Erick POVI stand before my pack, now their Alpha with Kate by my side. I will ask her to marry me very soon, but there is one thing I have to do first for her. I have to help her find out more about her past. I am not sure if I can wait. I want her to have a permanent place in my life. I want her to be more than just my mate. I want her to be my forever, the mother of my children, and the Luna to this pack. She is my soulmate. I can feel it when I am near her.I look down at Kate standing beside me. She seems both happy and sad at the same time. I wonder what is going through her mind right now. I know she has never had anything like this before. I only want her to be happy.“Are you okay?” I ask her.“I have never been happier,” she answers.I wonder if she is truly happy at this moment. I have to wonder what exactly Gypsy has to tell her about her mother and her family. It seems unreal that someone would just volunteer the information. I trust Gypsy, and she has no reason to lie to
Kate POVI scrub the house as I wait for Erick. I do not know what has gotten into me. I am so emotionally drained and feel overwhelmed. This feeling is not like me at all. I feel strange. I am not myself.Angie and I work hard cleaning and moving things around in the house. “What about the bedroom?” Angie asks.“What do you mean?” I ask her.“I mean, Erick will want to move into the bigger bedroom upstairs, don’t you think?” Angie suggests.“Let us go look at it and see what we need to do,” I answer her.Angie and I make our way up the stairs to the master bedroom. The top half of the log cabin is for Alpha and Luna only. No one else stays up there. I open the door to the top of the stairs. The bedroom is a vast open space with another entry leading to the master bathroom.The bedroom, like the rest of the house, is a disaster. I want to scream! How can people live like this? Angie puts her arm around me. “I will help you get this house perfect for Erick and yourself,” Angie says.“T
Erick POVI send Cassie and Andrew to get Wan. This is not something I want to tell him over the phone. I want him to come here to talk about what happened and see if he knows what his mother knew about Kate. This all seems odd and happening relatively fast. Why would someone be so concerned with hiding Kate’s past?Angie is cleaning the house in a fury. “Just leave it for now. I will have some people help her tomorrow,” I say to Angie.“It is fine. I do not mind helping you both. I did not thank you for releasing me from the Omega house,” Angie says.“It is fine. It was all bullshit. You should not have been there anyway. There should not even be an omega house as far as I am concerned, but it is the perfect place to keep my mother tucked away,” I say.“Do you think your mother did this?” Angie asks.“I don’t think so, but I am not ruling anything out right now,” I say.Angie is moving and cleaning things out of the way. “She is upset tonight. I want to help her make this place home,
Kate POVI awake to Wan standing over me in the bedroom. Erick and Angie are not in the room; it is only the two of us. I try to focus on Wan. “What is happening to me?” I ask him meekly.“It is hard to explain, but I will try to explain it in the bluntest way possible. Kate, we are an extraordinary breed of wolves. That is why they are so afraid of you. You represent a wolf that cannot be taken down,” Wan says.“Wan, I do not know what I am,” I say to him.“The wolves are trying to connect with you. They found you when you finally turned, and now they want you back with the pack. Your brother is trying to locate you,” Wan says.“I have a brother; where is he?” I ask.“Your brother is the Alpha. His name is Macon, and he is your twin,” Wan says.“I do not understand. How do you know all of this?” I ask him.“Because my father Killian was in charge of protecting you after you left the pack,” Wan says.“Protecting me, he did not do a very good job,” I growl.“My father died protecting y
Kate POVI awake early in the morning. Wan is taking care of his mother, and I prepare to leave to meet him before Erick wakes for the day. I look in on him after I cook breakfast for Angie and Cassie. He is sleeping soundly.“You should not leave without him. You know he wants to go with you,” Angie says.I set the plates on the table. “I know, but I think this is something I need to do alone,” I say.“It may be something you think you need to do alone, but Erick loves you, and you should not just leave. He would understand if you told him how you feel,” Cassie says.“I think I should just leave and come back when I figure everything out,” I say.“No, you don’t, or you would have left. Instead, you cooked breakfast and keep looking in on him. You want him to wake up and catch you. I am not stupid,” Angie says.“You know nothing about me,” I retort.“I know more about you than you know about you. Stop acting like this. You have been acting crazy since yesterday. Is it the wolves talki
Erick POVI drive Kate and me back to the house. She seems happier for some reason. She sings and talks as we ride along the road. She talks about how simple she wants our wedding and that maybe later we could have a big wedding. The wolves stopped; that could be the reason. I know all of this is hard on her. We need answers, and we need them fast before she turns into someone else. I wonder if this is what happened to Thomas. I wonder who her birth father is if it is not Thomas. It is as if the wolves are pulling her in two different directions. None of it makes sense. Why did all of this happen all of a sudden?I pull into the driveway of our home. Angie comes running out of the house. “Is she okay?” Angie comes out of the house screaming. “Yes, she is fine. We have a change of plans, that is all,” I say to Angie. I look over at Kate, who appears to be smiling.“Are you okay?” Angie asks her.“I think so,” Kate says.“Good because you were starting to scare me,” Angie says.“Listen,
Kate POVI feel so calm since I decided not to see Macon. It puzzles me that Wan said I would need to see Macon to stop the wolves. Instead, it caused me to feel overwhelmed. I need to know the truth, but tonight I want to concentrate on Erick and getting married to him.Angie has worked feverishly on the wedding. I have not made any decisions. She arranged for me to be pampered all day while she works. She ordered food, a cake, and my dress. She is going nuts over a small wedding. Only a few members of the pack will be in attendance. I want it small. We can do something more significant later. I want to be his wife, and I want it to happen tonight.One thing that is strange to me is that Wan has not called or came by to see why we did not show. Maybe he realizes that I am going another route, or he expected me to back out. I could be wrong. Erick could have informed him. I do not know since I have not talked to Erick all day except through Angie. She refuses to let me see him until t
Erick POVI look up to see Kate walking along the candle-lit path toward me. Her long flowing white wedding dress looks fantastic on her. The flowers beautifully adorn her hair. She smiles nervously as she makes her walk to me. I can tell she is nervous, but I am grateful for this moment. I know she did not want this many wolves here, but sharing this with the pack is extremely special.I look beyond Kate and see Angie taking a seat in the back. She worked so hard to get everything ready that she did not have time to dress. I will make it up to her. Angie deserves a special place among the wolves for all of her hard work.Kate finally makes her way to me. The elder of our wolf pack is standing with Andrew, Cassie, and me as I take her hand to begin the ritual. I am glad she did not wear a veil so I can look upon her beautiful face while we say our vows. I did not warn her how long the ceremony would be or several rituals involved, but I asked the elder to keep it as short and sweet as