The morning went very well. Jessie and I peeled potatoes and put them on to boil and set up our breading station for the chicken fried steak. At eleven o-clock, I called my mate to come crank the ice cream maker. When he got to our suite, I had already set up the ice cream maker and sat him down in front of it, telling him to tell me when it gets hard to crank. While he was cranking, Jessie and I started making the chicken fried steaks, then I showed her how to whip the mashed potatoes and make milk gravy. After we were done with all that, I noticed that it was time to start the peach cobbler. After the butter was melted in the pan that we were using for it, I explained, “We are just going to mix our mixture of equal parts, self-rising flour, sugar and milk then pour it into the melted butter and add the peaches on top. Then we put it back in the oven for about forty-five minutes, but we will keep an eye on it. We just want it golden brown on top.” She smiled, “That’s really easy.” I n

My mate furrowed his brow, “What do you mean, love?” I replied, “Alpha Ben paid the rogues to attack our house that day. It also explains why Alpha Ben was in the area of our house that day. It also explains why they put me in the kitchen immediately and never wanted me to do anything else. The Goddess explained that he, somehow, found out that the neighboring pack was doing very well and he found out that they were well known for the food they serve. Apparently, he was in a meeting with their Alpha when he saw my mother in the kitchen. She didn’t know he saw her. As soon as she found out he was there, she ran home. It wasn’t long after that the rogues attacked our house.” Luna Jessie put her hand on mine, “So he did that just so he could get his hands on you?” I nodded, “He and Luna Kate were greedy and power-hungry. If they could get even a fraction of the wealth and power that the other pack had, they would do it. What they didn’t understand is that when I am miserable, I don’t do

Isabel POV We reached the outdoor training area and Gamma Scott was waiting there with Gabrielle. I smiled, “Good morning!” I hugged Gabrielle and smiled, “I hope my sparring with your mate isn’t hurting you.” She laughed, “Not at all. It’s nice seeing his ass get handed to him for a change.” I laughed out loud, “That’s good to know.” I approached Gamma Scott, “Are you all healed now?” He smiled, “Yeah. All healed. I have to say, Only Alpha Matthew has been able to inflict that much damage on me. I think the Goddess may have overdone it on your enhancements.” I laughed hard at that, “I guess I need to learn how to control it. I don’t want to accidentally kill someone.” He smiled, “That might be a good idea, but we need to see what your wolf can do this morning. Why don’t you go behind that tree and shift for us?” I nodded and walked behind a tree, taking off my leggings and sports bra and shifted. Tasha walked into the training ring and faced Gamma Scott’s wolf, Raider. He was a mass

We walked to the hall doors and they opened as soon as we walked into the hall. As we walked together down the aisle toward Alpha Matthew, I was hearing a lot of comments from the pack as well as guests. Most were commenting about how pretty my dress was, one little girl shouted, “She cut her hair,” causing everyone, including Joshua and me, to laugh loudly. When we reached Alpha Matthew, my mate and I faced each other up front, shared a gentle kiss and he stood to the side. Alpha Matthew started, “We are all gathered together to witness the induction of Isabel Myers into Cold Springs Pack and name her Co-Beta. First, Isabel Myers, will you accept my invitation into Cold Springs Pack?” I nodded, “I will.” Alpha Matthew then looked into the crowd, “As is tradition, I will now ask if there is anyone who wishes to challenge Isabel for the position of Co-Beta?” A huge woman stood up, “I, Rita Coolie, challenge Isabel Myers for the position of Co-Beta to Cold Springs Pack in a fight to the

Joshua’s POV When Alphas Matthew and Conner arrived at my mate’s room, I knew there was an issue when I saw my brother’s face. He looked furious. Alpha Conner stood next to my mate’s side of the bed, “I’m so sorry this happened to you, Isabel. I hope you get better soon.” I sighed, “It’s going to be a long recovery. They had to totally reconstruct her ribs using cadaver ribs.” Alpha Conner’s eyes went wide, “That may creep her out at first, but she will get used to it.” I laughed, “That’s almost the same thing I said. So, what is the news?” He rubbed the back of his neck as if he was very uncomfortable, “My sources in her old pack tell me that bonehead sent the Lycan. She was mated to one of his pack members. She was supposed to kill her. His pack is almost decimated. Half of the pack left when she left. Only the ones who thought it was okay to beat a pack member for no good reason remained in the pack. Needless to say, he is down to only twenty warriors. He has been going to the sur