Chapter 81: Realization
Logan headed out to the back deck. He saw Charlotte sitting in a lawn chair, the twins running around and playing. Serena appeared from behind a tree, pouncing on the ground in wolf form.
Her overpowering, mouthwatering scent hit him like a punch in the gut! Logan gave a soft grunt, but it was enough to catch Serena’s attention.
In her wolf form, she froze, staring at him. Logan stared back, wide eyed and too shocked to move or form a single word! He recognized her now! She was the wolf he had encountered in the woods, the one he didn’t know and who he thought was his mate! More than that, his memory clicked into place from where he knew her!
A somewhat fuzzy night in a tree house after a masquerade party. His senses had been dulled that night, but after seeing her pictures in the living room and smelling her in the woods, there was no mistaking that she was the woman he had spent the night with!
“Kids, look who has come for a visit,” Thomas called to the twins. They looked over at the deck.
able to move Serena’s eyes hardened as she started at him. Automatically, Logan went down on his knee to hug the kids, but he still couldn’t pry his eyes off Serena. His mind was on overload, and it wasn’t until she disappeared into the bushes that he was able to
“Can you go fishing with us next time?” Oliver asked. “I’d like that,” Logan said. “Olivia, Oliver, how old are you now?” Olivia looked closely at her fingers, forming them and holding her hands out to show Logan how many
he had been too wrapped up in
the bushes. She was in her human form now, dressed. She was brushing her fingers through
wouldn’t look at him. As she slowly walked towards him, the atmosphere in the yard changed, enough so that Thomas and Charlotte became aware of the tension, “I didn’t know you were coming,” Serena said curtly. Logan scoffed. He stood up and gently pushed the kids towards their grandfather. He stepped off the deck so he could stand right in front of Serena. On the outside, he was well in control of his anger. He wasn’t going to prove to her that he was the monster she thought he was, not in front of her kids or her family. Lips
looks like,” she said quickly, still not looking at him. That almost caused Logan to lose control! He growled under his breath and took a heavy, deep breath. Closing his eyes, he sighed, forcing himself to remain calm. He was so close to losing
had done it knowing how open he’d been with her. He’d confided in her about so much, including his concerns about being a father, and she had said nothing! Logan’s
and I need to have a chat, first,” Logan said tightly. Serena sighed, finally looking at him. He couldn’t figure out what it was
Charlotte asked, coming over to the two of them. Thomas was keeping the kids on the deck. Neither Charlotte nor Thomas could know what was going on,
mother a sharp look “Nothing that needs to be talked about here.” Logan scoffed. “We are going to talk about this,” he insisted. Serena raised an eyebrow at him, “You really want to do this here?” she asked, nodding towards the twins. Charlotte had backed off, but she
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