Quinn POVThe next morning, I was plagued with anxiety. After a restless sleep last night, the last thing I am prepared for is standing in front of both packs with their curious stares. I groan as I get out of the comfort of my bed and try to find something presentable. I decided jeans, a long-sleeved black shirt and boots will do.Walking out of my bedroom I am met with the beaming smile of Ryan with his trusty dinosaur friend Charles in his hand. I brought him in for a hug. I breathe in his scent which is both familiar and reassuring. However, I can’t help but feel an ache in my chest for the one scent I crave and need. “Hey buddy, how did you sleep?” I let go of him and started heading down the stairs where everyone was waiting for me already. Ryan shrugged. The action seemed a little off. “You, okay?” I turned to face him with a concerned look. “You look sad…and I don’t like it.” he looked down at his shuffling feet. He was too observant sometimes. I wrapped my arms around him
QUINN POVI quickly shifted into my wolf not caring that I shredded my clothes in the process. I let Seline drive while I went to the back of my mind, terror mixed with anger seeped into my soul. I hated how much Thomas looked like his father and in turn how much I looked like Thomas. It made me want to try to wash a phantom stain that was in my DNA. ‘Don’t think like that’ Seline scolded. ‘You are nothing like that man and neither is Thomas.’ I didn’t respond. Unsure what to say. I couldn’t help how I felt. Meeting Rowan gave me an insecurity that I couldn’t fathom. I felt the wind blow through my fur and the soft soil beneath my paws. Shifting had soothed a little bit of my rage. He knew where Derek was, and I refused to live any life without my mate. Seline got us to the packhouse in record time where several pack members and my parents were talking. “We need to talk.” I sent the mind link to my mother. Thomas must have seen me coming and brought outside a robe. A concerned look
Quinn POVRachel and Mandy jolted awake at my scream. “No! No! No! No!” I cried! They were going to kill him. I felt the sapphire necklace warm. That was odd. It felt like my power was feeding into the stone. Kat and Thomas ran into the living room, both in their pajamas. Circling the couch, Kat kneeled in front of me and placed her hands on my cheeks. Warmth spread through her palms while her eyes glowed red. Her power soothed some of my agony. She looked up at Thomas with a concerned look. “She saw Derek. He was being tortured by…” She paused, a concerned look on her face. “Your mother.” She let go of my cheeks but remained kneeling in front of me. “I’ll kill that son of a bitch for hurting my boy!” Sam roared, over hearing what Kat said as he entered the room in only his gym shorts. His eyes flashed to those of his wolf, fighting the urge not to shift. Thomas placed his hands on his Beta’s shoulders. “Calm down Sam.”“I’ve been pretty damn calm Thomas! And now I hear he’s bei
—Quinn POVBy morning, the trackers were able to narrow down where Derek was. Now it was time for me, Fred, Elan, and Rachel to rescue my mate while Sam, Kat, and Mandy would be on standby if anything were to happen. Thomas would stay at the pack house with my parents and would work on a battle plan and arrange a meeting with all the surrounding pack leaders.After I woke up screaming, I wasn’t able to go back to sleep. I felt sluggish and a little feverish. I chalked it down to stress and no sleep. Serina was quieter than usual. Even she seemed sluggish and lethargic. As I followed Fred, Rachel, and Elan out the door, my mother stopped me.“Quinn, honey?” I turned to face her. A worried expression took over her beautiful face. She walked over to me and wrapped her arms around my body, squeezing tight. “Please be careful.” She kissed my temple. I gave her a quick nod. “I will be fine mom. I love you.”Saving our shifter strength, we stayed in our human forms as we walked to the moun
——Derek POV I could smell her scent on them. Although I knew they hadn’t done anything WITH her, the thought of my mate’s scent on anyone else but me made me almost feral. Even with the mating and marking not fully complete, I had a suspicion that with her power, I was also affected by her heat. Fred and Rachel helped me through the cave and out to the wooded area. The fresh air filled my nostrils, finally allowing me to take a real breath. Rachel left me with Fred as she went to grab a bag. The inside showed lots of first aid items. Quickly the pair worked in sync as they quickly banged my wounds and gave me some water. My insides still felt raw and on fire from the wolfsbane. The water did little to soothe the pain, but my body welcomes the much needed hydration. As I tried to stand, my world began to spin. “Woah, man, easy there.” Fred said as he wrapped an arm around my waist. “Quinn…” I croaked out. I knew she needed me like I needed her. I couldn’t help but want them to
Quinn POVI woke up blissfully sore. I felt a sense of fulfillment and completeness after I marked my mate. After three more rounds of intense sex, Derek and I crashed from exhaustion and the heat finally subsided. In the middle of the night, I had gone down to the kitchen where Kat had brewed a tea with healing elements for Derek’s injuries. Derek had been less than impressed when I woke him up to drink the concoction which he described tasted like “bark mixed with soil, and Gollum's asshole.”I pressed the button to move the protective shutters up around the packhouse. Just as I was climbing back into bed to snuggle up against my sleeping mate, my mother mind-linked me. ‘Quinn sweetie, I need you and Derek to come out of the pack house. There’s something you need to see.’Derek woke up, startled by the mind link that went to both of us. ‘Ok, we will be right down.’ Derek looked at me with a quizzical look. I just shrugged. “Good morning, beautiful.” A lazy smile spread on Derek’
Quinn POV“So, next steps would be joining forces to take down Rowan. Are you all in?” My mother asked the group.All of our guests had varied expressions of perplexion and shock. Alpha Damien, was the first to respond while he steepled his hands and forearms rested on his knees. “I would say that the Moon Goddess brought us all here for a reason. We weren’t brought here at the same time by chance.”Alpha Andrew grunted in agreement. By the end of the discussion all the pack leaders had agreed upon an alliance and joined forces to take down Rowan. What they failed to discuss is why they called me their ‘Savior’ or ‘Queen’.” My mother and I were the last to be in Thomas’s office. She walked over to me and cupped my cheeks. I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding. I met her blue eyes that seemed to sparkle in the office overhead lights. I pulled her into a hug. “How are you able to talk about what happened to you so casually?” I asked into her arm. She pet the back of my head
I raise an eyebrow at him. He pushes my office chair away from my desk before kneeling on the ground in front of the spot where my feet would go under the desk. He jerks the chair to him and slowly moves his hand up my legs and under my skirt.I swear my pussy had its own heartbeat due to how much I wanted him. “Derek I’m serious I need to get these done” looking at the stack of papers.“Mhmmmm” he responds, moving my panties down my legs as he kisses my knee. “Do what you have to do. I’m not stopping you.” He pulls my waist to the end of the chair so he has better access in between my legs. I try to focus myself on the papers when he brushes my clit with his thumbs. I moan at the feeling and I hear him chuckle.I feel his hot tongue lick over my lips, and land on my clit moving in circles. My hands clutch the desk while I try to focus on the task at hand.A finger slowly making its way into me. Allowing my wetness to cover it as he moved it in and out while still licking my clit.My