Seeing no other outlets to release my frustration, I punched the wall. And then I punched it again. For a full twenty minutes, I continued to punch at it. I only stopped when I saw more blood on the wall than drywall. I looked down and realized that my entire fist and all of my knuckles were sol
(James POV) “What did my parents tell you?” “A version of the same thing they told me when I went to them about the others. That I needed to respect the chain of command, and that meant that any and all complaints needed to go through Beta Robert and Margie. And that the chain of command was esp
Dr. Miller's explanation was doing very little to quell my anger. To prevent myself from attacking him again, I decided to ask a different question. "Was there a reason that Margie and my mother kept saying that Lily was helping Stephanie with luna training? That does not make any sense to me." "
(James POV) I stood up and began pacing. I was in information overload mode, and I needed a minute to work through it all. “What is with all of the riddles?” I asked, intentionally changing the topic for a minute. “What do you mean?” Jessica asked. “Ever since I went to speak to Dr. Hyder th
***TRIGGER WARNING: This is the final chapter that will talk in detail about the horrific things that Stephanie and Sheila did, which include references to elder abuse and sexual assault. Warning: this is really sick stuff. I promise this is the worst of it.*** (James POV) I stared at Jessica
Then I realized that Jessica had missed one. “What about Lynda?” I asked. “That one happened just a few years ago.” Jessica sighed. “That one Sheila did by herself. I do not know what triggered her to do it. Lynda’s husband had minor surgery that required that he be hospitalized for a few day
(Lily POV) Leaving Black Moon was emotionally hard but physically very easy. Despite being hyper-conscious about our safety and really liking both Brady and Kalen, Rose was completely on board when I told her on the flight back from Hawaii that I wanted to leave the pack and strike out on our own
(Lily POV) I had just fallen asleep when I heard my phone buzz a couple of times. There were very few people who had my phone number —basically, my bosses, my new co-workers, a couple of new friends, and James— so I knew I should probably get up and check the messages, just in case they were impor