Chapter 185 Chapter 186 Amber’s POV +15 BONUS After the encounter with the old woman, I couldn’t stop thinking about her and the things she said, about her recognizing me. It was so far–fetched though, and I had no real reason to believe it. Yet, the small girl in me,
Chapter 184 Chapter 185 Geoffrey, the gem, was already waiting by the door. “This way, Sir,” he said, presumably to Julian. I couldn’t see with my back to them. Julian grunted, but stepped away, following Geoffrey to the door. There, Geoffrey showed him out and closed the door behind him.
Chapter 183 Chapter 184 Julian’s POV While I was ramping up for a fight, Rafael looked at me coolly, his own anger freezing over like ice. “Before we come to blows,” he said, “You should remember whose pack you are in right now. Whose house you are in. It is
Chapter 182 Chapter 183 +15 BONUS Chapter 183 I was still looking in his eyes. I hadn’t been able to look away, his intensity trapping me like prison walls, holding onto my own focus. Maybe lying would save me, it would end this push–pull game we’d been playing. That was
Chapter 181 Amber’s POV After putting Alice to bed, when I came back out into the common space, Julian was waiting for me. His arms crossed, he leaned against the only counter space in the kitchenette, by the sink. While I had tucked in Alice, Julian had handled the dishes.
Chapter 180 “Amber, you can’t be thinking of wasting all this food,” I said. “I’m not,” she replied. “I was just weighing the options p> “What options? The only choice is to stay here,” I said. “With your daughter.” With me. I couldn’t say that part aloud, not trusting it
Chapter 179 Julian was acting like a brute, but I hated to admit to myself, I liked it. Having those strong arms on either side of me, boxing me in, made me want to spend hours back in his bed room, rediscovering each other under the sheets. But, closing my
Chapter 178 Julian’s POV I was surprised when I woke up to find my bed empty, and even more surprised when I came out of the room to read a note on the table in the common area that Amber had already gone into work, starting at the clinic. She
Chapter 177 +15 BONUS Chapter 178 Amber’s POV After showing us around, Alpha Rafael gifted us a suite at the nearby hotel. The suite itself had three rooms, so that Julian, Alice, and I could each have our own privacy while staying in this pack, yet still be close enough
Chapter 176 Amber’s POV “I hope you will allow me to personally escort you to the clinic,” Alpha Rafael said. “That would be wonderful, thank you,” I said. Turning to Julian, I was surprised to find him glaring at Rafael, when the man had been so nice to us, and
Chapter 175 Chapter 176 Julian’s POV “No?” I parrot, startled by her rejection. “Amber, you don’t understand. Olivia was behind this attack, and she could be behind everything else too. Until we can capture her, I need to keep you somewhere safe p> “I’ve made promises to other packs,” she
Chapter 174 Chapter 175 After all, wasn’t all of this really my fault? The driver had been from my pack, which meant that he was likely after Amber to hurt me. I might have saved her life in the end, but she had only been in danger because of me,
Chapter 173 Chapter 174 Amber’s POV For the next few days, Julian held me whenever I asked him to, without any questions or need for explanation. He was simply there, ready to be my rock or my anchor, keeping me steady against the storm raging through my mind and heart.
Chapter 172 Chapter 173 +15 BONUS As she was the Healer here, she knew what needed to be done. I trusted her. “You go ahead first,” I told her. “ I want to call my pack and get them started on investigating p> Her look turned more serious then. I
Chapter 171 We were a long way from my pack. For the driver, the person attempting to kidnap Amber, to be from there felt like more than a coincidence. As Alpha, I had many enemies, but none were more prevalent, especially against Amber, than Olivia. Still, to think her capable
Chapter 170 Chapter 171 The forest was quiet now, except for the crackle of the fire and the thunder of my own beating heart. Julian’s werewolf healing ability worked with me, pushing out the splinters as quickly as I removed them. Before long, his back was only covered with dried
Chapter 169 Chapter 170 Julian’s POV In this moment, in wolf form, clinging to the top of this speeding sedan with both my front and back claws, I felt a rage stronger than that which I had ever known before. In the past, when the airplane had taken Amber from
Chapter 168 Chapter 169 +15 BONUS Chapter 169 Julian’s POV I had no real idea of how long Amber would be needed at the hospital yet, so I knew I didn’t have any right to worry. But when hours went by and there was still no sign of her, I
Chapter 167 Amber’s POV While I started to bring components together for a cure, I sent Julian out to find and retrieve Mayor Gibson. I was mostly certain of the cause of this disease, but I would need a few answers from the mayor to be one hundred percent sure.
Chapter 166 Amber’s POV The hospital’s lab left a lot to be desired. It was tiny, the size of a broom closet, with only a quarter of the supplies that I’d worked with in other places. Beggars couldn’t be choosers though. This was all I had to work with, so