All Chapters of First and Second chances: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Elizabeth This evening was supposed to be special, but instead of going all out, my true mate wanted to keep it small and intimate. I just couldn't imagine what he found intimate about this pub. Granted, it was the pub where we met and discovered we were each other's true mates, but it’s also the place where my best friend Cassy and her true mate – and also my good friend – Ethan work. So privacy wasn’t really an option. I sighed as I looked at my phone. Mike was late. That was unlike him. I glanced around the pub. Cassy gave me a wink as she walked by carrying a tray with three pints and a glass of champagne.I chuckled for a moment—someone ordering champagne in this pub was unheard of—but when I saw her walking toward the corner where three men in suits and a woman in a dress fit for a gala were sitting, it suddenly didn’t seem so strange anymore. I had no idea what people like them were doing in this pub. I would expect that kind of crowd at an exclusive club, not here in the loca

ElizabethBeep... beep... beep... beep...What was that strange beeping sound?I tried to open my eyes, but as soon as even the smallest sliver of light made it past my eyelids, a sharp pain shot through my head and spread throughout my entire body.I quickly shut my eyes again and tried to steady my breathing.Beep... beep... beep... beep... beep... beep... beep... beep.Okay, now it was clear—the beeping sped up with my heart rate. Now that I was calmer, the beeping slowed down too. It had to be a hospital monitor tracking my pulse. So, I was in a hospital. But why?“Luna?” I asked, hoping my wolf would know what was going on. But Luna didn’t respond. I could feel her presence, but that was all.Okay Lizzy, think. Why are you in the hospital? What’s the last thing you remember? As I sifted through the past week in my mind… Monday, job interview for the position of personal hostess to the Head of the Council. Tuesday, I got the call—I was the chosen candidate. I had kept it secret fr

Elizabeth I was sitting on my bed, quietly flipping through the instruction folder I had received after being hired as the personal maid.Yesterday, the doctor had done a few tests—and apparently, I passed with flying colours. I chuckled to myself. Sure, let’s call it a win. “Passed”… they simply couldn’t find a cause, and there was nothing visibly wrong with me. Thank the goddess Cassy and Ethan waited until the tests were over and brought me home afterward. In the car, I had asked if they knew exactly what had happened the day before. Cassy looked like she wanted to say something, but while he was driving, Ethan put his hand on her leg. “Oh Lizzy, the doctor told us not to fill in the blanks for you,” she said. I was so disappointed they followed that advice. All they could tell me was that I had been unconscious for about an hour and a half and that, as far as Cassy knew, they were my only visitors. I sighed and put the instruction folder aside. I rubbed my temples—everythi

I was lying on my bed, staring at my bracelet. I had tried to take it off before going to work this morning, but somehow I couldn’t get a good grip on the clasp to open it. Eventually, I gave up. Fortunately, no one had noticed—it was the engraving on it that embarrassed me.Wearing a mark on your neck is something to be proud of, a way to let the world know you're bonded to your mate. But this bracelet just made it look like someone saw me as their property. I knew Mike didn’t mean it like that—of course he didn’t, he’d never mean it that way. But that didn’t change how the message might come across to others.I started fiddling with the clasp again, but after half an hour, I gave up once more. Maybe I could stop by a jeweler this week to help me get it off—assuming I didn’t have to work until eight every workday.I knew only my start time was known; my workday didn’t end until Jason Moon—Alpha Jason Moon—left the office.I couldn’t help but think about Jason. He’d reacted like he al

I was so surprised that Jason had made dinner for the both of us that I completely forgot Mike was supposed to be at my door at nine o’clock. It wasn’t until he called that I came back down to earth.It was already nine, and there I was, sipping wine with Jason as if he were a close friend instead of my boss.I was jolted back to reality, and the moment I saw Mike’s name appear on my phone screen as an incoming call, I was overcome with guilt. Guilt towards Mike, even though I didn’t really have anything to feel guilty about—other than having lost track of time, and the fact that he was probably calling to say he’d be leaving for my place any moment.I also felt incredibly guilty towards Jason—I had left so abruptly. What must he think of me?At that same moment, my thoughts drifted back to what had happened with Ryan earlier today.I was really disappointed in myself for having told Jason what I had noticed and thought about Ryan.What if I had misinterpreted the whole thing?Ryan mu