Wolf Crying Mate of the Alpha by Jazz Ford

Come on then,’ she says, pulling me along to catch up with Flint and Josie. “Hey Claire, aren’t you going home?’ Josie asks, ‘No, Magnus invited me over, I’m going to help him pick out something to wear to my party. I am his date, after all,” she says. Josie goes to glare at me…

Josie takes a moment, calming herself down, “You need to fix this, Magnus. You need to make things right with Nina, and after what just conspired between you and Claire. Well, let’s just say it’s going to take more than grovelling and apologies to fix this,” ‘I know Josie, I’m going to see Nina now,’…

She shrugs and stays silent as she pushes the food on her plate around with her fork ‘What did you get up to today?’ Amelia asks. She looks up at me for a moment, but I keep myself busy eating my dinner. ‘I climbed trees and swam at the lake with the others, mum,’ ‘Sounds…

I didn’t have time to answer your question.’ I smile. I can see Zak, Trixie, Pauls, and Flint’s faces watching on in anticipation. I would love to be your date for the party’ Everyone in the cafeteria stops what they are doing and stares at Claire and me in shock. Disappointment and heartbreak etch into…

‘Yup, I know. It’s like the Moon Goddess wants to punish me. I do not know why, though.’ ‘Well, I feel for you Boo-boo. It would be a curse to spend time with that freak. I will come over tomorrow after school then,’ I shuttered when she called me Boo-boo and felt anger build up…

‘That’s harsh, don’t you think, Magnus? You and Nina have been the best of friends since you were both babies,’ Flint says. ‘No, they forced us to be friends, our mother’s planning constant playdates every day and if she was my best friend, she wouldn’t be getting me into trouble every single day. Nina no…

‘Okay, okay, I mumble, locking the cubicle door behind me. Ryker tosses some clothes over the cubicle door. ‘Try these.’ He says. I put the dress on that Ryker chose: it’s stretchy and strapless and sits mid-thigh, exposing a lot of leg. ‘This fits much better, I say, showing him. He eyes me up and…

I feel like and look like a beached whale struggling to get out of bed. ‘Ryker!’ I call out. A moment later, I hear Ryker running up the stairs. ‘What’s wrong? Is the baby coming?’ He asks. I laugh. ‘No, we’re fine. I just can’t sit up. My belly is so huge.’ Ryker smiles and…

‘Ryker, if anything happens to me, I just want you to know ! love you so much, and I have never been as happy as I have been with you.’ ‘Astrid, don’t talk like that. Nothing is going to happen to you! love you Hearing dirt and stones crunching under my feet, I’m pushed and…

‘No, Dad! Please!’ I yell and scream with the next contraction. ‘Ryker! Hurry! The baby is coming. I’m in labour.’ ‘You’re in labour?’ ‘Dad will kill our baby as soon as it’s born! I scream with the next contraction. ‘There are twenty different abandoned places. We have checked most of them: We should be able…