“You’re going to do everything she tells you to, because you really need to grovel and because if you cut her off or let her know that you know, she’ll rip out my tongue and eyes and feed them to the rogues.” Nate said seriously. “But you won’t just do what she says. I’ll help you, but she can’t know about it.”
“Well, then it’s time to devise a parallel strategy,” Joseph concluded, his tactical mind already working.
“I think we need to go out more as a pack,” Ryan said. “That way, Draven, while you’re crawling back for Caroline’s forgiveness, Joseph and I might have better chances with the girls, and Nate and Luke can please their mates.”
“That’s a good idea,” Luke chimed in. “Especially since none of them will do anything without the others’ advice and support. It’s like they have their own mini-pack.”
“Are you serious?” Joseph looked at him in disbelief. “You mean we now have a damn female alliance where they’ll only mate us if the others approve?”
“I have a mate, and Luke has a mate. You guys just have females driving your wolves crazy,” Nate mocked us. “But that’s how it is. Eleanor says it’s part of female pack bonding. She-wolves support each other. And it’s going to be way worse than that.”
“How could it be worse?” Ryan was curious, his wolf clearly unsettled.
“If one of them gets pissed at one of us, all the others get pissed too and will punish all of us,” Luke explained, and seeing our confused faces, he clarified, “For example, Caroline is hurt by Draven, so all of them are mad at Draven and will punish each of us because we’re Draven’s friends.”
“You two,” Nate pointed at Joseph and Ryan, “won’t get what you want until Caroline forgives this idiot here,” he said, pointing at me. “Elle and Kyle will mind-link us constantly demanding to know everything you do and say, and support Carrie in anything, including challenging you to dominance fights, and if we don’t comply, they’ll refuse the mate bond, my friends.”
“So you two are like their spies?” Joseph couldn’t believe the organized society those females had formed.
“Right now it’s us. In the future, the next time someone screws up, it could be any of you or us,” Luke agreed. “The important thing is that we’ll have to feed them information in small doses.We don’t need to tell everything, but we need to be well-rehearsed to tell the same story because they’ll use female tactics to get what they want, and they’ll cross-check information with each other through their own pack bonds.”
“I think I get it,” Ryan scratched his head. “Man, managing a pack of fifty wolves is easier than dealing with one determined woman.”
“Yeah, my friend, this week I learned that female werewolves are more dangerous than any rogue!” Joseph said with raised eyebrows.
We laughed hard at the expressions on everyone’s faces. At least I was establishing a really good pack brotherhood that would support me. That eased Alaric’s distress a bit, though Alaric was still howling for his mate.
I would win Caroline back. A true Alpha never gives up on his mate, and I would fight until my last breath to make her mine again – completely and forever.
Caroline’s POV
I slipped out of Draven’s bedroom just before dawn, my heart heavy with conflicting emotions. Last night had been magical – his touch, his scent of cedarwood and musk, the way our bodies moved together in perfect harmony. For those passionate hours, I’d forgotten everything else and surrendered completely to him.
Standing in the doorway, I paused to look back at his sleeping form. He looked so peaceful, his strong features relaxed, golden-brown hair tousled across the pillow. Rory whined softly inside me, reluctant to leave our mate. The bond between us was undeniable, but I couldn’t ignore how deeply he’d hurt me.
With trembling hands, I left a note on his nightstand. As I scribbled the words, I almost changed my mind several times. But my pride wouldn’t let me stay. Men like Draven Thorne were used to getting whatever they wanted. If I gave in too easily, would he truly value what we had? I needed him to understand the pain he’d caused me.
I couldn’t stop crying in the taxi on my way home. The driver kept looking at me in his mirror, concerned.
“Miss, you okay? Need help?” he asked again, the third time now.
“I’m fine,” I said between sobs. “Just relationship troubles.”
I took out my phone to call Elle. She answered right away even though it was early.
“Carrie? What’s wrong?” She sounded half asleep.
“I need the girls. Can you call everyone? I… I spent the night with Draven then left him a goodbye note.”
“You did WHAT?” Elle suddenly sounded wide awake. “Give me thirty minutes to set everything up.”
At home, Liam was watching cartoons with Mabel, our sweet babysitter. My son’s face brightened when he saw me, his violet eyes shining with happiness.
“Mommy!” He jumped off the couch and ran to me with open arms.
I picked him up.
“Hey, my boy,” I whispered, holding him tight. “Did you have a good morning?”
After some time with Liam, I showered and put on clean clothes. Mabel saw my swollen eyes but said nothing, just gave me a gentle smile.
“You should go see your friends,” she said softly. “Everything’s fine here. Liam and I are having fun, right, sweetie?”
Liam nodded happily, already back to watching his favorite cartoon.
When Elle got here, she just hugged me tight without speaking. That kind gesture almost made me cry again.
“Come on,” she said after I calmed down. “The girls are waiting.”
***
“Where are we, Elle?” I asked as we pulled up to a huge building with beautiful gardens everywhere.
“Blood Moon Social Club,” Elle said proudly. “My dad’s the Alpha, remember? He got memberships for me and Nate when we moved here. It’s got everything – restaurant, bar, meeting rooms, gardens, even a place for pups. Perfect for pack meetings away from humans.”
“Of course, typical Alpha stuff…” I smiled at my friend.
“It’s a bit much,” Elle laughed. “But it’s safe. Come on. I already got our friends through security. We’re having brunch,I’m starving!”
“Me too, actually.”
The club was beautiful – a huge fancy house full of busy wolves. The front desk lady nodded respectfully to Elle and showed us to where Ava, Kyle, and Ruby were waiting.
“Elle, this place is amazing!” Ava said as she hugged us.
“Glad you like it. Best part is it’s always open, has great food and drinks, humans can’t get in, and we can let our wolves out a bit. Maybe this should be our official woman meeting spot,” Elle said happily.
Growing up in Maplewood wasn’t easy. Being a scentless wolf made me an outcast. Other wolves avoided me, except Elle, but even she got trouble for being friends with the “broken Beta’s daughter.” Being smart just made things worse.
College wasn’t better – Elle and I worked days and studied nights. So having these women as friends felt like the Moon Goddess finally blessed me.
“Thanks for coming to help me, girls,” I said, getting emotional.
“We’re pack sisters now, Carrie!” Kyle said warmly.
“Yes! Now let’s eat, drink, and talk shit about these annoying alphas,” Ruby said, making us all laugh.
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