SKYLER'S POV
My giggles die and my head snaps towards the door. I can't help the fear that passes through me as I look wide-eyed at the male that is standing just in the doorway. He looks stiff as if he is fighting himself to stay in the doorway. I see his eyes flash as he loses the battle and slowly walks over to me. He then moves behind me, leans down, and wraps his big arms around my waist while breathing in my scent.
SKYLER’S POVAfter falling asleep thinking about my mother, I wake up the next morning from a restless sleep. I didn’t get more than an hour’s sleep at a time due to my nightmares. I haven’t had the nightmare about the rogue that killed my mum for nearly four years, but last night he kept coming back. The difference with last night’s nightmares was that each time I woke and then went back to sleep, the rogue kept changing, first one was of the original stinky brown rogue, in the next one the rogue was my dad attacking me, then it was James. In each nightmare, the rogue changed and I would wake up just before they killed me, as in my dreams there is no one there to save me. The next one was Elijah and then the final one was of Cole. This terrifies me, to see Elijah and especially Cole as the rogue attacking me, since he was the one to actually save me from my living nightmare. I shake with fear as I don’t know how thin
SKYLER’S POV I am woken up by Katie snoring in my ear. I laughed quietly to myself and slowly slide out of the bed so I don’t wake her and head into the bathroom. Once I was finished in the bathroom, I walked back into the bedroom and checked the time; it was still early but not the 5:30 am I was required to be up at home; I had to make sure that breakfast for the pack was made and ready for them to make big pigs of themselves at 7 am. I sigh, as I know now that I am awake. There is no way I am going to get back to sleep, so I step into my closet and picked out some of my new clothes to wear. I put on some underwear that has a matching bra, I then pick some slim-fitting black jeans and a loose-fitting long-sleeved purple blouse. Satisfied with my new outfit, I make my way down to the kitchen to get myself some breakfast. As I pulled out the eggs and bacon from the fridge and went on a search for a cooking pan, I decided I would surprise both El
SKYLER’S POV Even though I am a little sad, I am enjoying the free feeling I am having as I just kept running in Alice’s wolf form for the first time. Alice, however, was quietly whimpering in the back of my mind, still confused about how our mate would allow another to touch him. I slowed and stopped near a small stream to have a drink and a quick rest. I was laying down under a tree next to the stream when I heard a couple of twigs snap and some growling. I lifted my head and looked around, as I was about to lie down again when I saw 4 big dirty brown and scared wolves and a large muscled guy walking out of the woods towards the stream on the other side from me. Shit Rogues! I shivered. I get to my paws, watching them and slowly backing away from them, but stop as they spot me and stop. The guy smirks and says, “Looky at what we have here, boys... Shift!” Alice growled, being an Alpha herself she didn’t like being told what to
A few days later!!! COLE'S POV I am sitting in my office, finishing up the final pile of paperwork, when I hear laughing and yelling coming from the living room. I put down my pen, get up from my chair and walk out of my office towards all the noise. When I reach the middle of the stairs, I just stand there and watch. Elijah and Nathan are on the floor with Skyler in between them, tickling her. Listening to Skyler laugh was like listening to sweet music. It made me feel calm, but then an unwelcome feeling started coming from Xander. "She should be just ours. We should be the ones making her laugh like that, not them!" Xander growled with a little jealousy. I was worried about this. "Xander, what's gotten into you? She is just as much ours as she is theirs. How about we take her out on her first date?" "Yes! I like that idea." With that settled with Xander, I walked the rest of the way down the stairs. I now find Skyler sitting on top of both Elijah an
SKYLER'S POV"I may have to share you Skyler, but I will be your first!..." Cole growled low. He was supposed to be different, but he was just like my dad. He is an Alpha after all. Cole then grabs me and pushes me back up against the wall, pinning me there with his body. He then runs one of his hands down my side until he reached the hem of my dress. He then slid his hand back up under my dress, sliding it over the skin of my thigh until he reached my hip. He then used his claws to rip apart and pull off my underwear, at the same time he went back to running kisses along my neck and shoulder until he reached the spot where he was supposed to put his mark on me in a loving way and with my consent. Now I was starting to get terrified. He promised. He said he wasn't; he said he wouldn't... He can't do this, he can't, he can't, I chant to myself while my tears now fall freely down my cheeks. "COLE! STOP PLEASE! STOP!" I yelled while putting my hands onto his
ELIJAH'S POVI look down at my ringing phone and see that it's Skyler. Confused as to why she would be ringing me while out on a date with Cole, I answer it.All I hear when I put it to my ear is "Elijah!..." in Skyler's soft voice, which is full of sobs, pain, and terror."Skyler??? Where are you? What happened?" I say into the phone. She didn't answer but I could still hear is her soft crying.I jump off the couch and run to the door yelling "NATHAN! SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TO SKYLER! GET DOWN HERE!" "Cole?? Cole? What's going on?? Cole?? Answer me!!"I growl through our private link but he doesn't answer..."What?, Where? Isn't she with Cole?" Nathan says as he runs down the stairs 2 at a time, meeting me at the door."Yeah, but Skyler just rang me sounding like she is scared and in pain, and I can't reach Cole through the mind-link. He seems to have shut down and blocked everyone out." I tell him as we make our
COLE'S POV After shifting, I run into the woods. I feel so guilty... I promised her that I would never hurt her and at the first touch of jealousy; I lose control of Xander. I can't believe that he did that. I stop just inside the edge of the woods and watch the place where I left Skyler curled up on the ground. Once I see Elijah run down the alley, stop in front of Skyler, kneel down, carefully picking her up, and then head back to the carpark where he no doubt either has his car or has someone waiting in a car for him. I feel both Nathan and Elijah tug on our private mind-link, "Cole?? Cole? What's going on?? Cole?? Answer me!!" But I can't talk to them, I can't face them. Once I know that Skyler is in good hands, I run further into the woods until I reach and stop at one of the streams that border our territory, sit down and turn inward to Xander.
ELIJAH'S POV "I know you want to comfort her, but can you give me a few minutes with her?..." Katie says with her arms wrapped around Skyler's sobbing form. I look over at Nathan as he does the same. We both nod toward Katie and leave the room. As soon as we are out of the room and the door is closed behind us, I throw my fist into the wall and growl, "Where is he?... I want to beat the crap out of him...." "Elijah... Calm down, we don't know for sure that it was him..." Nathan places his hand on my shoulder. I shrug it off as I growl. "How could it not be him? Did you not hear what Doc Issac said?" "Of course, I heard what he said..." I interrupt him as Xavier pushes for control. "He said she was marked by force and then raped... How could it not be him?" I can't stand here any longer. I turn away from him and stalk down the hallway, down the stairs, through the kitchen and