Tyler’s POVI watched as Dalton walked through the front door of the pack house. His face was tired and his shoulders hung. He had executed Maxine and Doctor Winder this morning and then we had all helped with tending to the hurt pack members. I didn’t go with him to see them be executed. I couldn’t bring myself to do it even though she had tried to kill me, my family, and Dalton multiple times. I just didn’t want to look her in the eyes as he took her life. I was sitting at the kitchen bar when he walked in. He eyed me and made a straight path to me. When he approached he turned my chair toward him and picked me up by my waist and held me tight to him as I wrapped my legs around his waist. He has hugged me and loved on me multiple times but this was different. Dalton was known around the world for his cruelty but no one but his family, friends, and I knew this side of him. What he has been through lately and what he had to do this morning had upset him and exhausted him, “You okay, Ho
Alpha Dalton’s POV:8 MONTHS LATER:I looked over at my beautiful Luna and smiled. As a man we are taught not to show emotion, but with her standing by my side in all white, I couldn’t help but get a little teary eyed. My dreams have all come true in the matter of a year. I have never been as happy as I am now. We decided to wait for children after her little scare, but then that all went out the window when just a few short weeks later two pink lines popped up. I decided right then and there to make her my wife. I was going to do it anyway but what better way to surprise my momma than with a wedding and a baby. Tyler was upset at first because it wasn’t in her plans and I totally understood that. It’s her body and I told her that whatever decision she wanted to make that I would back her up entirely. Now she is standing next to me in a beautiful flowing white gown with little rose petals sewn into the train. Her hair is down and curled beautifully and light makeup covers her face. Her
I had just entered the station and sat down to enjoy my cup of coffee and popped in my ear buds when Sergeant Combs came up to my desk, “LaFlamme, look alive.” I sat straight up and my coffee took a dive off my lap and landed square on the Sargent’s perfectly shined boots. I heaved a shaky sigh and slowly looked up to see his grey eyes lower to his shoes. “Shit! Serg, I am so sorry. I didn’t sleep well after the late call I had last night and I was just restin’ my eyes. It won’t happen again, sir.” At this point I was standing directly in front of him with my hands behind my back and the sound of thunder and rain still in my ear buds. I quickly reached up and snatched them out of my ears. I am a total dunce sometimes, I swear. Sergeant Combs eyes scanned me from my boots to my hair. No doubt taking in my exhausted state, “It’s alright Tyler, I was just messin’ with ya, but now I realize I shoulda let you rest a little bit.” His eyes went back to his boots and I cleared my throat, “I w
We were halfway there when I looked over at Emery who was as silent as a church mouse. This wasn’t like him and I could smell the nervousness rolling off of him. “Hey man, what’s got you so damn quiet?” I nudged him with my elbow. He blinked a few times as his brown eyes scanned the road and both hands gripping the wheel so tight I could see the white in his knuckles, “I’m just a little tense after seeing those pictures. We have seen some pretty nasty shit, dude, but that was,” he stopped and shook his head, “fucked.” I turned back to the road and the images of the body flashed in my head. I shivered, “Yeah, it definitely makes you wonder what the hell are really in these woods.” I looked to my right and my eyes followed the green abyss of trees and foliage that surrounded us. Since we were kids we had heard all the horror stories about the Appalachian monsters that roamed our woods. Like I said before, most of it was to keep us out of the woods. I wondered why though, what did the ol
Alpha Dalton’s POVMy whole body aches as I sit up in bed. I heard Nicklaus come through the mind link, “Dalton, there is an issue over near the lake. We need you ASAP.” He sounded worried which was not super unusual the case for my beta. Nick was a beast and that’s why I had chosen him to be my right hand man, but he stressed hisself out way too much. We had been through many battles and seen the world together. I trusted his instincts more than anyone. If he was worried then something was definitely up. I scrubbed a hand over my face and pulled the blanket off of me. “I’ll be there in a few. Is it extremely urgent?” I walked over to the bathroom and flipped on the light. I stared at myself in the large mirror and hissed. I really needed to quit drinking and start sleeping more. Being an Alpha is hard work, but being the Alpha of the biggest pack in the world is harder, Rosewood Pack. We may sound dainty, but we were known for our harshness. Nick came through again, “Yes, Alpha. There
Alpha Daltons POVI was running so hard and the anger inside me was so consuming that I missed the trail to Green Cove. I circled back and ran down the trail where I saw my Beta and Gamma sitting on the lake bank behind some large bushes. I skidded to a halt right next to them and lowered myself on to my haunches. “Hey y’all, someone left me another jar on the damn porch again this morning so excuse me if I’m a little late.” Nick growled low and mind linked the both of us, “These mother fuckers are gonna keep on with us and there gonna be a blood bath on their hands.” I huffed in agreement. I kept my eyes trained on the bank of the other side of the lake. I saw the park rangers, forensic teams, and deputies surrounding the body. “I really think they want to expose us. It’s smarter if we wait them out. We are lethal to their kind and they know that. I also think that jack ass Mayor Argent is behind all this.” My gamma Connelly was speaking nothing but the truth. Argent had been trying t
Tyler’s POVWe had just left the crime scene and my whole body was screaming for a shower after seeing that horrendous sight. The poor girl was mangled so bad we had no clue who she was. Aside from her eyes being gouged out, every single one of her teeth was missing. A few years back I had been to a crime scene where the person’s teeth were missing and it was discovered that people who do this do not want you to be able to identify the body in any way possible. It made me cringe just thinking about it. This time on the way out of the state park I was driving and all I could think about was that poorly mangled girl and that I could feel eyes on me the whole entire time. I mean, the game warden and forensic team was staring Emery and I down because they had heard about us before, but this was different. I swear I could feel someone watching me from a distance. I didn’t feel in danger, but I knew I was being watched carefully and that thought freaked me the hell out. Emery was still bein
Tyler’s POVI finally reached home and sat in the driveway for a minute. I stared up at the farm style house with awe and smiled. This career has landed me with so many amazing things that I never would have even to begin to dream of. If I could get the detective position I would have everything. I finished day dreaming and walked in the side door of my house and went and got changed. On my way out I grabbed a few things to eat and some water bottles and headed back to my squad car. As I was leaving I looked back at my dream house and memorized every detail. I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach that I couldn’t put my finger on. I made my way through town as the sun started to set. I saw a group of people around my age wobbling out of a bar and laughed. I was too much for this town and I always knew it. My parents had always pushed me to be the best that I could be and it really paid off. The better I was at things though, the less friends I had. I could count my friends on one han