The doctor at Alpha Rowan’s pack never treated me when I got sick or injured. He claimed that he knew nothing about human illnesses and that I was not important enough for him to learn about them. Whenever I got injured, Mom would treat my wounds. And whenever I got sick, they had to take me to town to see a human doctor. But the doctor sitting in front of me, examining my wrist was nothing like the other doctors I had been to. She was gentle as she touched parts of my skin and put me at ease by asking me numerous questions. “Not broken,” she muttered as she lowered my arm to my lap. “But you’ve made the sprain worse.” Her eyes darted over to Keiran who stood leaning against the wall. “I gave you orders and I expect them to be followed, alpha.”“It won’t happen again, Olive.”“Better not,” she muttered as she stood. “I’ll see if I can find you a brace to wear to limit movement. You also need to try to keep weight off of it otherwise you’ll risk another re-injury.”“Thank you.” Oliv
School. My stomach twisted with nausea as I made my way down the stairs a week later. The doctor had given me the all-clear to go to school much to my disappointment. When I entered the kitchen it was to find only Keiran sitting at the table. My eyes darted around, taking in the various dishes. “I wasn’t sure what you like,” he muttered, standing.“You cooked?” I breathed, wide-eyed. He raised an eyebrow. “Yes, you didn’t think I could?”“No,” I told him honestly. “Dad couldn’t cook. It was always me or Mom that cooked for him.”Keiran pulled a chair out for me and then took a seat again. Placing a plate down in front of me, he gestured to the other plates. “Help yourself.”“Thank you.”I grabbed a slice of toast and took a small bite. I was too nervous to actually eat. But he went through all the trouble to cook and I wanted to show him that I appreciated it. “It’s important for a male to know how to take care of his mate which includes cooking.” He took a bite of bacon and slo
“Your brother adopted a human.”“I heard,” I muttered absentmindedly as I glanced around. “Have you met her?” Dale questioned. “No,” I lied. He already knew the answer. The whole fucking pack knew about it. Those who didn’t see it happen, already heard about it. My mate was the new human my brother adopted. Olivia’s daughter. I clenched my teeth and ran a shaky hand through my hair. My head ached, my body was sore and my wolf was still agitated. We hadn’t seen our mate in a week. Until this morning. She had run from me the moment she realized who she had run into, and I hadn’t seen her since. I was dying to get another whiff of her. But Keiran had warned me to keep my distance. I thought that with my heat over, he would allow me to seek her out. She belonged to me. And apparently to him. As well as Axel. I growled, gripping the table tightly. My claws dug into the wood which made people turn to look at me. I sneered at them, instantly making them hurry away. “What the
AXEL Hunger was gnawing at my stomach. It made it impossible for me to sleep even though my body and brain were beyond tired. I needed sleep. The fact that her scent filled nearly every room in the house was making it harder to resist. I had heard about this thing only once before and it had ended in disaster. Cora was a temptation being dangled in front of my nose and it was getting harder to resist. Giving up on trying to get some sleep, I got out of bed and entered the bathroom. My eyes locked on my reflection in the mirror, making me pause. Red was bleeding into the edges of my pupil, a sure sign of hunger. It was the reason I had been mostly avoiding my brothers and the little human. I didn’t want to scare her and I didn’t want to give them anything to worry about. They already had enough on their plate. Keiran was still trying to figure out why Cora got three mates after being rejected by that bastard and why Rowan hadn't spoken a word about Cora until Lucas showed up th
He had to be kidding.A smile was playing around his lips, but his eyes were serious as they stared into mine.“Me?” I repeated dumbly.Axel’s smile widened a few notches. “You.”“Two,” I whispered.I had gone from being rejected by one mate to suddenly having two mates. Frowning, I grabbed the book and scanned the contents inside.“You won’t find anything inside that book,” he muttered as he leaned back in the chair. “Keiran is trying to figure everything out.”“It’s never happened before?” I questioned.“Not that we are aware of.”Axel hesitated a moment before he stood. “Stay,” he ordered softly.A gasp fell from my lips when he suddenly disappeared into thin air. He was gone for only a few seconds before he reappeared again with a few books in his hand.“How do you do that?”His eyes darted over my face. “I use the shadows to move from one place to another. It makes traveling easier.”“Can you change into a bat?” My eyes trailed over his body.It made me take notice of what he was
I was struggling to breathe. No matter how much I tried, I couldn’t suck enough air into my lungs.Twigs snapped under my feet and scratched my skin. There was a low growl from somewhere behind me. It was getting closer. I needed to run. Needed to get away from it. I glanced over my shoulder which was a mistake. My foot caught on something, sending me flying through the air and then hitting the ground. I cried out when I hit the ground. Rolling onto my back, I blinked up at the canopy of leaves high above me. “Run, Cora!”Mom’s voice had me rolling onto my stomach and pushing myself to my feet. My legs shook so badly that I could barely stay on my feet.“Run, baby!”Run. Run. Run. The monsters were coming. I hadn’t seen him. But Mom had. She told me to run as soon as she saw him. He hurt Dad. Tears burned my eyes. He was hurt. Hurt so badly. There was a lot of blood on the floor. Without realizing it, I had slowed down. It was a mistake. The monster snarled, and then he was
Cora twitched but she didn’t wake up. There was a damp spot on my shirt from her drool. She gripped my shirt tighter as she rubbed her cheek against my shirt. I held my breath and waited. She didn’t wake up from another nightmare but something in her dreams was troubling her. Just as I blew out a slow breath, Cora stirred again, digging her knee into my crotch. I winced and reached down to grip her knee so I could pull her leg higher up. The last thing I needed was to be kneed in the balls when she jerked awake. Ryder sighed behind Cora. “It’s raining.” “Where were you planning on taking her?” I asked him. “The waterfall.” I frowned up at the ceiling. “How were you planning on getting there?” “The bikes.” “Cora can’t drive a car, Ryder. What makes you think she can drive a dirt bike?” He remained silent long enough for me to realize that he hadn’t thought things through. I had no problem with Ryder pursuing his relationship with Cora. After all the shit he had been
Werewolf anatomy. Female: A female’s werewolf anatomy is the same as a female’s human anatomy, BUT and I put emphasis on the but. Although they look the same, some body parts function differently. A female has the ability to control her ovaries which means that she has the ability to choose when she gets pregnant.My eyes snapped up. “Can your females really do that? Control when they get pregnant?”Keiran’s eyes flashed black for a second before it turned back to normal. “Yes,” he growled. “It’s a blessing and a curse.”I glanced over at Axel lounging on the couch with a book. He looked completely focused on what he was reading, but I knew he could probably hear us. Ryder stood by the sink, washing the dishes. I had offered to help him but he had declined my help. Keiran had then suggested that we get started with my homework. I leaned closer to Keiran. “I can’t do that,” I whispered. “I know.” Keiran smiled at me. “Which is why there won’t be any sex until you’re ready. And when