LOGIN“Loved you,” I corrected quietly.Gideon didn’t comment on that part. “Leave him,” he repeated. “Let’s fix this. Please.”I was quiet for a moment, working out how to say the next part. Then I just said it. “I’m not married to Sebastian.”Gideon was quiet.“We have an arrangement,” I said. “He offer
Avery’s POVThe sun had come up already. The birds were singing outside the window, and the scent of freshly mowed grass was in the air. Nighttime had come to its end, and morning had arrived.So did the shame. It came right after I realized that I was still on the couch with my dress rumpled around
“No.”“Good.” His member sat heavily in my palm, warm and thick and just as familiar as it had been ten years ago, that night when we met in the forest and didn’t even see each other’s faces in the shadows. It filled me just the same as it had back then, swift and deliberate and oh so delicious.Gid
Avery’s POV“I love you, Avery.” He said it again but more slowly, like he wanted to make sure each word landed with the equal amount of pressure. “I always have. And I’m sorry that I didn’t make it clear enough before. I’m sorry that I pushed you away because I was too much of a coward to say it ou
“Gideon, I came as soon as I could,” I would say. “I saw Avery collecting aphrodisiac plants in the forest. I should have told you sooner—”“Avery. I love you.”I froze.Silence fell inside the room. My hand, which had been reaching for the doorknob, hovered midair.“You don’t mean that,” Avery whis
Fiona’s POVIt took me a good while to slip away from Colt. He seemed awfully dedicated to taking up my time tonight, despite the fact that I was making every effort to make it clear that I was disinterested in a conversation.Finally, while he was briefly distracted by me “accidentally” bumping int
Avery’s POVWe had entered a period of rain. Every day the pack house windows rattled in their casements as thunder rumbled all around us. Wolves darted in and out, swathed in raincoats and parkas and smelling of wet dog. I watched the rain pouring in thick channels down the glass and traced its pa
Dierdra paled slightly at my ambiguous words.“However, because of my respect for Gideon and our… working relationship… this does mean something to me.” I kept my head high, sensing Gideon and the other guests watching our conversation.“Of course, as his true mate, you would have a different point
“Are things not going well with the new husband?” She asked curiously. I sighed inwardly and braced myself to answer her curious questions. “Not really. We had a… disagreement.”Sofia nodded in understanding. “Men are so much work, I find I don’t have time for them often, myself.”“Please.” I plead
Gideon looked uncertain. Nevertheless, he followed as I tugged us both towards his bed. When my calves hit the edge I laid back on the mattress and pulled him down on top of me. Despite my courage, my heart was racing a million beats a minute being in this position with him on top of me. His large







