All Chapters of The Ruthless Werewolf Billionaire's Dare: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

"So," I say."So," Tyler agrees.We stand in the entryway. Still dressed in our wedding clothes and looking at each other."This is awkward," I say."Very.""We've slept in the same bed for weeks.""We have.""But this is different.""It is." Tyler steps closer. His hand cups my face, thumb stroking my cheekbone. "We can take this slow. Or we can wait. We don't have to do anything tonight. Whatever you want, April. That's what happens.""What do you want?"His eyes darken like a fast moving storm. "I want you. I've wanted you since the moment you kissed me in that club. Since you glared at me across that restaurant. Since you stood in my office and told me you'd rather die than be my Luna." He laughs softly. "But I can wait. If you need time. If you're not ready. I'll wait as long as you need."I look at him. My husband. My Alpha. The man I chose in front of five hundred witnesses.The man who's offering to wait, even on our wedding night."I don't want to wait," I say quietly.Tyler

Liam arrives after dinner with a three-ring binder that's grown even thicker since this morning."Council prep," he announces, dropping it on the dining table with a thud. "We have eighteen hours to get you ready.""That's a lot of binder," I observe."That's a lot of Council." Liam flips it open. "We need to cover every possible question. Every attack angle. Every way Mitchell might try to undermine you."We spend the evening reviewing protocol. How to address each Council member. What questions they're likely to ask. How to present myself as both strong and respectful."Elder Monroe will ask about the contract," Liam says, tapping his notes. "She'll try to make you admit Tyler coerced you."

Being Luna, it turns out, is a full-time job.Liam shows up the morning after the Council presentation with another binder."Your schedule," he says, dropping it on the breakfast table.I flip it open. Pages and pages of appointments, meetings, and events."This is for one week?""One month. But we'll start with this week." Liam points to today's entry. "Ten AM, meet with Elena about the pack's education initiatives. Noon, lunch with the Ladies' Auxiliary. Three PM, hospital visit to pack members recovering from injuries. Six PM, dinner with business associates.""I don't know anything about education initiatives.""You'll learn. Elena will brief you." Liam flips to the next page. "Tomorrow, you're visiting Bella's hospital for a photo op with leukemia patients. Dr. Reeves arranged it. Wednesday, pack picnic. Thursday, charity gala. Friday, Council wives' tea."My head spins. "This is insane.""This is Luna work," Tyler says from across the table. He's reviewing his own schedule on hi

Three weeks into being Luna, I find the pills.I'm not snooping. I'm looking for Tyler's cufflinks because he asked me to grab them from his dresser while he finishes a call with a supplier in Shanghai. The dinner tonight is important. Council members and their mates, all judging whether the new Luna can handle formal pack events.But when I open the top drawer, I find a pharmacy instead.Prescription bottles. At least six of them. Hidden beneath socks and watches and the cufflinks I came looking for.I pick one up. Read the label.**METOPROLOL SUCCINATE 100MG** **RAVEN, TYLER R.** **TAKE ONE TABLET DAILY** **DR. NINA REEVES**My hands are shaking.I pick up another bottle.**CARVEDILOL 25MG** **RAVEN, TYLER R.** **TAKE TWICE DAILY WITH FOOD** **DR. NINA REEVES**Another.**WARFARIN 5MG** **RAVEN, TYLER R.** **TAKE AS DIRECTED - BLOOD THINNER** **WARNING: REGULAR BLOOD TESTS REQUIRED**I know these names. I took a health class in college. Did a whole unit on cardiova

I find Bella in the sunroom the next morning. She's out of her wheelchair today, curled up on the window seat with a book and a mug of tea.She looks up when I enter. Takes one look at my face."You found out," she says quietly.I sink down beside her. The window seat is warm from the sun. "You knew. This whole time, you knew.""Tyler made me promise not to tell you." Bella sets down her book, something about werewolf mythology. "He said it wasn't your burden to carry. That you were just the contract wife.""I'm his actual wife now.""I know. But Tyler's brain doesn't work that way. He still sees you as the girl from the club. Not the woman who's become part of our family." Bella