Zaya POVOne hour. That’s it. That’s how long it took for our dinner party to go south. But I wasn’t surprised one bit. I was ticking time bomb from the moments we took our seats.Around six thirty, everyone started flowing into the ballroom, which we had converted into a dining room for the night. Our actual formal dining room could only sit six comfortably. It was nine of us.Alex, Audrey, Anna, Tari, Brax, Leila, Trent, Godric, and me.This was the first night since the Half Moon’s packs arrival that we all ate dinner together. This was also the first night I hosted a formal dinner between our pack and another. Though I’m not sure if I am the host at all. Luna Tari did all the cooking. She made two different Italian dishes. Ricotta Gnudi, which looked like meatballs made of flour. And Creamy Chicken Marsala, which was a fancy chicken, mushroom, and pasta meal.I was so happy she made the Creamy Chicken Marsala, because I wasn’t sure how Godric and Alex would feel if they didn’t h

Anna POVI could hear Leila yelling from where I stood down the hall. I was standing there trying to calm my nerves and release the tension that had been building since she and Trent entered the room. Trying to reel my wolf in, but she was raging to be freed. Seeing that females paws on Trent only fueled the fire inside me. And to make matters worse, he didn’t come for me. Trent didn’t chase me when I walked away.I could barely hear Leila’s words from the growling inside me. But I heard her voice, none the less. I decided then that I couldn’t go back inside. I would only ruin the rest of the dinner. I nearly ran down the hall. Pushing past some of the workers who remained in the kitchen, I made it outdoors. Finally free to let my rage flag fly.The fresh air did nothing to calm the fire inside.I transitioned right outside the Alphas house. I didn’t wait until I reached the tree line to disrobe from my dress. I just took it off and started running. Soon my wolf was out, and I could f

Zaya POVMy stomach was beginning to turn flips. The ice cream was not settling on top of all that Italian food Tari cooked. I’d eaten my way through a second and third plate once everyone left the table. Once I was alone, there was no need to hide my growing appetite.Godric kept giving me strained looks as he said good night to Luna Tari and Audrey. Then again when he decided to invite Alpha Brax to his office.The growing distance between us only made me want to eat more. That’s how I ended up stress eating a third of a gallon of ice cream.Godric was probably wondering why I didn’t tell him about Anna. And I found myself wondering should I have told him. Did it or would it have made a difference?I filed those questions in the back of my mind to ask Luna Ariel later. Maybe she could school me on better communication with my Alpha.I laughed a little as I thought to myself. ‘Maybe they should make that a New Luna Course for all newly made Luna’s.’I heard Alpha Brax leaving the hou

Godric POVAudrey was blocking the door, and my brother was standing there dumb founded. Aurey on the other hand looked angry and concerned.I was about to see history in the making. I could think of two records my brother was about to set today.I was sure he was about to be the first male to slam a door in his mates’ face. His hands gripped the doorknob so tight that I could see his hand turning white. I knew he was fighting the urge to do it and be done with whatever this was. And if he didn’t close the door in Audreys face, the two of them might be the first mates to come to blows right here in an Alpha’s office. I could just imagine Audrey taking the first swing and she looks like she lands a hard blow.Chris told me she has excelled past half our army in training. So of course, I felt bad for my brother.I know Alex hadn’t prepared himself for this conversation. None of us had. Even though we all knew this day was coming sooner than later, we were not prepared.Maybe because w

Alex POVIn the quiet corners of our harmonious room, a palpable shift had taken place, leaving a lingering sense of distrust in the heart of my mate.She’d been pacing the room since we left Zaya to rest. Godric had stayed behind for obvious reasons. He needed to keep an eye on her and to give us time to discuss the news.Audrey had taken the news pretty well at first but by the way her feet are digging into the carpet, she wasn’t taking it as well as she let on across the hall.Her raised voice broke through the silence, “Weeks? You’ve known for weeks?” She shook her head as if she were repeating her own words inside her head.We were safe to speak freely in the walls of our own room. No one else was on this floor of the Alpha house except my brother and Zaya. The guards had been ordered to post at the bottom of the first landing instead of his office door.“For weeks, you had known she was pregnant, and you said nothing to me?” I could hear the disbelief growing in her voice.Audre