Mag-log inCHAPTER 93~KIM~I pulled away as quickly as I could.“Kim!”I did not consider turning around to respond to his numerous calls and as soon as I got into my room, I shut the door quickly behind me.Thankfully, Jerry did not go after me.‘Why would he do that? Why would he kiss me?’All I could think about was the implication of this. His recent action only meant one thing—that I could no longer stay here.My close relationship with Jerry had definitely been taken out of context on his path and there was only one way these kinds of things go.No matter how many times he said it was okay, it was never okay.I spent the entire evening, folding my luggage and in the middle of the night, I snuck it into the vehicle.I was weighing three times as much as I did when I came.There was no denying that Jerry took really good care of me, but now, it was time to go.Even though I had to leave Jerry, I did not consider returning to Richard, but I went close—the cabin.The door was opened when I ar
CHAPTER 92~Kim~“No way!”Our mouths were filled with laughter as we walked into the house, side-by-side.I placed my hand on his shoulder for support, but immediately withdrew it when my eyes caught Nyla’s deadly gaze.Nyla had a huge crush on Jerry and she had for a long time now, but in her words; ‘men like Jerry don’t see women like me.’Jerry and I had been spending a lot of time together over the last few days.First, it was dinner after we both woke up at dusk, following Logan’s party. Then, it was ice-cream, because even though I didn’t tell him what the problem was, he could tell that I was upset and I couldn’t tell him because Richard was at the center of that mess.Today, we were just returning from the Riverine border and Nana and the others filled our bellies with hilarious memories of the pack’s history, we spent the entire drive back trying to fit those memories in recent times and we could not stop laughing, my stomach was hurting.“This came in for you, Alpha,” Nyla
CHAPTER 91~Richard~Worry, anxiety and rage had me blinded. It was a miracle that I drove back to the mansion without crashing into anyone or even a tree.Whoever did this to Agatha knew she was about to say something and killed her because of it.There was only one person I talked to about having to see Agatha concerning Talia’s case, but the thought of her hurting Agatha was unthinkable to me.I ignored every pleasantry and walked straight to my bedroom.The images of Agatha fighting for her life haunted me.Her note last night suggested that we see immediately, but I chose to schedule her for the next morning.‘Everything would have played out differently, if only I listened to her last night.’‘Did she know she was at risk last night? Which was the reason she wanted to talk?’‘Perhaps I was the one who endangered her life.’ In which case, I couldn’t see myself forgiving me for that.Whatever the case was, this was completely a disaster.“Richard? Baby?”She called twice before I
CHAPTER 90~Richard~“Where is she?”I was pacing the room from one end to the other when I asked, but no one seemed to have an answer, which was reasonable, since no one knew I was meeting her.The most likely assumption was that she kept me waiting, but I liked to believe that Nurse Agatha knew the consequences of doing that to me, giving that I was Alpha and the importance of the situation at hand.“Okay! I’ve had enough.”I stormed out of the living area at 10am and drove to the infirmary where all the nurses and healers were accommodated.“Good morning, Alpha,”Of course, seeing me in their accommodation, they trembled and greeted in a chorus, but I paid no attention to that.I moved straight to Agatha’s room, which was the last on the left block.The compound attached at the back of the infirmary had twelve houses facing each other in two rows and a large space in between the rows—large enough to accommodate two vehicles passing at the same time.There were six identical houses
CHAPTER 89~Richard~“Baby,” she called.I quickly turned around, snapping out of the deep thoughts and emotions I was twirling in when Kimberly walked out on me.“What are you doing here, Elena?” I attacked.I wondered why she just wouldn’t stay away from me, knowing very well I was avoiding her after she refused to help my mother.“Richard…”We heard a cough that did not come from either of us, since we were staring directly at each other.The cough came up again and we both turned our heads swiftly to my mother on the bed.‘She’s awake!’My mother was still struggling to open her eyes.“Mom!” I bent to her bed and touched her arm, gesturing for her to relax.“Richard,” A drop of tear trickled down my cheek when she called my name.‘She really was awake!’“Did you do this?” I asked Elena, who was standing at the distal end of the bed, watching us.She was quiet for a few seconds. “Of course, I did,” she replied, “because contrary to what you think, I do love Catherine, Richard…and I
CHAPTER 88~KIM~“Ready?” Jerry asked, folding his hand into a bow so I could take it.It was now 2am and the party was clearing out, after two more hours of celebrating Catherine becoming Alpha.The entire time, I was waiting for Richard to walk up to me and thank me for saving his pack and position.Somehow, he managed to greet all the special guests and even some of the pack members, but said nothing to me.When he arrived at my table, he barely nodded to me, exchanged conversations with Jerry for a bit and proceeded to greet the other guests.Catherine left almost immediately after the handing over ritual was complete and I had a good guess why.“Kim?”“Yes. Ready. Definitely ready to go.” I responded to Jerry.My heart was boiling as I stared at Richard from the other side of the room.‘How ungrateful can this man be?’I was flabbergasted and enraged, but I could not express any of that to Jerry.‘Maybe he was waiting for me to step out of the hall. You know, create a private spa
CHAPTER 6: The Necklace Lie~ Kim ~The world stopped.I stared at Elena, waiting for her to laugh. Waiting for her to correct herself. Waiting for something that would make this make sense.But she just stood there, perfectly composed, her blue eyes wide and innocent as a doe's."Excuse me?" My voi
CHAPTER 5: ELENA’S NECKLACE~ Kim ~The world tilted pleasantly as Richard's face drew closer to mine. Scotch had a way of making everything feel inevitable, like gravity itself was pulling us together. His hands were warm against my face, his thumbs brushing the curve of my cheekbones with a gentl
CHAPTER 2: A Taste of Freedom ~ Kim ~ I stood on the sidewalk outside the Fell mansion the next morning, breathing in the city air deeply for the first time in four years. It smelled like grease and gasoline and humanity and life. I loved it. "Where to first?" Galina asked, linking her arm throu
CHAPTER 1: The Midnight Encounter~ Kim ~I shouldn't have been in Alpha Richard Fell's kitchen at midnight wearing my sister's nightgown, but there I was, stealing cookies like a thief.Four years in the rogue dungeon had taught me about hunger. Real hunger — the kind that made you dream of chocol







