Chapter 214 Author Vanessa was furious. But Shane had given her an order, and she was not stupid enough to ignore it. She called Quinn to complain. Quinn laughed on the other end. “Do not fight the money, babe. Dominic is not someone you want as an enemy. Just apologize,
Chapter 213 Author The front door slammed open so hard the frame shook. Orion stormed in like a tiny hurricane, backpack thumping against his spine. “DAD. Dad. DAD p> Yardley did not look up from his laptop. “I heard you the first time p> “Did you know Nancy came to
Chapter 212 Author The next morning, Nancy pulled into the visitor parking lot and killed the engine. She sat there for a second, hands still on the wheel, staring at the old brick buildings through the windshield. Nothing. Not a single flicker of recognition. She grabbed her bag and walked
Chapter 211 Author Nancy walked through her own front door well past eleven. Dinner had been stiff. Uncomfortable. Every spoonful felt like swallowing glass. “Nancy, why do not you stay the night?” Carol had suggested gently, her voice soft and hopeful. Nancy had stopped calling her “Mom” weeks ago. She
Chapter 210 Author Elara showed up at the auction house right on time and slid into a seat in the back row. She did not bid on anything. She just sat there, watching Vanessa raise her paddle again and again. Vanessa was having a good night. Every piece she wanted,
Chapter 209 Author Elara was halfway home when her phone buzzed with a text from Hannah. Hannah: [Guess who’s getting arranged mated] Hannah: [Zack Blackwood] Hannah: [To Vanessa Taylor] Elara read the messages and let out a short laugh. “What?” Nancy asked, glancing over from the driver’s seat. “Nothing. I
Chapter 208 Author Alpha Zack started going on blind dates under pressure from his father and the pack elders. He sat through dinner after dinner, shaking hands and making small talk with she-wolves who all seemed to blur together after a while. Same polite smiles. Same careful questions. Same hopeful
Chapter 207 Author Orion figured out pretty fast that his dad had some seriously unfair double standards. He lay in the hospital bed with the IV drip taped to his arm, staring at the ceiling tiles like they held the secrets to the universe. Mostly because watching his dad and
Chapter 206 Author Alpha Dominic leaned against the wall outside the private dining room, phone pressed to his ear. “Busy?” he asked. Xavier sounded confused. “Not really. Just got out of a meeting downtown p> “You throwing one of your parties tonight p> Alpha Dominic ’s mouth curved into something
Chapter 205 Author Because of everything with Sophie, Tommy barely looked at Nadia anymore. And Nadia, to her credit, knew she had no place left in his house. She moved out without a fight. At the next family dinner, Jack couldn’t resist poking the wound. “See, Tommy? I told you.
Chapter 204 Elara I regretted every single decision that led me to agree to this honeymoon with Dominic. This wasn’t a honeymoon. This was torture. “No more, Dominic,” I breathed, melting into his arms. He caught my earlobe between his teeth, his voice a low rumble. “How can we stop
Chapter 203 Author Vincent had been on edge for days. Like, genuinely on edge. The kind where every unexpected knock at the door made him flinch, every unknown number made his stomach drop. It all started at Alpha Dominic’s mating ceremony. He’d run into Patterson there. Patterson. The guy he’d
Chapter 202 Elara Three days. Seventy-two hours of my life I’m never getting back. My legs are basically decorative at this point. I’m not a person anymore. I’m a very annoyed houseplant that someone keeps watering and then fucking. Dominic carried me to breakfast. Carried me to the balcony for
Chapter 201 Author Nancy stood at the entrance to the memorial garden, her palms slick with sweat. It was a quiet stretch of green perched on a gentle hillside. The lawn was meticulously trimmed, several oak trees scattered across the grounds, with benches, wind chimes, and small stone plaques bearing
Chapter 200 Author Across town, Nancy grabbed the soup container and headed for the hospital. She needed answers. When she walked into the room, Carol’s face lit up. “Nancy, honey, you came p> Her mom looked relieved. Like she’d been afraid Nancy would disappear on them. Robert was sitting up
Chapter 199 Autnor After the ceremony wrapped up, Alpha Dominic and Elara said their goodbyes and headed back to Wolfe Manor. The massive estate sprawled across the mountainside, stone and glass gleaming under the stars. Century-old oaks formed a tunnel over the long driveway. The second they walked into the
Chapter 198 Author Alpha Zack ’s black Porsche sat hidden behind a cluster of pine trees, just far enough from the ceremony grounds to avoid detection. He watched Elara step out of the car in that flowing white dress, looking like everything he’d ever wanted and lost. He stayed there
Chapter 197 Author The afternoon sun was setting behind the Sacred Grove in the heart of Blackwood territory. Ceremonial fires burned bright across the ancient grounds. Over a thousand werewolves from across North America had come to watch their Alpha King marry his chosen Luna. The most powerful pack on
Chapter 196 Author Midnight found Alpha Dominic pulling up to Park Manor in his black Maserati, engine purring as he cut the ignition. According to ancient werewolf tradition, mates were supposed to spend the night before their bonding ceremony apart. It made both wolves hungrier for the claiming, made the
Chapter 195 Author When Elara got back to the office, Nancy was already at her desk. With only one day left before her honeymoon leave, Elara pulled Nancy aside. “How’s your dad holding up p> Nancy shook her head. “He’s okay. Thanks for asking p> “Nancy, outside these walls, we’re