LOGINThis is my own personal hell, I think. I tried to gather my son and go to my own apartment, but Cassie decided to cash one of the favors I owe her and asked me to stay. In her apartment, with her and River. River, who hates my guts and is draining my patience really quickly. I need to remind myself every ten seconds that he's Ivy's brother. And she really loves him at the moment, so I can't retaliate. Yet. But at some point, once I'm secure in my relationship with Ivy... I'm going to get him back somehow. "I'm tired!" Ashton growls, throwing his little body back and grabbing his head with both of his hands, "My brain hurts." Cassie is trying to teach him how to read again, but he's refusing to even try. And now he's rolling on the floor in front of the coffee table like a worm. "Your brain can't hurt, you haven't even used it," I scoff and lift him back up, sitting him upright and forcing him there with a hand on his back. He's actively trying to lean back hard as hell, "Ashto
{ Remington } I swear I’m losing my mind, the meeting goes on for over two hours. It’s getting dragged because we're discussing the logistics of rushing Jeremy's presentation as an Alpha. And Nathan just offered to build a shelter (founded by the Alliance, of course) for Ivy's omegas. They would not like that, but I still say it's a good idea because it doesn't matter if he builds a shelter or not, they will be moving in. As VIP members of Ivy's pack. And the Hierich family will have to evacuate. Of course I'm nervous as fuck, even simply considering this plan of just... taking over. Conquering packs old-school style is something that only happens down in the south, where people are less civilized. Less safe. Less rich. Me choosing to do this goes against everything my family has worked towards. It's putting everything they built in jeopardy, potentially. But I trust my instincts and I'm choosing to trust fate. And trust Ivy and her power. I'm still going to be in deep shi
"What do you want, Remington? To introduce me to your girlfriend?" Ivy asks like she's bored and walks inside swaying her hips more than normal, "I already saw her, she's nothing special." "Can you please be serious for a second? My girlfriend is not of your concern," I respond, keeping my voice mildly annoyed and waiting until she's in front of us. Every man around the room shifts their eyes from her to me. They might say they dislike 'unnecessary drama' but they always eat it up. And they gossip more than my grandma, "This is Jeremy Hierich, the next Alpha of Hierich." "Oh," she focuses her attention on the newcomer and immediately, her whole demeanor changes and she makes her eyes sparkle as she looks at him. Immediately, I'm bothered, "Hello, I'm... Ivy." Why does she look so in love? Why does she sound so breathless? "I'm Jeremy," he says, elbowing me out of his way to get closer to her, but my body refuses to move until my beta comes from behind me and manually moves me back
"We have to arrive separately," Rem tells me in the morning when we're all ready to go. Cassie looks like the perfect next Luna, with a lilac maxi-dress, hair done to perfection and soft makeup. She looks ready to take on the Silvan last name, "You should take Cassie's car. And take the long way there.""Yep, got it," I nod, but grab Rem before he can leave the apartment. I pull him to me and Cassie decides to step out just to give us some privacy, "Listen, Rem, this is the one thing I'm actually good at, okay? Getting men to like me."“Yes, I know,” he murmurs, his face sour but not too upset, “No kissing, though. You promised.”"I will have to at some point, but definitely not yet,” I respond, “I won't touch him at all, I promise. However, I need you to be ready to watch me flirt with him.”“I can deal with it,” he promises. So I believe it. { Remington }I've never paid any attention to how Jeremy looks, so I hadn't noticed he's an attractive guy until right now. It feels like a
"Stupid boxes," I groan in annoyance and start to move the boxes Rem bought around so I can find a cool outfit for tomorrow. For a second I debate on whether to make myself look like a good little girl or like myself... or even a sluttier version of myself. "Hey, Ives?" Rem asks, returning to the living room a few minutes later, "Oh, you have made a mess again. How fun." "I need to see the options laid out to decide what I want to wear," I explain as I turn to him. He's wearing only a pink towel around his waist and his hair is wet so I'm guessing he took a shower too, "You had fun with Ash?" "Yep, we played in the water a bit. I wanted to tire him out," he explains with a naughty smirk growing on his face, "He's totally about to pass out now, so maybe we can have some fun later." "Maybe," I respond and return my attention to my clothes, "Come here. You know Jeremy better than me… which version of me do you think is going to get him going more?" "Definitely not that," he imme
"Can we stop and eat out?" Ash asks a few minutes later, sticking his head between my seat and Rem's, "My tummy is making noise. I'm so hungry, it hurts.""He needs to eat a lot," River adds, his voice worried. But it’s only because he doesn’t know Ash has been this dramatic about food since before he started shifting, "His little body is working double shifts now. You should know this, Silvan boy.""I do know that, Pretty boy," Rem responds, not missing a beat, "But I also know my kid. He's not starving, he just likes to eat out.""Yep," Ash responds unapologetically, "But I'm also really hungry. I bet my tummy is actually about to make noise soon. I want burgers tonight, the kind that has toys in the bag.""We could go," I say, looking at Rem to check how he feels about that, "Or are you sick of eating burgers already?"I mean, I’m sure Ash has demanded them a lot in the short time they've lived together. Fast food burgers are his absolute favorite food... probably because it's the







