Oliver Breakfast was over all too quickly. I had already forgotten most of the names of the pack members who were introduced to me, most of whom were warriors or farmhands who report to Ryan. He wasn’t there this morning, but we were told he was already out working. We got up and walked to Narissa’s office with her leading the way. Sophia and Sam stood up to join us. Before we could enter the office, I stop suddenly, causing them to slam into me accidentally. “I think this is probably a better conversation just between the two of us,” I say, looking directly at Narissa, my tone not leaving any room for arguments. With the delicateness of what we have to discuss, I would prefer to leave this conversation between just Narissa and me, for now. Later, if she wants to, she can share the information with her Beta and her sister, my mate. She lets out a frustrated sigh but nods. Sam frowns but accepts her decision before turning around and heading back out the front door. “We’ll talk a

Oliver “Alright, everyone, we have a special visitor today,” Narissa claps her hands together, capturing everyone's attention. “I want you all on your best behaviour, and maybe you can learn something from our guest. I stand at the side of the old arena, waiting for my announcement. There are men and women of all ages, as young as 16 and as old as 50, if not older. We had a brief rundown on how it would go this morning, but even so, I’m still so uncertain about how things will go today from yesterday's festivities with Sophia and this morning waking up in her bed and unable to keep my hands off her all morning. I have no idea what is really happening today, and I can tell Narissa knows I’m distracted. Her smile turns into a sly smirk as her eyes flick to me each time. I have no idea how I managed not to fuck Sophia senseless yesterday, I know she wanted more, and she even wanted more this morning, but until I know she is one hundred per cent committed to this, to us, I won't take

Oliver I haven’t spoken to my mate in the last few hours, and I don’t know how much longer I’ll be able to hold off. I always said I would never be that person to hold the mate bond over someone's head, and I most certainly won’t for my mate. I understand that it’s only been a few days since we met, but this is common for wolves to move on quickly, and right now, I’d like to think we have a good solid relationship to build on. She avoided me completely at dinner, only to grab food and run back to her bedroom without saying so much as a hello. The fact that my room is two doors down and I am unable to see her drove both Ace and me insane. After finally checking my latest messages on all things Liverpool from Brent and the raging hormonal cousin, I asked Narissa if I could run patrol for her for a few hours. Feeling the need to let out Ace and feeling absolutely useless makes us both uneasy. Even for him being this quiet is unusual, Ace usually whines about wanting to be around So

Ashleigh Seeing Ollie break down like that only breaks my heart more. He’s always been the stronger one of the two of us, emotionally and physically. He was a complete mess when he arrived two days ago, making me worry for him even more. Zander doesn’t like the fact that I worry about him so much because ‘He’s a grown-ass man who can look after himself,’ but he’s my cousin and the closest thing I have to family right now. I’m probably the closest thing he has to one since everything at home has gone to shit. So, to see him like this the last few days … I knew he was holding something back, but I was not expecting it to be such a huge thing — a few huge things. No wonder he has been feeling how he is. I know the guys drank themselves stupid last night. Zander always gets a little too frisky when he comes to bed after drinks, which I don’t mind at all. I’m just thankful I can’t get any more pregnant than I already am. I throw on a change of clothes and pyjamas in the small overn

Sophia My eyes snap open almost instantly as I plunge to my death in another terrifying dream. My body is tired and sore and is getting weaker every day. I knew the consequences of not going with Oliver when he left, but I didn’t think it would be this bad. I’m curled up in the room he stayed in and found an old shirt he left behind. I’ve been locked up in here since he left that day … regretting my decision every day. I tried to convince myself that it was for my sister, that she didn’t have much time left, but even she tried to convince me to go with him, reminding me of the importance of the mate bond, making me more confused than ever. Hating the situation even more, I drag myself out of bed, pulling on some leggings and an old jumper. Oliver's scent has left the room, causing me to spiral even more. I stay here for the comfort it brings me, but even so, that is barely doing anything lately. My achy body allows me to wander the dark hallways. I heard someone arrive this even