LauraI'm in misery the following morning.I slump back in my chair inside the kitchen. Caleb is locked up in the basement, and I miss him. His scent. His touch. Everything inside me zaps and sparkles when he touches me. I wish he had stayed with me, slept by my side...Only to wake me up with wet kisses all over my face. The sloppy kind before I tackle Caleb and that perfect body to the mattress.Gosh, I think I'm actually in love with him.A sigh leaves my lips.I don't even look up when Ryan whistles into the kitchen. And I'm so silent and defeated that his chocolate eyes don't even regard me before he got a spoon down in a yogurt container. "Oh, you're here," Ryan drags away a chair from the table and sits down. He doesn't seem to remember our earlier argument or is choosing to move on. "How are you feeling?"I peer up at him. He is stupidly gorgeous—I can see why Celina is crushing on her mate. Brown hair, warm face with dimples on either one of his cheeks, and tanned skin—he

RyanWhat the heck am I doing?My parents would kill me if they knew I was about to go out on a date with a fairy. They live a good mile away from the mansion, and I'm grateful for that. I can't let them see me with Celina...But someone else definitely could.There are plenty of houses around Caleb's estate. He owns a lot of territories here, and new pack houses are popping up like weeds. The Rivermoon pack is growing. And I'm their gamma, about to pick vegetables with a fairy girl that I can't stop thinking about.I dreamt about Celina's voice again...Well, I will soon be faced with the real thing.I take a deep breath. I'm standing outside the mansion, close to the fountain in the courtyard. Sudden glitter got me turning around, eyeing what must be Celina struggling in the strong winds. Ha. I win—I will get to carry her around—why that makes me excited, I have no explanation.She flies closer with those blue-blue wings and her red, fiery hair fanning around her face. It gets ar

CalebI've had better nights. I'm still chained up in the basement and lying on the cold floor, praying the burning in my lungs will disappear. My aggression is still over the top, and my body feels like it's been set on fire. Usually, I sleep through all of this, but I can't relax. My nose is twitching, and a warning bell at the back of my head tolls to signal danger. Why? I haven't figured that out yet, but I think one of the portals in this basement opened out of its own accord. I could be wrong, but...GRAAAHHHOkay, so I'm not wrong. The roar makes every hair stand on the edge of my body, and I pull at the chains keeping me captive. I can't break them alone, but the air smells like werebear, which means trouble. I've fought with one of those bastards in my wolf form before, and I didn't exactly win the fight—I won because my pack members helped me. Werebears are giant, demonic bears with glowing eyes, and now one is on the loose inside my mansion?Fuck-fuck-fuck!I pull

LauraI wake up with a smile. Something cold is pressing into my shoulder, and I open one eye to stare at Caleb's lycan form. Uh, say what now?I blink repeatedly, but it seems my eyes aren't playing tricks on me. Caleb's large lycan form is taking up the entire bed, which has given up under his weight. His legs aren't even in it, and I'm nestled under his brawny arms, spread over his fuzzy chest. His nose is pressed into my shoulder, and those human-like paws are on my back, protectively holding me in place. Oh shit, does he just randomly transform in his sleep now or what?I gulp as I lift my chin to stare at him. He is lightly snoring, and I crawl further up his impossibly hard chest. He doesn't even notice I'm there, and I grab hold of his muzzle. My legs are bent and on top of his chest as he leans against the wall."Caleb?" I whisper-yell, hoping he won't take offense that I'm trying to ruin his peaceful slumber. "Caleb? Wake up, Caleb!"My heart is pounding, and I'm slight

Celina"Why are we gathering blueberries in the middle of the night?" I ask and eye the moon illuminating the forest. Kara, my sister, rolls her eyes at me. "Because we don't have damn near enough food at home? You were too chickenshit to ask Ryan for help again, and Olivia got distracted by werewolf problems."I sigh and grab a blueberry with both hands. "True...""Stacy doesn't mind carrying blueberries, though," Nicole says. "We could pack a few in the bag, and we will have enough food for tomorrow. There is no reason to argue."Nicole is my sister Kara's best friend. However, Nicole is younger than both of us, but she is loyal, or she wouldn't be out here with us. No sane fairy goes to the forest at midnight. "Yeah, but then my sister better ask Ryan for help again tomorrow," Kara shoots me a flirtatious look and winks. "Use it to get to know him better. You will kill two birds with one stone."I blush. "I'm not sure if Ryan even likes me..."Nicole smiles at me. "He might not k