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Wesley POV The silence after Barbara and her parents left was deafening, like a bomb about to explode. It was clear Barbara had won my parents over, Mom especially. Mom assured Barbara’s mother, Gwen, that she’d get to the root of the matter, while Anita held Barbara’s hand as they headed downstairs. I wondered what rubbish Barbara was filling Anita’s head with.Dad stared at me as though, if he looked hard enough, whatever lie they thought I was hiding would crawl out of me.“Blame me all you want,” I said. “I don't care anymore. Nobody is willing to listen to me.”“Son, this is not the time to be passive-aggressive,” he said. “I never said I wouldn't believe you. It's unlike you to lie. But you brought her home yourself and said you were interested in her, even after your mom and I asked if you were sure.”I stayed silent, staring straight ahead.His gaze shifted between me and Charlie, who stood there quietly.“Do you have any evidence? Anything to prove what you're saying? Did y

Isabella POV “Keep your phone handy and text me every step,” Iris said, following me downstairs. “Anything weird, tell me right away.”“Of course.” I wrapped a scarf around my head before stepping out and slid into the backseat of the waiting car without looking at anyone in the lobby.The driver was pleasant, but unease stayed with me the entire ride. About twenty minutes in, I considered texting Wesley to tell him what was happening. But this was about the bond. I couldn't give him something he could turn into a dozen questions.We drove for nearly an hour, past where the city thinned into open road, until I wasn't sure I'd be home that night.We stopped at a gate so high and heavily fenced that I could see nothing beyond it except a red roof. Grandma Cassidy appeared and knocked on the tinted window, signaling the driver to let me out.“Glad you made it,” she said, taking my arm.“Where is this place?” I whispered as she led me through the gate.A bulky, bald-headed man searched m

Luna Lisa's mouth fell open when she saw me beside Grandma Cassidy. She whispered to the woman next to her, excused herself, and came toward us with quick steps. I stepped back before I could stop myself."Stay calm," Grandma Cassidy whispered near my ear. "She doesn't bite."My heart hammered against my ribs anyway."What is going on?" she asked Grandma Cassidy, but her eyes stayed on me. "Why is she here? What are you up to?""Is she a recruit?""Far from it," Grandma Cassidy said.Luna Lisa's brows pulled together. "Is she in trouble?""It depends on how you see it," Grandma Cassidy said.Luna Lisa pressed her fingers to her temple. She wasn't angry. She looked like someone trying to follow a moving trail, like the girl who kept showing up in her family's problems had followed her again."I can't talk until I confirm you won't blow up the place with overreactions."Luna Lisa blinked. "Can we step aside and talk, then?""There's nothing to hide, Lisa," Grandma Cassidy said. "If you w

The Jeep's backseat creaked under us as Wesley drove deeper, and I felt an orgasm building deep inside me, making my thighs lock around his hips.Waves crashed through me, pulling a broken cry from my throat as I clung to him, nails dragging down the sweat-slick muscles of his back. He groaned against my neck, then ground harder. I brought my lips to his, and he kissed me. He didn't stop, and he stayed buried inside me while the last tremors left us both shaking.He rested on top of me, and I kept my arms around him."I never realized your eyes are always open when we have sex," he said, startling me out of my thoughts."What?"He took his weight off me, giving me more room."You've been looking at me.""Can I not look at you?""You can." He smiled, his thumb brushing lazily over my nipple. "It was just a bit strange, as though you are seeing me for the first time."My heart skipped. I must have overdone it because ever since I left the lodge about thirty minutes ago and walked to wh

Isabella POV It felt surreal stepping into the Alpha House as a guest invited by the Alpha, not as his wife's charity case.I was led into a private, secluded part of the house with a sitting room that already felt like where Alpha Cameron and his family spent most of their time. Photographs covered the walls, most of them showing Wesley and Anita at different stages of their lives. Since the Alpha hadn't joined me and Luna Lisa wasn't home yet, I took the liberty of looking around, studying the photographs for any sign of when Wesley had changed.In one, he was a bubbly little boy with expressive eyes and a zest for exploring, while his father tried to face the camera and keep him from wandering out of the frame. Another showed Wesley at around nine, perhaps on his first day at the Alpha Academy.It made me wonder how horrific his first shift must have been. Most werewolves experienced their first shift between thirteen and fifteen, and I couldn't imagine the burden he carried from