a's

's face lighting up the screen. I

, Ch

nt. "I've been dying to call you all morning! How did it g

n my stomach. I walked toward a nearby bench,

p the hint of accusation from my voice. "Why didn't you

t into laughter. "Oh my God, your face must hav

not ready to tell her about what happened between her father and

r voice. "Look, I was hoping you two would get along well enough that you'd c

ed it again. The offer was tempting,

after that jerk Jasper, and our pack could rea

, feeling a headache coming on.

rected cheerfully. "So what d

kay. I'll jo

y going to be pack sisters! Oh, can

though my stomach

l find you someone amazing in the pack. So

-his intense grey eyes, the way his hands h

the secret I was keeping. "Chloe

! Leave i

e the subject. "What do

I fail again, Dad's going to ground me until I'm thirty. Just

I found myself smili

ppropriate clothes for training-dark leggin

ed the woods-the perfect place for basic werewolf training exercises. The aftern

nervous energy. "I've been practicing my scenting, b

. "Let's start with the basics. Close

oving her ability to identify subtle differences in sc

various items with distinct smells around the clearing

hen she suddenly stopped, her nose twitching. A mischi

wiggling suggestively. "Someone

tantly heat

n your neck." She circled me, still grinning. "So who's the l

ck, mortified. "Can we plea

lared. "I need to know ev

ly, trying to cover her

ed away,

r a breather, settling ourselves o

you over for dinner," she said, grinning. "He looked like

and citrus, a combination I'd come to associate with pain and b

sn't thi

nes of disapproval. He looked every inch the powerful heir he was-designer clothes, perfect posture, cold b

ned beside me, a low gro

proud that my voice didn't waver de

avoiding my calls," he said, his tone somewhere between annoyance and concern. "Thi

nt a flash of heat through m

e home where you were planning your engagement

you, Lina. I always have. What Sophie and I have is.

How could I have been so blind? How co

ing up to face him. "But it doesn't matter any

ened with disbelief. "Married?

r insult he'd been about to deliver. He glanced at

He looked back at me, eyes narrowed in calculation b

warned me, backing away. "We'll tal

th wide eyes. "Married? When were you go