Nikki POV After lunch and our talk by the river we walked back to the Alpha Mansion. My mind is still reeling from the craziness of it all. I won’t lie, for a moment there I thought I had not only lost Frankie but the foothold I had over everything I had worked so hard to overcome. When he clarified that it wasn’t his parents' future home that was being built, but his and his future Luna’s home, I wanted to shrivel up and die. Not because a man defines me, because he doesn’t. I felt like everything I worked for had gone up in flames. Then he so fervently poured out his heart and soul to me, and I could have melted on the spot. If I wasn’t already completely gone over on this man, that would have pushed me over the edge. We aren’t telling anyone before the ball. Alpha Kieran and Luna Fran already know but that’s as far as it goes. I did ask Frankie if we could come up with a legitimate reason for Jonas and the twins to be at the ball and he suggested that we ask Luna Fran to have them

Frankie POV I have been sitting here for 10 minutes with my head in my hands. It feels like an eternity; my anger and fear are both palpable. Nikki hasn’t had her wolf for 24 hours yet and Wyntre is going to be working overtime to help her heal. This is all my fault, I should have never agreed to that damn alliance, it hasn’t done a damn bit of good anyway. I should have told her we could stay home tonight when she propositioned me before dinner. I should have let her stay in Nevada, anything other than being here and fighting for her life. I heard a set of doors swing open and I looked up to see my parents heading my way. Dad is pissed, with that look on his face, Eurynomus himself would be trembling in fear. Mom on the other hand is Eleos in the flesh, compassion written all over her face. That was all it took, one look at my mom and the tears began to flow. I am not ashamed to cry, my girl’s life is on the line and I am so angry and scared right now. Mom’s arms wrapped around me a

Frankie POV We waited in the waiting room of the hospital for 10 hours while Nikki was in surgery. Mom and dad left just a little while ago to take care of pack business. Gideon left just before dawn and Maisey and the twins came just after breakfast this morning. Jonas has popped in and out, I think he’s been camping out in the doctor’s lounge. Marcus and Tatum have been here in the waiting room since they came in from tracking that bitch. I am not upset they didn’t catch her but I have thought of many ways to make her suffer before she dies. Make no mistake this will end in the death of Lady Keegan, she can burn in hell with her father. Sitting here holding her hand, waiting for her to wake up, I am trying to remember life before Nikki. The funny thing is I can’t. Don’t get me wrong I had a life before her, but it pales in comparison to life with her. I never want to know what life would be like without her and last night that could have happened. Dr. Lynn said I should talk to Ni

Nikki POV When I think about my life over the past 6 months, it has definitely been a wild ride to put it mildly. If you had told me then, that I would be sitting in the Alpha Mansion with Frankie falling all over himself to take care of me, I would have said you were crazy. As it is, I am pretty sure I am the one who may go crazy if he doesn’t back off. I get it that I just got out of the hospital and I could have lost my life in the car accident, but the fact remains I am alive and well. “Where are you going?” Frankie asked, as I moved from my place on the couch. “Pee Frankie and no you can’t help me. I am capable all by myself,” I said as I continued to walk to the downstairs bathroom. I know that seems a little crass, but I swear he would wipe my ass if I would let him. I wish Maisey or Charity had the pack mind link, I could use a little mischief in my life right now. I have been home for six hours and if I lift a finger Frankie gets all hovery and does whatever I set out to do,

Nikki POV Today is definitely going much better. Frankie will ask if I need something but doesn’t hover. He is currently in the office with Alpha Kieran working and I hate to say it, but I am bored. I have watched movies, listened to music, slept and I just don’t want to sit still anymore. There has gotta be something I can do that is constructive. ‘Frankie?’ ‘Yes Little Bee, do you need something?’ ‘I am bored.’ ‘Go see Luna in her office, she probably has something to keep you occupied and out of trouble.’ ‘Oh, like I get into trouble all the time?’ ‘Nikki!’ ‘Well I don’t!’ ‘Behave.’ ‘What will you do if I don’t Alpha?’ ‘Stop, my dad is gonna wonder why I am walking around with a tent pole in my pants.’ ‘That sounds delicious. Can I have a taste?’ ‘Nikki!’ ‘Yes my Alpha?’ ‘Behave.’ ‘Spoiled sport.’ I love having the mind-link, okay so I haven’t used it for anything important yet, but it sure is fun to use with Frankie. I wandered through the mansion looking for Luna Fran and found