Sara POVMrs. Montgomery was acquainted with the Reigns. She advised that the details on Nick's agreement were not "so bad considering the fact that he's an ex."The situation was a shared custody. I would have full and equal access to Alex. The only problem was the fact that the child must live where his father chose. And I must live with the child. Which meant Nick invariably decides where I get to live. Was I to endure that for the rest of my life? No way.She advised me that I couldn’t win a custody battle with a Reign. First of all, I couldn't even afford it. So the best move was signing his agreement first to throw him off our tracks.The most important thing she said was that Nick Reign wasn’t taking the child away from me. He was just making it illegal for me to run away with little Alex. Following her advice, I'd put my signature on the document there in her office.It was the best way to keep him from suspecting that I was making any move. Ever since I signed it, I'd been ea
My son’s new room had been transformed into a child’s dream. Toys and stuff bears were neatly arranged in the corner. Even the somewhat large bed was taken out. What sat in its place was a small fancy one for a growing child. The walls too were redone with bright colors.I stood speechless, unable to decide how I felt about all of it. Alex laid sleeping soundly in the dim light, a teddy bear clutched to his chest.I was gone for a little over two hours. When did they do all of this?The child stirred. Like he felt me in the room. He opened his eyes halfway before rubbing on it. Then he sat up."Mommy…” “Yes, baby,” I moved to sit on the small, fluffy bed, and he climbed unto my arms.“I’ve got new toys. Uncle Jake let me talk to daddy on the phone. He was busy. And he wished he could be here." He sounded sleepy but very happy.“Is that so? Do you like your new bedroom… and toys?” I asked him.“Yes, mommy. Say hello to biscuits. He’s fwends with stuaws.”He holds out the brand new ted
At first, Cassie was confused by the former rogue's words."You're mistaken, Bronco," she said. "Is the alpha upstairs?""Please call me Oak. I don't go by Bronco anymore. And yes, the alpha is upstairs," he replied."Then take me to him!" She started to turn away when he replied."We have to let him know you're here first, Miss White. Like I said, he's got guests. I can't just take you to him.""What guests? Are they business partners?" The look on his face made her feel foolish. What he said earlier echoed in her head before he repeated himself."His... the young Luna is up there, Miss"Cassie wanted to strike the male across the face. She wanted to stab his throat with her claws repeatedly until he got his mind right.How could he dare call someone else the young Luna? Forest Moon had one of those at the moment, and that was the senior Luna, Elise Reign. She, Cassie, was going to be the younger one soon.She took a deep breath to cool her fury. As she stared at him, he stared bac
Nick POVWatching Sara walk down the stairs behind our son, I tried and failed to look away. She had a silk shirt on today with a tight, straight skirt. I decided the slit was cut too high. It exposed part of her smooth thighs when she moved. I pictured her sitting on this couch beside me. Letting me run my hand up that soft piece of golden flesh.I needed to control these thoughts. Why was I having them?She caught the desire in my eyes before I quickly averted them to our pup. “Ready for school, little wolf?”“Yes, daddy,” he beamed. The exciting response was quickly followed by the usual odd tickle in my chest.“Good, cuz I’ll be dropping you off today,” I said, rising from the couch.Sara eyes widened. It was hard to tell if the shock she felt was mingled with approval or disapproval.“Would you like that?” I got on my hunches so my son and I were at eye level. When he nodded with a grin, I roughened his thick, soft curls and rose back up.Sara was looking at me with an arched b
I could not make sense of what my beta had just said. I was trying to fake interest too, so I asked,"What do you mean I'm being charged?" "This is a summon, Nick!" He held out the envelope in his hands.The only thing disturbing about the bit of newsflash was the look on my beta’s face."Jake, sit down. Calm down. It's gonna be okay. It's a summon, you say?" I asked him.“By a government agency, Nick! It says the judge must see you in two hours. Apparently, they're in a hurry to get to you before you leave town,” Jake replied, still frantic.“What’s it about? What agency is this?” I asked.“Women and Child Protective Services,” he said, eyes never leaving mine..Now, my interest was piqued.“What could that type of agency possibly want with me? I’m already protecting my woman AND child!” The words fell out of my mouth absently. My eyes had now reverted to Sara’s three-word text where her signature should've been.I only realized what I had just said when no reply came from Jake. I
I did not realize I had moved if not for Jake’s attempt to restrain me. My beta was almost as strong as me. I felt his strength as he tried with all his might to make me sit back down. “Please, Nick. Sit down. Please!” he begged, forcing me back on the chair. ‘If you act out, it’ll get harder. Everything would get worse,' he mundlinked me.'We’re not just werewolves but friends of the humans. We have a pact with their elite. They're important to our kind. Our ally packs would turn against us if you ruin that by hurting one of their own!’ My brain felt full as I tried to get it back online. I let my ass rest on the chair.“But that judge has to pay for what he just did!" I hissed. “Listen to me, Nick! You will not touch the man. He was doing his job.” "By tearing my family apart?"Jake’s frustration rose as I started to get up from the chair slowly. When my gaze met his, I heard distinctly the very words he didn’t dare say to his alpha. Even though he didn't open his mouth or use
Sara POVI didn't hear from Nick or his beta after I left the penthouse. On the evening of the hearing, I borrowed my dad's truck to get Alex from school.As soon as my son saw the truck, he announced, "Janice won't be here.""That's right," I replied. "How did you know?""Daddy told me. He called Mrs. Bright and she let me talk to him. He can't come too, not today," he said as he climbed into the truck.I didn't know how to feel. Even though Nick had just saved me the pressure of having to explain all of this, I wondered if it was okay for him to talk to my son when it's not his turn."But is he coming tomorrow?" Alex asked. I was driving back to my dad's now."I don't think so, baby. He has to work," I replied.As I pulled over in front of the food truck, my dad was already waiting to leave for home. Today was not full business day for him because of the hearing. He regarded Alex’s confused gaze with worry.The ride home was silent. But as we entered the house, Alex continued his
I nodded at the human female who looked about my age.“I see.”No cause for alarm, I told myself. But this wasn’t how it was supposed to be. It can't be right for him to just show up at my son’s school to pick him up. I should ask my lawyer. I rushed out of the school, impatiently waving at a cab.What was Nick's plan? Where had he taken Alex?A few long minutes later, the taxi drove into the resort driveway and I got out. As I entered the lobby and marched to the elevator marked Private, one of the guards watched without protest. He was the one in charge of the hotel guards. No one made a move to stop me like I feared. Moments later, I arrived at the penthouse. As the door slid open, I walked in and was about to dash up the stairs when Nick appeared.He stood at the top of the stairs in jean shorts and a t.shirt. I waited for him to protest my presence. It was his turn to have Alex after all. He said nothing. Instead, he started to saunter down the stairs.“Where’s Alex?” I bark