Chapter 245 Alice’s POV My question drew the attention of Aunt Kathy and Cousin Penny, who both turned to look, like me, at Cousin Tony. Tony placed the painting back on the wall smoothly, like holding it hadn’t been a big deal. Maybe it hadn’t, though it seemed strange to
Chapter 244 Julian’s POV 45% +25 BONUS I didn’t know what to make of the visitors to my door, but if they were genuine, I didn’t have it in me to turn them away. Alice had already bonded with Aunt Kathy, and Penny was an honest sort. Tony was the
Chapter 243 Just like that, my heart broke all over again. Julian tensed like he wanted to step forward, but this time, I touched his arm, holding him back. “We are here for you, Alice,” I said. “Whatever you need p> “Can you make my wolf go away?” she asked.
Chapter 242 Amber’s POV 45 % +25 BONUS I wasn’t angry at Julian, but I didn’t really know how to handle the news. As I had been kept a secret for most of our marriage, I hadn’t really thought that his family thought about me at all. Now, I was
Chapter 241 Julian’s POV “Not here,” I told Amber, realizing now, with dread, what she had overheard. It wasn’t that I was never going to tell her what happened with Tony inviting who we thought was an Olivia–imposter to the hospital, but on the list of things I needed to
Chapter 240 Chapter 241 I knocked on the door, but it was a moment before Amber answered. “The room is occupied. Please find another p> “Amber? It’s Julian. May I come in p> Another moment passed. I heard soft voices and Alice and Amber talked but I purposefully tuned out,
Chapter 239 Chapter 240 Julian’s POV With Penny’s suspicions matching my own, I looked back at Tony. “You hired this woman, Becky. You are certain that she wasn’t actually Olivia p> “You said you’ve known her for years at the theater,” Uncle Peter added, also looking at Tony know. It
Chapter 238 A second after the attack, Alice, mortified at the sight of blood, came back to herself and stumbled backwards. One of Julian’s older female family members caught her. Alice turned into her, frightened and hiding her face. “What the fuck?! ” Tony shouted. “Get that little shit away
Chapter 237 Amber’s POV +15 BONUS Some time passed before the other Healers and me were able to identify what was causing Julian’s mother’s condition to crash, but when we finally did, it was a relief to hear the sirens and whistles stop. For now, she was out of the
Chapter 236 BONUS Chapter 237 That stirred some recognition within him. “Oh.” He frowned deeper. “Well, I hope for your mother’s sake that she can live up to her reputation p> “She is,” I replied. I hesitated with the next part, but I thought it important to prepare my family
Chapter 235 Chapter 236 Julian’s POV +15 BONUS Tony wasn’t the only one of my family who was furious. All of them were moving in like a half–moon, closing in around me, forcing me back against the wall. We could all still hear the chaos going on in Mom’s room,
Chapter 234 I had to put my faith in Julian. He wouldn’t keep me in the dark again. He wouldn’t betray me. Julian’s POV With Mom dozing again, Becky returned out into the waiting room and seemed to be trying to worm her way into my family’s good graces in
Chapter 233 Chapter 234 Amber’s POV After ending the call with the nurse, I was so shocked, I didn’t know what to do. Part of me wanted to go straight to the hospital, to find out for myself what was going on there. Surely, my nurse friend had to be
Chapter 232 I was frozen, staring at this Olivia ‘impersonator,‘ immediately seeing Olivia herself before me. “Hello, Alpha,” she said, and even her smile was the same. She politely bowed her head, then looked up at me from under her lashes. “My name is Becky. ” It took a moment,
Chapter 231 Chapter 232 “But, Julian p> “I’m serious, Amber. Mom doesn’t need your help, okay? Just stay out of it p> I tried to be understanding, but those words were delivered just on the wrong side of cutting. They sliced into me, showing that he not just doubted me
Chapter 230 After putting Alice to bed, I met Julian back in the living room. It was surreal being in this house again, like returning to a past I thought had been long dead and buried. It must have been the environment, reminding me of the days when I thought
Chapter 229 Chapter 230 Amber’s POV I pulled away, not because I wanted to, but because I felt it was necessary. I didn’t want to complicate things with Julian worse than they already were. But those few minutes where we had held each other? Those had been perfect. I had
Chapter 228 Since there was no sign of Julian, it took me a moment to recognize the person who was waiting for us. At the bottom of the stairs leading from the jet stood a familiar man, Julian’s Beta. “Hello, Luna Amber,” he said kindly. “I’m Beta James. We’ve met
Chapter 227 Chapter 228 I was so relieved that things seemed to be returning to normal between the two of us that it didn’t immediately occur to me why I should be more cautious about this. “I won’t keep you,” she said. “I know you are busy there p> “Seeing
Chapter 226 Julian’s POV I knew my family didn’t want me to tell Mom the truth about Olivia and Amber, but the more I thought about it, the more I disliked the secrets. Yes, I knew Mom preferred Olivia, mostly since she didn’t really know Amber. This had been my