Thea and Misty talked as they drove. The first bar was about three hours away. It was the middle of the day, so it wasn’t busy, but they ordered some appetizers and got a feel for the place. The next bar was another thirty minutes away, and it only took them a minute inside before they realized it

“Why do you think my mate will be a girl? They teach us that the main purpose for mates is procreation.” “The moon goddess wouldn’t gift you with someone you couldn’t completely love. Mates are designed for each other. Pups need parents who love each other and stay together. That’s what the matebon

Alaric was sitting at Thea’s desk, staring into space. Kai was sitting on the floor, leaning against her bed. He had a black eye, swollen nose, busted lip. His knuckles were a bloody mess. So were his clothes. Conri was on Thea’s bed clutching her pillows, breathing in her scent, and sobbing. Th

“Always.” Kai was gone when they got out of the shower. They got dressed, and Thea put Conri to bed. She followed Kai’s scent to his old room, knocked softly, and walked in. She sat next to him on the bed. He was holding one of her pillows, breathing in her scent. “I’m sorry, Kai. If I knew what t

ALARIC’S POV Yesterday was amazing. We skipped lunch and made love to Thea. We kept our clothes on, but that’s what it was—making love. We skipped the rest of school, relaxed in the woods, and talked about shifting. It was a fantastic day. Then we went home to find all our stuff moved into Thea’s r

Conri would get angry. “I’m taken,” he’d say. Sometimes the girl would argue. I’d seen it happen. “No, you’re not. Thea doesn’t have romantic feelings for you. You need to move on. Why not with me? I can make you happy.” Things along those lines. It only angered Conri further. “Stay away from me,

I watched as Kai let the group pummel him to the ground. He didn’t even try to block the hits. He didn’t want to fight. He wanted to get beat up. He wanted the physical pain to distract him. This is why my father forbade Thea from leaving us all those years ago. Nothing had changed. We hadn’t grow

ALARIC’S POV I went to my old room. I remembered the nursery we shared when we were very young. I remember the day they split us apart and put us in our own rooms. We all left our new rooms that first night and climbed into Thea’s bed. We didn’t sleep in our new rooms for years. We only used them t

“I want so badly for us to be mates.” “I know we're mates.” “Okay,” Thea said. “If you say we’re mates, I believe you.” “Just like that?” “I trust you. I trust your judgment. You always do the right thing. You always know what's right. I should’ve seen it before. If you believe it, so do I.” I

“Please, Ric,” she begged. She wanted me. I felt it, and my heart soared. I moved to her entrance, and our eyes locked. Goddess, she felt amazing. I started to push inside, and Thea winced. I froze. “Are you okay?” I didn’t mean to hurt her. She nodded. “I forgot the first time is going to hurt.