Life’s Spiced Up with Some Werewolf Reads
Ten years after being exiled for betraying her family, **Seraphina** rushes to the hospital after learning her estranged father has been attacked. Her brother’s hatred reignites old wounds, blaming her for destroying their family. But when her dying father asks to see “his daughter,” Seraphina must face a devastating truth—and the past she’s tried to forget.
I exhaled slowly, something loosening in my chest that I hadn’t realized was coiled tight. We hugged again, clinging to each other on the street corner like two war-weary soldiers clinging to the same lifeline. When we finally pulled back, Maya sniffed and looked down, noting the Uber app open on my phone. “No,” she…
The growl slipped out before I could stop myself. “I don’t recall pulling you into this conversation, Maya. Just because Ethan is your mate doesn’t mean you can speak to me however you want.” She took a step forward, half of her body shielding Sera like I was a danger to her. Sera must have…
“Celeste-“ “Get the fuck away from me!” she hissed, shoving me with more force than she should have been able to muster. “You stink of her.” Shit. Throwing my arms around Sera on the road; pressing her into the wall at her house. Of course, I now smelled like her. Was there no end to…
“I’m glad we’re doing this.” I shrugged in reply. I couldn’t return his sentiment just yet. They should’ve been glad I didn’t immediately race for the door. While they cooked, I watched Maya and Ethan from the corner of my eye. They’d only been mates for a short while, but they had a dynamic that…
I turned away and braced my hands on the counter. “I can’t fucking believe this,” I whispered. A long silence followed. Then Ethan said quietly, “You’re angry.” I scoffed. “Damn right I am. You had the gall to bring up Celeste’s suicide attempt as if it was somehow Sera’s fault, as if she hadn’t already…
I swallowed hard. “But…” I was even more confused than ever. “If the stone wasn’t magic, what made him speak?” Ethan’s gaze was knowing. “Maybe it wasn’t about the stone.” He shrugged. “Maybe it was just time.” I looked away, jaw tight. I couldn’t believe I’d been manipulated that way. What’s worse, it had actually…
I shook my head. “You don’t know that. You can’t know that if the truth stone wasn’t real” My head dropped, too exhausted to summon anger. Disappointment settled over me like fog. “I just wanted something real.” Maya’s features softened. “I know. And I’m sorry. But Sera… Why would he say those things if they…
The street ahead split at an intersection. I rounded the corner just in time to see a little boy-couldn’t have been more than seven-stranded in the middle of the road. He stood frozen, a crumpled soccer ball by his foot-staring wide-eyed at the delivery van barreling toward him. The driver was honking and swerving, but…
I finished wrapping the makeshift bandage around his arm. “There.” He didn’t thank me. Just flexed his fingers once, testing it. I stood and stepped back. Silence stretched between us as he stood, towering over me. “Don’t ever do something that unbelievably stupid again,” he commanded, voice low. I grit my teeth. “You don’t get…
Kieran laughed darkly, rolling his shoulder. “And what, you think you’re her savior now?” “She doesn’t need a savior,” Lucian shot back. “She’s stronger than you give her credit, and you’d know that if you took your head out of your ass once in a while and stopped hiding like a coward behind old claims…