Library Scene Atonement Novels & Stories

He fumed, poised to retaliate, but Levi's steely glare daunted him. Levi noticed my bleeding ankle, fury igniting in him. I shook my head. "Let's go." He lifted me effortlessly into his arms and carried me to the car. Steven hollered from behind, "Our wedding is canceled! Don't you dare come begging later!" For once, I left without a glance back.

A bar staff had just walked out of the room and through the door, I saw Mason clinging to a woman I had not seen before. "Opal, are you there?" I heard Lily ask. But the room inside reminded noisy. The wolves inside were one of the best hunters in the pack. I did not believe they did not know I was outside. "Your future mate is coming to get you soon Mason. You should let Diane go," one of the men inside said.

Elias cried, his silver light healing her, but weakening him. Autumn faced the child, Alina manifesting to clash with it, wolf against beast. The shadows whispered victory through alliance, but Autumn resisted, drawing on the bond, Gale's love purifying her strikes. "You're not family—you're a curse!" The child yelped as her beam struck true, shadows dissipating, revealing a vulnerable pup-form beneath. Gina screamed, lunging, but Levi tackled her, vines binding her. Nathaniel fell to Gale's claws, his reformed body dissolving into ash.

"Dad, please step out." He sounded weak, yet insistent. "I want to speak to her alone." Kelvin shot me one last glare before ushering everyone else out. The door clicked shut, leaving me alone with Reynolds and that nauseating scent of another she-wolf on him. I felt like I was going to puke. When Reynolds looked up at me, there was a spark of hope in his eyes. "Scarlett, you finally came to see me. Are you ready to listen to my explanation?"