MAX’S POVRight before us stood a very tall man with whitish blonde hair and a menacing smile. “I asked a question. Do. You. Need. Some. Help?” Something about his voice turned me off. Then his scent was human but it smelt of something else. Something I couldn’t really describe; something I’d never smelt before.“Trying to analyze my scent are we?” He said, staring at me with a smirk on his lips. He knew I was a wolf. Instantly, my guards came up and I stood up, bringing my weight from leaning against Alexis to leaning on my own feet. It sent jolts of pain to my side and I felt my vision get blurry with the pain but then, I ignored it. I pushed Alexis behind me, gently but firmly.“What do you want?” I said, ensuring to keep my voice crisp and clear and laced with Alpha’s venom. The man shrugged. He said, “Well, I just wanted to have a conversation with the lady that’s all.” He pointed at Alexis. I felt Alexis try to stare past me at him but I held her back firmly behind me.“Sp

MAX’S POVHer small hands were around my waist and mine were around hers too. Her beautiful green eyes were boring into mine and for a moment, nothing else mattered except that she was right here in front of me and this tiny woman was my world. I remembered her frantic gestures after the accident and the strength she had channeled and the way she had composed herself and in that moment, I couldn’t help but fall more headfirst in love with her. I don’t know if that was possible but in that moment, I loved Alexis more than I ever thought. Like I said, everything about Amelia Rhodes appealed to me. Everything about her. All the other women I’d been with now seemed too tall, too short, too this or that but Amelia was perfect. She was perfect. And she just confessed that she was in love with me. I felt elated. I felt like I’d won the lottery. “I don’t know how it happened or how best to describe it but what I feel-“ she paused and swallowed looking at her feet. “I know it’s not what I

ALEXIS POVOnce we got to John's house, Jaime was waiting for me outside. She welcomed me with a big hug, squealing, "Aunty Mia!"It took me aback. I squeezed her in a hug and then said, "What did you just call me?""Dad said your birth name was Amelia so, I decided that I'd call you Aunty Mia. It's the shortened form of your name."I felt tears pool in my eyes and I hugged Jaime back. I closed my eyes and savored the feel of her stubby body close to mine and her arms around my neck. There was just something that her words did to me. It felt good to be in a family unit. After I and Jaime dislodge from our hug, Grace stood with her arms opened. I walked into them. "Welcome home, Amelia. Welcome."I felt the tears escape and my heart was filled with an indescribable joy. I was glad my family members were the Rhodes. I was glad it was them. John said, "Well ladies, shall we go in? We can't stand around out here all day. Jaime go show Aunty Mia her room."Jaime perked up in excitement.

MAX POVAmelia brought her hands from my back to my neck. She wound it around me and used it to bring my face even closer to hers, deepening the kiss even more. It was a slow and sweet kiss yet I felt the passion and heat of being separated from Amelia. I didn’t just pour all of this into the kiss, I felt the same from Amelia too and for once, it felt good to know that the feeling was mutual. I finally let her go and hugged her, placing my chin on top of her head and closing my eyes for a while. I opened them and realized that we were all alone in the room. The Rhodes must have felt the need to give us some privacy. This was thoughtful and kind of them and I made the mental note to thank them later. Amelia stared up at me and smiled. “I underestimated how much I missed you.”“I missed you more, Amelia and I’m sorry. I’m sorry you have to go through all that you’re going through. I’m sorry for being so weak and unable to protect you. I’m sorry-““Shh.” Amelia held her fingers against

ALEXIS’ POVI got up early the next morning; just at the crack of dawn. I was expectant. Was today the day Max would take me to his home land? Yes, he’d mentioned it, but we hadn’t fixed a date for it. Knowing Max and how he didn’t waste time with the execution of his plans, it felt like he could do something like that; ask us to travel that day. Whether or not we did travel that day, I began to pack anyway. I didn’t know for how long we would be gone, and I really loved the closet Max had prepared for me and was confident in those clothes. So, I packed at my liberty. Luckily, I found some empty suitcases in the walk-in-closet, so I filled them with clothes, shoes, underwear and what not. My stomach would likely grow bigger in that place and we might not be able to go shopping there, so I took that into consideration when I decided what dress to take or what not to. After a while, I began to feel tired so, I enlisted the help of Miley and Riley who first scolded me for endeavoring t