ALPHA COLTON Ron placed my coffee on my desk, he didn't look his usual self. His eyes were sullen and his face grim. I never meddled in his private affairs, anything other than work was best discussed outside the office premises if ever he cared to share and Ron was never the type to wear his emotions on his sleeves. The one reason why he fitted perfectly into my executive assistant position. "There's a response from Hornsgate. They accepted our invitation." He announced with an inscrutable tone. "With their plus ones?" I looked away from his face at the computer on my desk. "Yes, my Alpha!" He bowed slightly. "Great. I will need you to have an apartment in the mansion prepared for their stay. An apartment with room enough to contain everyone." "But the hotels are reserved exclusively for the dignitaries..." "I want Grimsby close. I need him as close as possible." I took the phone to my ear, "Grimsby's attending the festival... I'm in my office." I hung up and in no tim
ALPHA COLTON Shirley sauntered into the conference room. She looked confident, she looked beautiful. I averted my gaze from her beautiful face to Karl who was fighting to train his gaze on the coffee Ron was serving him—anything to keep his gaze from wandering to her. Karl wore a cast around his left arm which was signed by a few people, everyone close to him but me.Shirley sat in a seat Ron held out for her, her thick lashes fluttered at me before a smile twitched on her lips. Ron had scheduled the meeting and had pushed it back three days from the day the elders had initially visited. I had requested Shirley's presence at the meeting. Here she was looking as beautiful as ever. Sir Ferren spoke on behalf of the elders sent out to represent the rest of the council. His speech was thick with insinuation, this didn't seem to faze Shirley. "All I said is that I can't have my baby outside the walls of a long-term commitment with your Alpha." She brushed back a swathe of her blonde
ALPHA COLTON"You've changed. Big time." Shirley muttered when she got to my table at the restaurant where I had lunch out with Vinny later that noon. "Shirley, please give it a break, damn!" I released a breath. This was exhausting. Having her nag me about our baby was draining. "No!" She pulled out a seat and dropped on it. A waiter darted forward to take her order. "I'll have the chicken Caesar salad with no croutons.""Why are you here?" I asked when the waiter had disappeared to bring her order alongside Vinny and mine. "I need a little cash to get some things done." She flashed me her sensuous smile. I couldn't help but get lost in her bright stare. "How much do you need?"She delved into her purse and retrieved a nicely written list. For the first time, it was short. She dropped it before me with another radiant smile on her lips. My eyes skimmed through the list."You're buying a house?" My confused gaze left the list to her face. "You don't imagine I'll be having my
ALPHA COLTON Haedon returned from the inner chambers of his sacred temple where he had gone in to complete several rituals for the forthcoming moon festival. "Like the eagles, so shall your strength be my Alpha," He blessed and took a seat facing us. His attention was directly on me, moments like this were the most suspenseful moments of my life. "I know why you're here," He looked away to the crystals in his hands, "As clear as these crystals, you're on a thorny path. Our Goddess has turned her back on you and your territories." "That can't be," Karl murmured with a chuckle. It wasn't funny. "I don't get why." Vinny sounded bothered. I knew why. "It doesn't matter." I tried to maintain a detached and clinical composure. "It is clear in these visions, that the strongest shall be swallowed up by the weakest territories and strength shall spring up from the weakest Lycan territories because she pleases the goddess." "Still doesn't explain why the goddess chose to for
ALLISON KEELER The Pack nurse checked me and gave me some drugs and supplements. For the first time since I was declared pregnant by Glomé, I could see the bump starting to grow. A smile creased my face. "You look happy." The nurse returned my smile and handed me my card. I placed it in the little bag which held my drugs and other supplements. "Of course I am happy." I waved at the nurse and headed back to my room. The only place where I felt at peace. I stripped and stood before the mirror, the bruises and the ugly marks on my skin were fading. It was a good thing. I had a shower, got into my uniform, and headed out for lunch. "Phoebe's here," Evelyn whispered as she linked our arms. "So?" "You've forgiven her?" "I have nothing against her. We have different lives, we chose our paths."I sat on the wooden seats where a few other girls joined us as we awaited lunch. "Allison?" Payton approached our table with flushed cheeks, leaning into me she whispered, "Gamma Adrian is
ALLISON KEELER "Where am I?" I asked the second my gaze adjusted to the brightness in the room enough to realize Matt was beside me in the brightly lit room."CaeHills." His sullen eyes didn't leave my face. He must've taken in the confusion on my face because he added with a weary smile, "CaeHills Pack."I still didn't get what he meant. The only thing I could make out was that I was in another Pack, but why?"Why am I here?" I sat up in the big bed, "Why are you here?" My gaze roamed the room to his face. Then instantly, my hand flew to my stomach. When I felt my growing baby bump, I was relieved to realize I was still pregnant. "You don't imagine they would want to mess with Colton's heir?" He chuckled moving from where he sat in an armchair by the window coming closer to me in the big bed. "I'll protect your baby with my life." He spoke quietly and convincingly. "You're the Luna's assistant, not her mate." I quipped. "This is my Pack, so I want you to consider yourself safe
ALPHA GRIMSBY EVANS "She's just a thirsty whore." I spoke softly, not daring to avert our speared gazes.Faye broke our gazes first, moving away to the balcony. Letting out a muffled exasperated breath, I tailed her to the balcony. "You don't imagine I'm attracted to such a lowly runt...""Are you?" She snapped the question in a way that was supposed to trigger the truth, her eyes searching my face for the slightest flinch to suggest I was about to lie to her. "I won't consider this an insult to my face." I feigned annoyance to scare her off from the subject. Other than the runt energy, Allison was very attractive in a sensuous way. If only she wasn't pregnant. I sighed out my frustrations. It was going to be a sin against the goddess to lay with an already pregnant wolf, especially a sin against Colton, for if the goddess spared me, the Westerners never will. "I just don't understand why you will choose to bring her here to my stalk. You know we aren't a strong Pack. What if Col
ALLISON KEELER "So I won't have to scrub the floor and do laundry anymore?"Hope resonated in my tone as I considered Matt in the beautiful garden, he had taken me on a tour around the mansion. "There's not quite a lot of things to be done here," his smiles helped me relax, "I'll show you around the pack at every chance we get. It's lovely here and I'm glad to be back.""Sounds like CaeHills is a better place to be, well, except your boss shows up.""Don't get her upset then you're good." He shrugged clinically. "I feel like just being around upsets the hell out of her.""She vents on people a whole lot but you're going to be good." He handed the sunflower he had plucked from the bush of beautiful sunflowers. This brought out a smile from me. Matt was so kind to me. "Is the Alpha of this Pack aware of this arrangement? I don't want him to think I'm a trespasser.""Flynn's not the Alpha but I guess he's quite aware, you don't have to be afraid. I'm here."I sniggered at how he tho