Alina, a wolf shifter hiding from her past, lives a quiet life with her young son in a peaceful town—until reminders of his powerful, dangerous father start to surface. As her son’s first shift nears, Alina must face the truth she’s buried for years. Secrets are stirring, and soon, West Pond may no longer be safe.
Zahra, I think her name is. Alina mentioned it once or twice. To her credit, the wolf knows her place. Her eyes are lowered, and she’s doing everything she can to appear nonthreatening. I might not be her Alpha, but she understands what will happen if she makes one wrong move. It’s instinctive, this submission.…
But that would be unkind. It would also completely undermine Henry’s authority in his own territory, which is not technically something you’re supposed to do when you’re allies. Also, evidently, he has a brewing mutiny to deal with. Not to mention that I can feel Alina’s glare piercing into me from the side. Zahra leaves…
At first, I thought that Noah’s needs would be enough to convince Alina to bring him to Greenbriar territory. He’ll need me and his grandfather to help him through his first few shifts as a young Alpha. It’s his destiny to lead the pack one day. Sure, he could form his own, as Alina suggested,…
Rowan shakes his head. “Alina, it’s been years. I haven’t touched anyone but you. I haven’t wanted to touch anyone else. How can you believe otherwise?” “What do you mean, how? You rejected me.” But all he does is continue to shake his head. “You don’t understand, do you? You’re my Mate, Alina. Rejection or…
It was a bad move. An inappropriate decision. An unfair one. Alina doesn’t deserve to be jerked around like that by me, especially when the prophecy still presents an insurmountable barrier between us. Hell, if it weren’t for the pack, I’d let her ruin me. I wouldn’t care. It’d be a privilege to be ruined…
He’s gorgeous, and he clearly makes a decent father. What was the problem? Is it that he’s an Alpha?” I swallow hard, avoiding her eyes by diligently wiping down the already-spotless bar. “The problem is that he rejected the Mating bond.” “But why?” Zahra presses without missing a beat. To her credit, she keeps her…
Whatever he wants, I’ll do what I can to make it a reality. “How is the math homework coming along?” I ask him. Noah beams at me. “All done!” “Really? All of it?” “Yep! Dad helped! He’s really good at math, Mom. Did you know that?” I glance across the table at Rowan. “No, I…
Poor choice of words. I’ll give her that. “It’s a matter of his safety, Alina,” I try again, opting for a different angle. But she’s shaking her head before I’ve finished my sentence. “I’m not going anywhere. Neither is Noah. I will not let you manipulate me into relinquishing custody of our son. Because you…
Recklessness takes over, though. It just feels too good to be close to him. It feels so painfully right to be overwhelmed with his scent. “Rowan…” His pupils are blown, making his eyes look nearly black. He’s barely keeping a hold of his control, and it doesn’t help that I just sighed his name like…
“That one is fantastic,” I hear Rowan agree. “But I do have a soft spot for the first one.” Noah giggles. “Mom thinks that one is boring.” “It’s not boring,” I cut in. Both of them jolt upright at the same time, turning in sync to stare at me in surprise. They hadn’t even noticed…