Kyrie Haddock Novels & Stories

My mother harrumphed from the kitchen and the whole peanut gallery now sitting at the island snickered. “Yeah, Dad.” Nat shot back at me. Shaking my head, I turned to walk back to the door as I heard a call pull up. “She said company Nat, not family.” Opening the door, I saw Derek shaking hands with Zeus. Zeus brought his fiancé, Gabby, who happened to be a werewolf from Bucho’s pack. Derek had also brought his mate. They walked up the steps and I shook Zeus’ hand while pulling Derek into a hug.

Including my friends and Kennedy’s family as well. “Were very proud of you Jacob.” Kennedy’s father said to me as he patted me on the back. I just smiled and said thank you. They were truly happy that their daughter was dating the golden boy and hoped the two of us would marry someday. Not going to happen. Kennedy hung onto me for dear life most of the night. She would more than likely get into Harvard herself. It had been another week and still, there was no sign of Sadie. I was starting to become worried. I had thought that maybe her family had chosen to move away again, but I check her place almost every night. Her parents are always home in the evenings, but I never see Sadie. I miss her

“You’re difficult to understand. And I never did meet a woman who stood out the way you did.” I looked down, fingers tracing the rim of my glass. “And what about you?” “What about me?” “What did you want, Nolan? Before the weight of a crown and a pack?” He hesitated. I could see it, the flicker of something behind his eyes, the ghost of a younger man he used to be. “I never really had the luxury of wanting,” he said. “From the moment I shifted, everything was duty. The Alpha’s seat was mine before I could even decide what kind of man I wanted to be.”