ALPHA ASHAMy fathers eyes followed me, his pupils steady. Pixie sat still but the disbelief in her eyes said it all. He had left without a trace and came back the exact same way. The dinning room was quiet, no one had expected my fathers return so soon and no one was ready to say a word.“Y’all should learn to start locking your doors!” My heart skipped a beat, that was Ambers voice.“Oh, Penelope, you’re… here…” Amber slowed down when she entered the dinning, the expected terror surprisingly not on her face. She looked from me to Jared to Pixie. She stood behind my father but it was quite obvious that she could feel his aura, powerful and terrifying.Pixie stood up, she kept her eyes steady on my face, a look of deep trust.“Thank you for your hospitality sir, the rouges that attacked us would not be prowling in daylight, it’s safe for my departure.” She said in the most formal voice but I doubted that would be enough to fool a man like my father, he could see through lies, he knew

ALPHA ASHA I hadn’t even seen her wolf yet, I was anxious as much as I was excited and so was she. My wolf was excited too, I could feel it peaking out, reaching to be free so eagerly. Jared walked with us, he noticed the tension on Pixies face and gave me a side eye, although I had been noticing it too. Jared had asked me several questions about my last meeting with my father, I told him all about it and just like I thought he was nervous about it as well. Jared had told me to get rid of the dagger but I refused, getting rid of it would only prove that I was scared of what my father had said, and I was eager to prove him wrong. “Pixie, is everything okay?” I asked, leaning down to look at her but she had not heard me. I still felt a little tensed about how she was acting and worst was her refusal to speak to me about it. We hadn’t really talked about my fathers appearance and it only left me wondering if that was the reason for her attitude. She snapped her head up, looking at me

PIXIEI had lost myself in my thoughts, staring out the window. Mainly my mind focused on what Jared had told me but I couldn’t make out anything that might have happened which could have been traumatic to Asha. The moon shun softly to us below and trees that zoomed past were mostly just a blur.My run with Asha had started off great, it helped me get me mind off of whatever was going on back home and allowed me to breathe easy, if only for a few moments. We had tackled each otmy like pups to the ground, the joy I felt had rid me completely of any worries I had at the moment. It had all been so wonderful, it had been so long I had that much fun.But, of course, it had to come to an end, I mean, what good things really do last in my life.As hard as I tried to only think of the positives, all my mind fixated on was the cold way my last moments with Asha had turned out.I let my thoughts stray to Amber, remembering how she had hesitantly agreed to cover for me. I wondered what she was t

ALPHA ASHAI held her in my arms, my wolf calm and growling softly in happiness. How could I have let go of this? I was so stupid to think I could somehow love without her, like she wasn’t literally being the air I breathe.I settled so willingly with her, like as if she had never left ams was halfway to her pack- house before I chased them down, I had been greatf for the shortcut I used to catchup to the car. I leaned in close, my gaze fixed on her pretty lips.I kissed her deeply, pouring every bit of emotion into it. Praying my legs wouldn’t give out from the sheer relief of having her in my arms again. I hadn’t exactly prepared a speech on my way over, my brain too focused on covering as much ground as quickly as possible, so when she’d asked me if I forgot something, I’d leaped at the opportunity to kiss her again. It was all I’d been craving for.I was so glad she hadn’t fought me or told me to leave. I wasn’t sure if I would have been able to leave, not without my own wolf havi

PIXIEAs we neared my pack lands I began to feel the nerves crawling into my stomach and turning to lead.Jared remained calm at the wheel, his face betraying no signs of anxiety.“Jared,” I called softly, the silence in the car hurting my ears. He hummed in answer, keeping his eyes on the road.“Please could you drop me off about a mile out?”“A mile?” he repeated, looking confused. “Asha wants me to make sure you get there safely. That means he expects me to drive you close enough to the front door.”“No, that’s not safe for you,” I argued. “I know my pack’s lands well enough to get back without any trouble. Please, Jared, I don’t want to give Dwight a reason to come after your house.”“You mean ‘our house’,” he teased. “I get it. I’ll stop exactly a mile out, no more than that.”“Thank you,” I said, breathing a sigh of relief. “And don’t jinx things, you never know what Asha might decide.”I didn’t expect him to burst out laughing at the suggestion that Asha might not feel the same