(Harper’s POV)
The day was filled with awkwardness. Colton’s mum and the Luna obviously knew about the change to the intention ceremony, and both seemed to be very excited about it.
“Isn’t it a little quick?” I asked as the Luna held up different dresses to my body.
“Or a lot quick,” Louise said, which earned her a glare from the Luna
“Louise dear, I’m not sure you can understand the want to be connected to your fated mate, once you find them,” Caroline chastised, and I glanced at Louise, who blushed. She saw me looking and looked away. I knew already that she had found that fated mate, but she still wasn’t admitting it to herself. Forget anyone else.
“Now Harper dear,” Caroline said “I know that it can feel a little fast, but it is quite an acceptable time frame.”
“And didn’t I hear that you asked
(Harper’s POV)A murmur went through the room as I quickly glanced around. My eyes rested on my mothers and then my fathers. Both of them looked so proud, I smiled weakly at them. I could see Tommy next to my father, but his back was to me. In fact, he was the only person in the room who wasn’t looking at me. I wanted to hide behind Colton; I was never one for attention and the amount directed my way was way too much.Colton tugged gently on my hand and began rubbing circles with his thumb again. I looked up at him and he smiled. I hadn’t even noticed, but my breathing had shallowed with my anxiety. I smiled back as I regained my breath and Colton began leading us down the centre of the room towards the stage. I tried to compose my nerves as we mounted the stairs onto the stage where the master table was. I glanced at Louise, who met my eyes and forced a smile. The Alpha stood in front of us and
(Harper’s POV)I stopped short when I saw Damien. Colton turned around when he felt I had stopped and pulled my hand slightly.“What’s wrong Strawberries?” he asked, and I shook my head.“What’s going on?” I asked. I looked behind me and saw Alex standing in the path behind me.Colton Pulled me into his chest and wrapped his arms around me. I tried to move away, but he held me tight.“Don’t be naughty baby” he whispered in my ear, “I’d hate to have to punish you” I shivered as he ran his hand down my spine. I cupped my chin and lifted it, meeting his lips to mine.
(Harper’s POV) The sound of a car woke me up and for a moment, I was unsure of what the hell was going on. I woke up in a ditch in a ripped dress and my body felt like I had been hit by a truck. Then it all came back to me. Oh goddess, what was I going to do about Colton. There was no way I could go back to the pack house. But I had nothing on me and everything I owned was there. I was trying to get my body to move without crying out in pain when I heard another car, only this one slowed to a stop right by me. I froze as I heard the engine shut off and the car door open and close. I heard someone moving towards me and then felt hands on me. “Goddess Harper, I have been looking for you all night!” I looked up to see Alex pulling the bushes aside. I growled at him and tried to back away “Get the fuck away from me”. He stopped looking shocked, and then he grimaced. He moved towards me again
(Harper’s POV) I saw Tommy shrug through the gap in the door. “Dunno what you are talking about man,” he said “I’m alone here” I heard Greg sigh. He obviously didn’t believe Tommy. “One, I’m not stupid, there is nowhere else she could go,” Greg said. I could tell from his voice he was getting impatient “Two, I can smell that she’s here. And three, Colton knows. He was all ready to come storming down himself, and he will if I don’t return with her. And you know that’s going to end very badly for you,” “Tell him to bring it on, the arrogant little prick,” Tommy snarled. “Tommy, just be reasonable, please!” Greg pleaded. “Reasonable!” Tommy growled “Do you know what he did to her?” “No, and it’s not my place to know. My place is to ensure she is safely brought back home” Greg pushed the door open and stormed into the apartment. I watched as he looked around until his eyes s
(Harper’s POV)Colton picked me up and put me on the bed. I laid there crying with him curled around me stroking my hair and whispering that it was going to be ok. I was getting whiplash from his personality shifts, but even though he was the one who was making me so upset, his scent still gave me some comfort and I clung to that comfort.At some point in the evening, I fell asleep and when I woke up again, it was pitch black. I stumbled around for a light, once again cursing the need for table lamps, and eventually found the wall switch. I had no idea what time it was and no idea where my phone was. I hadn’t taken it to the pack dinner and had left it in my room. But a quick look around told me that it wasn’t here anymore. I could only assume that Colton had taken it. I sighed and went to open the door to ask him. The handle turned, but the door didn’t move. I was locked in. I pulled on t
****** Ten Years Later ****** (Harper’s POV) I clenched my thighs around the head between my legs and wrapped my fingers in his blond hair as he worked at my clit with his tongue. I could feel the pressure rising as he pumped two fingers deep inside me, curling them to hit just the right spot. I bit down on my lip to stop myself from moaning as I got closer. Just as I started to feel like I was about to burst, I reached to my left finger and tugged on the damn ring. Pain shot through my body and sent me over the edge as pleasure chased it and I cried out. I tugged on the ring again as he pulled out his fingers and ran his tongue across my entrance, drinking in his reward sending another jolt of pleasure through me. I sighed and leaned back against the wall, sated. I looked down at the cute blond warrior sitting on the floor with a smug grin on his face. He looked up at me and winked. I chuckled and sh
(Harper’s POV)I took the standard case folder from him and opened it to look at the contents. The first thing I saw was a picture. It was obviously a stakeout shot from the angle it was taken. The man in the shot looked to be medium build, with a mid brown hair that had a golden undertone and lightened a bit at the ends. It was one of those short messy styles that are meant to look like they don’t care but probably took longer than my whole morning routine. This was carried into the designer stubble with the slight, oh I forgot to shave today, stubble. That was where the messy stopped though. The three piece suit he wore was obviously tailored to him and he held himself with a confidence that could be seen a mile away.“Cute!” I said and Nathaniel scowled at me.“Dangerou
(Harper’s POV)I felt like I was going to be sick. The feeling of dread in my stomach intensified as I sat back down in the chair opposite Nathaniel.“No,” I said and shook my head. Nathaniel inclined his head and gave me a surprised look.“No?” he asked“No!” I said clearer. “I can’t do this Nathaniel, please don’t ask me to do this.”Nathaniel looked down at the papers and back up at me. The look of sympathy crossed his eyes.“Harper, I’m not asking you to take this case” his face dropped into a blank expression and I closed my eyes. I knew that expression. It was