KATRINA“Come on… tell me,” I urged.I’m not sure but I think he felt uncomfortable saying it.“I always thought Cannon would win.”I raised my brows and looked up to meet his eyes that already cautiously gazing into mine. “Really?” I asked, my face reddening due to another explosion from an emotion I couldn’t understand, especially now that he was looking down at me. “he was perfect. Perfect father, perfect Alpha, perfect wolf…” His tone lowered. “Perfect mate.”There was this warm feeling about Kane. I recently realized that it had always been there but now it was in full bloom. This warm feeling made me trust him more than I’d liked to. It was reassuring and I felt safe in his arms, my head buried in his chest and my eyes on his.My instincts never lied but this time it might just be my body reacting the way I wanted to… to what I wanted to be true. “There are no perfect mates, Kane.”I looked away and my fingers went up to his chest, tracing them down the rigid lines of his abs.

KATRINA Earlier, I googled the distance of the packhouse from the theatre and as luck would have it, it was just a ten-minute drive. But that wouldn’t save me now because so much damage could be made in those ten minutes.Ian deepened the kisses and I was mesmerized by the bitter-sweet fondness, accepting it wholeheartedly even though in reality, I didn’t want to. I had lost track of time because every instant I thought Ian would let go, it only intensified and intensified, and if that didn’t make me soaking wet, nothing could.It was when his hands, which were once grasping my head on a well-chosen nerve, released—starting to undo his shirt—that I was able to process what was happening around me.But even then, he didn’t stop.“Ian, st…” I managed to say with a huge intake of breath but doubted he heard me.My hands lay on his now naked chest and instantly, he transferred his kisses to my neck, gripping my waist and allowing me to breathe again. “F*ck

KATRINAI spent the next thirty minutes of my life—not sure if I wasted it—listening to Kane and the kids’ explanation of how they found the kitten. It was a little unbelievable and I wanted to conclude that they went to get it and then came up with this bizarre story but when I look back at my life, I’m not someone to not believe the most implausible things.They were fishing and had stashed their wooden buckets with loads of fish. When they were done, Aurora and her siblings loaded their catches into the car not too far from there and rode home.The kids were boasting about the number of catches they had when Hilda claimed to hear strange sounds coming from the back of the SUV, where they had apparently kept their catch.She told Kane about it but he said not to worry about it, that it was probably some of the fish moving. When Aurora claimed to hear the sounds as well and was very sure it wasn’t fish, Kane parked the car by the side of the road.They peeked into the back while Kane

KATRINA I can’t believe Kane did that and I can’t believe I agreed. I also can’t believe I enjoyed it more than I should’ve and I also can’t believe I thought it was too quick, five minutes was definitely not enough but I also…‘We get it, Kat. Don’t have to rub it in our faces.’I rolled my eyes as the car pulled over in the parking lot of the packhouse. As soon as the doors opened, the kids jumped out and ran inside to tell Susanna all about their amazing day and also to meet their little nameless friend. I was undoubtedly tired after the long stressful day but the voice of the man beside me had more effect than ten shots of coffee.‘Really?’‘Maybe five shots… or one.’“You ran away from the rides. I thought you were meant to be fearless.”We climbed up the stairs to enter the mansion part of the packhouse and I glowered at him. “What do you mean?” I asked defensively. “I rode on the teacups, the bumper rides… and even the carousels.”I could tell from his face that he was holdin

KANEAnger. It was all I felt. My daggering eyes were on Ian, the monster behind everything. I knew he was an a*shole but I couldn’t believe he’d stoop so low to do this. How dare he?! He’s made Katrina hate me for no reason, f*ck!What does Katrina think of me now? Does she believe I can do this? It doesn’t help that I don’t have a great history with her.I’ve tried mind-linking her several times but she wouldn’t answer until she eventually shut me out. Everything was going so well. Katrina was starting to believe in me again but Ian…“Kane, you haven’t answered us.” For the past few minutes, the council had been hounding me with questions. The only problem was I had no answers for them. “Why did you kill Ms. Watson?” Fraser asked for the fifth time.“I didn’t kill her,” I repeated between gritted teeth, wishing I could let my fangs out and cut Ian’s head off.Madeline hissed while Penelope cast a nasty scowl at her. “We don’t have all day. Besides, we’ve mentioned no punishment. Wha