LOGINAvery’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 POVComing home should have felt like a relief after all this time.I arrived a little before ten o’clock, exhausted and shaking from everything that had happened. The drive from the hotel had taken only fifteen minutes or so, so I hadn’t made a decision yet.For a few moments, I stood in th
I sat, and the waiter appeared almost immediately, asking if I wanted anything. I ordered water. The shareholders already had drinks in front of them, half-finished glasses of whiskey and scotch. All on my bill, of course.“So,” the first man said, leaning back in his chair. “Let’s cut to the chase.
Avery’s POVAfter Jessica’s unpleasant visit, I felt as though even my long-shot hope had been decimated. I had written the letter as she requested, though it pained me to have to write my false testament to her character. It wasn’t all lies. I had no doubt that ruthlessness, pride, tenacity, and a
Avery’s POVDierdra stomped across the room towards us as Gideon stepped back from me guiltily. I could see her eyes measuring the distance between us, my state of undress, Gideon’s body language. She was doing the math. “What are you doing?” she sneered at me, “Gideon has a pack to run, he doesn’t
Avery’s POVThe tug of Gideon’s arm around me, his hand on my waist, tethered me to him as he drew me out of danger and spun me into the dance seamlessly. And just like that, it felt like the pressure that had been building up within me released. The danger I had felt on all sides fell away, and my
Avery’s POVGideon emerged from the bathroom, and you could hear a pin drop. He paused in the middle of drying his hair with a towel, and glared around the room at the assembled three of us; myself, Zara, and Dierdra. Gideon looked with bemusement at the group of Alphas and Lunas that were now sta







