She places her hand on his chest. “Yes, Cyran, I accept your offering.” A cheer from Liam’s pack erupts throughout the room, proud that their Alpha’s offering was accepted by a Guardian. A furious snarl comes from behind me, silencing the cheers. Artemis turns to see Kai fighting to come forward.
Thursday starts out the same, watching Cara in training, grabbing breakfast to go and heading to school. I’m excited for today. Every day my cards have become more bold, and every day, she and Artemis have accepted my words and gifts. Everyone is buzzing about who the mystery man is. The odds are
I watch as Cyran reacts to Kai’s challenge. Cara turns and I can see that she is taking control of Artemis, which is good. Artemis won’t mind two Alphas fighting over her. But that is the last thing we need right now, and Cara knows it. Cyran starts to push Cara behind him, about to accept my chal
After school, I head home, knowing I need to have a serious conversation with my father before Alpha Anders comes over for dinner. Today almost went sideways in a really bad way. Not only that, I offered for Liam to join my training tomorrow and invited him to stay for dinner. I really hope my dad
About an hour later, I hear Alpha Anders knock on the front door. My dad gives me a look and starts wheeling out back to light up the grill. I roll my eyes and head to the front door. “Good evening Anders. How are you doing today?” “Good evening Cara. I’m well, how about you?” “Doing well, thank
Anders' aura recedes and he relaxes. “You’re right, of course, old friend. I am happy that all it cost me was one night of training.” I breathed a sigh of relief that was short lived when he turned his focus back to me. “So, Cara, why is it, especially after that display today, that you don’t thin
I shift into my wolf form and run to Cara’s house. I stop at the edge of the forest line. I can smell the charcoal of the grill and can hear my dad and Mr. Nelson’s voices on the breeze. As I listen, they move back inside and I creep closer, using the outdoor training center to hide me and my scent
I do as requested. I find an extra pair of clothes in a hollowed area of a nearby tree and put some shorts on then step back out to speak to my father. “Want to tell me why an intelligent, gifted Guardian who is a member of our pack doesn’t think my son, the future alpha, would be interested enough