“Knock, knock.” I pushed open the door to the Alpha office and peeked my head in.  “Hey, love. Are you headed to training?” Jasper smiled at me, but I could see the strain on his face as he tried to appear happy which made me frown.  Entering the office I shut the door securely behind me, “Are you okay?”  Jasper sighed, running his hand through his hair and flopped into the backrest of his executive chair, “I’ve been going through the evidence that Carter handed to me. I can’t believe that Nathan would do something like this.” Jasper’s jaw clenched angrily.  “What did you find?” I pursed my lips, picking up the file he

I was seated in the waiting area with Alpha Oliver and Luna Yasmin at my side when Nathan came furiously wheeling into the hospital with Halle in tow.  “Where is he, is he okay?” Nathan panted when he was close enough to be heard.  “He’s in surgery.” I supplied, surprising myself.  “What happened?” Nathan demanded and my eyes turned to him, glaring lasers at his skull.  “Nathan, I think we should talk outside.” Alpha Oliver stood up with stern eyes and with a single look in my direction, Nathan conceded.  “Are you okay?” Halle took the vacant seat beside me, placing h

Daniel and I rushed to the temple of the Moon Goddess where Jasper’s body once lay in state in the glass casket for pack members and well wishes to pay their last respect, as was the tradition of the High Tide pack before an Alpha is laid to rest. A chill ran down my spine when my eyes landed on the broken glass but other than that there was no lingering scent that indicated another had been there. “Luna, you should see this.” Jason’s jaw clenched as he led me outside. “A single set of footprints.” Turning my eyes back to the broken glass inside, “I want all the footage of this area checked, why didn’t the alarms go off when someone breached the border?” my jaw clenched and I tried to suppress the anxious palpitations building in my chest. “The silent alarm sounded to indicate someone was close to the border, which is why the guards left their stations to check, when they returned after confirming nothing was out of place, they found this.” He motioned to the footprints and broken

I sat in the seat furthest to the left of the legal panel with a stoic face as the Chairperson read the charges against the accused.  “Chaz Glenford, you are hereby charged with obstruction of justice in the case of the murder of Alpha Jasper Atwater of the High Tide pack. How do you plead?” Mrs Helena looked at the man in question who stood before her in cuffs.  “Not guilty, Chairwoman.” He answered.  “Very well. Will the video of Mr Glenford’s confession be played to the counsel so it may become part of the official record?” She motioned to the technical guy to play the video they already had lined up.   Watching myself in the infrared video was a

Cold water burned a trail down my back making me shiver, but what was supposed to be an uncomfortable feeling, made me feel alive. The cold water washed away the tears before they had the chance to ingrain themselves in my skin. These were the parts I hid from the world. To everyone, it was over. The men responsible for snatching Jasper away from us had received their punishment and life went on without them, but to me, even the momentary satisfaction of seeing them writhe in pain before they died didn’t make up for the loss. Shutting off the water, I stepped out of the shower and wrapped myself in a fluffy bath sheet, paying little mind to the blue tinge of my lips and the lifelessness in my eyes as I passed the mirror on my way to the walk-in closet. If a stranger were to visit nothing would seem amiss, Jasper’s clothes still hung neatly on the left side of the closet as if he would suddenly reappear behind me and rip a T-shirt off the hanger for me to slip into before bed. Cur