I wake from the little sleep I managed to get. Not helped by Rose choosing to call in the early hours, so wound up and in such a state that she had simply forgotten the time difference. Quite frankly, I am that sleep deprived through stress and feeling fed up with the whole situation I am in, that I am getting sick of it all. I know I was blunt with her, and probably told her what she was not wanting to hear, but I honestly do not care right now. I heard all the evidence Knox and Lilah gave me and I asked them to remove me from the deal. I want nothing to do with the decisions. This is too closely involved with me. And the less I have to do with it, the better. Rose’s family business is, quite bluntly, fucked. I don’t know what they have been doing to it, as when her father was at his finest he was a highly successful business man and seriously esteemed around a lot of the world. Now his businesses and his name and reputation were crumbling, yet he seemed to have been doing less in

So proud. That is the only way to describe how I feel. Excited too. Today is the day I get to see my mate graduate. A day I know she has been working so hard toward for so many years. A day she has dreamt of since being a child. Something she fought for in her old pack, something she was willing to give up her mate for too, but thankfully, because of our pack, she didn’t have to give me up. We enabled her and her other pack members the freedom they deserved from their dictator of an Alpha. And now Esme got to celebrate her final victory, her graduation. She would officially become a Dr, and become part of the medical team at our hospital within our pack. And I could not be fucking prouder. She was amazing! I know she will do wonderfully. She was made for this. So incredibly intelligent. And weirdly, seems to like blood and guts. While they don’t bother me, as a warrior, she actually finds them interesting and she knows loads about them. The amount of studying and coursework she ha

I have been buzzing through the entirety of watching the graduation ceremony. I would have been anyway, with being so incredibly proud of Esme, but with the fact she told me we expecting our first pup literally moments before we headed down to the ceremony area meant I was on a serious high! I didn’t think I wanted my own kids just yet. But when Esme told me, my heart felt like it melted while jumping out of my chest - a very strange sensation! My wolf, Aspen, was just as excited as me! Family are hugely important to us as werewolves, but yet having pups has never been on my priority list. Even seeing my friends with kids didn’t make me feel it was an urgent matter, and that didn’t really change once I found Esme either. If anything, the screaming kids of my friends probably put me off more. I was more the fun Uncle type.But something must have changed without me even realising it. Because I swear the minute Esme told me I was giddy with happiness and excitement. But anxious for her

Today has been so amazing so far, being able to finally collect my graduation certificate, and have my family there to see me do it too. Seeing me achieve my dream was such an awesome feeling. And the smile on Gabe’s face too, was perfect. When I started this course I had never imagined I would be finishing it with a mate there supporting me, cheering me on and making me so incredibly happy! Let alone with a surprise addition to our family inside of my belly. And this one was most definitely a surprise! A surprise we did not plan, I know that. Kids had not been on our agenda for a few years yet. Most couples when they meet their mate are in a rush to have pups. Not us. Gabe was so not keen on kids and neither was I, and then I wanted to make sure I had completed my course. But I have to admit, meeting him changed something in me, I think. I seemed to soften a little to kids then. I think he did too. Though if you listen to his family, he has always been wonderful with kids, more th

Just as I started to speak. “I just need a minute.” She pauses, and quickly moves again. Had she thought I was about to kiss her? Was she going to kiss me? Did she want me to kiss her? Dammit, whatever it was, the moment was lost now. And I need to go get some space. I gently let go of her hips and walked toward the pack house, I will go to my office for a minute. Nobody would disturb me there. ‘You ok, Jake?’ Knox links. ‘Yeah, just going toilet’ I replied, finding it easier to lie. Let them enjoy their time with their mates. They don’t need dragging into my drama and messed-up mind. I walked down the hallway of the packhouse into my office. And sit myself on the edge of my desk. Running my hands through my dark hair. I don’t know what to think. When did things change with her? I thought I had only ever seen Ruby as a friend. But not seeing her lately has been frustrating me. Then having her that close to me got me all hot and bothered and maybe even a little turned on.