I feel a tingle of excitement as I look out the window. The small city is full of werewolves walking around. I can taste the excitement in the air.
As we drive through the city, I see large brick buildings, one after the other blend with the city lights. "You've got some drool, right there," Gabe says pointing at my mouth. "Shut up," I laugh and wipe my face just in case.
We make a right and drive up and down a few treeless hills until it brings us to a driveway. The driveway looks like it goes on forever. The sun is still blazing mercilessly in the sky as we drive up the driveway.
At the end of the driveway, there's a massive house. I don't mean mansion big, I mean 10 mansions big. The concrete driveway turns into a red-tiled driveway and we're surrounded by tall stone buildings.
"We've made it," Gabe whispers. "And holy shit it's nice." His black Audi pulls to a stop and someone appears from the door under the stone archway.
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Chapter 19 Giving my lashes one last coat of mascara, Nikki leans back to inspect my face. She hasn't let me look at myself yet and I'm kind of getting nervous. This was going to be a good night. This was going to be a good night. I kept repeating the mantra in my head like I was whispering a spell. Nikki sighs, "So this is love," she sings as she twirls me around to look at myself at the full-length mirror on the wall. I was killing the smokey eye, my eyeliner was perfectly winged. My long brown hair had big loose curls in them and fell effortlessly down my back. My lips were plump and pink. My chin came to a point, and my cheekbones weren't super high, but they were high enough. I've never thought of myself as attractive but the woman looking back at me was breathtaking. A shriek broke me from my trance, I look to see that Mavy had come in and by the shriek, she loves the way I look. "Oh my gosh Adea, you look SO good. We chose the right
Ethan "We're done for the night Alpha," Odis said with a smirk on his face. "Are you sure? Because you said that a few packs ago," I asked, shaking my head. After five hours of welcoming pack Alphas to my territory, I was ready for a break. If I have to shake another hand without rest, I swear I'll tear it clean off. Odis could barely hold in his laughter. What an asshole. I headed towards my office and he followed me. Walking through the doors I went and sat on my chair, a sigh of relief as my back hit the seat. "How many soldiers do we have stationed around the pack grounds?" I asked as I leaned my head back and closed my eyes. "We've got groups of 5 scattered around the pack grounds. Desert Moon was werewolf country. There was one ruler and that was me.I have raised my packs standing and more than doubled my pack numbers since taking over. Beta Odis had a few Deltas that helped him when he was overworke
Alpha Ethan's POV I didn't want the ball here in the first place so of course, I didn't want to attend. I didn't search for my mate over the years and I didn't want to search for her tonight. After years of Olivia reminding me that the Goddess had a mate for me out there, she planted a seed in my head. I have to admit the seed has started to grow. Did I want to scour the country for my mate? No. But would I be lying if I said I didn't wonder if she was going to be here tonight? Yes. Outside of Odis and Olivia, I keep no one close and I preferred it that way. For an Alpha, having a mate is crucial. Having a mate made you stronger, don't ask me how but it just does. Since I was hosting the ball, I had to be there first to greet the visiting Alpha's and their Luna. I couldn't help but smile when guests started flooding in. They couldn't help but shoot me frightening glances. I sat at the head of the Alpha table. When Alpha Jos
“My name is Ethan, the Alpha of the Desert Moon pack,” he says like it isn’t a big deal. He’s the Alpha of this pack? Hearing him say Alpha, I automatically think of Shane. Thinking of him watching us here together like this scares me to my core. Is he watching us? Is he angry? Pulling my hands together, I fold my hands to try and stop the shaking. Think Adea, think! What do I do? He takes a step towards me and without thinking I take a step back. “Don’t be afraid of him Adea! He’s ours. The Goddess made him for us,” the voice whines, and I can see her mentally pacing. I shake my head, “No, we don’t know him. This comfort we feel from him and this pull to him is all the mate bond!” Why can’t she see this? We can’t trust whatever this is. My wolf whines in my head, “That’s not true!” I can feel her desperation like it were my own but I know that her feelings ar
*** Author's Note: !!!! TRIGGER WARNING: This chapter includes sexual violence that may not be suitable for some readers!!!! *** I take a deep breath and let out a long and steady breath. I look up at the moon and feel Korra looking with me. It's a beautiful full moon tonight, it lights up the garden, showing the beauty of the garden. I can't let myself get emotional right now. We still need to go in and act like everything's fine. "We can explain everything to our friends tonight in the room," Korra reassures me. "I was dormant but I was by your side since you were young. I couldn't say anything or talk to you... but I've always been here." Dabbing at my tears, careful not to ruin Nikki's masterpiece. I laugh, "We can't let her see us looking a mess." I pull myself together and look at the water fountain. Lifting my chin, I square my shoulders and steel my resolve to head in. That's when I see it, with the moon shining so bright
Someone steps in front of me, blocking my view, his eyes are filled with concern. A warm jacket drops around my shoulders. A shiver runs down my back when he embraces me but I don't feel scared. I jump when a low growl snaps me out of it. Thoughts of what almost happened to me keep replaying in my head cause my throat to constrict. I'm gasping for breath when a soothing voice tells me I'm okay. His hand slowly pats my back and his other hand holds my hair until my breathing slows.He pulls down my dress and dabs at my tears. I can hear a loud thud followed by another. Soon the thud makes a crunching noise. "Give me my mate," my savior says in a low voice. "With all due respect, Alpha, I think my friend needs tending to. Her girlfriends and I will take her to her room, while you clean yourself up." The voice belongs to Gabe and I lean into his embrace. "She's like my little sister and I think your appearance right now would scare her,"
When I wake I'm in my room, there's a heaviness pressing me into the bed. Opening my eyes, the curtains are closed and the room is dim. I search for the object that woke me up when I see a muscular tan leg on my stomach. His waist is covered by a thin white sheet and his chest is right next to my face. His arm is wrapped around my chest and I'm breathless as my eyes take in the sight in front of me. There's a man in my bed! My eyes trail the length of his exposed ripped torso up to his chest and broad shoulders. My eyes zoom in on his tattoo and I have to suppress the urge to trace it with my fingers. His chest rises and falls with each breath he takes. Looking up, I see a chiseled chin and let my eyes take in his face. Ethan's hair is messy, his lips look soft and inviting. Before I can examine him a little more his eyes snap open and he locks eyes with me. Closing his eyes again, his lips turn up in a small smile.&
Adea His hand is on my waist as we walk down the hall. Little tingles shooting up my side where his hand rests. Gabe’s door opens before we get to the elevator. When he steps out, I notice he looks tired, like he hasn’t slept all night. He walks over to me and gives me one of his big bear hugs. “You okay?” “Y-” I’m cut off by a low menacing growl. Gabe and I both look behind me to see Ethan glaring at Gabe’s arms around me. Gabe’s eyes widen in understanding and he lifts his hands in the air. Inhaling, Ethan cracks his neck, before closing his eyes. “I’ve just found my mate and we have little restraint when it comes to … unmated males touching what is ours.” Opening his eyes, Ethan presses the button on the elevator. “I understand, Alpha,” Gabe says with a bow. Ethan gets into the eleva