Chapter 254 Author Yardley walked through the door with the first aid kit in one hand. He didn’t say anything. Just crossed the room and knelt down in front of her. Nancy was still sitting on the edge of the bed, wrapped in the same towel, her hair dripping onto

Chapter 253 Author Meanwhile, on the other side of town, Nancy had her own mess to deal with. She’d been planning this for three weeks. Three weeks of phone tag and missed calls, plus a private investigator who kept saying “almost there” every time he cashed her checks. Then last

Chapter 252 Author Alpha Zack collapsed and the whole pack lost it. One second he was standing by the window. Next second his Beta found him on the floor out cold. The pack doctors came running. They ran every test they had. Blood work, brain scans, heart monitors, the whole

Chapter 251 Elara Hannah saw it on the border patrol’s encrypted group chat before I even had a chance to text her. She called me, and I could hear her gear clanking in the background. “Elara! You and the Alpha King actually worked it out p> “We did.” I was

Chapter 250 Elara Dominic was vibrating in the driver’s seat. Not metaphorically. His knee was bouncing, his fingers were drumming on the steering wheel, and he’d picked up his phone three times before I even had my seatbelt clicked. “Dude,” I said. “Breathe p> “I’m breathing p> “You’re not breathing.

Chapter 249 Elara The hotel room was all soft lighting and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Seattle skyline. I barely registered any of it. My eyes were locked on Dominic. He leaned down and kissed the corner of my mouth. Soft. Just a brush. “You couldn’t wait to tell me, so

Chapter 248 Author Quinn took a breath. “Yeah. Depression p> She said it like the word still felt heavy in her mouth. “Back then, Alpha Dominic needed meds every single day just to keep the dark thoughts from swallowing him whole. His room had blackout curtains so thick you couldn’t

Chapter 247 Elara Dominic’s study had a safe. I’d never really thought about it before. Not once. It was just part of the furniture—black metal, built into the wall behind his desk, half-hidden by that framed wedding photo of us from the courthouse But now? After everything Zack dropped in

Chapter 246 Elara I sat in my car for a long time after leaving that coffee shop. My head felt like it was full of static. Like someone had taken my brain, shaken it up, and stuffed it back in wrong. I gripped the steering wheel, but my hands were

Chapter 245 Elara Zack wanted to ride together. I shut that down hard. “We drive separate,” I said, keys already out. “Or I leave. Right now p> He didn’t push it. Just nodded and walked to his black sedan. I followed him for twenty minutes through winding mountain roads. We

Chapter 244 Elara Another month went by. Nothing. I looked fine on the outside. Did my Luna duties. Smiled at pack events. Answered emails. Made sure the house didn’t fall apart while Dominic was gone. But inside? I was a mess. Dominic was on a business trip. Some Alpha summit

Chapter 243 Elara I’ve had a lot on my mind lately. A month after New Year’s, I went back to Dr. Hayes for another check. Still nothing. No positive test. No second line. Just the same blank result staring back at me. That night, I sat on the edge of

Chapter 242 Author The first night back from the trip, Nancy woke with a gasp. Cold sweat soaked through her cotton pajama top. Her heart slammed against her ribs like it wanted to break out. The room was dark except for the soft glow of a crescent moon nightlight. She

Chapter 241 Author About ten minutes later, Nancy decided she was done. The heat was starting to mess with her head. Lightheaded. A little nauseous. Time to get out before she passed out and gave everyone a story to tell at pack gatherings for the next five years. She stood

Chapter 240 Author A few days after New Year’s, Elara and Nancy decided to plan a little family getaway. Something quiet. Just the two families. They found a hot spring resort up in the mountains, about an hour outside the city. Alpha Dominic booked the whole property. Total privacy. No

Chapter 239 Elara I didn’t wake up until two in the afternoon. When I finally cracked my eyes open and saw the time on my phone, I wanted to kick Dominic. Hard. Twice. Last night, right around midnight, I was barely conscious. Half-asleep, half-fucked into oblivion. But I still managed

Chapter 238 Elara Upstairs, in the third-floor bedroom. Dominic doesn’t give me a chance to speak. He kisses me once, hard, then spins me around and pushes me toward the window. My palms hit the cold glass before I can think. The night sky stretches out in front of me,

Chapter 237 Author Time moved fast. Christmas came and went. Then suddenly, it was New Year’s Eve. The main house was warm and loud. A fire crackled in the living room fireplace. String lights hung across the mantle, blinking slowly. Someone had a playlist going on the speaker. Old rock

Chapter 236 Author A few days passed like that. Nancy started to relax. Not all the way. But enough that she stopped feeling like a guest in her own home. She came back from work every night around six. Orion was always waiting for her by the front door, sitting

Chapter 235 Author Nancy finally walked out of the bathroom, warm and steamy in her softest cotton pajamas. Yardley was sitting up in bed. He looked fully awake. His eyes were on her. The room was dim. Just a bedside lamp on. He had changed into gray sweatpants. No shirt.