Destinee POV.I wake to birds chirping and a bright sun. Blinking, I see I’m in a forest. I ran again last night after my encounter with Alpha Asshole. Standing up, I dust my hands on my jeans and walk back.“Destinee.” Aura speaks softly. I have nothing to say to her right now.“Please Babe, I’m sorry.” Again, I don’t answer her. I keep walking. “Fine, don’t speak. I will do it.” I rolled my eyes at her.“Look, what I said last night I am truly sorry, but understand I have wanted my mate for years and being close to him is making me want him more. There’s nothing I can do about it. I shouldn’t have pulled rank on you last night. I was wrong.” Sighing at her words, I keep walking.The mind link opens and the frantic voice of Sadia flitters in. “Destinee, where are you?” I huff shit.“I’m ok, I needed to clear my head. Last night, I slept in the forest. I’m on my way back. Everything ok?” I ask, feeling guilty for having her worry about me.“No, Titus came back last night and trashed t
Titus POV.Waking up to Destinee ready to rip out Crystal’s throat, I called her name. I wasn’t expecting to see my mate, and I knew I fucked up again.When Destinee accused me of telling Crystal about the betrayal, I lost it.I stormed back into my room and trashed my room. “Titus, baby, she doesn’t deserve you.” I turned my attention to Crystal and stalked over to her Orion on the surface. He grabbed her around the throat and threw her into the wall.“Who told you she felt the betrayal? Tell me now.” I gritted out. Her eyes were wide, and she was shaking.“You told me. You told me.” I closed my eyes and took a shaky breath in. I don’t remember telling her.“When did I tell you? Don’t play with me Crystal, I won’t hesitate to rip you apart,” Orion snarled out at her. She whimpered.“La-last night you told me.” I released my grip on her, and she slid down the wall, rubbing her throat. I stepped back from her.“Get out.” I say, not looking at her. She used it against Destinee. If she l
Destinee POV. Titus pulled me behind him to protect me from Crystal. He growled low in warning. “Why are you here Crystal?” he spat at her. I rolled my eyes at him. Does he not realise I’m more than capable of dealing with this woman? “I…I came to clear up any misunderstanding with your mate. Titus, I have no intention of harming her." I scoffed at her. Yeah right. “Titus, it’s OK,” I say, placing my hand on his back as I step out from behind him. I met her gaze, and I smiled at her. “Crystal, what misunderstanding are you referring to? Is the fact you have slept with my mate or the fact that you won’t let him go?” I ask not breaking eye contact with her. Titus places his hand on my lower back, the heat from his body surrounding me, and I relax slightly. The hatred in her gaze makes me smile. “We can take her,” Aura sneers in my mind. This woman clearly has a hidden motive, and we won’t let her deceive us. "Taking her is not an option. We aren’t a member of his pack. If we kill
Titus POV. My pride burst out of me watching Destinee deal with Crystal. The way she held her composure was something I always imagined from my mate and Luna. I have had pack members reporting to me on Destinee’s efforts with the cleanup and I will say this about her; she is amazing. I went and watched from the doorway; she was laughing and talking with the Omegas whilst they all worked together. Her laugh made me happy. “We need to mate her Titus, and soon.” I rolled my eyes at Orion. I watched as Destinee bent down to pick something up off the ground, her ass in the air and my cock twitched in my pants. Orion thought it was appropriate to push images of her on all fours being pounded into on my bed, her screams of ecstasy surround us. I shake my head at the images. “Stop it, Orion.” I snarl at him but he doesn’t he pushes more images of her to me and my cock is strained painfully. If I relieved myself, would she feel it? This is ridiculous. I move back to my office and slamme
Destinee POV.I stood and walked towards the border, “Please, Destinee, don’t do this.” Aura whines in my head.Could I be selfish and do only what I want? I looked at my mate and looked towards the border. I am conflicted. “Please Destinee,” Aura is pleading with me.If I cross the border, I will have my freedom, but Aura will be miserable, Titus, and Orion would be heartbroken.If I stay, I will be miserable, but Aura gets her mate and the three of them will be happy.Ahhh, why is this so hard?Turning, looking at the border, I close my eyes. Whatever I do now will solidify my fate. Aura whimpers and claws in my mind. I shove her back and block her out.Freedom is just a few steps away, but, is it worth it to cause others so much pain? It wouldn’t just be Titus, Orion, and Aura, it would be Sadia and my family back in Montana. If I cross I won’t be able to go back, I would be running forever.Taking a few deep breaths. I open my eyes and peer out towards the border. Everything is de
Titus POV.It has been a couple of weeks since Destinee accepted me as hers. Things have been interesting, to say the least.The pack members know who she and Aura are and they couldn’t be happier for us. Crystal left the pack to see her father, a family emergency, but since she hasn’t been here, the pack has been at peace.Destinee and I spend as much time together as we can, but at night we still sleep separately. It’s not a problem. But if she found out I do actually sleep next to her, I think she would kill me.“Dumbass, do you think she doesn’t know? Of course she does. She just hasn’t mentioned it because she likes you being there.” Orion tells me and I groan and make myself a coffee.“Ok, Mr know it all. How do you know this?” I ask, bringing my coffee to my lips. He smirks.“Aura.” I spat my coffee out all over the kitchen island counter. Shit. I grab a cloth and clean up my mess. Orion laughs in my head. Since he spends time with Aura, he has become a pain in my ass.I am not
Destinee POV.Rolling my eyes at the intrusion, I turn to leave. When Titus grabs hold of my wrist to stop me. I look at him and raise an eyebrow at him with a playful smirk on my face.“Alpha Titus, may I have a word with you? In private, please.” Crystal coos. I sigh. I can’t stand this woman.Turning, I look at Titus and place my hand on his cheek. “it’s ok, go see what she wants. Regardless, I need to finish up out here. I’ll see you later.” I tell him, not wanting to look at her.He steps closer to me. “Are you ok?” he asks, tilting his head to the side, searching my face. I scowled, but nodded my head.I don’t like the thought of her being anywhere near him, but she is a pack member and I have to allow her to speak to him.I learnt she pledged herself to Titus a year ago, but he allows her to visit her old pack because her father is Beta. However, I am still rogue, so in terms of rank, she has more authority requesting time to speak with my mate than I do.He kisses my head. “I’
Destinee POV.My legs turn to jelly and I feel like I’m going to collapse. Marcus steads me.Aura pushes her strength to me and she whimpers and whines in my head. She has seen the true extent of her mate’s love. Her whimpers are quickly replaced with burning anger.She forces the shift and in doing so, throws Marcus back.. All I can do is watch with tears in my eyes.“Baby, it’s not…” She cuts Titus off with a loud roar. The ground shakes and cracks as her power surges forward. She will bring the packhouse down.“YOU ARE NOT OUR MATE!” she releases a howl filled with sorrow and anger. She turns, taking off through the packhouse, her heavy paws thud against the hardwood floors as she burst out on the grounds.She runs and keeps on running. A howl sounds behind us and we know who it is. Orion.We ignore him and run towards the waterfall.“Babe, I’m so sorry. We should have left. I know you stayed because of me. I am so sorry.” Aura whimpers and I feel her hurt through our bond.I wipe