(Euan’s P.O.V) Walking home after dropping Juniper off, was one of the most difficult things I’ve done in a long time. For some reason, my mind and heart were telling me to stay, to be with her, and never let her go. My body, however, wasn’t listening and so walking home in silence my mind wanders. The questions play repeatedly as to why the rogues are after Juniper. Why were they singling her out? Tomorrow is her 16th birthday and I hope that, for her birthday, we can provide her with the answers to the questions we all have about the rogues. My sleep that night was punctuated with nightmares of losing Junie, of her attack when she was 12 but instead of surviving—she dies. Shooting up in bed, my chest heaves, and my body is covered in sweat from the nightmares. I look at the clock on my bedside table, it’s barely 5 in the morning. I grab my phone and shoot Juniper a text. Me: Happy birthday my Junie bear. I have a gift for you after school, I’ll be picking you up instea

(Juniper’s P.O.V) I kissed him! I can’t believe that I kissed Euan Leonard O’Connor! Goddess above, I can’t believe that I did that! Euan pulls me to him, hugging me tight enough to make me squeak in surprise. “Euan, we need to get back to your party,” I say. “Fuck the party, I just want to be up here with you.” He says, pushing his face into my hair and sniffing. “Are you sniffing me?” I ask with a giggle. “You just smell good today, Junie.” He responds. His arms fall away from my body, and we make our way back down to the party. The last two days, I couldn’t get Euan out of my head after our little “date” he took me on for my birthday. It was probably the best birthday I’ve ever had. I don’t celebrate my birthday anymore, no sense inviting kids over who make fun of me. I don’t even really like my parents and siblings celebrating it either. Euan made it special and even though I was annoyed that he had gotten me a gift and then surprised me, I couldn’t he

(Juniper’s P.O.V) Tonight was Owen and Euan’s first shift, and apparently, Euan’s wolf is named Dakota based on what Auntie Morrigan was calling him when he was sniffing me. His breath had danced across my skin since I was wearing a t-shirt and jeans, I went without my hoodie because it was a beautiful evening. Euan grabbed my hand and warmth spread through me. Huh, that’s weird. That’s never happened before. I think to myself. It’s probably my imagination, to be honest, I think my crush is becoming more potent now that I’m 16 and I can start dating…if there were any boys that were interested in me. As we all know, there aren’t any that want to date “chimneyfish” me. When Euan shifted in front of me, all I could think about was seeing him naked, a teenage rush of hormones, but I turned my face, so he had privacy. The thing about growing up surrounded by shifters is that you get used to people being nude. Sometimes someone doesn’t replace a pair of shorts or

(Juniper’s P.O.V) Wake up! Huh? WAKE UP!!! WAKE UP!! WAKE UP!! What the fuck?! WAKE THE FUCK UP!! I sit bolt upright in bed with my head pounding as someone screams inside my head. Wait, what? Oh, holy Mother of the Goddess! It’s my wolf! Insert your high-pitched girlish scream here. Yes! I’m here! What’s your name!? Coventina. I’m so happy you’re here. Well, your Siren isn’t all that excited to be sharing space, but she’ll get over it. I couldn’t help but laugh, considering I’ve had my Siren all my life. That’s the one difference between Sirens and other shifters; we have them from birth. They don’t have names and they don’t speak to us as a wolf or bear would, but we can feel them just as much as any other shifter. I jump out of bed and rush down the hall to my parent’s room where I burst in on them…doing…things. Things a child should never see their parents doing. “AHH!” I scream before slapping my hand over my eyes. I hear my mother

(Juniper’s P.O.V) I’ve lost my virginity, my mate lost his virginity, we’ve lost our virginity to one another and honestly, I’m the luckiest woman in the world for that. We may have only ever done a little oral here and there but, holy mother of the Moon Goddess, this was amazing. The feel of his cock inside me is something I want to feel ALL the time. The way he was pounding into me made me feel as if he were ironing out any wrinkles my pussy may have had. Next time, you need to mark him. Agreed! So, give it an hour and he’ll be marked. Look at you! Have sex for the first time and now you’re a nympho! I’m so proud! Coventina says, taking a paw to the underside of her eye as if she were wiping away a tear. I couldn’t help but roll my eyes at her. I’m brought back to the present as Euan pulls his cock from me, making me whimper at the loss. “We’ll go again in a minute baby girl, I promise. I’m gonna set up a bath for you, though, because I know you are goi