LOGINCHAPTER 83~KIM~“Good morning there!”I was definitely not ready to wake up, but with his face in mine as I adjusted in bed, I was forced to open my eyes.“Good morning, Jerry.” I was still rolling like a worm when my eyes caught a large bouquet of roses beside my bed.“Who are these from?” I sat upright, about seventy-five percent awake now.“Me.”I scratched my eyes and took another look at the bouquet.It was exactly like the one Logan gifted me. The first bouquet I ever received, except this one, was in green and white roses. Unique and nothing short of beautiful.“Is it my birthday?” I inquired, touching the petals softly, “Did I forget my birthday?”Jerry laughed. “No, but I like to make my guests feel welcome and a little birdie told me you would love them,”His response seemed a little bit suspicious to me. “Do I want to know?” I probed.“No.”I nodded, appreciating the honesty of the reply.I chose to agree with Jerry that ignorance was to my advantage in this case.“Thank y
CHAPTER 82~RICHARD~“Kim!”“Kimberly!”Not minding that it was a small house, Galina and I took turns yelling her name at the top of our voices and walking into every room and corner of the cabin.I went first into the bedroom, while she searched all the other rooms on the outside.“Kimberly!”I searched the bathroom, but there was still no trace of her.In fact, there was no sign that there had been anyone here in the last couple of days. The vehicle not being parked outside should have been my first clue, but instead, my first clue was how dried the bathroom was.‘Where could she have gone?’I walked back into the bedroom, searching frantically with my eyes.My eyes fell on the bed.The duvet was rumpled and dumped on the bed.I walked to the bed, picked up the duvet to fold and just on the bedspread was the bloodstain from breaking through her hymen.Memories of that night flooded my mind.Next to being saved miraculously four years ago, it was undoubtedly the best night of my lif
CHAPTER 81~Richard~The last three days had filled my head with conflicting stories.For the first time in my life, I didn’t know what to believe, and at first, I blamed it on being shaken from my mother’s tragedy, but now I was back at the mansion, my mother was not recovering, but the pace of everything had calmed down.Logan was still Alpha, since Elena suggested it wasn’t honoring my mother to start a fight with her in that state, but it was also terrible for me to leave, because I was just giving the council, the pack and everyone else the chance to forget me.“Hey baby,” she walked into the room with a broad smile on her face, but I was not in the mood to reciprocate that energy.“Good morning,” I responded.“Well, we’re a little icy this morning, aren’t we?” Elena walked up to me and plastered a soft kiss on my cheek.I smiled.I always loved how she had to stand on her tippy toes to get to my face. I found it cute.“Elena,” I called, “I’m going to ask you a question and I nee
CHAPTER 80~KIM~I rushed back into the cabin, trying very hard not to cry. Trying to convince myself that he wasn’t worth the tears, and maybe he wasn’t, but it didn’t make it hurt any less.The whole day, I could not lift myself off the bed. The few times I dozed off, I was haunted by images from the night before.I could still feel the pleasure of last night, accompanied with the pain of being left alone because of Elena.The thought of coming second to her, no matter what it was that she did, was crushing.“No!” I jumped out of bed. “I can’t.”My mind was made up.I wasn’t going to lay around and feel sorry for myself.I grabbed the keys to Richard’s vehicle. The very one he left behind because he went along with the love of his life.From the moment I warmed the engine, I did not look back. I drove beyond the pack borders and right to Alpha Nune’s home.“You really do have a thing for late nights, huh?” He probed, coming down the stairs.“I could say the same thing to you, since
CHAPTER 79~KIM~As soon as he walked out, I went straight to the hidden compartment, pulled out all the books in there and began flipping page after page.“There has to be a loophole in the law that allows Richard to take his place back as Alpha.”I flipped frantically for anything that could help. Anything at all.For hours, Richard did not return and for all those hours, I did not stop searching, until finally, I found something.I read it at least three times and when I was sure it was a way out, I rushed out of the room with the book in my hand, excited to tell Richard that I could have it back.“I found it!” I rushed out the door in a denim shorts that belonged to Richard and a black shirt that was equally his, since I showed up with no luggage.All the excitement drained from my face the second I saw her. It was instantly replaced by horror.“Well, Well.”“Elena.”“Richard, if you needed company, why didn’t you say so?” Elena’s tone was quite majestic. “I mean, I know you pisse
CHAPTER 78~RICHARD~It happened!I watched her sleep peacefully in my arms the entire night and beauty had never been better depicted.The rush of it was nothing like I had ever felt before, not even with Elena.For the first time since I knew females, my wolf hit peak satisfaction.Maybe it had something to do with the fact that she had never known anyone before me, but something about breaking into her made me feel powerful and I had to do something nice for her. Just an expression of how happy I was.My joy however faded into nothingness the minute she stepped into the bathroom.‘What am I doing here?’This house that used to be a relaxation spot, an escape, now felt like a prison.I didn’t belong here. At least not long term.My place was in the mansion, leading my pack, but I had given that away for Kimberly, and yes, my wolf finally got what it wanted—the warmth of her body, but my wolf also knew its place in front of the entire pack.“Richard,” The sound of her voice yanked me
CHAPTER 6: The Necklace Lie~ Kim ~The world stopped.I stared at Elena, waiting for her to laugh. Waiting for her to correct herself. Waiting for something that would make this make sense.But she just stood there, perfectly composed, her blue eyes wide and innocent as a doe's."Excuse me?" My voi
CHAPTER 5: ELENA’S NECKLACE~ Kim ~The world tilted pleasantly as Richard's face drew closer to mine. Scotch had a way of making everything feel inevitable, like gravity itself was pulling us together. His hands were warm against my face, his thumbs brushing the curve of my cheekbones with a gentl
CHAPTER 4: The Consummation Clause~ Kim ~Dinner that night was torture.The entire family had gathered — my parents, Elena, Richard, and Richard's mother, Catherine Fell. She was an elegant woman in her sixties with silver hair styled in a classic updo and sharp green eyes that seemed to see ever
CHAPTER 3: The Wolf's Den ~ Kim ~ My feet moved before my brain could talk me out of it. I walked toward the cabin, drawn by curiosity and something else I couldn't name. Why had Richard chosen this exact spot? Was it coincidence? The cabin was beautiful up close. It looked like a sanctuary. A







