I hear Violet tell me I am still in her bad books and feel my heart twinge in pain. I hate the thought of that. I don’t want her to be angry at me. I am instantly by her side, despite only being in my boxer shorts. I need to fix this.“Vi, please” I pull her onto my lap, so she sitting on my knee on the forest floor. “I wanted to tell you. I begged Lachlan to be able to tell you. But we have rules and stuff. Your wolf has to be the one to work it out. I tried to drop hints. I tried to make you know you weren’t alone. Just because I didnt tell you didn't mean it wasn't there in my mind wanted to be said Vi. Please believe that!”She didn’t put up a fight when I moved her to sit on my lap. She let me move her there, like it was the most natural thing. I love having her close to me. Odyn loves it too, he is almost purring with happiness now. He has enjoyed his time running around with Azaria. I see her looking at me. I love her big beautiful blue eyes. I swear she could use them to get a

I could see Violet’s eyes darting back and forth, making me think her mind was working over time. A lot for her to take in, I know. Maybe she doesn’t want a mate. I need to be considerate of that. Not all she-wolves do. If she didn’t want a mate, I would need to back off and give her space, be there as a pack Beta and nothing more. Be professional, despite the fact I would be falling apart.There is no point denying it, I was falling for this girl. I barely knew her, but I am pretty certain I was falling for her. I had missed her when she wasn’t with me. Didn’t like it when Hattie had taken over the lessons for her when I had to work, though it was a reasonable thing to happen. I had simply missed being around her. And I was broken at the thought of her being upset with me. Yeah, it was safe to say I had been falling for this girl, hook, line and sinker.I know she had been completely unaware. I had maybe been partially unaware. I know it now. I had put myself out there now. She knew

We sit in the dining hall, the four of us together to have dinner. Hattie is telling me her parents are watching Devin for her. He is still not quite right, which makes me think she should not have come here to be with me today, but she was adamant that she was going to be here with me. And I have to admit, I am glad she was there in the end. She seems to put the room at ease with her jokes and her smile. And I have to say I enjoy her company. The four of us sitting here together, chatting away is quite enjoyable. And as Tate had told me, the food from here is actually quite tasty.Many pack members come up to our table to chat to the Alpha and Luna, or to Tate too, some even to say hello to me, which is quite a weird feeling, but I do the polite thing and say hello, and make conversation with them . They all seem genuinely happy to have me here, which is not really what I was expecting. Perhaps I had rushed into the judgement that I would not be welcome, or had automatically thought

We stand at the door of my room looking at one another. The hurt in Tate’s eyes is clear and I hate myself, but I can’t see a better option. Then suddenly a nasty snarl comes from his lips. I can only assume Odyn has pushed through.“Tell me you were not about to fucking walk out on me?” he demands, his voice trembling in anger. I have never heard him sound like that before, and I am shocked how terrifying he can sound. He has only ever been sweet and kind to me. I guess it was easy to forget he was a pretty ruthless werewolf under all of that cuteness.“Tate please..” I begin.“NO!” he roars, I think Odyn may have taken over here…Lachlan is suddenly running up the stairs, Hattie not far behind him. I am trembling, unsure what to do. I knew he would be hurt, but I did not know he could be quite this intimidating. Would he hurt me?“You won’t make excuses Violet.” His voice breaks and I see tears in his eyes now. I think his emotions are unsure what he is feeling. “You were going to r

“You see Violet, what you don’t realise is, the gifted wolf that is part of your family is also part of my family” Lachlan’s voice is echoing in my mind.Hattie walks from the bedroom. I think it is safe to say he has made her angry by keeping things from her. Did she know none of this? She had to know of his family line surely? Their children could carry it, right?“I am sorry, Alpha.” I say.“Calling me Lachlan is fine Violet, you are Tate’s mate now. Alpha is only for formality. And don’t worry. She knew about my family history, so that is of no great surprise to her. She knows our children could be gifted, well, the girls, if we go on to have any. It is a female trait, it seems, within the family. I think she is shocked I told you. Not something we share with many. But I want you to trust me. To understand why I took you in, I wanted to protect you, Violet. Why I will continue to protect you. Your father’s family are quite strange in them deserting you, but I need to discuss that