Bitterroot, Part 2 by Heather Hildenbrand

Author:Heather Hildenbrand
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: coming of age, young adult paranormal romance, triangle love story, vampire action adventure, werewolf adventure, werewolf alpha romance, vampire action romance, arranged marriage ya, shifter romance love triangle, werewolf action adventure love story romance forbidden love
Publisher: Heather Hildenbrand

Regan

I awoke with a thrill of excitement in my stomach. The sun seemed brighter, the air felt fresher, and it was easy to jump out of bed even though I still ached from the disastrous practice fight against Carter. That was because, for the first time in weeks, I had something to really get excited about.

Today, Charlie and I were going into town together. As sisters.

I’d resolved the night prior to leave all of this alpha and beta business at home today and just be with her. Get to know her. Aside from our roles and where we fit into the family or pack. Sister to sister. Girl to girl.

It might have had something to do with overhearing her phone conversation with her mother, but I’d never tell Charlie that. Or Dad. Or anyone else for that matter. In fact, I’d erased the recording right after I’d listened to it, relieved it had been me checking her call logs rather than one of them. Today, Charlie and I were sisters.

I dropped straight from my mattress to the floor and did a token twenty pushups, just to warm my muscles, and then touched my toes and rolled out my shoulders. It was much less than I normally did. Being a future alpha meant I had to stay in top shape and be ready for any challenge. I was already running late, though, and I wanted the day to be perfect. It was our last free day before classes started again—and after that, the competition. I wanted to spend it doing something memorable.

A quick shower later, I combed out my short hair, shifting just enough to shake it dry, and hurried down to breakfast. “Morning,” I chirped at Dad, bouncing on my toes to brush a kiss on his bearded cheek.

He looked at me like I had grown vampire fangs. “Good morning. You look … nice.”

I tried not to blush. My usual fashion was more function than form, but I had used a butterfly clip to hold back my bangs and wore a couple bangles to match it. I hadn’t even realized that I had jewelry until I dug it out of my hope chest. “Thanks. I’m using my day off to go into town today with Charlie.”

“I don’t need to tell you to be careful,” he said, returning his attention to the reports spread out in front of him at the table. He was always working now that Mom had died, even at breakfast. He had the papers fanned around his corned beef hash, and was using one of them as a coaster for his coffee.

Hesitating halfway out the door, I gave Dad a good long look. He had aged a lot in the last few weeks. His hair was grayer and not just the peppery sprinkles around his sideburns that I’d always admired before. A permanent shadow had taken up residence under his eyes, and there was a hard look around the edges of it all. A look of desperation. He seemed like a man barely keeping his head above water.

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