Parker's P.O.V. I was ecstatic after getting the approval to start the blueprints for our home. Everyone in the pack was allowed a house of their own after finding their mate, under the condition that they contributed to the building of it themselves. Normally, the pack works together and brings the lines on the paper to life, but it was voluntary. I knew from my history that there wouldn't be many people lining up to help me. If there was one thing a wolf was guaranteed to do, it was holding a grudge. Our memories weren't perfect, but there wasn't too much that we would forget. It had been five years since I came home and reacted to Kate cheating on me with my brother. Knowing that pack hadn't forgiven me yet, meant that it would define me forever. That one outburst of hurt and betrayal had been held over me at every possible opportunity. Kaylee had gotten home before I did, and I had only hoped that no one was there to bother her. My mother adored her, but Kate, Jack, and my fath

Parker's P.O.V. – Five Years AgoRunning had never felt so good. For the past three years, it was always a punishment or a training tactic to keep us in shape and build up our endurance. But now… now every step motivated me to take another, each one quicker than before. Because the faster I ran, the sooner I would see Kate.Being apart for the three years that I was at the Supreme pack for training was difficult, but being away from the woman I loved for that long was soul-crushing. I dreamed about her every single night. It was finally time for me to reunite with her, mark her, settle down with her, and start our family.All of my dreams were coming true. I had finished my training at the top of my class, something my father was sure to be proud of, I was about to have my woman back in my arms, and I was finally going home.The wind shifted as I grew closer, and the smell of my pack filled me with more excitement than before. I had yet to run with them in my true form. I didn't even

Kaylee's P.O.V. One good thing came out of spending the day with Parker's mom. In addition to us getting along really well and having a blast together like old friends, was when I had touched her hand. I had the smallest of visions. It wasn't anything big, just her sitting on the porch swing, feeling peaceful. But it was a feeling that she seemed to be lacking currently. Knowing that she was going to finally have peace was exciting. Parker was stressed, and as the Alpha called the pack in for a meeting, I knew it was only going to get worse. The council didn't like that the Alpha moved in on the facility that was keeping Luna Olivia and myself in captivity. Not when the pack had a treaty with the clan of vampires, and the Vampires technically hadn't broken any of the agreements in the contract. The pack was in violation of the treaty, and there would be punishments for that. As he explained this to me, I knew I had nothing to worry about. As long as no one told them about me, their

Kaylee's P.O.V. I tried my best not to be the needy girl who wanted her boyfriend to stay with her at all times, but watching Parker walk into that building had my breathing come out just a little quicker than before. He was a very large man, someone who barely fit through doorways and looked like he could take down a grizzly bear with his bare hands. Yet, seeing him walk into that building sent me into a spiral. He had no idea what horrors could happen within those walls. I pictured him being overthrown, held down by several men before they dragged him down the hallway and into an empty section of the infirmary. A lone chair would be waiting for him in the middle of the room, the straps laced with silver and the base of the seat bolted down to the ground. My hands shook as I placed both palms on my temples, trying to break the image from my mind. But no matter how hard I tried, I saw him getting strapped down. The white lab coats moved around him, but I was unable to see the faces

Parker's P.O.V. Breakfast had become my favorite time of the day. It wasn't because of the food. It was because I got to sit down with my mate and mother and enjoy a meal. We didn't have to deal with my father's judgment and disapproval. Nor did we have to deal with my brother and Kate joining us and ruining our morning. Until today... The light mood of our breakfast was quickly interrupted by the sound of my brother rushing into the house, the front door slamming closed behind him. I smelled his stress before he came around the corner, and I groaned, knowing he was about to release that onto us and ruin our morning. His dirty blonde hair was a mess as if he had been running his hands through it or pulling on it, and there was a slight shadow under his eyes from exhaustion. While wolves healed quickly, they also still needed their sleep to avoid getting run down and weak. Or, weaker in my brother's case. "Jack, what a