LOGINI 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
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
I saw the recognition in his eyes.He was an alpha. He was duty bound to send me back.“Please,” I cried. “Please don’t send me back. You don’t know what they did to me. I didn’t kill anyone. They killed my wolf. Please.”The Alpha re
I watched her fiddle with her fingers, clearly avoiding telling me her story.Was she trying to weave a tale, or just stalling?“I’m waiting,” I said with a little more irritability than I should have. I thought I was rescuing someone in need, not someone running from a murder rap.
The storm had long since passed, but the air felt like another one was not too far away. The skies held a tinge of gray and looked darker farther north. I needed to find this human before another storm hit.Auron kept a steady pace. We had been running for hours. The scent drifted in and o
My stomach churned and roiled before I even opened my eyes. Oh Luna, not again. Please!I knew I had to move, but I couldn’t. I started to sob.I felt everything come up, and all I could do was open my mouth. It all spilled out over me.It was freaking disgusting. I







