"I realize that now. Back then, I didn't see it that way," he admitted. As we drove, I felt a pull to comfort him. Tentatively, I reached toward his hand resting on his lap, hesitating momentarily—I wasn't sure how he would react to the gesture. Seeing his vulnerability, I decided to go ahead and

My eyes narrowed, and I fixed Hunter with a glare as sharp as a dagger. "Really? Is that the question you should be asking me right now? I paused mid-stride, turning to face them squarely, a challenge in my stance. "On whose side are you even on?" Rafe hiked his shoulders. "We're on the side o

"That won’t be necessary," he announced, his voice booming, stopping Louisa in her tracks. His formidable, Alpha aura enveloped me, and I instinctively stepped aside, letting him take the lead. Louisa spun around, her eyes widening as they met Xavier’s. An obvious fear washed over her, so intense t

Louisa's voice softened as she recounted the night that changed everything. "One fateful night, I found him drunk at a bar. Seeing an opportunity, I didn't take him back to his house. Instead, I brought him to mine, and we had sex. Laurie left as soon as he sobered up the next morning, and he apolog

~Ezinne~ Candice descended the staircase, clad in an outfit that left little to the imagination and sauntered into the dining room. She effortlessly ignored the collective gaze of all of us as she took the seat beside me, placing herself directly across from Xavier. Xavier didn't bother to sp