Charlotte’s pov I’ve been struggling with feeling guilty. One of my friends has been saying I need to see a therapist, so I have been going since a few weekss.  He is one of the only friends I have left. When I came back after rejecting Gabriel they were here for me, but some have found it harder this time. Knowing it was my mate and my choices that got their beloved Luna killed. Well, that’s what I told myself. My therapist disagreed though. She said that I’ve changed and they have a hard time coming to terms with that. In her words “sometimes you need new friends if the old ones can’t follow you where you are heading. You’re not the same woman that always wants to be perfect, that doesn’t speak her mind.”   She might be right though. I have changed. “You haven’t changed. This has always been you. You were holding back to be the perfect daughter, the perfect Luna. This is the real you.” Erica said. Erica has been there for me so much, bein

Charlotte’s pov Eros has been staring at me through the entire meeting, looking angry. I didn’t let him see that it got to me, but after hours of him looking pissed off I mind linked Beta Malcom I was picking Amelia up. I had actually planned on leaving her there longer, but I had enough. I didn’t want to involve Beta Malcom. He might not want to leave if he knew he was leaving me with his pissed off son. Beta Malcom might think we won’t be able to run the pack together. Dad tries, he really does. But at the moment he only works one hour a day and then spends the rest in his room until dinner time. He eats dinner with us as a family. I forced him too, for Eddie’s sake. I said I would leave if he didn’t at least spend one meal a day with his family. Eddie needs his dad around. When I walked back from the daycare with Amelia I ran into an old high school classmate. Chris was in many of my classes, but for some reason we never hung out together. I guess

Lily’s pov I woke up from my nap feeling rested. It was strange being back in my old room with my son, a lot of things have changed since I met Osiris. “Lily are you awake? I am going to take your dad to a treatment center a few hours away.  Maybe you could spend the day with Charlotte? See how she is doing? That new Beta really seems to dislike Charlotte.” Osiris said through the mind link. Treatment? Was it that bad with my dad? Osiris wouldn’t just make rash decisions and if my father told Os something that made him worry so much, then I trusted his judgement. “I’ll come and say goodbye to dad and then spend the day with Charlotte and Eddie, to distract them.” I replied. “And distract yourself,” Arya added. I was really worried for my dad and having a fun day might help all of us. I changed Asher’s diaper and took him down. Dad was just leaving with Os, a suitcase in the back. “I am really proud of you dad,” Charlotte said as she hugged him t

Eros’ pov I’ve been keeping Charlotte away by being extra mean. I know it’s not fair to her, but when I spotted her on my first night here something happened to me. Something that made me want to avoid Charlotte. I wanted to explore the forest, I haven’t ran here since I was eighteen. So when the kids were asleep I shifted and ran. I smelled a familiar scent and Angelo followed it. It wasn’t until we were close to a lake that I  realized the scent belonged to Charlotte. She smelled like magnolia flowers. I wasn’t trying to spy on her, but when I saw her swimming in the moonlight I couldn’t look away. She looked like an angel and I felt something I didn’t feel for years. I tried to move closer, but she heard me and I ran away. Ever since then I did everything I could to push those feelings down. To feel something, even the tiniest amount of affection or desire, felt like I was betraying Suyin. It was better if Charlotte thought I hated her. We bot

Charlotte’s pov After telling Eros about killing Gabriel I was so angry. His behavior during dinner confused me even more. He stuck up for me. He complimented me. At night I couldn’t sleep, replaying the night I killed Gabriel in my mind. I tried so hard to forget about that night. Hearing Gabriel say those things about Amelia, ripping his heart out. I didn’t regret it, but it wasn’t a pleasant memory. I always wondered what else Gabriel said before I lost my cool. “I heard him. I didn’t want to tell you before, you were trying so hard to forget.” Erica said sounding ashamed keeping things from me. As soon as Erica told me, I knew I had to tell Alpha Osiris and Lily. I would want to know if it was my child. The next day I had a meeting with Eros and Alpha Osiris and it was weird. Eros was so nice to me and I didn’t know what to do. I was so used to shouting at him, used to him getting annoyed with me. His behavior confused me, how cou