Loriann's POV Meg has been so withdrawn these past few days. For the first time since we became friends, there is silence when we are together. When we attend lectures, she sits in a corner and stares ahead. She no longer approaches me when I drive up. I miss her bubbly vibrancy, her smooth babble and her wide smile. Something is definitely going on. When Romero and Jace ask us out, she brushes it off with the excuse that she is too busy with personal matters. That disappoints me, this was my only chance to get close to Romero, to alert him to my presence in the pack. But from the looks of it, I'll have to think of something else, Meg is now more introverted than I am. At first, I thought it was temporary. But it's been going on for several days now. I want to get my old friend back and be the Power Four that we used to be. Jace enters the canteen and sits down next to her. She doesn't even notice him, staring down at her phone as if a

Future Alpha Romero's POV Sipping my whiskey, I stare at the two women on the dance floor. They are swinging and laughing with a glass in hand, clearly enjoying themselves. Jace and I have managed to distract Meg from her fear of losing her mate. She can't possibly feel the mate bond yet but now that the Alpha has approached her, she doesn't want to lose him. Quite understandable, as each werewolf only gets one mate, so it is best to keep him. In exceptional cases, the Moon Goddess grants a second chance mate, but it is uncertain and it can take much longer to meet one. Werewolves don't cope well with loneliness, so they prefer to accept their fated one. Man! I can't wait until I'm twenty-one to find mine. I keep wondering who that could be, what she looks like and whether I will meet her at the stroke of midnight. My heart pounds like crazy when I think of meeting her one day. Sure I won't reject her, I even think of marking her right away and having the Luna ceremo

Loriann's POV still Aghast, we turn in the direction of the voice. And there we see a witch standing there, staring at us with raised eyebrows, waiting for an answer. "Hey, I didn't know there was a coven so close to the pack. You, Meg?" I ask my friend in surprise. But she too stares at the witch as if she were a ghost. She shakes her head in denial. " Nah. It took Xanna two days to reach Eclipse Howl. And our warriors would surely have picked up her scent so close to our border". And then the woman starts laughing. "Come out and introduce yourselves nicely," she calls out to us. "I've lived here for additionally five years, I even helped the rogues settle here". "The rogues? You lived here with the group?" I ask, wading through the water toward her. She holds out a hand and helps me onto the shore. "Are you looking for the rogues? They broke up a few days ago. To Blue Blood, if I can believe their Alpha," she tells me. "What do tw

Future Alpha Romero's POV There's a reason my mother makes sure my wardrobe is always well-stocked so I can walk around well-dressed. Shopping is not really an activity I enjoy. I would rather sit with my father in his office discussing the affairs of the pack or read a book on the history of the supernatural in the library than scour the malls. But for some reason, I find myself looking forward to this outing with our girls, as Jace calls Meg and Lori. Even Xan, my wolf, is excited, he can't wait for us to start this trip. I realize now that it is Lori who has got him in the mood, this wolf of mine is just crazy about her. Last night she was amazing, we danced as if our lives depended on it. I forgot for a moment that I was the Alpha heir and she was the daughter of the pack doctors. We were just a man and a woman having a good time. Of course, I noticed the steely glances thrown in our direction. It had been years since I'd had so much fun at a party. The DJ altern

Loriann's POV It was definitely painful to see that Romero did not remember his promise to me. If Aniyan hadn't reminded him of what happened in preschool, I would still be in the oblivion corner. Even knowing my role in his past, he still couldn't remember his promise to make me his Luna. Every time we had lunch in the school canteen, he told me in his silly way how much he loved me and that we would have lots of puppies together.And here I am in the packhouse, Romero gave me the flat right next to his. I have been living here for almost a week now and I love it a lot. Meg has stayed with me all night and I'm about to ask Romero if she can move in with me. And the Alpha and Beta spend all their spare time with us, especially in the evenings, we can be found in the entertainment room of the packhouse.Tomorrow is Romero's birthday. And the next morning he leaves for two years of Alpha training. I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't miss him. Now that I am closer to him