All Chapters of After the Storm: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

LeahI couldn’t stop thinking about Siobhan and Liam.They were gone.Just like that.One morning, they had been part of our lives.And now they were lying dead in the pack hall.I climbed the stairs and stopped outside Storm and Dad’s bedroom.I knocked softly.There was no answer.I opened the door.Storm was sitting on the edge of the bed.Her shoulders were shaking.One hand covered her mouth as she fought desperately to keep her sobs quiet.My heart broke for her.Storm had always been strong. Even when she was hurting, she somehow found a way to keep going.But today, she couldn’t hide it.I walked over and sat beside her.Without saying a word, I wrapped my arm around her.“Storm…”She leaned into me.“I’m so sorry.”She wiped at her cheeks, but the tears kept coming.“I know how much Siobhan meant to you,” I whispered. “And I know how highly you thought of Liam.”Storm nodded.Then her composure finally shattered.“I just don’t understand.”Her voice cracked.“Why were they ou

Alpha DoyleI sat behind my desk, waiting for Sean.I’d asked him to come and see me because there was something we needed to discuss.When he finally walked through the door, I barely recognised the exhaustion in his face.His eyes were shadowed from lack of sleep.His beard had started to grow in.His clothes looked as though he’d slept in them.He dropped into the chair opposite me.“You wanted to see me?”“Yes.”I studied him for a moment.“How are you holding up?”A humourless laugh escaped him.“I’m getting through each day.”I nodded.It was the answer I’d expected.And the one I didn’t want to hear.“I want to talk about your Beta duties.”He immediately straightened.“If you need time away, I’ll understand.”His jaw tightened.“I can still do my job.”“I know you can.”I leaned back in my chair.“But being able to do something doesn’t mean you should have to do it right now.”His eyes hardened.“You think I’m not capable?”“No.”I held his gaze.“I think you’re grieving.”Sile

MikeEveryone thought I was out running the perimeter.That was exactly what I wanted them to think.In reality, I was nowhere near the patrol route. I was heading straight for the border, slipping through the trees with one thought running through my mind.Cain.For months, I had been playing a dangerous game.And so far, I had been very good at it.Cain, leader of the Rogues, had become my employer. I supplied him with information—patrol schedules, weak points in the territory, pack movements, security changes. Anything I could uncover that might help him strike at Doyle.And Cain paid me extremely well for it.Money I had never dreamed of having.Money that had made betrayal feel easy.Cain had a score to settle with Alpha Doyle. He didn’t simply want revenge. He wanted to destroy everything Doyle had built.His pack.His family.His legacy.And I was going to help him do it.Because when Doyle finally fell, there would be opportunities for the wolves left standing.Opportunities fo

Alpha DoyleI was up early the following morning.Alpha Carter and his delegation would be arriving later in the day, and I wanted everything ready before they got here.The Omegas were already working their magic.There would be no simple dinner tonight.When Alphas visited other packs, there was always a little friendly competition.Every Alpha wanted to show the others what his pack could do.And ours was no exception.By late morning, the house was buzzing.Then, just before lunch, I received the call I’d been waiting for.“The Snow Falcon Pack has just left the airport, Alpha.”“Thank you.”I immediately passed the information on to the Omegas.Within seconds, the house went into overdrive.I couldn’t help smiling.I went looking for my family.I found Julie and Lilly sitting on the lounge watching a movie.“Girls?”They looked at me.“Our guests are on their way.”The reaction was immediate.They practically launched themselves off the couch.“We need to get ready!”I laughed as

JulieI barely spoke on the walk back to the house.Neither did Archie.But the silence between us wasn’t comfortable.It was heavy.Awkward.And somehow more frightening than an argument would have been.I kept replaying our conversation in my head.The way his expression had changed when I’d told him I wasn’t ready to leave.The way his voice had hardened.The way he’d looked at me as though my love for my family was somehow an insult to him.You’re my mate.Those three words kept echoing through my mind.As though they meant I no longer had a choice.As though finding him meant I was supposed to abandon everything I’d ever known without hesitation.Maybe another woman would have been swept away by the romance of it.Maybe she would have been thrilled by the thought of becoming his Luna and being welcomed into his pack.But I wasn’t.I was terrified.Because I’d seen what love was supposed to look like.I’d spent the past six years watching Dad and Storm.I’d watched the way Dad look