MADOKA'S POV I showed Nami and her mate around the territory. It wasn't much yet, the setup was rudimentary with many of the pack members living in temporary shelters. No one complained. The former rogues who joined my pack tended to be the ones who were more stable and therefore better capable of adjusting to pack life, but they had still been shaped by their years as unattached rogues. Unlike my mate who had managed to build a life for herself in human society, many didn't have the control and ability to risk passing among the humans, so once they were thrown from their packs they had little choice but to make do in the wilds. As depressing as it sounded, trailers, campers, or even tents in a decently secure permanent location was an upgrade for many of them. Carrie's life amongst the humans was just another sign of how amazing my gorgeous mate was, not that I didn't have plenty of reasons to think that besides. More and more I appreciated how she had this way of organizing thing

CarrieNow, of all times, my aggravating mate had become intent on talking instead of focusing on my body. All I wanted was for him to rip off my clothing and drive the pain away, but instead he slowly peeled off each piece, and spoke of the past. It was driving me wild, hearing what had happened between us from his perspective, every word saturated in that calm drawl, all the while I was burning inside while I waited for him to give me what my instincts craved. I should have made demands, but it was like I was under his spell. If I didn't know better I would have thought he was dabbling in magic, because it should have been impossible for anyone to be that good.At least he kept his hands on my skin while tormenting me, which soothed a lot of the agony of the heat. If I lost contact with him it was like I would combust. I'd known raised body temperature was one of the signs, but I hadn't known it would feel like a fire that needed to be extinguished.He brought his mouth to mine and

Carrie My heat hadn't been quite as bad as I had expected. I wasn't about to admit out loud that Madoka seemed to know exactly what he had been doing. His head was already too big especially when it came to his prowess, and more ego might make it explode. Most of the heat horror stories involved a wolf whose mate was unable to be there for her for whatever reason, war, death, or because her mate was an asshole, so I supposed it made sense that it was tolerable and turned out to be really pleasurable with Madoka, at least when it wasn't hurting. Now that it was over, I was eager to see what the damage of our diversion had been. I walked into the office with a slight nervousness in the pit of my stomach, but was relieved to find Parker, Sinji and the others had handled it well. I supposed that was the advantage of a new pack, roles were more flexible, and no one was set in their ways. One thing that bugged me was Madoka's uncertainty. I wanted to ask him about it last night but m

The next few days brought more disruption than was normal.Parker had confined Pinky in his trailer, and she did not take kindly to captivity. She made my time trapped in Madoka's trailer look like a peaceful dialogue between friends."This whole kidnapping mates thing is becoming an unfortunate trend," I commented to MAdoka as I poked my finger into his chest. We were sitting together in the office and both having trouble concentrating on regular pack work with so many problems looming over us.Leaning forward, he caught my finger in his teeth. Sparks ran down my finger straight to highlight the emptiness between my legs. He released it and looked into my eyes. "I barely kidnapped you."I scoffed. Just because he made me want him all the time, didn't mean I had to agree with him.He smirked. "Maybe it's trespassing mates who are the problem here?""I told you that you should have put up signs. See? It happened again.""Well, you might be right. We'll make up some 'Beware of Werewolve

The trip was tense, uncomfortable, and long. Thanks to the pup I was carrying, we had to stop for more washroom breaks than was convenient. The guys took turns driving. I could have too, but I preferred to spend the trip going over everything that could possibly happen during the convention, just in case there was something I had missed. We arrived at the center after hours of driving. There was an adjoining hotel where all the assembled alphas stayed. I had been there once before along with Asshole Diesel but since I hadn't been official luna I hadn't really done much besides enjoy the hotel and swim in the pool...and had substandard—although I hadn't recognized it as such at the time—sex with my biggest mistake. Now that I had Madoka, and he knew about my past, it didn't hurt as much to think about my ex's rejection. What did I care that the stuffy alpha had wanted the flouncy little cheerleader when my vastly superior mate preferred me? I didn't care at all. I was satisfied. E