All Chapters of Hide and Seek: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

The ride from the Artemis Area back home to Arcadia is a long, winding one. We’ve made this trip more times than I can count—sometimes with Dev’s family, sometimes with others—but always at least four times a year. We've never let go of our bond with Charlie, Zak, and Brandon. And Meredith? She’s never forgotten her home.Over the years, we’ve hit all our favorite haunts, but we’ve also added plenty of side adventures—Dollywood, Nashville, New Orleans, Disney, D.C. You name it.The girls especially love being around humans. They’re fascinated by them. By how they live without heightened senses. By how disjointed their communities can be. I think the girls find humans a little scary—like watching lions at the zoo.This time, we stopped in St. Louis, Missouri. The Gateway Arch, Grand Hall Light Show, Forest Park, the Wheel, the aquarium, the zoo, the Grand Center Arts District—there was so much to do.And the food. My favorite part of any trip. Bionic apples. St. Paul sandwiches. St. Lo

It’s Friday night. 8:00 my time, 7:00 in Texas. Is it weird that I got dressed up for a Zoom date? Probably. But I don’t care. I showered, shaved, styled my hair, even threw on a decent shirt. Sure, I’m wearing sweatpants—this might get heated, and I want easy access.That’s why I’ve got everything ready: lube, a pillowcase that still smells like Rowen, and a pair of Summer’s panties. I’ve been counting down the minutes.At exactly 8:15, the Zoom link opens—and there they are. Summer and Rowen. Smiling at me like a punch to the chest. I’ve needed them all week. My wolf’s been crawling under my skin, restless and aching. The second I see them, he calms. Mine, he whispers. Ours.“Fuck,” I mutter, smiling. “How do you two keep getting hotter every time I see you?”Summer grins. “Look who’s talking. You look sexy as hell. I’d hit that.”“We already did, baby girl,” Rowen adds with a cocky smile. “Many, many times.”He brushes Summer’s hair away and kisses the side of her neck—right on a fr

Werewolves never get sick. Ever. Our natural healing abilities prevent it.Sure, we might get a hangover once in a while—especially after drinking wolf-strength liquor, which starts at 190 proof—but we don’t get illnesses.Except when we’re pregnant. Lucky. Fucking. Us.The constantly changing hormones, our immune system focusing more on protecting the pup than us, and the insane shifts our bodies go through to become mothers... it all overrides our healing. Our bodies step back so they don’t accidentally treat the pup as a threat.All this to say—I was not prepared for morning sickness in any way, shape, or form.I’ve never thrown up in my life. Ever. That first time hit so hard and so fast that only my werewolf reflexes saved me from hurling all over the table mid-conversation with the elders about expanding the high school.Now it’s taken over. Also—why the hell is it called morning sickness when it happens at all hours of the damn day?I can barely keep food down. I’m constantly

I was only supposed to be here for three days. That was it. Just a quick trip—and it’s been hell being away from Zak and Brandon. Even though our mating period is complete, we’re still so in love, so connected. None of us had serious relationships between losing our first mates and finding our second-chance ones.Zak and Brandon had each other through that pain. They had comfort. They had physical touch. Me? I had no one. Both of my mates died during the war with the Riding Hoods.I wish I’d known Iris. I only know her through the letter she sent with Arya and Devin, not long after Zak, Brandon, and I accepted our bond. She’d written about herself, how she and Brian had been keeping tabs on me and Summer ever since they found each other in Selene’s realm. She sounded like an amazing witch—broken, but resilient. Unsure if she even wanted love again.Brian helped her heal. They found comfort in each other, and I was genuinely happy for them.But romantically, I’d been alone since Brian’s

We’re five minutes out from landing. Our car is already waiting for us at the hangar, and then it’s a fifteen-minute drive to Southern Point territory.Where the fuck is Luna Safi?We should’ve heard from her at least fifteen minutes ago. Did they find Kayla? Is she missing? What the hell is happening?My wolf and I are losing our goddamn minds, and Zak isn’t doing any better. We’ve already lost one mate. We can’t lose another. We won’t survive it—especially knowing she’s pregnant with our pups.Add in our fear for Chris, her baby, and Esteban, and both of our wolves are on the edge of going feral.What the fuck is happening?! Zak’s voice slams into my head through the mindlink he opened between us and Dev.I don’t know, Z.We’re trying to get through to Safi, but something’s wrong. She’s not answering her phone, and the mindlink’s dead. It’s like… she vanished, Dev replies.“Fucking hell!” I yell, slamming my fist into the table beside me. It cracks wide open. I turn to Zak, tears a