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
Kate POVErick is upset. He walks behind Alexander and me growling like a rabid wolf. I keep looking back at him to try to ease his mind, but it is not working. He is worried about me. With all of this new information, it is hard to tell who is telling the truth and who is lying to us. I know that I need to know the truth from someone, and I do not care who tells it.It is funny how much my life has changed in such a short time. I was broke living in filth, and now I am the wife of the Alpha and a hybrid. All of this is a lot for one person to take in at one time. I only need someone to sit down with me and tell me about my past. I want the truth and not sugar-coated lies of the truth.Alexander goes into the house and sits down in the front room. Erick comes in behind us. He is still growling. I reach for his hand and smile at him, hoping to ease his mind. He smiles for a second and then returns to the scowl that looks so pitiful on his handsome face.Andrew and Angie join us in the
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