Arielle’s POV:“Luna, the patient files,” Jenna, my ever dutiful assistant handed the aforementioned files to me. I nodded at her, humming in approval.“You know, Dr Grey is okay,” I reminded her, not for the first time today. “It’s work, after all.”She nodded at me with a smile, and I knew that she wasn’t going to listen.The door shut behind her with a small thud and I let out a sigh. I was finally back at work after so long away from here.I hadn’t even realized how much I missed the pace of the pack clinic until now, but it wasn’t something I wanted to let go of anytime soon.It had taken some time to convince Richard that as the Pack doctor , I did need to resume work. After all, my assistant probably had a lot on her plate and even then, there were some cases that she wouldn’t be able to handle on her own.I mused on this thought a little as I turned the page of one of the files in front of me.I did need someone else here apart from Jenna, who was qualified enough to handle em

Leon’s POV:TW: Non-consensual sex portrayed here.I have to admit, this Elise Evans is very useful.It was already nighttime, for the second time since I had run into Elise and her brother Hunter. The two of them were currently talking in low tones across where I was sat with Meera. Meera sat quietly, glaring at the pair over the table. I fought the urge to roll my eyes at her silliness. Why was she even here?An he’s, I remembered the reason as quickly as the question had come to mind. She had been worried, or so she had said. And she wanted to make sure that the two weren’t going to do anything… malicious.It was just too frustrating, to see how far that she would go to ensure that she stuck by my side, no matter how much that I Cased her away or insulted her or taunted her until my last breath.Why this girl wouldn’t leave me alone, I still had no idea.Anyways, the four of us were enjoying our dinner, at least a little bit assured in ourselves. With Elise, I knew that there was a

Richard’s POV:The days flew past quickly and soon enough, a week had passed since Arielle and I had begun our new life together as Alpha and Luna, bonded partners and leaders of the Redding Pack.We had settled into an odd sort of routine that was both calming and new to me at the same time.I would wake up first, as my body clock wouldn’t let me stay up last a certain time. Usually, I would prepare to go for a morning run or if I wasn’t feeling up to it, would practice some stretches before jumping into the shower. By that time, Arielle would have gotten up by then. She told me at some point that she often forewent her morning run because she’s always have training with Lilian in the evenings these days.Except we were both incredibly busy, Arielle and I would have breakfast together and talk. That was the one thing that Aunt Esme emphasized to me, as well as Darren in some way - always having an open line of communication between me and my mate, even when we were both the busiest se

Arielle’s POV:Richard looked angry, which was incredibly surprising to me.But his glare was not aimed at me, and instead was aimed at Renee. She was my new assistant and had been one of the only people to answer the call for an interview on such short notice. While she wasn’t a doctor like myself, she had previously gotten some training as an auxiliary nurse, and as such, I knew that she could serve while I searched for someone to add onto our pack’s medical team.“Richard,” I called his name out loud, and it was like he jolted, looking away from me for a second and back to the girl who was clearly the cause of such conflict in him. My brows furrowed; what was it that he hated about her?Without so much as a word from him, he brushed past the two of us to enter into my office, shutting the door with a loud thud. I blinked slowly, still somewhat confused.Nevertheless, I nodded at Renee who had a knowing look on her face. I felt the urge to question her but I doubted that I would get

Arielle’s POV:“Renee, we need to talk,” my voice betrayed nothing, as cool and calm as I could make it. “It’s about your friend, Elise.”She froze, and I didn’t see the look on her face but when she turned to look at me, she had a plaintive expression.“Oh,” was all that she said, and it made me raise an eyebrow. “That’s what this is about.”“You didn’t mention it during our interview that you knew her,” I tried to keep my tone as less accusatory as possible. “And you certainly didn’t tell me that you have had some issues with other pack members before.”She muttered something that my ears couldn’t pick up under her breath before she then lifted up her gaze to meet mine.“Yes, you’re right. I didn’t mention it,” she stated. “But that was because it’s in the last. It’s a long time ago in my past and I don’t want to rehash this topic every time. I made some mistakes, Luna. I did then. But I’m not the same person that I was then. I can’t be, not after the trouble it caused me.”I pursed