Ezio:“What the hell was that about?” I asked Iris who shook her head in confusion. The two of us looked at the door where the Alpha just walked out. We were both careful not to talk until we were sure that he was somewhat out of earshot, and though, being an Alpha, he could easily hear us if he wanted to; I didn’t expect him to be listening to us when he was on the second floor.“I have no idea, but whatever it is, I don’t know whether to like it or not” Iris said honestly. I bit my bottom lip as I considered. The man was putting me to work alongside his sister, his beta, but he was both downgrading and keeping her in her position, wanting me to train her “you’ll be spending time with Miley now…”“Don’t start, Iris” I said sitting beside her. She looked down at her lap, avoiding my eyes as her heart raced “you know that I wouldn’t spare her a second glance, princess”“I know, but she’ll be all over you” I smiled at her words, putting my finger under her chin, raising her face, and ma

Ezio:My heart ached as I stood in front of the bedroom’s door, taking a deep breath to focus on the task ahead.I looked back at the door, debating whether or not to go inside before deciding against it. I had to leave her with her own thoughts to understand what I was trying to tell her, and despite knowing for sure that she wouldn’t understand; I hated being away from her.I walked out of the house to find Miley waiting for me. The bruises on her face seemed to be healing, and the swell on her eye and bottom lip was starting to heal over the past few weeks.“Ready?” She asked. She knew to keep her limits now that her brother had his eyes on her. She couldn’t afford getting on his bad side again, and it seemed like she had done that quite a lot before he burst out the way that he did. The fear that she had in her eyes toward him was obvious, and knowing the reason, I pitied the woman.“Yes” I said, walking past her. She walked a step behind me as we approached the new shifters. The

Ezio:I wrapped my arms around Iris from the back, hugging her as she got ready.Resting my chin on her shoulder, I gently kissed her cheek, watching as she smiled through our reflection.“Good morning” I whispered. Having slept in, Iris got up a bit earlier than I have and was almost ready to leave the bedroom.“Good morning” she smiled, turning to face me. She wrapped her arms around my neck as I wrapped mine around her waist. The bite mark on her neck was visible for everyone to see. I ran my finger over the bruise that formed around it causing Iris to wince.“Does it hurt?” I asked, looking her in the eye.“Only when touched, but don’t worry, it should heal in a few days” she said smiling. I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her in for a hug. To say that I never expected to mark her would not be a lie. Yes, her and I have been mates since we first shifted, but the two of us have focused ourselves on our goal so much that we have neglected our bond, silencing our wolves. She lai

Ezio:“Be safe, princess, yeah?” I told Iris gently.I wrapped my arms around her waist, hugging her tightly. We pulled away to look one another in the eye, and I was surprised that she could walk considering the fact that I was aggressive during our love making.“Don’t worry, love, I’ll be fine” she said, assuring me. I kissed her forehead before nodding, watching as she took a step back, heading toward the door. She opened the door only to freeze in front of it for a second, her body tensing. I frowned in confusion, and walked toward her, frowning when I saw Miley standing in front of me. Her eyes were fixed on Iris who I could tell was fighting the urge of slapping her in the face. Iris walked past her, ignoring the woman, her eyes lowering to the ground as she focused on getting as far as she could from the room. I looked at my beauty for a second before looking down at Miley who stood frozen in front of me.“Need I ask what you need? We don’t start work until one more hour” I s

Ezio:I wrapped my arm around Iris as the two of us walked toward Ariana who was waiting for us in the living room. One of her maids was standing behind her, chaperoning the child as she waited for Iris. Ariana ran toward Iris, wrapping her arms around her legs, hugging her tightly.“Hello to you too, princess” Iris laughed, looking down at the child. I smiled, tightening my arm around her. “I swear if I knew sooner, I would have let you be in charge of her” Alpha Ryker said walking toward us. Iris tensed, turning around to face the Alpha. Ariana ran toward her father who leaned down to lift her up. She giggled wrapping her arms and legs around her father, hugging him tightly “good morning to you too, baby”“Good morning, Alpha” I said politely. He nodded in respect at me. Iris stayed quiet as I turned around, cupping her cheeks and kissing her lips “have a beautiful day, baby”“You too, love” Iris said shyly. I turned to face the Alpha whose eyes were fixed on me. He put his daught