Colt couldn’t stop staring at me. Well, none of them could. It felt like an hour had passed that we were just in the room and I was seated on the couch with Colt next to me.  While my brother looked at me with worry visible in his eyes, my parents still stared at me in horror.  It was obvious what exactly they were thinking – either I was a ghost or that I had come back from the dead.  “Hailey…” My mother hesitantly called me, breaking the silence in the room.  I looked up at her with a tight-lipped smile.  “What…” She began, her eyes thoroughly scanning me.  

Heather’s face said it all – shocked, confused, and absolutely betrayed. Everyone else in the room also thought the same, but didn’t say anything. They probably thought it wasn’t their place to speak up or maybe they couldn’t even come up with words after he showed up out of nowhere. “Kage? Baby, wha– what are you doing?” Heather asked, obvious that she was still trying to keep her cool. Kage turned to my sister with gritted teeth, the muscle on his jaw ticked. “Protecting my mate.” “What?!” Both my sister and I spat out in surprise, and I think that’s the first time we’ve ever truly agreed on the same thing. Heather shot me an annoyed glare and I slightly raised my hand up in surrender. I’m not trying to fight her. I never was. I wish she’d freaking see that and stop acting like I’m her enemy. “You heard me, Heather. Hailey is my rightful mate and I won’t let you hurt her.” Kage exclaimed before pushing her hand away from my face. Heather looked infuriated, but as well as

I didn’t think it could happen so soon. Or, well, I didn’t think it could happen at all in the first place. But I think… I was looking at my second chance mate. A mate that was given to you by the Moon Goddess because the first one was wrong in her eyes. In this case, my mate this time around definitely seemed right for me. Even though it still seemed like a dream that was too good to be true. Kylo Knight had become even more handsome since I last saw him, and I didn’t even know that could be possible. His green-gray eyes looked even more hypnotizing, and his wavy brown hair looked so soft to touch. This was the little boy that always looked smaller next to Kage. The boy that was only ever seen as Kage’s younger brother. This time, it was like he could win a battle with him without much effort. I don’t know what happened the last six months that I had been gone, but it’s like he grew up to become bigger and better. And even more handsome, too. I was practically on the ver

When I was a little girl, I used to dream about meeting my mate for the first time. I dreamt of feeling that connection and suddenly, nothing else would matter in the world but our bond. The one thing I was mostly concerned about was if it would be someone I knew in the past or maybe someone that has met me but I don’t remember. I had often hoped that it would be a person I didn’t know because chances are, they wouldn’t be a part of those that used to bully me, or ones who would stay at the side and just watch while I got bullied. Either way, I desperately just wanted to be free from all the shame and start anew. Now here I was, years later, standing in front of two mates that were fighting over me. And the most ironic thing about it all? One used to bully me, and the other used to just stand and watch. Goddess, I really can’t escape this life. “Hailey.” I get pulled out of my thoughts when Kylo calls me, the tone of his voice both pleading and slightly impatient. They

I was nervous. No, that was an understatement in itself. My heart was thumping so loud, my hands were clammy, and every step I took felt like I was sinking into quicksand. I know that this time, things were different. For starters, my parents actually wanted me to be here. My mother practically dragged me into the ballroom and my father was pleased to see me, too. My sister, on the other hand, was nowhere to be seen. I wonder where she went and I felt a pang of guilt thinking that I might have caused it, that I might have caused her to shed away from the spotlight. But then again, I also couldn’t help but think that finally, after all these years, I was the one that was actually getting to be seen. For the first time in my entire life, I was the beautiful Alpha’s daughter nobody could keep their eyes away from. As I walked into the grand ballroom of our Pack mansion, the guests gasped and stared at me not from disgust, but in delight. If months ago they looked at me like I was