LOGINGabriel drove us to the running grounds in some type of off-road contraption complete with oversized tires and seatbelts that came down over my head, not just across my lap.
He drove with restraint; I could tell he wanted to open up the throttle, but didn’t want to scare the bejeezus out of me. I couldn’t deny that I was grateful for his decision. It was dark; I didn’t know the terrain and the road was rutted and jagged enough at t
His eyes shifted to gold but didn’t flash back right away.“Gabriel?” I prodded, but he didn’t answer. “Zee?”I held my breath, waiting for an answer. I didn’t move any deeper into the room.Gabriel blinked and came back to me.“Sorry, Zee almost took the lead,” he said, not quite apologetically. “We got some strange news this morning. Then worse news later on.”My internal alarm bells rang. My stomach clenched and my heart skipped a beat. “Is something wrong with the Pack?”Gabriel shook his head, and I instantly relaxed. I walked into the room and stood opposite him at the desk.“What’s so wrong that Zee almost took control?”“Silverpine is in chaos,” Gabriel said, studying me.
I stared at Elara over my dainty little teacup. She insisted on using them today because it felt like a special occasion.I laughed when she ushered me through the door earlier, but deep in my heart as the morning wore on, I realized how right she was.I’d barely had what felt like a night’s sleep in my bedroom here before I was whisked away to live my happily-ever-after with Gabriel at the Pack House. While I wouldn’t go back and change anything, coming here today was good for my soul.She still rode the high from the Pack Run last night. The energy from the Pack, both those who ran, and those who didn’t was incredible. Elara couldn’t sit still. Her wolf was a silky brown with a tinge of gray on the muzzle.I remembered the moment our eyes met when she shifted. I saw the love, and I returned the love.Being here today in the afterglow just reinforced how much I valued her and needed her.“Come,” she said suddenly. “Let’s go upstairs. I just
She put her mug down and studied me. I could tell she was having an internal debate about how much she should actually tell me.I could respect that to some extent, but if she thought I was going to trust blindly, she was sadly mistaken.I wasn’t without resources; I’d figure out how to break this curse on my own.She sighed. “As you already know, I’m a Seer. Unlike conventional Seers who catch glimpses of the future, I get glimpses of what’s already transpired and the ramifications thereof.”She chuckled when she saw the look of confusion on my face. “Yeah, I get that a lot.”“I don’t get it.”“You’re not alone,” she said tiredly.“Let’s go back,” I suggested. “Let’s start with your name.”She
I sat on the couch and looked at the drab tan walls. They didn’t look any different than they had the last time I was here.That seemed like a lifetime ago.Back when I thought things were good.Silverpine was solid.I had an amazing mate.I was king of the hill.How quickly kings fall.I was a living, breathing Humpty Dumpty.No one can put me back together again.I used the arm of the couch for leverage and then shuffled my way to the bathroom.The man that stared back at me was a stranger.A smaller-than-life runaway.The Pack was better off this way.
I let the words sink in. “Did you forward?”Seith shook his head, “I can’t. There’s encryption and permissions restrictions. I couldn’t even copy paste it. Best I could do was take a pic on my phone. I’ll send that to you.”I waited for him to send it.Silverpine collapsed.Lucien, using a cane? I couldn’t even fathom such a thing happening without that kind of news being broadcast. An alpha heals even faster than his pack. What kind of injury would leave him that weak?My phone buzzed, and I nodded to Seith. He pocketed his phone and looked up at me. “What are we going to do?”“I’m not sure there’s anything to do,” I replied. “For all we know, this was planned. Maybe Lucien didn’t want to be an alpha after all.”Seith snorted. “As if.”Even as I spoke the words, I knew that wasn’t true. Lucien beat his chest to the tune of ‘One Day I’ll be ‘THE Alpha’.Still, something didn’t feel right. The whole cane and collaps
I opened my eyes and blinked a couple of times. The predawn light peeked along the sides of the window blinds.That hair-standing-on-the-back-of-your-neck feeling of being watched tugged at my brain.Without turning my head, I glanced to my left.Sure enough, Soree’s eyes were wide open and focused on me.“May I help you?” I said, my voice still rough with sleep.She grinned. “Maybe.”I pulled my arm out from under the blanket and she snuggled in against my side.I wrapped my arm around her, pulling her even closer against me.My fingertips traced back and forth along her bare arm.Her skin was like satin. Smooth and cool to the touch.Her fingers splayed across my chest, right over my heart.“It beats for you,” I said with my eyes closed.“I’m pretty sure it beats to keep you alive,” she quipped back.“Smartass,” I replie
The landscape looked the same, everywhere I turned. The same huge trees with trunks so thick that they needed lots of people to hold hands around them.They were beautiful trees though, growing as high as the sky with a canopy almost dense enough to block out the sun. There were some patch
I threw my gloves down on the table as soon as I got through the door to the Pack House. The trucks for the old ones. The ones who refused to live close enough where help could be provided on a daily basis.Instead, they chose to live on the outskirts away from the rest of the pack. Prefer
Rosa dipped her chin and eyes at the same time as she rose from her chair.“Sit,” I commanded, tossing out a little bit of energy.Rosa sat.I looked Vanessa straight in the eye. She met my glare head on.Without saying a word, I arched an eyebrow and jutted my chin to
I fiddled with my tie until the bow was perfectly aligned and centered. For whatever reason, my fingers just weren’t cooperating. What should have taken me seconds, took over twenty minutes.It didn’t help matters that Seith sat in the armchair directly behind me making faces in the mirror







