Alisha“I’m done with this,” I handed the patient’s folder back to Simon who hummed and tossed it aside without even glancing to check. He looked extremely busy, with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows and the sound of his muttering and scribbling of the pen filled the small space of his office. I couldn’t help the corners of my lips quirking up into a smile before I shook my head minutely and left.The clinic was closed for the day and I relished in the emptiness of the clinic, but my mind wandered. I had been trying to get Derek and his behavior the previous night out of my mind and used work as a distraction to do so. However it was clear that I still had him in mind.I let out a soft groan and wished I could have my twins beside me, so I would distract myself even more by focusing on the ire care.I missed them; I missed my children so much that it hurt. But I also knew I couldn’t provide for them the way that Derek would. There, they were considerably happier and got a lot more

DerekThe treaty had been agreed on, if only informally.I waited until Kaiden had left the clearing where we had our meeting. As I watched him disappear into the darkness of the forest, my thoughts were full of so many things - past memories, and future plans.I was glad that I would be able to have an ally in Kaiden. He would make a good Alpha, as he was charismatic enough and cared for the Silver Moon Pack. To be fair, I thought anyone was better than the Mad Alpha Sebastian. And if such a treaty between our two packs was reached it would put both mine and Kaiden’s names in the history books.Sebastian would no longer be too much trouble, and now I was free to think about how to deal with Gerard. I thought about my last with that snake of a Beta. I hated him, both as a Beta and as the friend of my father.If I was going to be rid of him it would take more than just killing his spies; I would have to find something on him that would drive the Elders of our pack to favor me over him.

AlishaDamn it. Damn it!All the regrets I had upon accepting Derek’s dinner bet had come to roost, and I stood up at once, looking from left to right to orient myself.The sun streamed in through the windows and I knew it had to be late in the morning for that to happen.Oh, goddess, what had I done?I began to query myself like never before. I dug my fingers into my hair and tried not to scream in frustration.Had it been the wine? It had been a little too sweet for my liking. Had Derek put something inside it?Or the food?It had been delicious to say the least . I felt my appetite awaken iron recalling how scrumptious each dish tasted, from the soupy appetizer to the creamy dessert with strawberry glaze.And I had eaten it all up! If there was a way for me to have been drugged or poisoned, that would definitely be it.“Alisha?” Derek’s voice rang and made me stiffen, before whipping my head to glare at him. A growl slipped through my lips and I longed to lash out at him.He must h

Derek:It took me a lot longer than I would ever admit to return to normal.In the wake of Alisha’s abrupt exit, I felt the stinging pain of rejection, and the bitter taste of defeat on the top of my tongue.It felt truly awful: like a burning in my chest and a heaviness that left me reminded of the two years Alisha hadn’t been in the pack or in my life by my own stupid mistakes.I left the portrait room and went back to the study, my body moving on autopilot. The zeal I had to hang out with my friend and his mate (and possibly include Alisha in the mix) had vanished straight into thin air.I had made another mistake, and I knew it. It was just another in the long list of reasons why Alisha refused to return to me.I shouldn’t have brought the children into our disagreeable relationship. I had known it was wrong but somehow I had been a little desperate. I knew that Alisha would never have the heart to say no to anything the twins asked her, and thought I could take advantage of it.“

Alisha:I opened my eyes, feeling like I had cotton wool in my mouth. My limbs were heavy and it took some time for me to realize that I was actually still in the floor, and had fallen asleep some while ago.Sitting up with a slight groan after some moments staring up into the ceiling, I realized that it was dark outside and I turned tk the clock and saw the time.It was already a couple of minutes past six.“Holy shit,” I breathed, standing up at once. My muscles were stiff but I slowly looked around, somehow not believing that I could have slept through the entire afternoon.How had I let myself drift off for so long?I jolted at the sound of the knock on my door.“Yes?” My voice croaked out and I suddenly became aware of how thirsty i was. Going over to the door I opened it and Simon stood there looking worried.“Sorry I was asleep for so long,” I apologized to him but before I could say any more he pressed the back of his palm to my forehead and felt it.“You feel a lot better no