All Chapters of TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS : Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

Cameron POVNadia held Evangeline tight, making her let out a strained groan. Nadia pulled back, eyes already filled with tears.“Why did those doctors give us hope just to take it back? A whole month just to wait for a surgery that should be happening now?”Evangeline smoothed her skirt as they sat on the couch. “I don’t blame them, Nad. They tried to stabilize my wolf, but nothing held. They want to be sure this time.”“Let’s hope they actually get it right this time,” Nadia muttered.“It also gives everything more time to fall apart,” Evangeline said, glancing at the window. “No guarantee my body even holds out that long.”“Please stop.” Nadia pulled her into a gentler hug. “Don’t talk like that. You’re getting through this. Your wolf stays strong, and we’ll grow old just to annoy the council. You’re still alive and the doctors have a plan.”Evangeline looked down at her hands, tracing the veins at her wrist. “Plans fail.”“And they also work,” Nadia said. “You don’t get to jump st

Lisa POVSeeing standing outside my door made no sense. Not the timing, not the fact that he came alone, not the way he looked at me as if the morning hadn’t happened. I held the door open without saying anything and stepped aside to let him in. He walked past me and stopped in the middle of the room. He seemed exhausted, with tired eyes. I closed the door and moved further inside, putting distance between us before I turned around. The silence stretched.“Are you going to keep acting like I’m not here?” he asked.“I’m not acting,” I said. “I just don’t have anything to say.”“That’s not true, Lisa You always have something to say.”I let out a quiet breath and walked toward the table, picking up the glass of water I had left there earlier. It gave me something to do that wasn’t looking at him.“You said enough this morning,” I said. “There’s nothing left to add.”“That’s not what I meant,” he said, and there was a slight delay before the last word landed. “Don’t start twisting it.”

Evangeline POVThe Veiled Meridian gathered at the regional building. A large hotel stood in front, serving as a shield for the underground structure that an ordinary eye would never catch.The hall stayed quiet in a contained way. I walked in with my group. We followed the same greeting pattern we had always followed. I pressed my fingers to my wrist, gave a nod, and moved to my place.The space was arranged in circles. Low stools marked each ring to indicate rank and function. The outer rings held the new recruits. The inner circles belonged to those who had completed their assignments and were waiting to be recognized or reassigned.At the center, on a slightly elevated platform, sat the seven who ran everything. It had been decades since the apex circle was entirely female. This was a victory for our structure. Everyone wore neutral tones of gray and black. No one stood out. The celebration here was not noisy. It was a matter of record.Before we sat, we cleansed. Bowls of water p

Cameron POV The office never stayed empty. People rotated in and out without thinning the room. The glass walls gave the illusion of space, but movement from the hallway bled through constantly. Files stacked across my desk. My laptop stayed open with too many tabs, each one demanding attention at the same time.Persistent knocks came at steady intervals. A young gamma held onto a file, asking for a job. Two brothers argued over land boundaries until I settled the matter and assigned oversight to a neutral party. A widow reported harassment from a relative; I issued a formal warning and reassigned property access to her name alone. A wounded guard’s family pushed for extended treatment support; I approved the coverage. The accountant presented numbers with a confidence that didn’t hold; I adjusted the allocations and set a mandatory review. None of it stopped. Each problem replaced the last before it fully cleared.Franklin stayed near the door, managing the flow. The security monit

LisaMy phone rang while I was still in the living room. I glanced at the screen and smiled when I saw Sasha’s name.I picked up.“You finally remembered I exist,” I said.Sasha laughed on the other end. “Please. You’ve been the one acting like a government official. I called you three times yesterday. And Cora has been worried about you. She returned to Silver Creek last week and wanted to be sure you're okay.”My heart warmed. I leaned back into the couch. “I’ve been meaning to go to the nursery anyway.”“And what about Packfest? It's so sad you're not here. You and I haven't missed it in the last five years straight. So sad your absence is breaking the streak.”Shoot, the festival.The idea of going settled in my head.“Maybe I wasn’t planning to miss it,” I said.Sasha squealed. “Look at you wanting to pull a surprise on me. Well, I'm glad. At least come home and breathe normal air.”Normal didn’t fit my life anymore, but I understood what she meant.“You’ve been locked up in that