LOGINI raise my brows. That should scare me … to feel her so intensely. But instead, I crave that connection to her.“How fast is she?”“Fast enough that Jake couldn't catch her to get her to drink some water, and Leo couldn't get anywhere near her.”I laugh. The image of Poppy zipping around the kitchen
** Bastian’s POV **Branches crack somewhere below the ridge, followed by the unmistakable sound of someone making absolutely no effort to move quietly. Typical Alaric.A few minutes later, he appears between the trees, fully dressed, and carrying two travel mugs.I stare at him. “Did you seriously
** Bastian’s POV **The problem with running is that you can’t do it forever, and then everything you've been trying to outrun catches up with you. So I push harder.My paws pound the damp earth, sending leaves and loose soil scattering behind me as I tear through the forest. The trees blur past lik
“I'm helping!” He laughs.“You're going to be the first person I test this speed by punching if you carry on.”“See?” he smirks. “Already thinking like an Alpha.”I glare at him. Then take a long, victorious drink. No one will take this coffee from me.Jake folds his arms. “Now, how about that water
** Poppy’s POV **“Do that again,” Jake says.I pause with the mug halfway to my mouth. “Do what?”Jake is staring at my hand. “Put it down.”“No. I’ve waited long enough for this. You'll have to pry it from my cold, dead hands.”I finally take a sip of heaven. Leo definitely made this; it has the p
** Poppy’s POV **When Alaric finally pulls away, I have to remind myself that there's a very important point to this conversation.“Bastian,” I whisper.Alaric rests his forehead against mine. “Right.”“I have an idea.”“That sounds dangerous,” he smirks, before kissing me once more.I smile agains
** Poppy’s POV **It’s been a nice, slow morning at the clinic, no one bleeding, no one screaming, and no one trying to leave this world before their time. Just peace, coffee, and the large delivery of medical supplies to sort through.I’m halfway through stocking the herb cupboard when the door cre
** Paige’s POV **After two stories, Jax is asleep. He’s peaceful, content and safe. The way it should be.I press a kiss to his forehead before slipping out, easing the door closed behind me. The sound of low voices drifts up from downstairs, the kind that makes my stomach twist even before I know
“Different?” I pull back enough to meet her gaze. “Pops, you could have three heads and blue skin, and I’d still claim you. We’ve been through too much for a word like ‘half’ to mean anything.”Her laugh breaks through the tears, shaky but real, and the sound loosens the knot in my chest.Ronnie exh
** Remy’s POV **The alarm rings through the air, sharp and piercing, cutting through the peace like a blade. Every muscle in my body locks.Hunters.I’m already moving before Ryder gives the order, instincts taking over, adrenaline flooding my veins. Chairs scrape, boots hit tile, and in seconds th







