The past three years, away from my pack and my parents have been the best years of my life, I enrolled in a part-time college while I did some freelancing jobs that enabled me to stay home with my son on the days I had no classes, when I wasn’t available, Enzo would be there. For three years, every decision I’ve made and every action I’ve taken was to escape my past, I planned to travel overseas, to where only humans reside, where they wouldn’t take one look at me, smell an omega, and scrunch up their faces with disgust. I hoped to find a place in the woods, far from civilization where I would be able to connect to my wolf more, to finally feel that connection I’ve never felt since the day Luke rejected me—For the past three years, I’ve been like a plastic bag floating in the wind just so I can achieve every goal, my head was always down and my answers were always yes, just so I could get past it all, just so my son will have a chance at a life that I never did. Then Cole fell sick
It took Aspen one phone call and twenty minutes later to change the doctor in charge of Cole’s treatment and kick Dr. Martin out of the room. Something told me the man wouldn’t be keeping his job but I couldn’t bring myself to care much. After going into the bathroom and fixing my hair until I looked presentable again, I sat by Cole's bedside and sent a few texts to Enzo, informing him of the changes but stayed silent about how the doctor hurt me. Last thing I wanted was for another doctor to get fired because of me. Aspen had called me the mother of his child, yet, even as they came to draw his blood to check if he was compatible with Cole, he asked them to run a paternity test in the process. The new female doctor they’d put in charge seemed to be a bit shocked by his request and her gaze drifted to mine a few times. She didn’t dare say no to him, it didn’t bother me one bit either because I knew what the results were going to be. In the next few hours while we waited for the
I stood there stunned, unable to process the doctor's words as Aspen took the paper from her hand. My eyes were glued to him as he read over the results, no hint of emotion on his face. "Thank you, doctor," he said dismissively. "You may begin prepping my son for the transfusion." My son. The words sent a shard of ice through my heart. "Wait just a minute," I said, finally finding my voice. "You can't just take him away from me. I'm his mother!" I exclaimed, my heart pounding so fast in my chest that I could barely breathe. Aspen turned his frosty gaze on me. "And now that I have been confirmed as his father, I have every right to take him. You kept this from me for three years. Be grateful I don't take legal action against you of do something worse,” Aspen uttered, his eyes narrowed and gaze kept on me. "Grateful?!" I cried. "How dare you! I was trying to protect him!" My clenched fists were trembling at my sides as I started at the man’s dangerously attractive face. This was e
The sedan pulled through an imposing iron gate and proceeded up a long, winding driveway, lined with towering oak trees. I gazed out the window in awe as an enormous mansion came into view, made of stone and brick, with countless windows and a wide front courtyard. The house looked like something that was built centuries ago yet still stood, it gave me a bad feeling. It was like something out of a movie. The Vincenzo estate was clearly designed to intimidate and impress. I shuddered to think about what waited for me behind those walls. The mansion seemed to be cut off from the big city and of course it was surrounded by a thick forest with only one path for a car. The perfect place to end a life, I thought to myself in dread. The car glided to a stop at the front steps leading up to a set of grand double doors. Before I could react, the man was grabbing my arm again, ushering me out of the vehicle."This way," he murmured, guiding me along the side of the mansion. We passed we
ASPENThe sound of the lock sliding into place gave me a sense of satisfaction. With Andrea secured, I could focus my attention where it belonged – on my son. I strode briskly through the pack house that has been in my family for centuries, towards the medical wing I had asked to be prepared for Cole’s arrival. Once I was sure the transfusion was a success and there were no complications, I was here to tell Andrea of my intentions. Yet as I walked, an uncomfortable feeling settled over me. I tried to brush it off, but Andrea’s devastated face lingered in my mind.Perhaps I had been overly harsh with her. But I quickly dismissed the thought. My actions were justified given how she had hidden my own child from me. To think I’d gone years thinking I would never have a child of my own yet she hid such a life changing truth from me? What was her reason? What did she stand to gain? No, any twinges of guilt were surely just vain attraction towards the woman. Andrea was cunning, manipu
ASPEN I had met the Alpha, turned out he’d expected me to negotiate with him as he expressed his wants for expanding his own pack borders through mine. “I hear the Alphas are all turning against you, you will be weakened and I can be a good ally,” The weak looking alpha had said. I have a pack that contains over seven hundred wolves, he only had fifty. To think such a small dog could have the audacity to think he was powerful enough to be an ally to me. I knew something was going wrong somewhere, trouble was brewing and I was getting to the bottom of it. The audacity of that alpha demanding our land infuriated me. My pack controlled these borders for ages, and now this dumb little pup thinks he can challenge me? He’s gonna regret messing with me. Ben was just as pissed, he’d been pacing ever since we walked back into the pack house. “We can’t let this insult stand. Give the word and I’ll burn their pathetic little compound down,” he growled. A silver glint in his eyes as his wolf
The instant I saw my baby boy, I rushed over and scooped him into my arms. I hugged Cole tight, breathing in his sweet little scent. After months of seeing him so sick, it filled me with relief to see him looking stronger and as precious as ever. His wide blue eyes stared up at me and I damn well melted when I saw the recognition in them. Every fear, every bit of anger that had brewed inside of me for the past 2 weeks, none of it mattered in that moment as I held my son in my arms and heard his little coos. As I rocked Cole, I could feel Aspen’s intense stare on me. I glanced up. Damn, I’d forgotten just how freaking gorgeous he was. The man was model-level hot, even with that stern expression. Sharp cheekbones, chiseled jaw – and those glasses just took the appeal over the top. I stopped staring out of fear that he would notice the attraction in my eyes, one more thing he could use against me. No! I could not be attracted to this man, I wasn’t the same young woman I was three yea
I sank down onto the plush bed in the guest roomursery Aspen had provided. It was more than I expected, it was a spacious room with painted with streaks of blue and gold, blue curtains, a queen sized bed and a crib right next to it. There was a bathroom that was almost the size of my apartment back in Queens and a walk in closet, it was empty, well, it was filled up with clothes for Cole. It brought a smile to my face when I saw all the cute clothes packed in there for Cole. Aspen had gone all out for him, contrary to what I had actually expected. I honestly thought he wouldn’t want a child birthed by an omega, I mean, he obviously hates me but yet… Luke had said something about his uncle being unable to have children and I wondered if it was something the bastard just said in the heat of the moment. Aspen was…not what I expected. My mind still reeling from our heated conversation. I wasn’t even sure if all the anger I felt was directed at him or towards my mind for wandering so m