MasukHarper Ruby. Ruby. Ruby.Everywhere I went, she managed to place herself nearby. It was both impressive and alarming.That explains the looks I've been receiving since we started seeing the patients. Dallas shook his head slightly, confirming what I thought; they hadn't given her any permission.“We all just want a speedy recovery for everyone,” I said with a smile. “How long has it been since she left?”“Maybe an hour or thirty minutes before you came. I apologize, I've not really been keeping track of the time.”“It's alright.”If the receptionist didn't say anything about her presence to us, she probably had left before we arrived.“Thank you for taking out time to see us alphas,” he said. Mason shook his head with a small smile. “Your son is the one to be thanked. He fought bravely for the pack and was ready to risk his life. You should be proud.”“I am proud,” he replied with a warm glow in his eyes.The younger man on the bed; Eugene, blushed from the compliments. “Thank you
Harper Hours later, we were all clean, fed and ready to face the rest of the pack. Mason and I stood, hand in his, watching the guards load the cars with the baskets and flowers. I didn't cook this time, I restricted it to only fruits.“How are you feeling princess?”I sighed. “My stomach is clenching with unease but I don't think it's as bad as the tension yesterday. I'm not going to start overthinking when we reach the hospital, that's for sure.”“That’s good.” He raised our joined hands to his lips and kissed mine. “I'm really proud of you.”“Thanks Mason but it's because of all of you I'm able to do all this.”“Princess, don't sell yourself short. There was also the option of just apologizing without any gifts or having us order their families out of their homes but, you didn't do any of those.”“That's because they weren't the right thing to do and I didn't want to cause more trouble for you.”He chuckled. “That's still selling yourself short.”“Alright. Let's divide the accom
HarperThe next morning, I woke up alone on the bed. The sunlight trying to come in around the edges of the curtains told me it was already late morning.Yawning, I stretched. My body felt so good and refreshed, the soreness gone thanks to the skillful hands of my men. I walked into the bathroom, brushed my teeth and freshened up.I stared at the loose gown I was wearing and Mason's shirt on the chair for a second and promptly decided to change into it.The material felt really good on my skin. I walked to the mirror and stared at myself. The shirt fell just below my ass, leaving my thighs exposed. It was also loose on my body.I loved it.Can I really wear this downstairs for breakfast? I blushed, thinking about the way their eyes would fall on me. Would they be able to control themselves? Did I want them to?The door opened, Dallas and Ryder stepped in. Their eyes landed on me before I could try to cover up.My face grew red as their eyes widened. They stepped towards me in unison
Harper The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense and my smile slowly faded away. Celia's posture straightened, her face slowly becoming white while her hand tightened around the envelope.How was she here so fast?My alphas weren't gone for up to an hour and she was already here. How deep did the monitoring go?Enraged by our silence, she sparked. “Do you think this stunt you pulled would make the people of Black Pine Springs love you? You'll always be an outsider here!”“Stunt?” I frowned. “Ruby, no matter what issue you have with me, you can't go around calling people grieving a stunt.”“You know that's not what I meant,” She glared, spitting the words at me.“Also, every time we meet, you have this habit of shouting how much I'm an outsider here,” I continued, fueled by rage and adrenaline. “Do you think it's news to me or anyone? Or, are you under some delusion that it's a secret?”“You bitch!!” Her face was red, the venom so obvious in my eyes.“Miss Ruby, you can't spea
HarperWell, shit.Ryder clenched his jaw, his eyes flashing with rage and raised his hand to knock again.I grabbed his arm, stopping him. We were already drawing a crowd, I didn't want this to escalate more than it has.“I'll handle it from here Ryder,” I stepped forward, adjusting the things in my hands.“She didn't have to be so rude.”“I know but we can't control how people react.”Also, I was pretty sure that she was watching us through her window.I knocked on the door softly.No response.“Baby…” Ryder called from behind and I shook my head.I didn't want them to use their authority to get my way, not in this.I knocked again.“I don't want you here!” She screamed from inside.I sighed. “I respect that but…”“Then why are you still here? After what you've done, you dare show your face here!”I flinched and Mason stepped forward with a frown but I shook my head.“I'm sorry alphas but I don't want that woman here! I refuse to have her taint my house!!”The crowd was growing rest
Harper “I want to go see them today, the families of the people we lost during the attack,” I announced during breakfast the next morning. “It's been three days, that's enough time for them to grieve without our presence. Besides, giving my drunken exhibition in the club, I'm sure Ruby would twist that soon enough.”“She won't dare,” Ryder snared. “She knows she's hanging on a thin thread with us.”I just smiled. I'm sure there are different ways she could humiliate me again without leaving trails, she's done it before after all.“Are you sure baby? We deliberately postponed the visit for your sake.” Mason asked, his cutleries abandoned as he stared at me intensely.“Yeah. I know that the people in Black Pine Pack don't like me, I'm not really fond of them either but, I'm going to be the Luna of this pack soon, it's time to start fulfilling my duties. Also, their family members got hurt because of me.”Dallas frowned, “That's not true baby, you know that.”“Not directly but if it was







