LOGIN~AMELIA~Kaden shut the office door, then pulled me in by the waist before I could even exhale, and the second my body hit his his face changed in a way that made my pulse jump all over again, while his hand stayed firm on my hip and his other hand slid up to tuck one stray curl behind my ear as his eyes locked on mine with that dark, hungry focus he got when he had been patient for way too long.“You were fire in there, baby,” he murmured, his thumb brushing my cheek while he kept me close, “you stood in front of all those mouths and held your ground, and I swear I wanted to drag you out of the room and kiss you right there.”My mouth went a little dry as my heart picked up speed. “You would have done it too,” I whispered. He let out a low laugh and leaned in until his lips brushed mine. “I would have,” he replied, and then he kissed me for real, slow at first and then deeper when my hands slid up his chest and held on like I needed something steady.The whole day sat heavy on my sh
~AMELIA~Kaden called for a pack meeting. Some were curious to find out why while some were irritated and silently lashed on me. One older wolf near the wall leaned toward his friend and muttered, “So the Alpha calls a full meeting over a child, and we are all supposed to abandon our own lives for it.”His friend gave a rough shrug. “Word is the princess almost got snatched, so I guess that’s an emergency to them.”A woman across from them frowned and gave him a sharp side eye. “Not just any child but the heir. You can imagine how the baby almost got dragged into trouble, and yet you talk as if it is a joke.”He crossed his arms and let out a huff. “I have work to finish, and I can keep my own house safe without spending half a day worrying over a girl who is not even a male heir.”A few heads turned after that, and I felt the ugly little shift move through the room.Another man near the back gave a short laugh and shook his head. “He wants us here because the Luna suddenly grow the
~Amelia~I hit the wing at the same time the rogue got pinned to the wall, and my blood went hot before I even saw his face.One warrior had his arm twisted back, and the other had him by the throat, and he still had the nerve to keep his mouth moving.I stepped in close and jabbed a finger at his chest.
~Amelia~Three weeks postpartum and I was back on the training field with my daughter strapped to my chest before the sun fully committed to being up.Eli gave me permission only because Lily was peaceful and I was running on four hours of sleep, so we were all thriving.Alan was already out there, obviously, because Alan is the person who sets up drills at five in the morning for fun a
~AMELIA~Brittany had been asking for a visit since day six, and I had been dodging her with every trick in the book. First, I left her message unanswered because Lily needed feeding and I used my daughter as an excuse, which was shameless but it worked. Then I told myself I would deal with it after breakfast, and breakfast came and went while I sat in the nursery convincing a baby to sleep and convincing myself I was too busy for complicated family feelings.
~AMELIA~Caleb came in while I was burping Lily over my shoulder, and one glance at his face had my chest tightening before he even opened his mouth.“Kaden, we have a scout report from the eastern forest.”Kaden set his cup down and came over at once. “What happened?”







