Life’s Spiced Up with Some Werewolf Reads
The twisting in my chest sharpened and deepened. My mother followed my gaze, then returned her eyes to me, sharper now. “He adores her,” she said simply. “That child hasn’t smiled like that in weeks.” “She’s his mother,” I replied, my voice coming out slightly hoarse. She nodded and remarked casually, almost conversational, “Seraphina raised…
Musha Cay was supposed to be paradise. Tonight, it felt like purgatory. SERAPHINA’S POVED I woke to the muted hush of the ocean. The sound was steady, rhythmic, as though the entire island breathed in and out in sync with me. For a moment, I lay still on the wide, soft bed, the gauzy curtains…
I should have walked out at that moment. She was finally asleep; she didn’t need me hovering. Still, I lingered in the doorway, drinking her in. Ten years married to her, and I’d never really looked at her like this. I’d stolen glances before, yes, but I’d been a little blind back then-too wrapped up…
When I opened it, he was there-impossibly put-together in dark jeans and a black shirt, his hair just slightly mussed like he’d run his hands through it on the way over. “You’re ready?” he asked, his voice clipped but not unfriendly. I swung my bag over my shoulder, tugging my suitcase behind me. “Almost.” He…
The look in his eyes softened. “You could never let me down, Lucian.” The tension left his shoulders, and for a fleeting second, he seemed almost…human, not the inscrutable, confident Alpha I’d grown used to seeing. Then he leaned in, closing the small space between us. Before I could process, his lips brushed mine in…
“You’ll feel better after you sleep,” he added, and when I didn’t immediately close my eyes, he sighed and brushed his thumb across my knuckles. The gesture was so gentle, so startlingly intimate, it felt like a wound opening. And then his phone rang. The sharp sound cut through the quiet of the cabin, shattering…
“I don’t need-“ “This isn’t about need,” he said, his gaze locking with mine, unwavering. “It’s about making sure nothing happens to you. Or to Daniel. I’m not trusting anyone else with that.” Heat crept up my neck, not from embarrassment but from the sheer nerve of him thinking I couldn’t handle myself. But I…
The long driveway stretched ahead, the main Packhouse rising at the end like a fortress of stone and glass. ‘I’m here for Daniel, I told myself as I stepped out of my car, my resolve outweighing my hesitation. ‘Nothing else matters. The place was buzzing softly-voices in rooms, footsteps in the distance-but the hallway leading…
After a fitful night of, thankfully, dreamless sleep, I woke up before sunrise to a text from Lucian. Lucian: Take today off from OTS training. Doctor’s orders. I stared at the message for a long moment before replying. Sera: You’re not my doctor. He responded instantly. Lucian: Maybe not. But I am someone who prefers…
The truth sat sour in my stomach. I hated that I could still feel the echo of that kiss, hated that some secret part of me still wanted him to look at me the way I’d seen him look at her. Maya reached across the space between our chairs and took my hand, squeezing it…