MasukKalani POVMadeline walks in and smiles at us.“Oh this reminds me of old times when you were all kids. We are just missing your brother and Jordan and Tati,” she says.I smile at her.“I will admit this is a very nostalgic moment for me,” I say, my eyes drifting toward Alex for just a second before looking back at her.“Alex dear may I have a word with you?” she asks looking at him.He nods and then stands. His eyes land on me.“We need to talk, before your brother and your mates get here,” he says before following Madeline out.A knot forms in my stomach.What could he need to talk to me about before then?Enzo looks at me and leans in before whispering, “Tati text me about that thing, find me later,” he says before standing and walking out of the kitchen.That thing? What thing?I pull my phone out and check my emails.I see one from Hannah.Fuck.I left so fast last night I never emailed her about me not coming in for a while.I open her email.[Good Morning Kalani,I am just reac
Kalani POVThe next morning I’m woken up by my phone ringing nonstop. I groan and bury my face deeper into the pillow, hoping whoever it is will get the hint and stop calling. I ignored the first two times. After the third time I’m pissed.“What?” I yell into the phone, not even bothering to check the caller ID.“Kk you went back to him?” Jordan’s voice comes through the phone.I sigh heavily, dragging a hand down my face as I force my eyes open. I glance at the clock on the nightstand.7:30 a.m.“Jordan, it’s seven in the morning,” I say, the annoyance in my voice impossible to hide.“Adonis and I are on our way to Red River right now,” he says.I sit up at that.“Right now?” I ask.“Yes. I asked why we were going to Red River because we haven’t been there in a while. He said you are there. How could you go back to him? You know what he did to you,” he says.I close my eyes for a second. Of course that's where his mind went.“Jordan, please, it’s too early for this. I haven’t even ha
Kalani POVEventually the cookies are baked and the warm smell of chocolate and cinnamon fills the kitchen, wrapping around us like nothing happened here except two people making dessert. I set them on a plate in front of him.“Bon appétit,” I say, sliding the plate toward him, and he laughs before grabbing a cookie, not even waiting for it to cool. I grab one myself.He takes a bite and his eyes go wide. He immediately looks back down at the cookie before taking another bite, like he's trying to figure out what changed.“It was you,” he says.I raise a brow.“What?” I ask.“I have been asking Margot to make chocolate chip cookies but something was missing. Have you always made them this way?” he asks.I rest my elbows on the counter.“No, one day you were messing with me in the kitchen and we accidentally knocked some cinnamon into the batter,” I say, unable to stop the smile that tugs at my lips.“That’s it? Cinnamon?” he asks.“Yeah, I seen how much you liked it and I have been put
Vegas POVShe ran.The words have been echoing through my head ever since Virgo lowered that letter and looked at me like he wanted to kill me.She ran.Not because someone took her.Not because she was in danger.She left because she wanted to get away from me."You disrespected her."Echo's roar rattles through my skull, making my jaw tighten."I was protecting her," I snap back."You controlled her."The accusation lands harder than I want it to.I drag a hand down my face, trying to gather my thoughts, but all I see is Kalani walking away. I was angry. Angry that she had been alone with Alexander. Angry that another man had his hands on my mate.How could he be her ex? How the fuck do they even know each other?The questions keep circling in my head, but none of them matter now.She's gone.I glance across the room at Virgo.He's been looking at me with murderous eyes ever since he finished reading her letter.She left him a letter.I got silence.Maybe because there wasn't anythi
Kalani POV He holds me until my sobs turn into sniffles. Neither of us says anything. His hand continues moving slowly up and down my back, giving me the space to cry without asking me to explain any of it. He pulls me back a little to look at my face. “Let’s clean your face and then we can bake some cookies,” he says, smiling softly at me. My brows furrow. “Cookies?” I ask. He chuckles. “Yeah. I remember you would cook when you needed a break from things,” he says. “You remember that?” “I remember a lot of things, Kalani.” The way he says it isn't boastful. It almost sounds like a confession. “But you don’t cook. You used to just sit in my kitchen and eat,” I say. He smiles to himself before standing and gently pulling me to my feet. He guides me toward the bathroom, but I stop in the doorway. “This room?” “When we did the remodel, I had them make it bigger but keep it how you had it the last time you were here,” he says. My breath catches. “Alexander... this is craz
Kalani POV Madeline pulls me through the house and I can't help staring at everything around me. “Did he really make all of these changes because of me?” I ask her. She stops and looks at me, her expression softening in a way that makes my chest ache. “He’s always loved you, Kalani. He took your suggestions seriously because he knew you meant them,” she says. Not because they were good ideas. Because they came from me. "Ask her. She will tell you," Astra urges. I swallow hard before asking the question that's been sitting in the back of my mind since I got here. “What happened to his mate?” Madeline visibly stills. For just a second she says nothing before grabbing my hand again and leading me farther down the hall, her pace noticeably quicker than before. The warmth that had been in her face moments ago disappears so completely that my stomach twists with unease. She pushes open a door, and I stop in my tracks. My room. I forget what I asked her for a moment
Kalani POV The drive to The Shadow Pack was long and annoying. Clearly they don’t realize how suffocating they are to be around or they just don’t care either way. I was able to get all my assignments done, I was also able to work something out with my professors about moving my classes online and
Virgo POV I think Vegas is wrong about her, she calmed Havoc. He hasn’t been calm or settled since the day I got him. Not even Thea was able to calm him. She’s different, even the way she looks at us and challenges Vegas is different. Thea was soft and quiet, she’s a warrior and she doesn’t back d
Vegas POV What I wasn’t expecting was the mate bond to be stronger with her than it was Thea. It took every ounce of strength I had to not rush her the moment I smelled her amazing Lavender scent and whatever else sits underneath it that I can’t place yet. Clean. Warm. Familiar in a way that mak
Kalani POV I stop at the top of the stairs preparing myself for waits for me at the bottom. My heart pounds faster in my chest with each step as their scents only grow stronger the closer I get the bottom of the steps. Nobody ever talks about this part. Everybody talks about finding your mate like







