Life’s Spiced Up with Some Werewolf Reads
The words hit me like a blade to the chest, because I’ve thought the same damn thing more times than I can count about Paige. About whether she needs more than I can give, but this isn’t about me. My fingers twitch with a need to take Paige’s hand in mine, but I can’t, not…
Paige finally finds her voice, cutting through the thick silence. “What’s wrong with my sister?” ** Paige’s POV ** For a second, I can’t breathe. Everything in the room stills, even the air feels frozen. My sister is limp in the arms of a man I barely know, and the sound of that one word,…
“Mummy. Mummy, wake up,” Jaxon whispers eagerly, his voice bubbling with the kind of energy only a six-year-old can have so early in the morning. I blink my eyes open to find his face inches from mine, his hair sticking up in every direction. Behind him, Ryder groans, burying his face into the pillow. “Too…
I nod. “I think I did that for about a week. It all feels too crazy to be real, right?” “Yeah,” she sighs. “Pizza night would have been so much better here. I can’t believe you were keeping this place hidden from me.” “I would have told you, I just couldn’t, not yet. I didn’t…”…
Jaxon beams so brightly I swear it could light the whole room. Footsteps sound on the stairs, and I look up to see Callen. His hair is damp from a shower, and he looks a little paler than usual. He gives us a lazy smile, dropping into the chair on Poppy’s other side. “Smells good…
“Go spend time with your sister,” he insists. I give in, knowing I won’t win against the two of them. Five minutes later, I’m sitting on the back porch with a fresh cup of coffee in my hands and my sister at my side. I watch her as she takes in the view. It’s stunning…
I nod slowly, gripping Parker’s hand tighter while Ryder keeps his warm palm over mine. “Yes,” I whisper. “Please. I need her safe. At least until we can figure something out for her.” I replay the scene from earlier. Seeing my sister handle the situation so professionally filled me with pride. After her initial hesitation,…
Poppy’s eyes snap to mine. “Claiming me? What the hell does that mean?!” Her words echo off the kitchen walls, loud enough to make me flinch. I glance at Callen, silently begging him to take this one, and he gives me a small nod. His voice is calm. “It means he thinks you’re his mate.…
Ryder’s eyes scan the room, landing on me first before dropping to Leo’s unconscious form on the floor. His jaw tightens. “We need to move. It’s not safe here anymore.” Remy’s gaze lingers on Poppy, who’s curled in against the counter like she’s still trying to disappear into it. She flinches under the weight of…
Parker dips his head, then pushes the door open and carries Jaxon up the stairs with careful, even steps. I follow him in with Ryder at my back, and when the door clicks shut behind us, I let out a breath that I feel like I’ve been holding for hours. I stand there for a…