AddieMarch (The Present)"Are you gonna answer me?" Mom asks as she gives me a pointed look. "Your dad wants to know why you're talking to Wilder outside of club situations."I struggle with a lie, and figure it won't work anyway. She can spot one of those a mile away thanks to Caelin, she's become the human fucking lie detector. Things would have been so much easier on me if I were an only child. "I know him, okay?""Outside of when he was at the dinner the other night and when you said you'd help take care of him the past few days?" I swear she could be a member of the FBI the way she questions people and gets answers. I squirm under that gaze."Yeah, I met him around town, and he was at Skunk's when I went to pick up the rent."There, I had a reason to meet him before, thank you very much! A little white lie never hurt anyone."The way the two of you were talking to one another seemed to indicate intimate knowledge, you were leaning into him, Addie. Not sure if you re

AddieAs I stand to the side, I almost want to cry as I watch Wild get his prospect patch and cut. I've seen this happen with a few other clubs we're friends with, but for the most part besides people who are affiliated with the family, since I've been alive the club hasn't added anyone. I'm very careful to keep myself from being too emotional. If I'm too emotional then I'll have to answer questions about why this means so much to me. The truth is, I'm proud of him. In the short time we've known each other, he's become an important part of my life. The loneliness that once plagued the shit out of me isn't there like it was. He's taken some of that away, and even though I want to run from him, some time after talking with Tate, I realized I can't. It was like lightning struck my forehead and I was woken up from a deep sleep. This man took a knife for me. He's been my friend, my companion anytime I've asked him to be. He didn't have to try and protect me, but he did, and the gesture

AddieAprilTo say I'm nervous is one of the biggest understatements of the year. I've worked hard the past few weeks trying to figure out who I am and where I want to be. Most of that work has been done internally, even though I have spent time talking to Wild about it off and on. Usually after I've spent the night with him and he's holding me in his arms. He's a good listener, one of the best, if I'm being completely honest."Why haven't you talked to your mom about what's going on with you? I know I've only been a part of the Heaven Hill family for a short time, but I don't see what the issue would be if you talked to her about it." He trails his fingers up and down my bare arm.I'm quiet for longer than I would like to be, but I know the answer, I know exactly why I haven't asked her, why I'm scared to. It's hard to admit to someone else, another person who sees you as openly as Wild does me. In the past few weeks I've found there's not much I can hide from him. This man ca

AddieWe're sitting in the chair, me on his lap, and he's holding his arms loosely around me. It's what I need though, this silence, this peace after I've been so caught up in my own head lately. "Do you want to talk about it, Shortcake?" he asks as he mindlessly rubs my finger with his.A couple of days ago, I would have told him no, would have avoided this conversation at all costs. Today? Today I think I'm ready, I'm ready to talk about the things that bother me, and ready to let him in. Most people would say I'm wishy-washy, but the truth is once I make a decision, I go balls to the wall with it. I'm an all-in, or an all-out kind of girl, and with Wild – I've decided to be completely all-in."I finally told my mom and dad how I was feeling, ya know like they got stuck with me and then their dreams came true with Caelin. I flat out asked them if they regretted adopting me, because I've felt so out of place lately.""What did they say?""Basically that I'm stupid." I lau

WildMother's Day"Dad." Addie rolls her eyes as she grins over at me. "You told me you had this when I asked, and I asked you more than once. You swore you knew how to do this. Do you want to make blueberry pancakes, or do you want to make pancakes with blueberry topping? There is a difference and I need to know what your plan is."This has got to be one of the funniest conversations I've ever heard. The great Tyler Blackfoot asking his daughter how to make pancakes on Mother's Day. Real talk though, this is the first Mother's Day I've celebrated in a very long time. I wasn't sure what do when I was given the invitation to spend it with the Blackfoot family, but I can honestly say, it's going to be nice to be a part of something like this."Do you want me to come over? I'm at Wild's. I can be there in a few minutes. This needs to be good for Mom, you know she does shit for us all year, and puts up with Caelin. She deserves to have a great breakfast."I groan loudly. Did she