As soon as Parker walked through the door, I could feel how uncomfortable he was. The house reeked of sex. I’m pretty sure the counter was still sticky with a thin layer of Felicity’s sweat. I snuck a quick glance over my shoulder, hoping they wouldn’t realize what I was looking at. ‘At least he will know his place in Felicity’s life,’ Dex chuckled, clearly enjoying Parker’s timing. I groaned internally, ‘He knows he’s no longer Felicity’s mate,’ I mumbled. ‘Doesn’t change that he’s touched what’s ours,’ he growled. He had a point. This was going to be interesting, to say the least. “How are you feeling now that you are home?” Parker's lips pulled into a frown, “It’s been an adjustment. A little overwhelming.” I nodded. It was understandable that he would be overwhelmed. I can’t imagine all of the wolves coming up to him and welcoming him home. I outstretched my hand, “Kiera, it’s nice to officially meet you. I’ve never seen a fox in the flesh.” Or a fox cover
I noticed that Kiera had been tense since we left the packhouse. She was wringing her hands and looking out the windows nervously. “Kiera, where do you like to shop?” She bit her lip and looked down at her feet, “I’m not really sure. It’s been a really long time since I’ve actually been shopping. Everything that I owned was picked out by someone else.” Cami frowned, “Well, girl, today, you get to choose whatever you like. My treat.” Kiera shook her head, staring at Cami through widened eyes, “I can’t do that.” “I insist. Please. You are Parker’s mate and he is part of our little disfunctional family. That makes you part of the family too,” Cami reached across the space in the car, grasping Kiera's hand a squeezing. I watched her eyes glass over, but she quickly blinked away any tears, “I, uhm, thank you.” Cami smiled a wide, bright smile, “I’ve never personally met a fox before. Do you have a counterpart like us wolves do? Felicity told me how absolutely stunning you we
Last night went surprisingly great. Kiera was quiet and reserved, but she seemed like she was getting more comfortable with us. After Parker and I spent the time outside together, we both have a new level of respect for the other. We laughed and enjoyed being carefree for the first time in months. Before he'd left, there was a level of animosity, that I absolutely deserved, but as we sit here now, it seems that's disappeared. “Are you sure that you three can handle these little beasts?” Cami raised a brow, glancing between me, kai, and Parker. Parker, Kai, and I were going to be spending the day with the pup’s while the girls go enjoy a leisurely day of shopping. We figured that it would be the perfect time to go over the finer details when it came down to the captives and what's next. “Do I look like the kind of man who would fail you?” I stabbed a finger at my chest, narrowing my eyes at Cami. “Yes,” Cami replied without another thought. She challenged me with equally na
“I’ve decided to give Tobias and his mate another chance,” Parker stated plainly. I watched Kiera lean into his side, squeezing him gently. I have a feeling that she was the one who convinced him to forgive and forget.“I will have my warriors move them to a room in the packhouse,” Kai nodded before his eyes clouded, signaling he was receiving a link. I watched him closely, his eyebrows furrowing and then going wide. That can’t be a good sign. “The warriors have requested our presence at the border,” Kai's voice held an edge to it as he swallowed hard. Not much rattles him, but I could see it in his eyes that whatever was waiting at the border was not going to be good.Parker turned to Kiera, but she waved him off, “I will just head home. I'll see you there soon,” she smiled. He leaned down, placing one hand on her cheek, before pulling her in for a gentle kiss. It was the first time I’d seen him initiate any sort of intimacy. The three of us quickly headed out, shifting as s
We moved Helena into a bassinet next to our bed. Wyatt refused to allow her to sleep in a different room. Now that there was a direct threat to me, we didn’t trust that the vampire would do anything to get us where he wanted us. Including hurt our pup. Parker has been on edge trying to figure out the best move. Kiera has been telling him that she will just give herself up instead of putting anyone else in danger, which I can imagine is incredibly scary for him. He just found her and she’s suggesting that she give herself right back to the people who captured her in the first place. I snuggled into Wyatt. He was the big spoon tonight, his arm draping over me and holding on tightly to Helena’s bassinet. His love for us had no boundaries. I found it hard to sleep, my mind felt like a never-ending movie. Looping through all of the possible outcomes. “You’re an awfully beautiful thing,” an unfamiliar voice chuckled. I opened my eyes to find myself in a dimly lit room. In the
Wyatt sat the tray on my side table and furrowed his brows, sniffing the air, and then leaning down to sniff me when a snarl marred his once happy features.“You reek of vampire,” he growled. “I just had one of my dreams. You’re not going to believe this, but vampires are able to sense us in other realms. I spoke with him.” As eerie as the experience was for me; It also happened to be incredible. I had no idea about my abilities growing up, but now, they are far beyond anything I could have ever imagined. Wyatt’s eyes went wide as he stared at me with shock. “I’m sorry. What?” he spat through gritted teeth. “His name is Atlas. He said he was nearly four hundred years old. He’s not part of a clan anymore...” I was rambling off all of the information that I could remember. “What did you see in the future?” he asked, cutting me off. My heart stopped momentarily as I remembered the other details. I closed my eyes, “He had me hostage.... I’m not sure how or what he used, but he
The moment that Kiera and I were alone, I knew we needed to talk. It made me sick to think of everything that Elenore had done to her. Everything that she forced her to do. She didn’t even have to tell me why she knew where the vampire was; I could feel it. We weren’t fully mated and marked yet, but those kinds of emotions are strong. I’d kill Elenore all over again if I had the chance. Some people deserve so much more than a quick death. I closed the door to our bedroom, pacing back and forth in front of where Kiera was sitting on the bed. “I’m sorry,” she whispered softly.I stopped pacing, furrowing my eyebrows, “For what?” I stared at her in shock. She glanced up at me, her green eyes filled with emotion, “Everything,” she muttered. Her eyelids fluttered closed as a tear streaked down her face. I walked over, kneeling in front of where she was seated on the edge of the bed, “Look at me,” I whispered. She swallowed hard, opening her eyes. Even bloodshot from tears,
I hesitated a moment before heading to Kai’s office. Seeing another one of our people taken by this man infuriated me. In my heart, I knew he wouldn’t stop until he got what he wanted. Me. ‘We are strong enough, you know?’ Iris stated, and I agreed. We were. We could do this. I could tell from the moment that he’d spoken to me in my dream; he was the kind of man who didn’t take no for an answer. He also clearly didn't make baseless threats.The money was the reason he started on this mission, but showing dominance over werewolves was the reason he’d kept going. I was a bonus. I could see it in his eyes. When he smelled my scent, his eyes glowed red. Vampires signed a treaty with us long ago, and typically weren’t a problem. But over the last hundred years or so, there have been a few that have strayed from the path of peace. Atlas was most definitely one of those vampires. “What are you thinking about sweetheart?” Wyatt asked, tapping me on my shoulder. His voice st