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Chapter 1

Gwen’s pov “We found it." Those two words hit me before the Doctor even finished sitting down. I held on to the edge of the chair to stop myself from getting up. "Found what exactly?" I said. My voice, faint. The doctor folded his hands and looked forlorn. The kind of gesture doctors made before they told you something that would change your life forever. "A way to suppress Josie's shift cycle. Not permanently, we're not there yet but enough to stop the spontaneous triggers. If we can regulate when her wolf surfaces, we stop the fevers, the seizures and the bleeding episodes." He paused. "She could have a normal childhood, Gwen." I pressed my fingers harder into the chair edge. Normal. I had forgotten what that word sounded like. "Tell me what it involves." He did. I heard they gave a mix of medicines to young shifters with problems controlling their powers, then watched them closely for a while with check-ups every week for three months. The process itself was consi

Chapter 2

Gwen’s pov The bed was empty.Not just empty, stripped. The pillow was gone and the monitors had turned dark. The IV stand was pushed into the corner like something nobody needed anymore. I stood in the doorway. The floor tilted under me as a deathly sound came out of my mouth."Ma'am, ""Where is she?" I was already turning around, grabbing the arm of the young nurse. Whatever was on my face made her go still."Room fourteen, the little girl, Josie, where is she, what happened, ""She's been moved." The nurse held up her hands calmly."She is okay. the Doctor asked to move her to a private room about one hour ago.Second floor, room four." She hesitated."Someone authorized an upgrade."I let go of her arm."I am sorry " I said, already walking away from her.I heard Josie before I saw her, that small sleepy special murmur Josie made when she was dreaming about something that wasn't yet a nightmare or just a dream.The private ward was quieter than the general floor, the lighting was

Chapter 3

Gwen: The clock on the office wall said 8:47 when I finally closed the file. My back was hurting and my eyes felt awful like someone had rubbed them with sand. I had been sitting at my desk since seven that morning which translated to thirteen hours of working on contracts for a firm that paid me just enough money to keep me happy that I have a job but not enough to add to my other jobs and get exactly just by. Omega work. That was what they called it when you had no pack backing, no Alpha's seal on your employment record, no one to call if the hours stretched past decent. I had nobody to call. so, I just grabbed my bag, turned off my desk light and rushed down the stairs. The bus ride to the hospital took twenty-two minutes. I spent all of them watching my phone, the way I always did waiting for a call from anyone whose voice would tell me something had gone wrong while I was sitting at that desk being useful to strangers. No calls. I exhaled slowly. The ward was on the second

Chapter 4

Gwen: "You look like you're going to war," Riley said from the chair by Josie's bed. "Maybe I am." I checked the mirror one more time. This was one of the small merits of the private ward that it had an actual mirror. I turned slightly to check the back of the dress. Black lace over a nude slip, the lace doing the work of covering what it wanted to cover and suggesting everything it didn't. I had bought it two years ago for a work dinner which Cole made me cancel at the last minute. It had been hanging in the back of the closet ever since, still in the bag. I figured today was appropriate. "Mama looks pretty," Josie said seriously, from the bed. "Mama looks dangerous," Riley corrected, and grinned at me. Riley had been my best friend since we were eighteen and she always told me the truth whether it was convenient or not. "Which is exactly right. Go." I picked up my coat and the folder from the bedside table. "I'll be back before you notice." Riley waved me off

Chapter 5

Gwen's POV The air in Xavier’s office felt different. It was not the dim lighting or the quiet hum of the city outside. It was the weight of what had happened. What I had let happen. What I had chosen to do.I sat up slowly and gathered my dress from the floor. My body felt strange, like it was waking up from a sleep. I did not like this feeling.I put on my dress and smoothed it down. My hands were steady. My mind was racing. Xavier was watching me. He always seemed to be watching me like he wanted to see through me."I will have John take you back," he said as I reached for my coat. "Thank you," I said, trying to sound calm.His eyes were still on me as he spoke to John on the intercom. It’s like he knew I wasn’t calm, and in reality, I wasn’t. I had just crossed a line and knew I could never go back. As I walked towards the door, Xavier stopped me as he dropped his phone. His hand closed around my wrist; it was not hard and not too soft. Just firm.I turned around. His eyes were

Chapter 6

Gwen:"Do I look like someone they can push around?" I asked, trying to sound calm, my voice was steady and my fingers were tight on the edge of the dresser as I looked at myself in the mirror. The mirror did not lie to me, it showed a woman who was dressed up and ready for a fight while trying to look elegant at the same time.I knew this was something I must do, Josie’s been out of the hospital for two weeks and the fact that she is much better, happier, and safer, is a sign I wouldn’t trade it for anything else in the world.I was wearing silk that hugged my body just tight enough to get people’s attention without looking like I was trying too hard. My hair fell down my back in waves while framing the face I had learned to control over the years so it would not give away my feelings."You look like someone they should be afraid of " a low voice muttered from behind me, I did not turn around, I saw him in the mirror first. Xavier, he was moving towards me taking his time like he k

Chapter 7

Gwen's POV"Do not pull away from me." His voice was very seductive right against my ear as his hand at my waist got tighter. I didn't even know I was trying to move away from him; I stopped moving, and then I let him guide me.The music changed; it was slower now and much more sensual. It was the kind of music that wraps around you, whether you like it or not.Xavier did not let me go after the announcement; instead, he took me to the dance floor as if it had already been planned. His firm, warm hand moved to the small of my back, which was exposed by the nature of my dress, and I could feel the full impact of his touch.Our hands intertwined as I followed his lead. I copied every move and realized that the rhythm was easy. "What are you thinking?" he asked, looking at me. "Nothing you need to worry about," I replied. "That is not true," he added. I did not say anything because he was right; his thumb moved a little at my waist, and it caused heat to go up my spine. "You are stif

Chapter 8

Xavier’s pov “Why are you so interested in my leftovers?" Cole’s voice cut across the room with a smile that was bitter and sharp. I didn’t say anything because I didn’t need to. My fist hit his face before he could finish speaking, the impact twisted his head to the side and his body stumbled back into the wall with a thud. He didn’t get a chance to recover before I was already turning around and moving towards Gwen, my hand closed firmly around her wrist. “Come." I didn’t wait for her to respond as I pulled her with me out of the room through the corridor and out of the pack house like nothing mattered because it didn’t. I only had one thought in my head and that was to get her out of any environment Cole hands would be in. “Xavier slow down " her voice strained. "My legs I’m having trouble walking fast." She protested. “You’re hurting me." She added. Her words snapped me back into reality, I turned around and look at her. Gwen looked at me with her messy hair a

Chapter 9

Gwen’s pov As we laid in bed the room went silent but it wasn’t awkward or uncomfortable instead it felt full. My body was still trying to understand what had just happened because sex with Xavier made every part of me awake in a way I had never felt before. Xavier had turned tides in me that were still for so long, I thought I was incapable of having these kinds of feelings. He felt too good and I’d wonderd if it was because I had been sex starved or Cole was just terrible at it. Cole touched me like I was a burden, a task he wasn’t excited doing or sometimes a quick fix for his hunger and needs. He never saw me as a wolf worthy of his love and attention and he wouldn’t waste it on me. It always seemed like this in movies after they have sex. The woman on the bed looking uncontrollably lost and helplessly beautiful after being ruined in a good way. I wondered if I was glowing with messy sex hair too. It was dangerous being in bed with Xavier and having sex with him co

Chapter 10

Xavier’s pov Josephina was so full of life that it felt like the room adjusted itself around her to make space for everything she carried into it.Gwen stood near the entrance watching the two of us and I caught the way her expression shifted when she didn't think I was looking.She was expressing a lot of joy, which masked the nervousness underneath. We went to breakfast and Josie climbed into her chair with the energy of someone who had already decided today was going to be a great day. The food was already on the table and everything was fine until Gwen picked up the spoon and held it out to Josie and Josie looked at it like it had personally offended her."I don't want it” Josie stated."Two bites” Gwen replied patiently like a woman who had negotiated this exact war many mornings before."I'm not hungry for that." She muttered."Josie, you have to eat” Gwen pleaded. "My tummy said no." Her voice carried a certainty.Gwen set the spoon down and picked it back up and held it ou

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