I turn the corner to see Paisley sleeping in her swing. I pick her up, cuddling her to my chest as I take a seat at the table. I pull the top of my dress down only to reveal my breast to feed Paisley when Malachi walks in, looking around until he sees me. I look up to him, clearly not happy to see him at the moment. "Luna, I'm sorry. It wasn't funny I don't know why I said that" Malachi stutters, looking at me for forgiveness. "That day was not very long ago, and making jokes is way too soon," I scold him with a stern voice, still looking down at Paisley. "What if this change doesn't work, and today is my last day?" I exclaim with a tear rolling down my cheek. Malachi looks to me with regret written all over his face. "I'm sorry Chloe. Please forgive me. I didn't mean it" He pleads, kneeling in front of me. "Luna it will work, and you will be more powerful, and no one will ever mess with you again" he assures me, grabbing my hand. I turn to meet his gaze and find him smiling. "Ok

I run through the forest, jumping over tree limbs and rocks, perfectly landing each time. I can hear Malachi is not far behind me, so I push myself harder. I break out of the woods into the open field by the packhouse when Malachi runs past me. I run faster, trying to catch him, but he is faster than me. ‘Show off,’ I growl, rolling my eyes. I make it to the yard, slowing to a walk as I come through the gate to see Amelia and Paul sitting on the porch swing. I hear a noise behind me near the fence and turn to look and see a blonde wolf running away. 'That's the same blonde from earlier. What is she doing?' I question, narrowing my eyes. 'It looks like there is something she wants,' my wolf declares. I hear footsteps approaching me, so I look and see Malachi, who is coming toward me. "What's the matter, Luna?" He asks. "Someone is walking the outer grounds of the packhouse," I explain. He looks to where my gaze was seconds ago, but the wolf is gone. I shift back to my human form,

Malachi and I walk to the living area where Cypress and Paul are sitting, talking about tonight's mission. "Hey, you two," Paul says, motioning for us to have a seat. Malachi sits down, and of course, I jumped into his lap, causing him to grunt. "Don't complain, wolfman," I say, glaring at him. "Malachi, Chloe should not be a part of this mission," Cypress argues. "Hey, I am sitting right here, and I make my own decisions here. Malachi is my partner, not my boss," I tell Cypress, narrowing my eyes. "Chloe, this isn't a joke. Someone is after you," Cypress retorts. "Well, let them! I'm not some pathetic human anymore, Cypress I can take care of myself," I hiss standing from Malachi's lap, ready to smack him for still thinking so little of me. Malachi wraps his arm around me, forcing me to sit back on his lap. 'Changing into a wolf has worsened my temper. I'm so touchy.' I complain to myself, as Malachi’s touch calms me. "Chloe, you need to think about Paisley," Cypress says calmly.

I step away from Malachi, staring into his eyes. "Screw them!" I declare, using the back of my hand to wipe the wetness off my face. I turn on my heels to walk inside. "Chloe?" Malachi calls, but I keep walking. I enter the house in search of Amelia and find her sitting at the island in the kitchen. She looks up from her phone and her brows draw together at the sight of me. "Chloe, your back. What happened? You look so pale," Amelia questions, searching my body for the loss of blood or some other sign of injury.Malachi comes rushing into the kitchen. "Chloe, you can't just walk away from the fact that your parents just showed up," He says, regretting it once he sees the color drain from Amelia's face. I turn around to face him, and everything gets blurry "I don't feel so well" I manage to get out before I collapse. Malachi rushed to me, catching me before I hit the floor.I wake up to the sun beaming down on my face. I cover my eyes with the back of my hand while rolling over to see i

It seems like we’ve been laying there for hours before we finally decide to get up. Malachi gets dressed for a meeting, and even though we just had some great sex, seeing him in that suit is making me want round two. "How do you expect me to let you leave the house like that?" I whine, looking at him with an intense gaze of lust. Malachi smirks, He knows he’s sexy. "You know I only have eyes for you, Luna" He assures me, grabbing me around my waist and pulling me into his arms. "I know, and if another girl looks at you, they will end up like blondie," I admit with a smirk, smacking his toned butt. "Go get 'em, tiger! Oops, that's the wrong phrase," I laugh, covering my mouth like I'm innocent as I walk out of the room. "LUNA!!" Malachi yells, but I close the door and walk to Paisley's room.Malachi left for his meeting, and I'm finishing up Paisley's bath before I have to meet my mother. Paisley kicks her little feet in the water, slapping the bubbles and giggling. "You like that, don'