***TRIGGER WARNING*** (Siobhan’s P.O.V) I couldn’t get out of that conference room fast enough; I couldn’t stand being around his scent anymore. It made my chest ache more and made Tala whimper louder than she already was. I tried shifting, but Tala refused to come forward…she hated me now. So, I just ran. I ran until my lungs burned and my legs ached. The forest was nothing but a blur around me, branches catching on my clothes causing rips in my shirt and sweats. The forest was silent as I ran further in, no birds cawing, no leaves rustling, no chatter of the squirrels. I came to a stop at a small stream near the borders of the pack lands, needing water and to catch my breath. Cupping my hands in the water, I bring them to my face and drink, the cold water refreshing against my sore throat. Once I’ve had my fill, I sit on the banks of the stream contemplating everything I’ve ever done regarding Tiernan. From the time that we were children, I would follow him and my brot
(Tiernan’s P.O.V) “I just wanted to talk to you about something, that’s all.” I say. “What? Asking for advice from baby sis? Does it have anything to do with your mark and the fact that Siobhan looked absolutely miserable?” She says. Fucking smartass. “Yes. She marked me the other day without my consent when I was going to reject her and, I honestly don’t know how to go about forgiving her for that.” I say. “If this hadn’t happened and you had actually given yourself time to cool off after she said those nasty things, would you have rejected her?” I think about it, and to be honest, I wouldn’t have even thought of rejecting her over that. “No. I wouldn’t have rejected her.” I mumble, looking down at my hands. “Then you would have fucked yourself out of a wonderful mate over something that could have been discussed when cooler heads prevailed. You know Siobhan isn’t that person.” Lorena states. Then I felt it; Siobhan’s terror and then pain
(Brian’s P.O.V) I couldn’t believe that Siobhan had been attacked on pack lands and possibly by a pack member. It wouldn’t shock me if Luther was the one who did this, my mate, Jessica, has always been uncomfortable with him. She had told me of run-ins she had had with him where he had made comments or tried to touch her. I could hardly keep my anger in check and my wolf, Phoenix, was itching to take over. I make it to the front gate and see Luther standing around with the other guards, making idle chit-chat. “Luther!” I boomed out. “What’s up Bri? You need something?” He asks. When I get close enough, I can smell Siobhan all over him, that makes Phoenix rage against the confines of my mind. LET ME THE FUCK OUT!! No! HE HURT OUR SISTER! We need to take him to the dungeons; we can kill him after we torture him. Phoenix huffs, but his low growls reverberate in my mind. “You are being arrested for assault on Siobhan Williams, I’m here to take
(Tiernan’s P.O.V) Steele was pissed and so was I, I couldn’t believe that one of my warriors would do something so heinous to another pack member. Excluding the fact that Siobhan is my mate, this behavior is unacceptable in my pack. Steele let go of control after he had snatched it away from me during her retelling, growling lowly in the back of my mind. “Why are you still here? You don’t need to stay here, you can leave.” Siobhan mumbles. “You’re my mate. Why wouldn’t I be here?” Her lip begins to tremble again, and her body is shaking from her trying to keep her sobs from coming out. “Tiernan, you have no idea how s-s-sorry I am for what I did. It has n-n-no-nothing to do with wanting to mark my t-t-territory, as you said. I was so s-s-sc-scared that you were r-r-rejecting me that I c-couldn’t think straight. It g-g-ga-gave me no right to do what I did. I just w-w-wanted you to know that I w-want you and Steele as m-m-my mate.” She says, stuttering betwe
***TRIGGER WARNING***(Brian’s P.O.V)“Jessica! I told you to wait at the hospital!” I yell at my mate, who is standing in front of me…in the dungeons.“Hmm, nope! I’m here for the fun!” She says, with a giggle. She’s one of our best female warriors but she was pissing me off by being here instead of sitting her pretty little ass at home. Her small baby bump was all the evidence someone needed to see, to understand that she shouldn’t be here. Tiernan’s brother, Jacob, and his mate are expecting their first child too. Jessica and Harlow are “pregnancy buddies” and are due within weeks of one another.“Go back home. Think about the pup, go visit Harlow or something but you need to leave.” I say, grabbing her hand and moving her towards the door of the dungeons.“Not happening. Siobhan is my sister, and I need to be here for this when she can’t.” Jessica and Siobhan had never met. I’m not even sure if Siobhan knows that she’s going to be an aunt. I just sighed and
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) After our conversation in the hospital, I felt more at ease with what had happened. Don’t get me wrong, I still felt like a world-class asshole for what I did, but I’m just happy that Tiernan still wants me. Now, he just needs to mark us. I don’t think he’s ready to do that yet, T. I think he and Steele will need more time to make that decision. We could always…entice him to mark us. What do you mean entice? You know what I mean. You’re talking about doing a hunt, aren’t you? Duh. Tala gives me a wolfy smirk that is honestly a little creepy. I couldn’t help but chuckle at her, causing Tiernan to look down at me with confusion. I just shook my head and snuggled back into his chest as he carried me through the packhouse and up to his room. He put me down on the bed, instructing me to rest, stating that he had something he needed to take care of and that he would be back soon. I nod my head and sink into the mattress, my body finally comin
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) The morning came too quickly for my liking, I was enjoying being wrapped up in my mate’s arms and feeling his breath tickle my neck. His alarm went off at 6:30 to give me plenty of time to get dressed and grab a bottle of water before I headed down to the training grounds. “Do I have to go?” I pout. “You know you have to. I’m going to be training with the spell casters that Winona called here and the male warriors.” “Why can’t I do cool training like that?” I question. I wanted to see the training that the spell casters were going to put the wolves through. It would have been funny. “Because you need to go back over the basics, considering you were just telling me that your hand-to-hand could be better. Also, when was the last time you even trained in your wolf form?” I couldn’t help the blush that covered my cheeks, it had been several years since I had last let Tala train. Like the last time I was home when I was 16, being th
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) Lydia ends up losing her patience and comes straight at me, charging straight at me before feinting to the left and getting me right in the ribcage. I couldn’t help the grunt that left my mouth, I couldn’t grab hold of her before she was out of my reach and back in her defensive stance. “You need to pay attention, you need to be prepared for your opponent to deviate from what you think they are intending. If you had, you would have been able to block my jab to your ribs.” Now I’m getting more frustrated with myself for the lack of attention I paid to my training as a kid. And honestly? FBI hand-to-hand combat is completely different than what we are doing right now. Just let me take over and I can show her ass what’s up. I can’t do that, Tala; I need to work on this. Tala huffs in annoyance, and I make my move to strike at Lydia. I decide not to follow her lead, I went right for her torso, something she didn’t quite expect. Ta