The Baker

"Regarde-la, la fille folle d'un traître." "J'espère qu'elle mourra et-" " Et alors nous n'aurons plus besoin de voir son visage ici. " " Pourquoi est-elle même ici ? " J'ai rapproché les livres de ma poitrine. Mes pas ont faibli lorsque j'ai levé les yeux et j'ai vu de nombreux autres étudiants chuchoter et me pointer du doigt. **************** Hannah Baker est la paria de la meute. Elle est faible, son loup ne peut pas bouger et son père est accusé d'être un traître envers l'Alpha. Son monde est brisé lorsque son compagnon s’avère être le fils de l’Alpha, Asher, qui la déteste encore plus que quiconque. Forcée de n'être que sa servante, Hannah prie la déesse de la lune de l'aider, sinon elle se suicidera. La déesse de la lune envoie de l'aide sous la forme de triplés à couper le souffle qui deviennent ses compagnons de la seconde chance. Alors que le danger rôde partout et que les secrets se dévoilent, Hannah doit sortir de sa carapace faible et se battre. Mais que peut faire un petit Omega ? Oh, mais elle peut faire tellement de choses, surtout quand elle est le loup blanc !

A year ago, my life was simple. I was just Ariel Anthony…a regular college student, cheerleader with decent grades, daughter of a struggling baker, and recently appointed step-sister to a guy I barely knew. Nothing special. Then came the storm. Not just the thunderstorm that trapped me in Professor Grayson's apartment that night, but the storm that followed. The one that's still raging around me, that I created. They don't warn you about men like Luther Grayson in freshman orientation. They don't tell you how a single glance from the right person can make you question everything you thought you knew about yourself. About what you want. About what you'd risk to get it. They also don't warn you about guys like Ethan Cross, with his perfect smile hiding something dark. The kind of guy who's used to getting what he wants and doesn't understand the meaning of the word "no." And no one, absolutely no one…prepares you for what it feels like when the person who's supposed to be your brother looks at you with something else in his eyes. Mom once said I had a gift for making complicated situations worse. If she only knew. My phone buzzed beside me, and I glanced down to see Luther's name on the screen. My heart still jumps every time, even when I'm aware of what could happen if people learned about the two of us. I should ignore it. I should block his number, focus on my classes, help Mom with the bakery, and pretend none of this ever happened. But I'm already reaching for the phone. That's the thing about crossing lines… once you step over them, it's almost impossible to step back. And I've crossed so many lines now, I can't even see where I started.

Damon said nothing, but his eyes were hooded and heavy. “Just one kiss, Wendy. Just one. I have to kiss you. It’s all I’ll demand for now, and then he put his arms around her. She stood frozen in the circle of them as his heavy dark gaze followed the line of her throat Without waiting her consent, he swept his mouth over hers. Finally. Her sweetness exploded onto his tongue the moment he licked over her lips. . It was everything she’d dreamt about, their kiss. The taste, the feel, the joy at the sheer fineness of Damon Paige, in all his tall, beautifully built splendor, thrilled her and filled her with exquisite sensations. And for that moment, all the complications of getting involved with Damon melted away as if they’d never existed…. When he raised his head abruptly, she thought it was so he could say something personal and intimate. He didn’t. He stared down at her, and she could see his tortured expression before he closed his eyes briefly and then put her away from him. The look in his eyes was brooding and somber. “I should never have done that.” he said. ---------------------- Wendy Morgan relocates to New York and reunites with Deborah Paige, her best friend from high school, despite the fact that her father disagrees with her decision. But Wendy is tired of letting her father dictate every aspect of her life, especially now that he has arranged for her to marry Jordan Baker, so she is convinced that she has made the right decision by leaving. Soon, Wendy finds herself in the same situation with Damon Paige.... Will she walk away this time? She only has to pretend to be Damon's fiance for a while though.... She could do that. What could possibly go wrong?