Jasper HartfordThe pain hit me the second I opened my eyes. My head was pounding and even the slightest movement was enough to send sharp tendrils of pain through my whole brain. What was wrong with me? My head had never hurt like this before, it honestly felt like I was dying. Had some witch put a spell on me or something?‘No, this my dear human is what is known as a hangover,’ Garnet said, laughing at my expense. What the heck? That couldn’t be true, I didn’t think I had even had that much to drink. I started to filter through my memories from last night, my memory was pretty fussy but I could remember parts of what had happened.I remembered playing drinking games with Lizzy and her friends. I remember them leaving us and some pack members joining us but then things started to get really hazy. I remember Lizzy whispering something in my ear and then I did something. Oh my goddess, I picked her up and claimed her like a fricking caveman in front of half the pack members our age. I

Jasper HartfordWhen I walked into my dad’s office he was sitting behind his desk, muttering to himself. I could tell that there was a lot on his mind. He didn’t even seem to notice me walking into the room, which was very unusual for him. I cleared my throat to draw his attention. His eyes shot up to me so quickly that it almost made me jump.“You wanted to see me.” I kept my voice formal. My dad and I used to have a good relationship but over the last few weeks, things had been strained. He was annoyed at me for not marking Lizzy and he was annoyed at me for giving my secret away in front of Frankie.He had threatened me with an Alpha command more times than I could count and I hated it. Don’t get me wrong, I knew how important it was to make sure our bond was strong. I knew that the future of our pack might depend on it but that didn’t mean I had to like it.“Yes, I had a visitor this morning and I needed to speak to you about it,” he replied. He had his arms crossed on the desk in

Elizabeth SummersAdam’s parents let us stay over at their house without question. Their house wasn’t as big as the Alpha’s mansion but they still had plenty of space for us not to get in anyone’s way. They have four children and yet they still have two spare bedrooms in their house.We were given the spare room closest to Adam’s bedroom, mainly because it was furthest away from the younger children. Adam’s father winked at me and nudged Jasper in the side with his elbow as he gave us that piece of information. I don’t think I have ever been so embarrassed in my life.We spoke to Adam in his room for a while before heading to our room. I was so exhausted from the stress of earlier that I didn’t even have the energy to get changed into my bedclothes. Instead, I crawled straight into bed and fell asleep almost as soon as my head hit the pillow.The next thing I remember is waking up with the light from the windows filtering through the curtains. The aromas of coffee and bacon filled the

Jasper HartfordLizzy was sitting in the car next to me and she was turned towards me with an anxious look on her face. I could hardly blame her for that, the last time we were in my parents’ house I was trying to forcibly mark her. I really didn’t want to come here again until Lizzy and I had marked each other but that was before the attacks escalated.Lizzy and I have been at Adam’s house for around a week and a half now and it was going really well. Lizzy was relaxed and happy, she was like a whole new woman. She still got anxious when I kissed her neck without warning but I was working really hard to regain her trust. I knew we were getting close to marking each other, I could feel the warmth of her feelings for me and they almost matched the intensity of my own feelings.I hoped tonight would be the night we took our relationship to the next level. I was going to take her out for a posh meal then take her back home and kiss her until her self-doubt melted away. I wasn’t planning t

Elizabeth Summers’ POVThe rest of the evening passed by as a blur of anxiety and awkwardness. I found it difficult to focus on anything that was going on around me, I was so worried about shifting. What if I did it wrong and ended up getting hurt, or even worse I ended up being the omega I always thought I was going to be. Jasper might say that he doesn’t care if I end up being an omega wolf. I had believed his reassurances but that was before I knew about his parents plans for me. For some reason they were pinning all their hopes for the future on me taking the role of the pack’s next alpha. It was a lot of pressure. I had never trained to take on that kind of responsibility and I wasn’t sure that I even wanted to be an alpha.Jasper and Adam spent a couple of hours trying to keep me occupied by playing films and feeding me popcorn. I didn’t have the heart to tell them that their fussing was only making me feel worse. At times like this I wished there was somewhere I could go to be