Gianna sudden starts laughing.I narrow my eyes a little when she lets go of my hand.“Moving on,” Gianna snorts. “And I suppose you think he’d be moving on with you? Not Emily?”“Emily was nothing but one night!”‘How many times were you with this psycho?’I hear Gianna’s voice in my head, and I smirk. She’s finally mind-linking with me, and because she is and she’s ovulating, I’m starting to shake with the need to take her.If I fucked Gianna while she’s ovulating, that would mean cubs, and now isn’t the time for children.Hell, I

“Gianna, will you please talk to me?”Once Lorcan and I left the dungeon, I made my way to our room. I wanted to shower and change before dinner.Lorcan tried to talk to me while I was changing, but I wasn’t ready. What Claire said about Lorcan being unfaithful hurt. Now it’s all I can think about.We ate dinner in the banquet hall with the rest of the packhouse residents. I smiled in all the right places and answered when spoken to, I’m not a rude person. Now that the pack have accepted me, it makes things easier.However, I’ve been avoiding the conversation Lorcan so obviously wants us to have. I’ve just changed into pyjamas and brushed my teeth, and I’m ready for bed. But it doesn’t look as though I’m getting away with avoiding Lorcan any longer.

“Remember what I told you. Make sure your sister knows you’re happy here with me, and don’t tell her anything of what happened with Claire.”I roll my eyes.Lorcan has said the same thing multiple times in the past hour.Don’t tell Bella anything of what happened with Claire.Don’t mention anything Lorcan has ever done to me, and make sure she knows that I’m happy. It’s driving me nuts!“It’s not like I can forget, Lorcan.”“Don’t sass me, little

“What can I help you with, Gianna?” I don’t look up from the paperwork I’m pretending to look through.A hand on my shoulder forces me to put down the pen. “Scoot back,”I sigh but do as Gianna asks.As soon as there’s space, she climbs onto my lap. Both legs are across mine with her arm around my neck. “Tell me why you think you’ve fucked things up?”I close my eyes for a second while leaning my forehead against Gianna’s temple. His fingertips play with the nape of my neck, and I feel something shift inside of me.What is this girl doing to me?“I did something terrible, and I know you’re gonna hate me for it.”“Why would you think that, Lorcan?&rdq

I snuggle up in my chair, place my book on the table, and call Bella.She answers on the third ring. “Hello?”“Hey, Bella, it’s me.”“Gia! Oh, it’s so good to hear your voice. How are you doing?”“I’m okay,” I mumble.I want to sound more enthusiastic as I did the first time I called. But the truth is, I can’t seem to find the energy.“What’s wrong? Has that bastard hurt you?!”“No!” I sigh because this is how she was the other day.Even when I tried to tell her that I was happy with Lorcan, Bella wouldn’t believe me.“Lorcan hasn’t done anything to hurt me,