Stupid. Crazy. Strange. Horrible.  I’d been trying to get my body to agree with these thoughts, for a few minutes since Grace knocked, but I was having no luck.I didn’t like sex, yet I was having a sexy dream? The water pouring over my head was warm and doing nothing to calm me down. I wished it was nausea. I was familiar with that. I understood being nauseous after the mention of anything sexual, but it wasn’t.The hot, uncomfortable need was still there. The dream and the ride back to the hotel from the party were still running through my mind.Anger was bubbling up as I scrubbed myself clean from the night before and the sticky remnants of the dream.Alyssa was quiet for a change.Nothing to say? I growled, my frustration turning my mood angry. I’m surprised.I don’t need to tell you what you already know.I huffed and threw the washcloth to the floor of the shower and

My head was spinning as I stared at Matt. How much money was that? How much money did he have? How did he manage to get a hold of all of Warhammer’s industry like that? Why didn’t he just pull all the companies out of Warhammer if he had such a grudge against Ben?What did it mean that Ben was the alpha of a pack that his family didn’t found? Who founded Warhammer then?“How does that work?” I asked. He seemed surprised.“How much do you know about the Interpack agreements?”I winced. I knew a bit, at least the important ones for Fluorite, but my family owned the land and the businesses. We just ran them for the benefit of the pack. The Fluorite family had always been that way.“Enough.”Matt’s lips twitched, “Alphas have reason to give businesses a certain amount of slack with regards to their taxes because businesses can move local when they wish, but there is no reason to m

I laughed, “I’m not, but this isn’t a waste. I’ve purchased a club in Midnight and I am looking to stock it with the best. Blooming Vibes is my first choice.”He glanced at Renda before his gaze dropped to the table, “A club, you said?”“Yes.”“I don’t suppose you are also here on behalf of your brother?” Walter asked. His eyes hardened, “Or your father?”My lips twitched, “What Ben and his son get up to have nothing to do with me.”He met my gaze, seeming to search for some answer, but the tension in him didn’t ease.“You must know that I am… planning to auction the rest of the stores.” His lips twitched, “To pay the employees and close business finally.”Auction for Blooming Vibes just meant that he was looking to get out faster than he could be assured of if he just kept supplying his goods, or there

Glenda’s POVI took just one box from the cabinet because I couldn’t help myself. Matt didn’t seem to care or notice anything suspicious about it, so I didn’t worry about it. Within a few hours were back on the plane. Matt’s phone rang as we were waiting for take-off. He went to another section of the plane to answer it.With a glance towards the door, Grace pulled something out of her purse, hiding it in the sleeve of her jacket before settling into the seat beside me.She met my gaze and slipped it to me as if she thought we were begin watched.Now that I thought about it, were we being watched? By who? Matt? I had never considered the potential of us being watched, and I should have if we were going to keep secrets from Matt. It was a bit embarrassing how much more experienced, aware, and prepared Grace seemed to be.She leaned against my shoulder as if she was sleepy.I glanced down, leaning

Gordon’s POVI stumbled down the stairs of my house, trying to shake off the weight that had forced me to take a mid-morning nap. I had been lucky that I didn’t pass out in the distillery. That was the last thing the remnants of Frost Pelt needed to see.I wasn’t sure how much longer I could put it off though. I was losing time more often these days. The only solace I had was my office at the distillery and the familiar pace of managing production. I tried every day not to think about how quiet the house was without my brothers and nephews or how empty my life had become since Grace, my mate and wife, had been killed and my little girl was taken.I was grateful that I was not certain she was dead too. I was grateful that the few of us who had survived the attack could still band together and that not everything had been lost, but I had no faith that Teagan was searching for her any longer.I don’t know that I ever