Jackson POV Rushing upstairs with Carrie on my shoulder I hear the chuckles of some of our Pack members around us. I race to the top of the stairs and gently place Carrie on her feet while I open the door to our suite. Her face is red with embarrassment, which I find adorable and kiss the tip of her nose. “They adore you,” I murmur to her as she gets in the suite before me. “You love embarrassing me,” she says as she moves towards the fridge to get water. “Want me to order some food first or do you want a shower first?” I ask her as she gulps down the water. “I want a shower first, and then some food,” she says as she puts the empty bottle on the counter. I nod and wait for her to move. She looks at me and pulls her shirt over her head. She stands there staring at me, moving towards her leggings, and sliding them down her legs taking her panties with them. My breath catches as I look at my beautiful mate standing in front of me wearing nothi

Jackson POV “How the hell did this happen?” I demand of the director on the phone. “I do not know but I will get to the bottom of it,” she replies quickly. “Is he already getting visitors?” I demand wanting to know how this “gift” could have bene sent to Carrie. Coincidentally on the day scheduled for the Luna’s ceremonial run. He is more aware of what is going on than I would expect or am comfortable with. “Absolutely not. He has not earned the right to visitors. I will see what I can find out and call you back,” she says hanging up cutting off the call. I turn and see Jessica and Mandy helping Carrie breathe through the shock of the gift she received. “What did she say?” Christian asks quietly. “Nothing of value. She is going to see what happened and if he managed to connect with anyone on the outside. If he did not, then that means we have someone on the outside carrying on his mission,” I observe as I watch my mate fight the tears that

Jessica POV I look around my room and wonder where I can go to be as far away from Carleton as possible. I want to believe him. I am desperate to run into his arms. But I cannot forget what I heard that morning months ago. I was glowing. Excited for the future. And then it was like hitting a brick wall. Everything came tumbling down. I could not go through the rejection. I do not know why; it was just something my entire being rejected. My wolf fought me to stay. She wanted to hear him say it. She did not believe it when she heard it. I did not want to, but I knew. So, I pushed her down until we escaped the territory, and went rogue. I could not face my family. I could not share my shame at not being good enough for my mate. Jessica, an Alpha she-wolf. Rejected. It was unheard of. I knew my family would be worried, but it was better this way. I still had not contacted them since arriving at the Evergreen Pack. I wanted to but I kn

Jackson POV I am racing through the forest when I hear the gunshot. “Carrie!” I yell through our mind link, but it is still closed. I know she was angry that I took Rosie to the Pack hospital, but I had no choice. I would have done that for any Pack member. And the fact that many know Rosie is pregnant and allegedly with my pup, has many eyes on me. I had to do what was right and would explain that to her. But I also did not see what had happened and I needed to know. I trusted Carrie and do not believe she would have done anything like that. But I needed her to confirm it for me. As I clear the forest line, I see that the rogues have run off, with a couple having been captured. My bigger target is the crowd surrounding what I assume is the whomever got hit by the bullet. I push my way through the crowd and guiltily breathe an internal sigh of relief. Carrie was not hit. I want to pull her into my arms, but I see her sitting beside the bod

Jessica POV I felt butterflies in my stomach at the thoughts of being with Carleton again. We had been magic before. Would we be magic again? The lack of sparks concerned me. Hell, it terrified me, if I was going to be honest. I had made so many mistakes; there had been so many misunderstandings. Was the Moon Goddess punishing me for my choices? As I stood in front of Carleton, he pulled me forward kissing me with the promise of more. I swayed into his arms, and he released my lips simply holding me. I felt like I was home in his arms. “Let’s get you dressed and then get some food into you,” Carleton murmurs stepping away from me. I see a pile of clothes on the table, “Mandy brought those for you. She was camped out most of the night until Josh and I convinced her to go get some rest,” Carleton tells me. Mandy was like a baby sister to me. I would feel the loss of seeing her every day. Of being with her. When I had first met her, she w