Kate POVAfter Alexander feeds on me, I sit beside him like a loving daughter waiting to meet her brother for the first time. Erick walks into the house with Andrew, Cassie, and Macon coming in behind them. I do not stand to greet him. I sit silently beside Alexander. Erick squints his eyes at me. He knows what I have done. He is not happy, but he knows why I did it, I am sure.Macon stands in front of me, looking me over. “Sister,” Macon says to me slyly with a hiss. If he is trying to intimidate me, it is not going to work. I have dealt with far worse than him in my life.I look to Erick, who reaches out to take my hand. I stand beside my new husband. I look back to Macon. “Macon, did you come all this way to kill me?” I ask him. Macon reaches out to touch me. “Don’t!” Erick yells. Macon retracts his hand. “I only want to see you, that is all. I do not know what this old bastard told you, but I assure you that I mean you no harm,” Macon says.“This old bastard tells me that he is ou
Kate POVI wait patiently for my husband to come back up the stairs to our bedroom to spend our wedding night together. The night has been eventful, to say the least. My brother and father show up on the most special day of my life when neither of them even know me or have been in my life. Yet, here they are, trying to both tell me what I need or do not need to do about my past. My life is very much in turmoil and extremely calm at the same time. I am happier than I have ever been, yet I sit with these two people fighting over who wants what is best for me. In the end, I only trust Erick. I believe him when he says we will face this together. I never thought I could love someone like this and so fast. He is my heartbeat.Erick finally comes to the bedroom door. After dealing with a vampire and a wolf, he looks exasperated, both trying to kill each other in the front room of our house. “Are you okay?” I ask him. He does not look okay. He looks like he is done dealing with everyone exce
Erick POVFunny, she fell asleep so quickly after I made love to her. She passed out in my arms, smiling up at me. Her eyes were heavy, and I am sure her mind is racing in so many different directions. My love for her in such a short period of time is unreal.I let my hand wander her body and then cover her with a blanket as she sleeps. I hope the night is peaceful for her. I want her to sleep without the wolves coming tonight to interrupt her. Kate says that maybe she should not learn about her past, but I know it would be a mistake. I cannot imagine what is going on in her sweet head right now.The wolves, a father that is a vampire, and a brother that is a pack alpha plus a new husband, how can one person take on so much at once? Not to mention having screaming wolves in her head. I would like to know what the imperials want with her. I do not trust Macon or Alexander, so I asked Lester to stay until the morning. I hope that Lester will be the one to set everything straight. He has
Kate POVI am sitting in Erick’s lap, trying to eat my breakfast, when Cassie comes in with Macon. I look up at Macon and Cassie, but I continue to eat. I am starving and not awake enough to deal with all of this yet.“Kate, I only wish to talk to you, please,” Macon says. Macon sits down at the table with us. Angie gets up from the table. “Would you like something to eat?” she asks Macon.“That would be wonderful,” Macon says politely.I reach out to Angie. “You are not his servant. He can take care of himself,” I say to Angie, motioning for her to sit back down. “He is a guest,” Cassie says. “An uninvited guest,” I correct Cassie. Macon gets up from the table, but Cassie stops him. She makes him a plate and smiles when she hands it to him. Hmmm, that is who the drama and laughter are about this morning.I sip my coffee while sitting in Erick’s lap. I want to have a good day, but I know it is about to get eventful, and there is no way for me to prevent any of the events that will fol
Erick POVI stand on the porch pissed off, still fighting with Macon. I cannot get it through his damn head that he is going about all of this so wrong. He needs to calm the fuck down and talk to Kate. She does not need all of this lousy energy he is throwing at her. Furthermore, I will be damned if he is going to disrespect my wife. Cassie and Andrew are in the house working on the destruction in the kitchen. I know Kate is mad about how we acted. She wants everything calm and peaceful. I have to learn to control my temper when dealing with this asshole.I hear screams, and my truck is coming up the driveway fast. Andrew and Cassie run out of the house to see the loud noise coming up the driveway. Andrew and Macon step down off the porch as Kate pulls past the drive to the house. She slams on the brakes of the truck, almost hitting the porch, Andrew, and Macon. I rush to the truck. I open the door and pull her into my arms.“What the fuck happened!” I scream as I pull Kate into my ar
Kate POVI lay in the bed covered up under a blanket. Angie lies beside me. We are both freaked out by seeing Lester dead in the cabin. Angie is crying, and I am trying to hold my tears. I need to be strong. I know Erick is furious. I wonder why Alexander killed him. I should have stopped and asked him what in the hell happened, but I was so scared. All I wanted to do was get back home to Erick and make sure Angie and I were both safe.I am sure Erick blames Macon. None of this is Macon’s fault. It is Alexander’s fault. Whatever Lester could have told me is gone now. Maybe none of this matters. The only problem is every person who tries to help me ends up dead.I hear Erick screaming at Macon. Those two are driving me insane. I know he wants to protect me, but I need Macon right now, and I need Erick to let him help me. More than anything, I need the two of them to stop fighting.I hear Erick stomping up the stairs. He slows down when he gets to the bedroom. He peeks in to see if I am
Erick POVI pull into the cabin. I leave Angie and Kate in the truck. I think they have dealt with enough today, and I need Kate mentally prepared for whatever Karen might tell us about communicating with Kate’s mother, Rainwater.I step onto the porch. Cassie and Andrew come out to talk to me. Cassie looks over to the truck to see Angie and Kate inside the cab. “Where are the three of you going?” Cassie asks me. Andrew perks up with interest. “We are going to get some answers, I hope. Macon is nowhere to be found. He took off,” I say.“I am sure he is lurking around here somewhere,” Andrew says.“Keep your eyes open for him. I do not need him terrorizing the pack,” I say. “I do not think he will; he seems concerned when you two are not screaming at each other,” Cassie says.Andrew steps off the porch and walks over to the truck to check on Angie. “Something going on with the two of them?” I ask Cassie. “I think they are both too shy to admit it; maybe I can give him a push,” Cassie s
Macon POVI stand behind the door waiting for Karen to come back inside the house. I warned her only to give Kate the information I told her or else I would kill Austin. I listened to the conversation. Kate does not want anything to do with her destiny. I need her to take her form so I can take mine. I will let her and Erick unite the packs, and then I will kill them both.Karen comes in through the door. “I did as you asked. Do not hurt Austin. He is just a child,” Karen says.I smile at her and grab her by the arms. I lean into her and kiss her hard on the mouth. “Thank you, sweetie,” I say to her. She pulls back from me. “Don’t you ever fucking touch me again, you filthy bastard,” Karen screams at me!“Oh, Karen, if I wanted you, I would take it. You have nothing I want, bitch,” I scream at her. Austin begins to cry as Karen, and I scream at each other. “Go check on that fucking kid!” I yell at her. I should kill him to put him out of his misery.Karen runs to the back to tend to A