Erin’s POVI couldn’t believe what I was looking at. My heart was crushed, and I stumbled backward into Henry who stood behind me, also shocked. Moments later, Bane arrived, and he took charge right away. “We need to get the body out of here and put the pack on lockdown. Nobody is to leave until I can figure out who did this to my Beta.” I could hear the women of the pack crying their eyes out, but their voices grew distorted. Everything around me was growing distorted. I looked at Bane who had dark eyes; though he was taking charge, there were no emotions on his face. I wondered if it was him that had done this. Thinking that this was our fault, that Jeremy died because we were snooping around, made my heart squeeze painfully in my chest. “We need to get out of here...” Henry whispered from behind me. At that moment, Bane looked over at us and his eyes darkened even more. His eyes locked onto mine
Gavin’s POVIt’s been a couple of days since Gavin agreed to let Judy Conrad stay in his packhouse. She’s been a great guest for a human, he had to admit. She helped in the kitchen, assisted the workers in keeping the place clean, and was incredibly kind.Gavin had promised not to tell anyone why she was there to protect her from her husband, so he just told everyone that she was an old friend that would be staying with him for a while.Everyone seemed to have bought it.He spent most of the last couple of days on a hunt to find Susanna, without there being any luck.He knows that Susanna will most likely come for Erin and couldn’t allow that to happen.He also knows that Erin will probably still want to continue working at the diner, even though she knows she’s in direct danger because that’s the kind of woman she is. It was infuriating but also incredibly attractive in the eyes of Gavin.However, lately, whenever h
Erin’s POVI couldn’t stop staring at her; she was absolutely stunning. She looked much older, but she was so beautiful and well-kept.Most importantly, she had her arms wrapped around Gavin’s like they were an item. A knot formed in my stomach as soon as I saw the two of them together.I had never seen her in any of our packs before and I didn’t have any research on her from the organization. But as they got closer, I realized why that was.She wasn’t a she-wolf at all.She was a human.I must have looked as stunned as I felt because Gavin’s eyes darkened when he saw me and then a smirk appeared on his lips like he was testing me or something. I felt a wave of fury washing over me.What kind of sick game was he trying to play?I shook the thought out of my head and straightened my stance. I knew Kelsey was watching with curious and worried eyes, but I didn’t say anything to her. I kept a fake smile on my fa
Gavin’s POVJudy gasped loudly at Jill’s words.Jill had never actually met Erin, but she knew how in love Gavin was in high school. She knew he had found his mate and she knew that Erin had broken his heart. But he never thought they would get the opportunity to be face-to-face.Jill made it quite clear many times in the past how she felt about Erin and if she were to ever see her in person. Now, that time has come, and Erin looked completely mortified.Gavin saw tears welling up in her eyes almost instantly and he practically felt her heartbreaking. His wolf was howling in aggravation as Jill said those cruel words to their mate.He couldn’t blame her for being upset. He was also upset, and he wanted Jill to leave.Before he could say anything, Erin was turning her body from them and running out the back doors. Her boss, Kelsey, stared after her with saddened eyes.Jill rolled her eyes and folded her arms across he
Erin’s POVI sat in my car for a long while after Gavin left. I couldn’t believe what we had just done in the parking lot of my work.My body was trembling all over and I could feel Emily’s pure excitement from within me. After I was able to recover my mind, I got out of my car and went back to work.I used that breather as my break and when I returned, Kelsey was watching me with a worried look in her eyes.“Is everything okay?” She asked.“Yeah, I just needed to breathe,” I told her, shaking my head of any and all thoughts that had surfaced.“Who was that other girl with Gavin? I know one of them to be Judy Conrad, the multi-billionaire’s wife, but I didn’t recognize the other one.”“That was Jill Pierce,” I told her, watching her eyes widen in shock. “Gavin’s sister.”“Oh, my goddess! I knew she existed, but I never thought I’d ever get to see her,” Kelsey breathed. “She was kind of cruel. Don’t you think
Jill’s POV“How could you keep me in the dark about this, Gavin? Why did you not tell me she was back in your life?” Jill asked as she stood at the doorway of Gavin’s office.It was the next morning and Jill tried to be respectful enough to not bother him last night. However, after witnessing their embrace that turned into much more, she could hardly sleep all night.She kept thinking about how that horrid she-wolf, someone who was supposed to be her brother’s fated mate, rejected and broke his heart. Now she was back and dangling her heart on a string in front of him.She was playing games with him and it wasn’t fair.Jill could see right through that.She should have known something was up when she saw Erin that night she saved Jill. She knew that woman looked familiar but couldn’t figure out where she had seen her. It was from pictures that her brother had sent her when she was away at boarding school.They looked
Erin’s POVI stood in front of Susanna with a gaping mouth as I watched her fall to the ground. The snapping of her neck could be heard for miles.I couldn’t comprehend what had just happened. One moment, she was burning the restaurant with her abilities, and the next, she was falling to the ground dead.She snapped her own neck.She did this to herself… but why?My heart was heavy as I stared around her quickly paling face. Her eyes were opened slightly like she was still looking at me.I stumbled backward, nearly tripping over my own feet as I did so.The fire was finally gone thanks to the rain that I summoned. Everything around me was wet though and I heard the light tapping of shoes in the puddles as more people left the restaurant to see what the commotion was about.Once they got a glimpse of Susanna in front of me, I heard the gasps and cries of horror.Kelsey was by my side quickly; her hair was
Erin’s POV“Erin, are you the one who killed Miss Susanna?”“What was your motive?”“How could you do something so cruel!?”My breathing got caught in my throat as I stared around at all the reporters. I needed to get out of here.“Enough of this!” I heard Henry roaring as he stood by my side. I was more than relieved to see him there. I wanted to hug him for coming to my rescue. “Erin had nothing to do with this and I’m going to prove it. Please leave this property at once.”Henry wrapped an arm through mine to keep me by his side; something else I was incredibly grateful for.Just as he was about to pull me away, I sensed Gavin nearby.My entire body froze; I glanced around the crowd until my eyes finally found him. My breathing had fallen short and I couldn’t seem to look away from him. He was staring at me with such discouragement and confusion that my heart fell deep into my stomach.I wondered what
Gavin’s POVGavin held Susanna’s diary in his hands with disbelief.He ran his fingers down the pink exterior and traced his thumb across her name which was engraved in gold, cursive letters.He had to admit, he was a little sad that she had to die. He had some hope that he would be able to get her back from the Slayers, but now that hope was gone.“What are you waiting for?! Open it!” Roman growled; he was being impatient and practically panting.Gavin rolled his eyes and forced the lock on the diary open. He scanned the first couple of pages in wonder. She started this diary a few years ago and it seemed as if she’s been writing in it every day.Most of the entries were about Gavin and not to his surprise, she was mainly after him for his money and reputation. It seems as if a lot of her behavior were due to her neglectful parents. It was true that Susanna’s parents were incredibly neglectful. They never cared for Susan