I hold my breath as I hear movements behind the door. After a few seconds the door swings open and Matt stares at me with a blank expression. “Lucas room is down the hall” his voice is laced with anger. “I’m not looking for Luca” god this is so awkward. “What do you want Nova?” I push past him and walk into his room.
Jesus I thought my suite was big , his room is big enough to be a whole house on its own. As I look around I realise it’s minimalistic but there’s nothing here that makes it his own. No clothes or decorations, no hint at the person he is. It may as well be a hotel room. He glares at me from his spot at the door “I said what do you want?” Why’s he being so cold I wonder. “What’s wrong with you? Why are you being like this?” I try to keep my voice light so he doesn’t here the anxiety in my voice.He starts laughing and I have to focus on keeping my self standing in the same spot and not fidget. “What did you and Luca get up to last night?” I can hear the aWhen Nova leaves I let a breath out. I can’t believe i was actually that stupid. Of course they wouldn’t do anything. My jealousy can get out of hand but honestly the way I’d been treating her I couldn’t even be surprised if she wanted someone else. I grab my keys and head out. I’ve got a few meetings to take care of but I want to see Luca first and get this dealt with. I step out of the pack house and mind link Luca “where are you?” After a few seconds he reply’s “I’m on boarder patrol , just about to cover southern” “ok I’ll meet you there” as I head towards the southern boarder I look around and notice a lot of the pack are out and about today. Family’s having play dates on the grass and in the parks. Cafes are full and people genuinely seem happy. It’s days like this that I love being an alpha of this pack. We had built our own town long ago but that doesn’t stop pack member from going into human towns whenever they need, it’s just nice to know we have pretty
It’s almost lunchtime so I head to the kitchen and start throwing some sandwiches together. Leah had pooped out earlier on to pick some things up from the pack centre and Luca was on patrol but I figured one or both of them was bound to be back at some point so I make sure to make enough for everyone. I grab a bottle of water from the fridge when I hear the kitchen door open behind me. I turn to see Matt. He smiles at me but it doesn’t reach his eyes. “Your just in time, help yourself” I say and point to the mountain of food left on the counter. He grabs one and walks to the table and I move to join him. He looks so distracted. “What’s wrong?” He looks at me and shakes his head “sorry just had a concerning meeting” his forehead wrinkles as he thinks “anything I can do to help?” I offer he sighs and shakes his head again “not unless you know where I can find a living wolf from the pack that attacked us”. That’s weird “you mean from the day I arrived?” He nods slowly “
I’m actually excited for this party. I was really worried when I left the Alpha meeting with Alpha Matt , Beta Luca and Nova that I’d be jumping right out of the pan and into the fire. Swapping one prison for another. But they are nothing like Jack , I’m not forced or man handled or beaten. Every day of my life I’d taken being free for granted. I won’t make that mistake again. It’s time I enjoy life , and I am here. I’ve come to think of them as friends. As I pull up my leather skirt I look at my reflection. A tank top and skirt means I look dressed up but not over dressed. Causally gorgeous as my mum loves to say. I glance at the time “oops time to go” I say to my reflection. My blond hair is in loose curls so I pull it back over my shoulders. As I head up to Novas room I can’t help but wonder what tonight will have in store for us. I’m not an overly social person but I haven’t met many of the pack so tonight would be a good excuse to change that and drag Nova out
Say what you want about Celeste but she’s accurate as fuck. I watch Leah and Adam cling to each other like they are afraid someone will separate them. Most people just want someone to love and be loved in return. Leah could of stayed mated to Jack and be miserable for the rest of her life yet here she stands with her fated mate already so in love and devoted after 5 minutes tops. Further proof that the right mate will feel right. Feel like home. Leah smiles at me and I smile back. The twins have been so excited they haven’t stopped talking. “So” Miles says with a big grin “ I guess your family now Leah”. She looks around sheepishly looking unsure how to answer. “Your lucky” I tell her and place my hand on her shoulder to show her my support “ a mate and a new family” I say with a smile. Her eyes snap to mine and she looks panicked for a moment “Nova no matter what happens you are still family to me too” she says her voice high pitched. “And you are still family to me too
As I approach the town hall I can see a figure up ahead. It doesn’t take much for me to know it’s Matt. My body responds to him before I can even see him clearly. Stupid mate bond has me like a sex mad teenager. As I get closer I can see his body tense and I wonder if he’s resisting the same urges that seem to rack my body every time he’s in a 5 mile radius. “ let’s go to the basement Dr Stevens will meet us down there” oh lovely back to being the cold asshole. As I go to walk past him he grabs my arm and pulls me to a stop. I raise my eyebrow at him but he ignores me and sniffs my clothes “who’s scent is that?” He sounds angry. Not this bollocks again. “Could be Miles or Milo or even Adam” I say with a laugh. He glares at me and I hold myself back from sending a little magic attack his way. I wrench my my arm out of his grip and say through clenched teeth “there was a group hug. Nice , cheesy and awkward to celebrate the fact that Leah found her mate. It’s Adam incase y
I knew I shouldn’t do it. But I’d seen how her powers link to her emotions. I felt like a cock as every cruel word left my lips. See her face flit from pain to anger. I watch as her power grows and for a moment I really think she might attack me but she turns and unleashes on the statue. A massive cocoon swallows her and the statue as gold and purple lights filter through. “Remarkable” dr Steven muses as I step closer to try and keep an eye on Nova but I can’t see through the wall of her magic. Noises start to deep through and it sounds like breaking glass. “Nova?” I call but get no answer. She either can’t hear me or she’s majorly pissed with me, I’m not sure which is worse. Dr Stevens steps forward and try’s to touch the cocoon but pulls his hand back with a whimper. I look down at his hand and see scorch marks on his palm slowly disappearing as his healing kicks in. He opens his mouth to say something when the cocoon starts to dissolve from the top. I try to peer
My head is spinning as my eyes strain against the light. I groan as I try to glance around. Shit this isn’t the basement or my room. A cold blue eye comes in to my view and the mate bond tingles along my skin. Oh great it’s this dickhead. I sigh and try and sit myself up with as much elegance and sass as I can muster but I’m willing to bet I look like a tranquillised elephant struggling to get to its feet. I hear a snicker from beside me and close my eyes and count to ten so I don’t elbow his nose. “How you feeling?” I turn to glance at him not sure I’ve heard him correctly. His face gives nothing away. I decide to ignore his question and slide myself off his bed. “What happened with the wolf?” I ask trying not to let on that I’m still majorly fucked off with him. He sighs and gets off the bed to running his hands through his hair. My eyes travel down and my pulse hikes realising he’s just in boxers. My body reacts to the sight and I silently curse my traitorous vagina. No
Geoff sighs again although I’m not sure if it’s stress because of the break in or the stress of having to speak to me. “Nothing was taken , they broke in, the guards tried to stop them. Once they killed the guards they went straight down to the lab where the rogue was being held. They checked no other doors. They went straight to the lab , killed the rogue and left. They would never of known which of the labs the rogue was in without inside information” “oh fuck! So how do we work out who the mole is without raising suspicion?” Another sigh and more finger drumming follow. “ we have to go dark , there was obviously something about the rogue that we aren’t meant to find out although with him dead that doesn’t make testing easy” my brain sparks as a light bulb moment appears. “Geoff there’s something I have to tell you that might help!” He waits in silence for me to confine “ when I first got to Matts pack...” a cough interrupts me “Matt?” Geoff asks flatly. Oh shit fix up N