Anna was on her way into the grocery store from work that same day when her phone rang.
Glancing at it a little longer than she should have, she picked the call and placed the phone to her ear as she rolled the cart. She needed enough groceries to last a long time - limiting her excursions outside of work was what she had to do, after all.“Mom,” she greeted her mother on the other end of the call. “What’s up?”Her mother sounded harried as she asked, “Anna, has anything happened?”The worry her mother had in her voice made the redhead confused as she replied in the negative.“Are you sure?” Her mother continued, with a voice that was on edge. “And the twins are okay as well, right?”“Of course they are,” Anna privately thought that the further her parents were from this werewolf-Hunter business, the better. There was no point in bringing them into this. “Why, what happened?” She asked a bit worriedly as she picked out a couple jugs oAnna didn’t know why she was letting Ethan do this. Was it the fear that pushed her to let him escort her to a taxi, while he gripped one of her grocery bags with a gleam in his eyes.“I hope you now know what I’m capable of, Anna,” Ethan spoke up while she waited for a taxi to pass by. Every inch of her body was fired up and telling her to run but she had no way of doing so. She was helpless. And she truly hated it.Tears prickled her eyes but she managed to keep herself looking calm and collected as she nodded.She could practically feel the werewolf grin as he said, “That’s good. I wouldn’t want to bring the twins into this, Anna. And it would be a shame to hurt you, you see. So make sure you behave. Make sure my brother doesn’t know about this, and I will keep you safe. Understood?”Anna replied shakily with, “I… I understand.”The taxi finally came and she felt relief as she entered the back seat of the car, her heart pounding as Eth
Before she could make up her mind, the phone began to ring, vibrating in her hand. Anna stared at Gillian’s caller ID for a second before finally picking the call.“Hey Anna.” Gillian’s voice sounded relaxed and leisurely, different from her usual tone in the office when dealing with subordinates.“Gillian, I just saw your message.” Anna worried her bottom lip with her teeth. Should she accept it or not?“Yeah, I called because I wasn’t sure you had seen it yet. What say you? Are you free this afternoon? I’d really like to see you today. Please, Anna, I don’t have other friends in the city. It gets quite boring hanging around with only Aiden or my brother all day.”“I understand how you feel.” Anna tried to stem the feeling of guilt at having to refuse her new friend’s offer. “I don’t know if I’d be able to make it today…”“I know you’re busy.” Gillian sighed softly, sounding disappointed. “I suppose I am being selfish, wanting to spend time with you when you have twins to take care o
It was only halfway into the lunch that Anna could tell that something had changed. Ethan, who had been imposing and intimidating since William revealed everything to her, had suddenly transformed into a person who was kind and gentlemanly.And Gillian seemed to enjoy having a conversation with him as well.She quietly sipped at her glass of water and wondered how she would be able to protect the younger woman. Ethan was so clearly making moves on her, and Gillian likely didn’t notice.She decided that bringing up the topic of Gillian’s fiancé would do the trick, or at least make Ethan back off in public.Clearing her throat, the redhead immediately caused a pause in the conversation between Ethan and Gillian, as both pairs of eyes turned to look at her.“So, Gillian, how’s the wedding planning going?” Anna changed the topic, focusing on her boss’s sister.Ethan was briefly surprised as Anna said that, and he turned to his mate who smiled to herself. It was then that the werewolf noti
Alpha Drake could read Lily at least a little bit as her frustration made her mask slip.He saw his goddaughter was very interested in hearing information but he wasn’t interested in giving it to her so freely.Not when she had screwed up so many times in one go.“Whatever has happened, Lily,” he stressed. “It isn’t any of your business. All I want to hear is news about Alpha William.”That was the only person he allowed her to go out and see and a guard always went with her to make sure she would be headed straight there instead of anywhere else.Lily’s frown was evidence that she didn’t like how he was hiding things from her and she asked softly, “Why are you still being upset with me? I’ve done everything you asked me to. Aren’t you happy about that?”Alpha Drake tilted his head at her.“Are you saying you don’t understand why I would be angry at your actions? You’re lucky that no one will hold you responsible for sending a rogue after a damned human girl. But that your steps have
Ethan smirked at Gillian who stepped into the kitchen and gave him a poisonous glare.Despite it being the first time he ever faced a Hunter, it only ignited Ethan’s excitement, and he let his claws extend from his fingernails with extreme ease.Gillian’s eyes flickered to then and back to him in a split second.“I’m surprised you aren’t that shocked.” She remarked to the werewolf. With a little sleight of hand trick, another dagger was in her hand instantly and she pointed it at him teasingly.Ethan shrugged; he wasn’t going to dare drop his defenses around a Hunter, even when it turned out this one was also his mate.What a fucked up situation, he thought. “I’m more surprised that I didn’t suspect you sooner.” He replied easily. “The Erikson family is a well known thorn in our side. Has been for the past generations. But you don’t have the look down pat.”“I was adopted.” She coldly stated, and in a flash another dagger made its way to Ethan. He easily tilted his head and the dagge
William let out a heavy sigh as he walked into the mansion. Another day of intense negotiations with other packs and another damned couple of hours of his precious spent fielding arguments from left, right and center in the pack’s council. Many were scared the times of chaos would return but William wasn’t an Alpha who believed running around like a chicken with its head cut off would be very conducive to strategic warfare with the Hunters.Now was he of the camp that advocated for simply burying their heads in the sand.Ordering the maid to get him the whiskey in his liquor cabinet, he rubbed his eyes with a soft growl.He hadn’t even gotten to call Anna since he left her house a couple of days ago due to how busy he had been.Protecting her and his kids were also something he had to keep in mind, while avoiding suspicion that anything was going on between them to Lily and her godfather, Alpha Drake Finnegan.What a fucking nightmare.He had barely taken a sip of the whiskey when his
William was furious as he entered Anna’s house. Before Ethan could shut the door, the Alpha shoved him back and pressed a sharp claw against his neck.“Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t rip your throat out right now,” William threatened his younger brother.“I take it you didn’t find her,” Ethan choked out. “Put that away, William. I wouldn’t be helping if I was going to act like a fool. I can explain better what might have happened.”“Then start talking!” William growled.“Daddy?”The two men suddenly turned to look at Andrea, who stood holding a teddy and watching the father and uncle fight.“Andrea,” William said her name, and loosened his grip on Ethan and straightened.They also spotted Andrew who rubbed his bleary eyes, walking over to where his sister was.The twins had been in their bedroom, mostly avoiding Ethan after he convinced the babysitter to leave him alone in the house with them.But it seemed they must have heard their father’s voice, and come running.“Where’s
It was a hard thing for the redhead to believe. The idea that Gillian, the lovely young woman that had been so nice to her, had been nothing more than a spy?And she was dead.Anna didn’t know what to think. She felt like her world was crumbling all around her, slowly. The realizations that she had were quickly slotting into place and she didn’t enjoy the feeling the picture forming in her mind gave her.This had all been a trap.The job offer she had been desperate for, working at Erikson Enterprises. It had all been a way to keep her in sight.That only meant one thing.Not only that Aiden was a Hunter, but Gillian had been one too.She was speechless all this while and in the silence, Aiden watched her. He kind of pitied her actually. Even though she had knowingly involved herself with werewolves, she was still someone who must have felt like her growing friendship with Gillian was organic.Well, it wasn’t his business anyway.He had a job to do.“Now that you finally have an idea