Chapter Thirty: Colin

Colin turns his body to face mine. I can see the gold flecks dancing in his eyes.

“When are you going to understand that I will gladly give everyone up for you? You are the most important thing to me. Anyone who has a problem with you has a problem with me.” Colin cups my face, smashing his lips to mine to drown out any argument I had.

“We’re late,” I say.

“Ah, but we’re late for a good reason.”

“Not sure having your dessert before dinner is a good enough reason to keep your mother waiting.”

He winks before knocking. Nicole is standing in front of us with a very impatient look on her face.

“Hi, mother. Sorry we’re late. I got a little caught up in some especially important business.”

“A true Alpha will always have important business, but the best Alphas know how to balance family life, too.” She huffs.

He gives her a sweet kiss on the cheek, and she relaxes. Nicole’s apartment feels like we left the packhouse, but in reality, she just has her own wing. Her place is cozy and inv