LOGINThen I lose my thoughts for a while.Another night, I sit naked on a wooden stool in Wes’s studio as he puts the finishing touches on a nude painting of me. I swear I’ve been blushing the entire time he’s been painting it, which only makes him smile. I’ve seen him adding extra pink to his brush.Now
Sylvia’s POVI stand in the break room, watching with annoyance as the Luna ceremony plays on the small television in the far corner. Even two packs over, Ollie’s story seems to have made a big impression, and she’s become something of a beloved figure that transcends packs.The whole thing makes me
Even Declan is smiling.“You are staying with us,” Wes says, sounding breathless.“Yes,” I say, then feel a bit shy. “Is that okay?”“Is that…?” Conrad repeats, scoffing. He crosses the distance first, and closes his arms around me. He waits for nothing before leaning down and kissing me. “Your plac
Ollie’s POVLooking at my mates, my heart warms and my wolf, inside of me, rumbles happily. When I return my gaze to my brother Erik, while I am still happy to see him and know him, it just isn’t the same.He might be my family, and his palace in the north might have been a place I might have once c
Conrad’s POVMom must have sensed that my brothers and I had a lot to talk about, because after a little while, she asked Ollie to escort her down to the cafeteria for something to eat. Ollie seemed surprised by the request, but agreed.Now that they are both gone, and my brothers and I are alone, t
“Your mate,” I tell him.His smile grows wider. “My little fox. Did I do good?”“You took a bullet for me,” I grumble. “I couldn’t be more furious with you.”“Yet you are alive. You’re here. You are calling me your mate,” Hugh says. “All of these are positives in my book.”“Hugh…”“Come here, little
Declan is a steadying presence beside me, but even his calm strength doesn’t take my nerves all the way down.Why does turbulence make the plane shake so much? What was that noise? Is that normal?None of the quadruplets seem particularly alarmed, all of them but Declan around the bar now. Everyone
Ollie’s POVSoon, it’s the day for Sylvia and Diana to leave on their trip. I’ve already been summoned to help load the car, so I’m presently out in the driveway, grabbing bags from the ground and loading them into the trunk alongside the driver.I can’t even complain about the work right now honest
She smiles, kindly and fondly, and it’s that smile more than her words that cuts down into me.The way she is looking at Sylvia now, is the same way that she looked at me when I was growing up in her house, with her as my mother figure.In another universe, perhaps it is she and I going on this trip
Ollie’s POVA trip… I don’t hate the idea, but I am uncertain. How would that even work? Wouldn’t someone make the connection if I’m also missing from the house as regular Ollie?Surely, depending on how long we are going, someone would notice…Although with Diana and Sylvia going out of town, and t







