Josie P.O.V.My plans had been foiled once again by that irksome sister of mine. She was starting to get on my nerves for real now. I had everything on track before she came back. Why would my grandmother die right now? It was such an inconvenience, but she never cared about anything or anyone but herself and her precious ‘special ones’. I for sure wasn’t one of them. I never understood why. I was the prettiest of me and Hazel, the smartest too. UGH! That contract was going to bring me so much money, and then I would have the economical leverage to do things in this pack. Things that would get me really noticed, things that would force Grady to consider me a serious candidate for Luna. Now he was going to laugh at me. And worse - SHE was laughing at me. Something needed to be done about her.Her words in the house still stung, and I hated her more than ever. She had always been a nuisance, but now she was an outright enemy threatening the throne and position in the pack I strive to ta
Grady P.O.V.I thought maybe she would protest at the public kiss or the nickname, but she did neither and I was delighted. She has been a fucking trooper, and I’m so proud of her! Things between us are going much faster than I thought it would go, and I wonder how she is feeling about that? She said she feels small sparks between our interlocked hands, and that is a very good sign indeed, but I need to make sure Hazel does not feel rushed at the end of the day. Today has been a whirlwind of turbulence, and she has been a steady figure right by my side, and sometimes as the front figure, all day. “What happened back at the house?” I ask, feeling the comfortable silence stretch between us, as we make our way back to the packhouse. The sun is low in the sky now, indicating the day has come and gone once again, but this time I don’t mind it. This time I welcome the time gone, because today I have been able to take leaps and bounds with my mate. “We’ll need a meeting with all the ranked
Hazel P.O.V.We hurry up the stairs, finding Mrs Powell arguing with a male around her own age and Josie. As soon as Josie sees me her face darkens. She glares at me, but she doesn’t say anything as the warriors who stayed upstairs walk over to our group. I can see the jealousy and anger in her face, but I don’t bother to acknowledge her. She knows she can do shit to me if she wants her inheritance in a year, so I don’t fear her. Besides, what is she going to do with both Joel and I here? Scream her head off? We’ve heard that so many times before there is nothing new to that. “What seems to be the issue, Alex?” I ask the head of the team, wanting to hear it from someone who is neutral. “Well, Luna..” “Don’t call her that!” Josie interrupts, red blotches of irritation covering her cheeks. The warrior looks at me, and I just give me a reassuring smile. “Please ignore her and continue, Alex.” I tell him, sending Josie a warning look. I don’t know where the sudden burst of courage is
Hazel P.O.V.It’s been a couple of hours since we asked Joel to become the Delta of the pack, and he still has not given us an answer. I want him in the position, both because he deserves it immensely for everything he has done, but also because he is my brother and I love him. Grady was actually the one to bring up the possibility of Joel becoming a true ranked member, and I had jumped on the idea, loving it. “You’ll need to give an answer soon, brother.” I tell him as we navigate the paths of the pack with Olive. Grady stayed with Adrian and Kaia at the hospital, and River and Becky promised to make arrangements for the promotion back at the pack house. No way in hell was I letting him decline this. If I had to be Luna, then he had to be our Delta and suffer with me. “I know, sis, but I’m just not sure I’m the right one for the job. What will the pack members say? They will think you gave me this position because we’re family and not because I got the skill for it.” He sighs, shak
Joel P.O.V.“Walk!” I order Lory, extending my hand for my mate on the floor. Lory crosses her arms and scoffs at me. She rolls her eyes for good measure as well. “You are not the boss of me, and you have no authority. Make me.” She says, her eyes glinting with defiance. I help my mate to her feet, keeping her with me. The intensity of the matebond makes my arm hum and warmth flood up into my entire body. She looks at me with wide light green eyes and I lose myself momentarily in them. Lory seems to think I have lost myself completely in them, because she tries to shrink away and leave. I snap my head in her direction. “Who said you were allowed to leave?” I ask, my voice quiet, calm and demanding. She smacked my mate. Threatened her. “You are going to the Beta’s room. Wasn’t that where you wanted to go in the first place?” I ask, extending my hand to my mate. She tentatively takes it, her hand shaking a little. I feel sorry for her. I don’t mean to be scary to her, but I have to sc
Joel P.O.V.I’m so happy Hazel followed her gut feeling and asked me to go to the mansion to look for Kaia when she went missing at the hospital. What would have happened if she had managed to get away? I knew why, as did the Alpha and other ranked members, but I heard the rumors already as I went in search for her. Someone was spinning this to look like she had orchestrated the attack on Beta Adrian to cause trouble. I rolled my eyes mentally. She would never do that. Not with what I now knew about her. I decided then and there that I would be her silent shadow for the time being. Maybe I could convince the Alpha and Beta to hire me as her or Hazel’s personal guard? That would be amazing. As we went through the door and down the hallway in the Alpha wing, we heard someone roar again. This time much closer and much louder. “I WANT TO SEE MY MATE!” Adrian’s angry voice yells from a room at the end of the hallway. “Beta, you have to remain calm. Alpha is sorting it right now.” A nu