LOGINShe didn’t answer right away; she just kept staring at the ring with her jaw clenched in that way I’d never seen it before. For someone like Melissa to look so worried, when she was usually calm and smiling, made my blood run cold.“Melissa,” I said.She finally looked at me. “I’m worried about Gide
Avery’s POVGideon and Sebastian collided in the center of the ring in a tangle of fists and claws. The sound of flesh hitting flesh echoed through the courtyard, punctuated by grunts and snarls that made me flinch each time.The two Alphas moved as a blur across the ring, wolves surging forward, cl
Avery’s POVThe sun was just starting to rise by the time Claire and I pulled into the driveway at Evergreen.I killed the engine and sat there for a second, gripping the steering wheel. My hands were shaking. I hadn’t slept. I hadn’t eaten. I’d spent the entire drive back replaying what Tegan had t
Bjorn was mine.My son.And Avery had kept him from me.The anger came fast and hot, flooding through my chest. My hands curled into fists at my sides.Sebastian noticed my expression, and his lips curled just a little. “It makes you angry, doesn’t it?” he asked. “Almost makes you want to take him a
Gideon’s POVThe call came through just after midnight.I was sitting in my office, going over pack reports that I’d been neglecting for the past few days, when my phone lit up with Tegan’s name.I answered immediately. “Did you get the results?”“No.” His voice sounded rough, hoarse, like he had be
Avery’s POVI was up and running out the door before my mother even had a chance to ask what was wrong.The address for the testing center was easy enough to find, what with the giant, glaring sign that was hanging right over the door in the picture. Telling Claire to make sure Tegan didn’t leave be
Avery’s POVThe minute the silver arrowhead pulled from the wolf’s flesh in the careful grip of my pliers, Gideon shifted. Fur and bone wavered in the nauseating, disconcerting fisheye lens of transformation, and then Gideon was crouched on the forest floor beside me.“Avery.” He said.He might have
Gideon was right next to me again, his handsome face inches from mine, and he didn’t look happy. “Explain.” he grated out between clenched teeth. “Uh…” I stammered. Why did he have to be all up in my space? “Ok. Why did you want to come to Silvermoon today?” Gideon exhaled slowly, but indulged
Avery’s POV The pack library bore some similarities to the records room in the basement. Both were packed to the brim with information. Whereas the records room had boxes of files, the library had more bound books, but both boasted a copious amount of dust. I mused that one might be able to tell
I didn’t have an immediate answer, so I just indicated for her to follow me out into the garden once more. I handed her a hoe and led her over to where the diseased plants were. “These plants are sick, so we need to pull them up and burn them.” I instructed, handing her a pair of gloves and puttin







