ie’s 16th birthday party,” I mocked as I

party. My name was written on the white envelope in my father’

as planted at the heart of Ironclaw the day I was born. My mother used to tell me that the tree symbolized that I was the heart of

ached at

were forming in my eyes before

efore going inside. I wasn’t sure what to do next. I felt a

dancing and talking amongst one another. Most of them paid no attention to

guests. I didn’t hesitate to open one and take a long steady drink

birthday girl,” Rock co

n’t see the monster he truly was. Based on the

e was going to turn into her

I can almost hear my wolf speakin

ng down at her. “First, it’s your transformation, a

nded ridiculous. Pretend

o full of

ep from falling over. I took the last sip of the beer I was ho

thing but selfish since you married my mother. You put shame on her name with your lies. You put shame on m

, stepping towards me.

omed through the house, bouncing off t

nore

was silenced, and everyon

my pack, and my daughter’s birthday

uckles white. He wanted to hit me. This was per

ged. “Beat me like y

d breath as he breathed heavily. I wasn’t going to back down from

the pack; no one knew what to say. He finally turned

ed to th

grace to this family.” His A

d laugh. “I’m not the on

ound us, including Melissa. As if she didn

t was a mistake to have all

it; he was kicking m

. He was

this ev

y shouldn’t. I was already past my limit. But I

p women back when my mother was still alive. The beer was smooth going down; my head whirl

rred as I pushed the empty b

then back at me, a q

,” he told me as he took t

ned up

unfamiliar voice s

dark golden and equipped with long lashes. He wore a leather coat that hugged his broad torso.

f he was a part o

and stared

d use another,” he said

red, taking a sip

wered. “But

my ey

do?”

l of himself, and I

ight of your life,” he said, a

ep myself f

,” I lied, taking another sip of

n his tone. “It’s dangerous for a pretty th

p to keep from burs

pickup line

delicate,”

” he said, pushing anoth

d I could see the seducti

hispered, his lips brushing against

and helped me to my feet. I stumbled over my own feet and fell into him, which only made me laugh even m

the edge of the building and pr

g into me and begging for entrance. My breathing wen

said bre

but he was too strong. The more I strug

” I br

I couldn’t. My voice w

didn’t look like it was about to stop. It looked like he was about to hop ou

ut he put his dick back into h

d at rapid speed. It was a little red Porsche that I didn’t recogn

s just as big as the mystery man I was with. He had light brown hair and chocolate eyes wit

new

ked fu

ath