“Why, Jane? Why would you scale back Stephanie’s memorial and take her pictures down? Please tell me why!!” Margie pleads as tears start to fall down her cheeks. “Dr. Miller told us that James needs to avoid stress as much as possible, and ---” “And you and Randall thought that erasing the memo
(Margie POV) After Jane agreed to back off, I stomped out of the hospital and headed straight back to the packhouse. A few pack members tried to greet me as I walked by, but I ignored them. I was so angry at Jane that I would have enjoyed spitting fire at her if I was a dragon. Heck, I was so an
(James POV) It has now been a month since Lily and I rejected each other. I am currently standing outside my father’s office, prepared to make a new series of demands on him. I have not been to this office since the meeting that we had before Stephanie’s memorial. Being here brings back a lot o
Dr. Miller said that it was normal for wolves to block their humans for a while after a rejection, because they need time on their own to heal and process. Unfortunately, I knew that in our situation, there was more to it than that. Luke had begged me not to accept Lily’s rejection, and in a fit o
(James POV) I knocked on my father’s office door and waited. I heard hushed voices and what sounded like a couple of people scrambling about. Finally, my father hollered through the door that I could enter. When I walked in, I saw my father sitting behind his desk. My mother was sitting next to
(James POV) I look at my parents in disbelief. “What do you mean that you do not know where Lily is? I thought you sealed the borders after Lily left the hall?” “We did, Son. And we sent guards out looking for her. There was no trace of her. They looked everywhere.” “How that can be, Father?
(James POV) My parents were not happy with my decision to leave our pack and confront Dr. Hyder in Red River, but they ultimately chose to not try and stop me. They simply demanded that I take a few guards with me as a precaution. Given that Luke was still unwilling to shift or talk to me --and g
(James POV) I replayed Alpha Brett’s words over and over again in my head, trying to figure out what Alpha Brett was referring to and why he would suddenly terminate two important treaties. The only thing that seemed to fit was that Alpha Brett had heard about what happened between Lily and I at S