LOGINShe was right. I sat. She handed me a small basket of green beans and I got to work snapping the stems off, perhaps a little more violently than I should have. To her credit, she didn’t ask anything, and didn’t seem to mind when I shoved a couple of the beans into my mouth as I worked.Finally, abou
Avery’s POVSebastian's office was peaceful, the window open, letting in the breeze. It did little to calm the racing thoughts in my head.“Coffee?” he asked, reaching for the carafe on the side table.“Um. Sure.” I sat, running my hands over my face as he poured it. A moment later, a steaming cup w
Avery’s POVThe drive to Aldric’s pack was quiet, I had to give Sebastian that. He didn’t press me for an answer just yet regarding his proposal. I didn’t want to give him one.When we arrived, I was unsurprised to see Gideon’s car sitting in the driveway. Sebastian’s fingers tightened a little arou
Avery’s POV“Avery…”Gideon’s hands came down to cup my face. His lips were soft and sweet when he kissed me, and my name was so low I almost couldn’t hear it. But he said it again and again, like a mantra, and each time he said it, it sounded even sweeter to my ears.“Avery… I love you.”I smiled,
“I had Claire,” I said, smiling faintly. “She was the exception. But outside of her and Bjorn and my mother, I never really…” I trailed off. “It got a little lonely.”Gideon was watching me closely, and I just now realized that my face was still hot.“Did Bjorn like it there?” he asked.“Not really.
Avery’s POVAfterwards, I laid on my back, staring at the ceiling while my pulse slowly came back down to something somewhat close to normal. The fire had burned low again. The room was warm and dim and smelled like sex and wine, and my muscles were loose and my wolf was content for the time being.
Gideon’s POVThe darkness was my enemy.I couldn’t remember why I was fighting, only that it was essential that I wake up. I punched upwards through the shadows. My limbs felt heavy and unresponsive, and I knew I still dreamed because the darkness was made of hands that clutched at me and tried to d
Gideon’s POVHeartbreak was not a feeling I had experienced before. So unfamiliar that I still wasn’t certain what was going on, I just knew that there was a pain in my chest that made me irritable, wistful, angry, and sad all at the same time.Stupid, stubborn woman!Never had I encountered a perso
“Of course she isn’t,” Gideon said, in a tone that implied he wasn’t surprised that I was trying to pull a ruse like that.Fuck him. My nausea came and went in waves, and I was feeling like the oysters we’d had for dinner were about to come back up. Additionally, I was having to fake drinking the ch
It was obvious what I needed to do. I straightened and turned to address the pack. ”Elders, Pack Leaders, Warriors,” I raised my voice to address the assembly, “in light of these developments I am immediately announcing the launch of a new offensive. I will be leading our warriors to rescue Luna







