They are officially mated!
I wake to Liam between my legs after having him inside me all night. My body is sore in ways that I could have never imagined but the feeling that I have, both my own and coming from Liam through the bond, brings me a happiness I haven’t felt in years. I’m not alone any longer. Liam loves me, I can feel it. I can feel his joy at our bonding, at my acceptance of him. We’re laying in bed, my head on Liam’s chest, his hand running through my hair, when he brings me back to reality. “We have the meeting with Rik and his pack members this evening about the vampires and our plan. Do you want to go visit Eli this morning, since we didn’t get to yesterday?” I look up at Liam. He’s looking at the ceiling, but he looks at me when I look at him. “I do. Don’t you want closure Liam? Don’t you want to be able to move past this?” He sighs, looking back up at the ceiling. “I do want closure. I want to leave this behind and start our slate clean. So, let’s get up and go see Eli.” He reaches down an
I grab Angel by the arm and walk out of the cells to an area where Eli can’t hear us. “What do you mean he’s telling the truth. He was found with her body.” “Yes, and he admits that. Every word he said back there was truthful. Alessia confirms it.” This can’t be. This can’t be! I’ve been searching my entire life for this man, this man that I thought killed my mother and now I found out he didn’t kill her? It makes no sense. “Then why was he with her? Why was he holding her dead body?” I’m pacing, running my fingers through my hair. Angel comes up to me, taking my hands in hers. “I don’t know. The only way we’ll find out is if we ask him.” I look into her eyes. “Are you sure? Absolutely sure?” “Yes. I’m positive.” She says. FUCK! I’ve been chasing the wrong person all these years? I’ve been using Eli as my personal punching bag, and he didn’t kill my mother? I take a deep breath. “You’ll tell me the minute anything he says is a lie. Anything!” “Of course, Liam.” She cups my fac
Tears are streaking down my face at Eli’s story. Everything he said is the truth. There was not one moment in his story that I could taste deceit. Liam had set me in the second chair and had begun pacing. Through the bond, I could feel his indecision, his frustration at hearing this story. “You could have told my father this story back then, why didn’t you?” Liam asks him. “Your father was a grief-stricken man, out for blood. He wouldn’t have listened to me any more than you have the last six months.” I can see the impact of his words on Liam, feel them through the bond. Liam knows he’s right and his own guilt is threatening to eat him up. I stand and go to him, wrapping my arms around him. It takes a moment, but his arms come around me and he pushes his face into my neck, breathing deeply, calming himself. We stand there for a moment, while Liam collects himself. When he’s calm, he looks back at Eli. “What about Cara? Why did you try to forcibly mark her?” It’s Eli’s turn to st
When I drop Angel off at Clint’s, I walk her inside. I need Clint to know that she’s still healing from yesterday and tired from our marking and mating last night. After I get his assurances that he won’t push her too hard or let her overdo it, I pull her aside. “Alessia.” Cyran pushes forward, I want her to understand the importance of what I’m about to say and I need for her to listen to me. I put my hands on her shoulders when I see the gold rim of Alessia’s eyes and Angel’s eyes turn from gray to an olive color. “Do not run home. I don’t know if there are other vampires in the area. While we have patrols out keeping an eye on the borders, they are after you. I don’t want you out there without me when I can’t ensure your safety.” “Yes Alpha.” She says and bares her neck to me. Her act of submission is so unexpected that I stand there for a moment, my heart stuttering in my chest before I reach down and gently nip her neck then kiss my way up to her mouth. “I love you too much
“Why would being mated to me help Liam see the vampires?” I ask Rik. “When Cara and I completed our mating process, I became stronger and took on some of her Guardian gifts, just not to the same extent that she has them. In the same way, I think that Liam will have some of your gifts, one of which is being able to see the vampires. I know I’m faster now that I’m mated to Cara, and I’ll guess Liam will be too.” I turn and look at Liam. “Do you feel stronger?” He shrugs, keeping his arms wrapped around me. “I felt the power surge when you marked me. I haven’t exactly had time to test out any of your other gifts.” “Back to the task at hand.” Clint brings us back to attention. “We need a plan to make sure that these vampires do not have the opportunity to get to Angel and Cara, especially now that Cara is pregnant. We don’t know how that may influence her taste to them.” “Meaning, I may taste better?” She asks with a disgusted look on her face, as Rik growls. “We don’t know enough.
I thought my heart was going to fall out of my chest when Angel suggested leaving to protect the packs. No fucking way is my girl leaving me. I was thankful that Clint agreed with me and helped her see that what she wanted to do was not helpful in the long run. When she promised not to leave, I felt better. I won’t be completely better until this is done, but for now, my Angel is safe and we have a good plan. As we sit down, I address Rik and Cara. “I have something else we need to discuss. Eli Gunnar.” “What about him?” Rik asks and begins eating. “It turns out that he didn’t kill my mother.” Everyone at the table stops and looks at me. I feel Angel take my hand under the table. “You believe him?” Rik asks. “I believe Angel and Alessia, and they say he’s not lying.” Everyone’s focus turns to Angel and I can feel her discomfort through the bond at being the center of attention. “They can smell deceit.” I clarify. “It’s actually more like a taste.” She says quietly. “Make sure
I can’t believe that Liam is willing to let Eli go. I’m even more surprised that Rik agreed as well. But I’m glad. Alessia and I can tell that Eli meant everything that he said today. I’m exhausted after a long day, but my fatigue flies out the window as I watch my mate strip his clothes off for bed. He turns to me. “I don’t usually sleep with clothes on. Do you want me to keep wearing pants to bed or are you okay now that we’re mated?” I slowly walk toward him, unbuttoning my shirt as I go. His eyes darken as they follow the path of my hands down my shirt. I let the blouse drop on the floor, before undoing my bra and letting it drop as well. When I get to Liam, I run my hands over his stomach, tracing the lines of his abdominal muscles down to his adonis belt. That’s all it takes for my mate to pick me up and take me to bed, showing me how much he loves me over and over and over again. The next morning, I wake, still feeling a bit sore from the previous evening’s activities. I’m l
I’ve nearly finished my meeting with Jackson when I get a frantic mind link from Dustin. “Alpha, get down here.” He sounds like he’s grunting in pain. “Dustin, what is it?” “Just...get….to….the….kitchen.” He sounds as if he’s barely able to get the words out. I race out of my office and down the stairs to the kitchen. The moment I walk in, I know something is very wrong. The kitchen is full of pack members on their knees baring their necks, many are my strongest warriors. Dustin is off to the side. He’s still standing, but his neck is bared in absolute submission. My mate is standing in the center of the kitchen, holding the wrist of my Lead Omega, as he kneels in front of her. Interestingly, there are two Omegas sitting against the wall behind her that seem unaffected by her aura. They are huddled together, holding on to each other, watching the scene wide-eyed. I don’t have time to figure out why they aren’t affected, I need Angel to drop the aura now. Her aura is the strongest