of dizziness hit, my balance slipping just enough to betray me. Arthur was already moving. “I’ll watch the bar,” he said, his voice calm, but there was no mistaking the urgency under it now. “Take her out back, don’t try anything, fix her.” “I don’t need…” I started. My legs gave slightly. That was all it took. Kaelyn was beside me in a blur. One second, I was upright. Next, I was off my feet, as he lifted me like I weighed nothing, one arm braced under my le

  • THE WILD ROSE   25-VENOM

    Damn him, looking like a beautiful Viking hell god. That face and body made me wanna lick him from head to toe.You’re pissed at him, I reminded myself.Why did he have to look like that, like something carved out of sin and confidence, standing in my bar?“I’m working,” I said, forcing my voice steady even as something hot and reckless sparked low in my stomach. “I don’t have time to drop everything for someone who already has a mate.”The words came out hoarser than I intended, edged with more than just anger.His look didn’t waver.If anything, it deepened.“You look pale,” he said, his voice quiet.“Probably because I’ve been around your kind too long,” I shot back, leaning into the bar like it might steady me.Chris made a strangled sound beside me, caught in the crossfire.“I, uh… I think I’ll go check on your dad,” he muttered, already sliding off the stool, scraping it back as he made his escape.“I told you,” Kaelyn said, his attention snapping straight back to me, “she is n

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