LOGINI was quiet. I didn't know if I should say anything. My wolf was loud though. She kept saying he wasn't telling the whole truth. He was leaving out parts of the story. 'He said he wasn't telling parts that weren't his.' I reminded my wolf. She seemed to think for a moment.'You can leave. You can refuse Carson. You can be like Emilia.' My wolf said happily. 'I don't want to do that to Carson. He's a good man. He deserves to be happy. I deserve to be happy.''We won't make him happy. It will always be a struggle. You won't get to leave if you don't refuse him. He will never let you go.'Uncle Leo cleared his throat. "My dear, what is your wolf saying to you?" I frowned. "I don't want to tell you, because I think it will make you sad.""Should I guess?" He asked.I bit my lip. 'Don't tell him. He will stop us. He will put you under guard.' My wolf said.'Could you please shut up?' I asked her. 'I'm tired of your opinions.'"No, I won't make you guess. But I want you to know, my wolf
Celia seemed happy. She hummed as we sat down for breakfast. She didn't really eat. "My dear, are you not hungry?""I don't normally eat much for breakfast. I usually just drink juice and then grab a protein bar and eat it mid-morning." "Ah. Well then, let's get started." I said pushing my plate away. "No, finish your breakfast. I used to cook breakfast for my Dad and then sit with him while he ate. It's kind of nice to be here with you. It's like a morning with my Dad." She said and smiled. She continued humming. I pulled my plate back. "What are you humming?" "A song Carson and I danced to last night, I sang it softly as we danced. He said 'Imagine we are in our suite, I moved all the furniture to give us a dance floor. It's just you and me. I'll make the world go away for you.' He really is a good man. He seems to always know exactly what I need, even when I don't know myself." I smiled. 'You may be wrong. Emilia never told anyone you were a good man. She never voiced that wha
I waited for Uncle Leo. I was feeling hopeful but nervous. Carson hadn't told me anything about what he and Leo spoke about. 'Because they are going to hide things from you.' My wolf said. 'Why do you think that?' I asked.'They won't want to scare you. They want you to stay and accept Carson.'I rolled my eyes. 'Could you say anything more obvious?' She was quiet. I heard a knock and ran to open the door. Uncle Leo smiled. I threw my arms around him and hugged him. "Thank you so much." "Let's go up to the Beta floor for breakfast." We walked up the stairs and he opened the first door on the right. It was light and airy. The living room had a white loveseat and a matching fainting couch that would be perfect as a reading spot. The deep blue carpet looked plush, like it would feel nice to walk on barefoot. "Wow! You're suite is different than I imagined. I had pictured dark wood, leather furniture, not so bright." He smiled, "This isn't my suite. We are having breakfast here in
Beta Leo's story was sad. I understood why he didn't talk about his past. I'd wondered why he was unmated but never thought it was because his mate had left him. It scared me to think Celly might leave me. She seemed so happy recently. As I left this morning she kissed me and thanked me again for agreeing to train her. I went back to our suite. I wanted to check on Celly and reassure myself that we were okay. Celly had music playing, she was in her closet. I stood in the doorway watching her dance to the music as she looked for something to wear. "You're gorgeous!" I said and smiled. Celly walked towards me, she was only wearing her bra and panties. She wrapped her arms around me and pulled her body tight against mine. Celly kissed me and said, "I hope your meeting with Uncle Leo went well." "It did." I wrapped my arms around her and held her tight. "He is going to talk to you today. I think what he is offering will be good. He wants to help us." Celly smiled and said, "I'm sure i
I paused, remembering how hard it had been. Those days when Emilia wouldn't even come to the door. When Ivar would apologize for her and beg me not to give up on her. I never considered giving up, I loved her too much. "We spent three months like that, me going to her house, her refusing to see me, Ivar telling me she wasn't doing well. Then she stepped outside. She didn't give me a chance to speak. She said, 'Leo, I'm not going to ever be able to accept you as a mate. You need to reject me. You deserve so much better than a used shell of your beloved. Please, set yourself free. Reject me. I will accept and leave Moonless Night.' She stood there, waiting. I was shocked, horrified that she wanted me to reject her."I took a deep breath. "I refused. I said to her 'Emilia, I love you. I need you in my life. I can never reject you. Please, I beg you, look at me. You know our bond is strong, we can survive anything together. I will do anything for you, my love.' She touched my cheek and s
I didn't sleep last night. I paced. I tried to work out how to tell Carson about losing my Emilia without scaring him. Maisie is right, Carson is not me and Celia is not Emilia. The situations are different but similar enough to concern me.It's just before five. Carson should be here any minute. I asked him to meet me on the Beta floor. We will have privacy. I continued to pace. I stopped drinking a few hours ago. I'm sober, but Goddess, I want a drink. Carson knocked. I opened the door. "Beta Leo." He said as he bowed."Carson. Thank you for coming to see me." "You said it would help Celly. I'll do anything to help her." I frowned, I had said the same thing about Emilia and just like Carson I meant it. "Let's sit down." We moved into the living room and sat across from each other."I want to tell you why I don't have a mate. This is going to be difficult for me. I haven't spoken to anyone about my fated mate in years, so please bear with me."Carson nodded and leaned forward."I
I laughed. "Kane, you should have come with us. Seeing the young she-wolf was worth it." I sipped my bourbon. "She is fucking gorgeous! She has an edgy attitude. Even having been taken and abused, she has a spunky spirit. I'm telling you Kane, I would have loved to tell their Alpha that I needed a
I spent the night in Celly's room, I planned to hold her all night. The doctors had decided that they wanted to keep her for observation until at least 24 hours after she woke up, so at least 10 AM Saturday. Basically, a week of her life had been stolen from her between being held prisoner by the r
We had four rogues in custody. Based on what Celly had written, Dirty was the first one we caught, he had told us his name was Rick. He had given up information really quickly, we didn't even have to beat it out of him. We all wanted to beat information out of him. At one point he said, "If a wolf
Celly seemed very happy to have me near. She didn't seem to notice that I hadn't showered and that I smelled. She kept reaching for me. She wanted me near her. Eckley was thrilled. 'MATE! Mate wants us! See, I'm right. Tell her.' I ignored him. Right now, I was going to enjoy that Celly wanted me







