Micah’s POV The glass of whiskey crushes between my fingers as I watch the news. Blood trickles down my knuckles but I barely feel it. My wolf is at the surface and I can feel it fighting to get out. Red blankets my eyes and rage envelopes me. I don’t know what I am more furious at. The fact tha
Maybe she doesn’t want to hear from me because of that. Maybe, she just needs her space. I exhale, feeling tired. Then, I start the car, turning up the speed in the hopes that it will ease up my troubled mind. ____________________ Fiona’s POV Probability of paternity: 99.9% I clutch the DNA tes
Micah’s POV The number you have dialed is not responding. I slam my hand against the steering wheel and loudly exhale a breath of frustration. I have spent hours on the road with no sign of Fiona. I have checked her apartment, her favorite shopping stores, her salon, the bookshop she liked to vis
So, I did. Guilt churned in my stomach as I heard her stomach growling later. I realized what she had done - gone hungry so I could eat. Who was this angel, I wondered? That was the question that surrounded all my thoughts as I drifted in and out of sleep. When I came to, I heard soft sobs in the
Micah’s POV I take hurried steps inside the forest. Desperation clinging to my fingertips. She needs to be here. She needs to be. Ten paces more and I’ll be at the clearing. Five paces more. Three. Only one step more … She isn’t here. My heart drops like a rock. Disappointment hangs over me
“Did he touch you here?” When he speaks, his voice is more beast than man. His eyes point to my wrist, where his thumb is running slow, dangerous circles. With a start, I realise he doesn’t believe me. He is going to blame me. He is going to hurt me with his words like everyone else. He thinks I ha
Fiona’s POV I don’t realize my body is shaking with silent sobs until I feel Micah’s hand rub circles on my back. A beat too late, I realize I am almost straddling him and he is rocking me side to side like a child. “Shh, baby. It’s okay. I am here. It’s alright.” His soft words soothe me even as
I take a deep breath, trying to steady my nerves. Micah's words echo in my mind, "Keep your head up cause you have nothing to be ashamed of." I whisper those words over and over to myself until they become my mantra. I can't let them see any weakness, not now. With that thought, I gather my confid