He sighs and loses that relaxed healer facade and seems to straighten, standing to his full height, which I am surprised is nearly a foot taller than Valentino and Henry. He moves over to where I am standing and as I watch him. I realise why I had the warning go through me; he is a bigger threat than he makes out to be. I don't want to but as he stalks slowly closer to me I take some small steps back until my back hits the wall behind me, I then seem to have nowhere to go as he places his hands on the wall on either side of my head. He leans in close and runs his nose up my neck, taking a deep breath, and making a shiver of disgust run through me. I still hate it when they do that. When he reaches my ear, he wraps his lips around my earlobe and sucks on it for a second before whispering into my ear, "It has been a very long time since Valentino has brought a female here that actually has the potential to fight back and give a good fight at that... Oh, don't get me wrong these female
As I make it to the outer door, I again crack it slightly and peek out. The further I can get away without raising the alarm, the better for me and my son. When I see that the way is clear, I slowly slip out and shiver as a gust of wind hits me. I look up at the sky and realise that wherever he has this camp; it is almost winter, and this place seems to be the place it hits first.I make my way, ducking behind bits and pieces whenever I see or hear a guard coming my way. As I crouch down behind a pile of old wooden box crates, a pair of guards walk past me. I am surprised that not one of them can smell me. My son wriggles a little in my arms and as I move the jacket I am wearing to look at him, I realise then that maybe my scent is covered as my panther and my Lycan are still under the influence of the drug the healer gave me.Maybe I am only human at the moment and the scent of the clothes and especially the jacket as I took it from the guard's rec room, are covering my true scent wi
(As Yasmine is passed out for the moment, this next part of the story is from Zachariah's POV, showing his side of some events so they may repeat the occasional conversation in some of the coming chapters. It will also cover what he does to find Yasmine after she is taken...) ***************** ZACHARIAH As I watch Yasmine and Lorelei run around Jasper's private training courses swapping and shifting between being panther and being human, she is so graceful. I can't believe she is mine. I think about what has happened in the past few weeks. I had always planned to change Yasmine, whether she agreed to it or not, as that is our law, but the more she agreed to it, the easier it would be for her. I was already in enough trouble with Malik for not changing her as soon as I had found and marked her and then even more for going against his order to leave her in those cells until he could come up with an appropriate punishment but I knew that if I did, then I would lose my fiery little w
I followed until I reached the door and Malik joined me there. As I watch her continue to back away from me, I notice the guards and hold up my hand, telling them to stop and back off, to leave her be. Malik had looked at me then, mind linking me, saying, "You are going to let a female get away with hitting you? Go after her and show her that it is not acceptable and what her true place is as a female of our kind..." With Malik's words in my head, I took a step out into the hall planning on going after her, but as I look at her and see the hurt I just caused in her eyes, I stop; she shakes her head and then runs off again. I had turned on Malik then as everything hit me, all the anger, all the frustration and jealousy, I attacked him. Punching and kicking, he blocked and returned each punch and kick until both Rania and Raphael raced over and got in between us. I am, of course, the only one that would get away with such a show of aggression toward the King, but for me, in that mome
I was surprised when I had Morpheus growling at me in my head. "What's your problem?" "It is our pup..." "No, it isn't, it can't be... If she gets rid of it, then maybe I could look past her being a filthy shifter..." "She is not filthy. She is our mate. She is the most beautiful creature we have or will ever meet... You can't let her terminate our pup..." "She is still a shifter, and it was a shifter that got our parents killed. They all lie and trick to get what they want, and Yasmine is the same... She should have spoken to us about that thing, that abomination and her plan to terminate it... Even though I wouldn't have disagreed with her." "You are being a fool and an arse..." I cut the link with him as he smirks at me. No matter what he says, I could never trust a shifter... I then lean back in the seat and relax, knowing that by the time I get back that abomination will be taken care of, and then we just have to work on us. It feels like I have only just dozed off in
I then made a choice. Malik could keep the throne, as I only needed her. So I was taking her home, which is exactly what I told Raphael as I walked out of the room with Yasmine in my arms. I don't miss the relieved smile on his lips as I walk past him. When we got back to the room, I didn't really care about if I was royalty or not, but Yasmine seemed to think that I did. So even though it wouldn't change my mind, I allow her to put it around my neck, truthfully I was a little surprised when it did in fact glow bright blue and gold. As soon as she had put the King's pendant around my neck, I noticed the shift in the Alpha power within me. After she removed it and I put it in my bag, all I could think of was giving her the pleasure she should be enjoying and showing her that the effect she had on me drives me crazy. After a wonderful night showing Yasmine how she affected me and then her sharing her nightmare with me, I knew she had been having one, but she would never talk to me abou
I can't believe that she got me back. It was definitely something I wasn't expecting from her and then she let me guide her for a little while before I had to take control and have her screaming for me. I still didn't want to bring Yasmine to this pack, but I had no choice and Raphael was right. Alpha Arlo will want compensation for me not showing up when it was arranged for me to do so, and I know what his request will be as soon as he sees Yasmine. When we get there, I warn her not to eat anything, as whatever he gives her will be drugged in some way, making her easier to take advantage of. When she mentions the pup she is carrying, I smile at her, pulling her in tight to my side; I place my lips against her temple in the disguise of a kiss so that she doesn’t see the anger in my eyes. I still don’t believe it is mine. Even as I say, “I’m sorry that I accused you of having sex with another… I am glad I made it there in time to stop you…” I still don’t really believe she didn't and
As soon as we get to and enter Alpha Jasper's LightMoon territory, I relax, knowing we are safe here, and I can finally spend some uninterrupted time getting to know my fiery warrior. I send 95% of my best-trained guards here as it is a rescue pack, one that takes in anyone that needs help after being removed from one of the illegal camps, villages or packs I find and raid and no one else can take them, as they need just that little bit more. When we pull up in front of the packhouse, we are met by Jasper and his mate, Mary. Yasmine is so tired that she doesn't even stir when I get out of the SUV with her in my arms. They both smile at me. I stop briefly in front of Jasper, as he smiles, “Welcome, Alpha Zachariah…” “Thank you, Jasper…” I look down at the sleeping female in my arms and then look back up at him, saying, “It has been a long trip. Do you mind if we start our meeting in the morning?” He chuckles, “Zachariah my friend, we can leave all the politics and everything for as