LOGIN“Poppy,” Jake’s voice calls, softer than before.I glance over at him. He’s watching me now.A flicker of unease slides through me.“Yeah?” I call back, forcing a small smile.His gaze narrows slightly, as if he’s trying to piece something together that doesn’t quite fit.“Are you sure you’re okay?”
Jake watches me closely.“I’m fine,” I insist, before he can say anything. I know he doesn’t fully believe me, but he doesn’t argue.We step out into the corridor together, and I hear a few voices drift in the distance. “Jake,” Leo says quietly beside me. “What’s going on?”Jake exhales slowly as
** Poppy’s POV **Spending my first night after completing the mate bond back in the clinic was not on my bingo card, but here we are. I wake up stiff. Like I slept too heavy for too long. Jake and Leo insisted we spend the night here, which makes no sense. Yes, I had a bit of a funny turn, but I r
The baby cries a second later, strong, clear, alive. Relief floods the room. I hand the baby to my assistant, who quickly runs through checks before passing him to Mum.My chest tightens at the sight, but it’s tainted by an uneasy feeling, because I just witnessed a miracle, and in my experience, th
** Jake’s POV **I don’t want to move. Every instinct in me is screaming to stay right here, with her. But I don’t get that choice. Because I’m a healer, and right now, something else needs me.“Leo,” I say tightly, not taking my eyes off her. “Don’t let her out of your sight.”“Not a chance,” he re
“Everything okay?” my assistant asks, catching the shift in me now.“No,” I say bluntly.Because it’s not. Not even close. I strip the gloves off, tossing them aside as I move toward the door.The cold is stronger now. Not in the room, but through the bond. Through her. It’s wrong, so wrong, and for
She doesn’t answer, but she doesn’t pull away again.By the time the cabin comes into view, my legs ache with exhaustion from everything that’s happened tonight. Warm light spills from the windows, cutting through the dark. It looks like safety, even if I know better than to believe in something tha
I nod, but it doesn’t feel like just the bond. Something else hums under my skin, low and electric, like static buzzing in my blood.Callen bounces on his toes like he’s warming up for a boxing match, itching to take his turn. “My go. Let’s see if you can keep up with me.”“Be careful,” Parker warns
I cling to that thought like a lifeline. Because the last time I checked, wolves can’t do what I think I did, and that terrifies me more than I want to admit.If it were something normal, my mates wouldn’t have acted the way they did; they’d have given me an explanation. They’d have reassured me, bu
** Paige’s POV **Parker’s arms around me feel like home. Not just the pull of a bond, but something deeper, something real. With my mates, I don’t have to hide the pieces of myself I’d spent years tucking away. I can be fully me, and it’s met with warmth, not disapproval. With Greg, I became a show







