Colin’s POV“Thank you, Colin. They are beautiful,” Adina said, looking at the flowers.“Not as beautiful as you,” Colin said, surprised that the worn-out line didn’t make him cringe.“You are sweet. Come on in. I got a little help with getting a table and chairs up here,” she said, and Colin walked in and saw that there indeed were chairs and a table set up.It had been set with a white linen cloth and the good dinnerware and silver cutlery. Colin smiled. She had gone all out, and he loved it.“Sit, dinner is ready,” she said as she walked out into the kitchen. “Where do you keep the vases?” she asked.“Vases?”“For the flowers,” she added.“I don’t think I have any,” he said. Colin had never had use for a vase in his life.Adina came out of the kitchen with a pitcher of the flowers.“Works just as well,” she smiled.Colin sniffed the air. It smelled delicious like a home-cooked meal should smell, he thought.“Can I help with anything?” he asked.“No, you just sit back,” she said as

Adina’s POV“There was a small roof below it, and she told me to jump down from the roof into the snow. I think she had forgotten that Jack slept in his room because she went inside again, telling me I needed to get ready to catch him when she returned. When I climbed out on the roof, I dropped into the snow on the ground.”“I didn’t have shoes, and it was so cold in the snow. But I stood there looking at the window, hoping my mother would return. All around me, I could hear people screaming and wolves growling and howling. I was so scared. Then I saw my mother. She had Jack in her arms and was about to go out the window.”“But something grabbed her and pulled her back into the house. I could hear her yelling for me to run into the woods, to hide. But I couldn’t move. I just stood there frozen in place, looking at the window. Then I heard her scream, and then Jack screamed. I had never heard anything so horrifying in my life. I just turned around and started running.”“I ran through t

“Two years”, Colin could not contain a grin as he answered.“Impressive indeed,” Adina said, nodding appreciatively.“Happy you think so, baby,” Colin said, pulling her to his side. “Let’s get going to the next place.”They travelled along the border until they reached one road going into the territory. At the border, some signs clearly stated that this was private property, and trespassing was not allowed. About 100 meters in, there was a boom blocking the road. Next to it was a small booth with two pack members inside. The two pack members stepped out of the booth when the small party stopped.“Alpha,” they greeted Colin with respect.“Jonas, Mary, is everything running smoothly today?” Colin asked.“Yes, alpha, it has been quiet today,” the female that must be Mary replied.“Good. I want to introduce you to Adina, my mate and Sean,” Colin said, and the two warriors greeted both Adina and Sean with respect.“I’m giving them a tour of how things work. Please continue your day and don

Then Adina realised Johnny didn’t know how he should behave. He felt the need to fix the situation, but he didn’t know-how. Adina placed a hand on Colin’s knee to calm him.“Lower your eyes, Johnny; you need to bow your head and neck to show your submission. To look the alpha in the eyes is how you challenge their authority,” she spoke to Johnny in a stern voice.He shifted his eyes from Colin to Adina in surprise.“You do not look at her,” Colin snarled, and Johnny finally understood and lowered his eyes and exposed his neck. The tension was high, and Adina felt the need to do something. Her hand was massaging Colin’s knee to make him relax a bit. Something was off in this family, but she didn’t know exactly what.“We want Johnny to come alive at the pack house for a while since he just shifted. How old are you, Johnny?” Adina took charge of the conversation.“Fifteen”, he answered, looking at the rug. That was a bit on the later side of shifting for the first time, but not unheard

Sean’s POVIt had been a long time since Sean had been a part of a pack like this one. Even though neither he nor Adina were officially part of the Blackmoon pack, they were treated like it. The number of wolves that had come up to tell him welcome was overwhelming.A surprising development was that as a named brother of the alpha, the new lunas bodyguard, a skilled warrior and unmated. Sean had become price game for the young unmated she-wolves of the pack.It had taken Sean a while to notice, but as he stood a little to the side, making sure Adina was safe, he noticed a large group of women, giggling. It unnerved him, but they didn’t seem to be a threat, so he ignored them. Then a couple of them walked over to him, asking him questions and Sean did his best to be polite, but get them to leave.Jason came walking over to him with a grin on his face. Sean shook his head, that grin couldn’t mean anything good.“Sean, looks like I have some competition for the eligible woman of the pack