“I know the truth,” Mrs. Chaplin repeated.“I-I…” Violet said, her eyes still wide. What could she say? She had to say something, anything if she hoped to stop the governess from turning her into the alpha. “I can explain. Please, just let me explain.”

We went into the house, but instead of going to the kitchen, Mia took me to the servant’s area. With a glance down either side of the hallway, she ushered me into the common room. With yet another glance, Mia said, “You need to be careful, Violet.”“What do you mean? Because of that girl?

After logging out of everything and doing all that she knew of to cover her tracks, which wasn’t a whole lot, Violet left the common room. Despite that it may have been colossally stupid, Violet was glad she did it.  Where parents would have the grieving they deserved.Her stomach rumbled, announcing

Violet joined Mia in the middle of the hallway once she’d finished the other rooms. “Done?” she asked and Violet nodded.There was a strange look on Mia’s face so Violet added, “I got the pleasure of running into Emily, she made a mess for me to pick, and tried to get me to lose my

Once again, the alpha wasn’t at breakfast and Nolan hadn’t seen him all morning. It had to be on purpose. He knew the alpha was going to speak with New Girl yesterday, but of course, Frank hadn’t come to see him afterward. Yanking Nolan’s chain as the alpha loved to do.  He liked to claim it was to prepare Nolan to be an alpha. People tried to get under his skin all the time. It was a good try, but Nolan knew the truth. The alpha simply enjoyed messing with him. Honestly, Nolan didn’t usually mind. He was sure if his father was still alive, he’d do the same, and the alpha had tried to fill the void his father left