“I hated her…” Nikini finished explaining the story of how my mother broke her heart.She said she didn’t find out until years later what Boris had done. When my mother showed up on their doorstep with me, she wanted to explain herself to Nikini. She begged to speak to Nikini, but she refused to see my mother. She asked for Boris’ help in protecting both herself and me because of the abuse was starting to see in Rock.I had no idea the physical abuse happened before he became Alpha. But my mother was so unhappy and needed to get out. He allowed my mother to stay in the guest bedroom for a few days so she can gather her thoughts and figure out her next move. He told her that with her permission, he will take care of Rock. So, she permitted him and tried to keep a low profile while residing at the manor.Boris, however, did nothing.He was supposed to. But he was a selfish prick and chose not to.My mother didn’t know that though; while she stayed at the manor, she did a lot of paintings

She wanted so badly to be happy; she loved Greggory, or so she thought she did. She married him after all, and she needed to stand by that choice; she couldn’t allow Arina to know how right she was about her doubts about her marriage.Growing up, she was always fascinated by Greggory. He was one of the youngest Alpha’s in the country; it didn’t help that he was handsome as well. He was always so serious for a long time until Arina and Jonathan came into their lives. Jonathan brought out the kid in Greggory and Jessica began seeing him differently.He wasn’t just the son of an Alpha; he was a boy that enjoyed having a good time. A really good time. He slept with almost all the females in the pack except for Jessica and Arina.Jessica was surprised when he actually got married, but he told everyone that Rachel was his mate. Now he was telling Jessica that she was his mate, and she didn’t know what to believe. As happy as she was for Arina, she couldn’t help but feel a bit envious of the

The gem shop, located in Sabrebite, was a small light pink and wooden paneled shop. It was almost as small as the bakery. The inside of the shop was filled with everything from crystals to gemstones and so much more.Out of all the months I’ve lived in Sabrebite and all the years I’ve come to visit Sabrebite as a child, I have never been inside the shop before. However, I knew of Willa because she was part of the Sabrebite pack. She took over the gem shop from her late grandmother, who passed away a few years ago.Jade was a young woman in her mid-20s, with a petite figure who always wore the coolest clothing. She wore a lot of the clothing her grandmother owned, and that woman always had a certain style about her. She wore crystals along her arms and around her neck; she had her sleek dark hair pulled out of her face, but it fell down her back and landed around her waistline. Embroidered throughout her hair were different colored gems which highlighted her bright features and olive s

I stood in Erick’s living room, the former living room of Rock, staring at Ronnie’s wrist. She wore a golden chain around her wrist with a deep blue pendant, outlined in black. The same pendant both Nikini and my mother wore.She was marked.Ronnie had just finished explaining to Jonathan and me that she went to Silverside to see her mother because Melissa requested to speak with her one last time. I couldn’t believe both Ronnie and Erick would go behind our backs and do that without informing us. They knew how Melissa and Rock were and they knew we needed to be wary of Silverside.What were they thinking? “Ronnie, that was incredibly dangerous,” I told her as I grabbed her wrist to take a better look at the pendant.It was exactly the same as the one in the book Jade showed us. Ronnie was marked by Willa, Naomi’s less than a nice sister.“She’s, my mother; I have every right to see her if I want,” Ronnie said, pulling her arm away from me so she could cross her chest.“That’s the th

Ronnie and Erick made themselves comfortable in the guest bedroom; I didn’t feel okay with them staying another moment in Ironclaw knowing that Ronnie has been marked by Willa. I wanted to keep Ronnie close to me at all costs.Now I just worried about Jessica; it’s been a day or so since she returned home to Moon-Valley to be with Greggory, and I haven’t heard from her. I figured I would hear from her by now; I even tried to reach her through the wolf link, but I haven’t been able to get through to her. Jonathan could read the worry on my face and wrapped me in his arms to hold me close to him.“I will go investigate in the morning,” Jonathan promised me. “I’m sure she’s fine.”But I wasn’t so sure about that; I had a wolf instinct that something was terribly wrong. I didn’t have too much time to dwell on it though because I could hear Emee crying from her bedroom. I rushed into her room, terrified about what I could possibly find in there.Thankfully, she was okay. She was just awak