Chapter 46
Selene‘s POV
We should have heard something by now. Luna huffs as I scrub dishes in the kitchen sink. After a simple dinner and a quick bath, Lila curled up on the sofa to watch her favorite show while I clean up. It‘s amazing how unfazed she is by the sudden change in scenery and my undoubtedly tense energy.
No news is good news. I tell my wolf, focusing on the glass in my hand. Especially when it comes to Bastien.
He‘s going to be furious, you know. She cautions, not sounding the least bit concerned.
That only matters if he finds us. I remind her coolly.
Oh he will. Luna remarks smugly, he always will.
You know you‘re supposed to be on my side, I complain.
I am.I want what‘s best for you. She adds. Bastien is what‘s best
I throw my hands up in exasperation, sending water and suds flying. You‘re impossible.
And you‘re in denial.
A giggle sounds from behind me. “You made a mess, Mommy”
Turning to find my young daughter standing behind me watching my temper tantrum, rather than safely ensconced in the couch cushions, I paste on a smile. “You‘re right.” I agree. “Mommy did make a mess.”
“Have to clean up your messes.” She advises sagely. “That‘s the rule.”
I adopt a pitiful pout. “You don‘t want to clean it for me?”
The little tyrant puts her foot down. “Uh–uh, your sponsibilty.”
head back with a dramatic
to my ears, the perfect balm
am I supposed
me from the beginning. They saw only a halfling; a single mother who seemingly had the future Alpha wrapped around her finger. The she wolves hated
and regular interactions convinced people I was not an incurable outcast, and once I made it clear I had no designs on becoming the Alpha‘s consort, I was practically accepted as one of
are set afloat through the canals, or when the marsh freezes in winter, and the entire wetlands become a
a mountain wolf, made for evergreen forests and fresh alpine air. Asphodel‘s sprawling mangroves
Elysium. Despite every terrible memory the city holds for me, there is no denying one‘s true nature, and mine yearns for
You‘re not really a Nova wolf. You‘re a
brush off her quip. Same difference, I was born
purrs. Would
even have to think about it.
me. You don’t miss Elysium,
a sock
me. It‘s disgraceful really, that the Alpha should set his men on us without joining the
or just seeking to escape the brawl. In truth, I‘m astonished by his behavior. I always liked Drake, at least, I thought I
of a far weaker pack and no great protector. Drake‘s greatest asset is his brain – not that there‘s anything wrong with that, it simply isn‘t
such a friendship? Wasn‘t my father‘s birthday the first time they met? Is it possible he could have been the man
with reinforcements from a lower floor. Frankly, the fact that
is littered with unconscious wolves, my Betas and I depart the Pack House with great haste. Selene fled hours ago, she could be hundreds of
going to find
a sleek black cell phone from his pocket. “How much do you want to bet Selene‘s phone is set to
that?” Donavon asks in
left his phone on his desk.” My friend laughs, “Even if they don‘t have location sharing activated, the number is enough to track it as long as it‘s
I question, my voice gruff from excitement
the fading sunlight, “For a smart guy, he‘s not very good at shielding his screen when he enters his
and sweet relief washes over me. I grab Aiden by the shoulders, shaking him
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