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Ch. 51: Nick's First Shift, Day 2
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Dark Alpha Rising: Dreams and Nightmares Ch. 52: Lighter
CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO I held her as she cried and rubbed circles on her back to try to soothe her. I felt my shoulder get wet and I was just wrecked. I should've forced contact earlier. My little fighter, my warrior - she was falling to pieces. I would never forgive myself. Her crying got heavier and she was heaving breaths as she clung on to me and I squeezed her tight. Evan and Nick stood somewhere in the kitchen, keeping an eye on us but giving her space. After a few minutes like this her sobs became less frequent and she was taking slow deep breaths. “I’m sorry,” she whispered in my shoulder. “Nothing to be sorry for, Killer,” I said softly as I rubbed her back. “I’m getting your shirt all wet,” she sniffled. “Go ahead and blow your nose in it, I don’t care,” I assured her in a low tone. It made her hiccup with a laugh, and I squeezed her in return. Her breathing steadied and she pushed away from me a little, “Crap it’s worse than I thought-” she said looking at the wet spot on
Dark Alpha Rising: Dreams and Nightmares Ch. 53: Relief
CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE: I had felt like the living dead when I answered the door and saw Jake there. I felt frozen but had the urge to run into his arms. Suddenly it was already happening. I was being held and it was such a relief to feel something after all this time that everything came bubbling out of me. I don’t know how long I sat there in Jake’s arms heaving tears into him as he just stayed still. His steady, assuring presence felt like safety and it was like diving into water after being lost in the desert. I needed the release, and I needed it to be him. Jake had always been so da*n serious and protective, and that was exactly what I needed in my life. I felt so exhausted and so terribly unsafe every minute of the day that I wasn’t on the bus with him in the mornings, but this time, this private moment to just feel that care and safety wash over me was just… everything. I was pretty sure I had made Evan and Nick feel uncomfortable, and I would’ve thought so for Jake too, but
Dark Alpha Rising: Dreams and Nightmares Ch. 54: Light Up the Dark
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Dark Alpha Rising: Dreams and Nightmares Ch. 55: Progress
CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE: Jake ~ I knew I was really pushing it now. But I couldn’t help myself. I needed to be around her a little longer and I didn’t need my babysitters with me. I was totally captivated by her. Her joy at the tree lighting, her harmonious voice that could lead a sailor to the depths of the sea. Her radiance. She was really relaxed and in her element out here and I wasn’t ready to let go. Nick could chew me out later. I didn’t care. We walked hand in hand the whole way to the bottom of the stairs to her apartment. I was glad we were walking so slowly. It meant more time with her. She was just - everything. Everything I wanted to be part of, everything I wasn’t. Everything good in my life. All together in one wonderful package. I was such an idiot to have ever thought I could give this up - her up. I wouldn’t. I couldn’t. We were standing at the bottom of the stairs when she turned to me with a very serious look on her face. “Can I try to tell you something?” “Of
Dark Alpha Rising: Dreams and Nightmares Ch. 56: Step Forward?
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX: I dreamt about wolves. I was one too. And we ran through a forest on a dark night. Starlight all that speckled the sky above between the tops of countless trees. It was freeing and wonderful. At full run it felt like flying. I ran closest to a gray wolf with golden orbs in its eyes. It was never far from me even when I strayed a bit from the group. If I slowed, it slowed, and when I ran at top speed around stumps and tree trunks, it followed close behind. But never in front. It never led. Whether it was faster than me, I didn’t know. It never tried to run faster than me that I know of. I felt kinship with the wolves all around. They felt like family. When I woke up it was nearly 9am. I had slept through the night and felt really rested. My joints ached a bit, neck stiff. Likely from all the previous nights of sleeping terribly. But I felt warm and safe for once in a long time. I remembered the day before. The tears, the nap, the dream. The tree lighting, the wal
Dark Alpha Rising: Dreams and Nightmares Ch. 57: Everly
CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN Nick ~ He was all revved up, and although it would be months before his first shift, Jake looked like he needed a good run. At least he slept last night, my wolf Asher assured me. I’m going to take him out… Evan remarked through the link. I nodded. Evan didn’t think he was very intuitive but when it came to Jake he really was. I could use the peace too. I had talked a little to Mitchell’s parents last night during our impromptu sleepover and learned that his mom actually had a diary or two from some relative of hers that was part of West Woods long ago. I was hoping to talk with her again today and see if I could look through it. Maybe we could finally catch a break. “Are you coming too?” Jake asked me on his way out the door after Evan. Mitchell was already outside. “Nah, I’m going to hang back,” I said back. He gave me a peculiar look for a minute before nodding slightly and heading out. I heard them talking for a few blocks. Jake was super excite
Dark Alpha Rising: Dreams and Nightmares Ch. 58: Don't Give Up On Her
CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT: Jake~ She hadn’t responded to my most recent text. I know I probably came off a little too flirty in that earlier message, I knew that Sean guy was still in the picture, but I knew it couldn’t last with him. I know we are supposed to be together. So what was going on? It was already 1pm, and I felt something was going wrong. Not quite the deep panic from those other times something had happened to her, but I felt a dark, cold, squirm. Something was off. “We need to go check on her,” I looked at Nick. He had been finishing some explanation about what he had found earlier in Mitchell’s family’s attic. We were at a bench in the park to get some privacy for this very sensitive conversation. Nick looked at me, slightly annoyed. I must have cut him off or something. “Something’s… off,” Evan added, “Let’s go.” I was up and after Evan with Nick close behind. We ran quickly up the streets, up the hill, and started to make our way down the stairs. Nick put a h
Dark Alpha Rising: Dreams and Nightmares Ch. 59: Theater and Drama
CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE Jake~ She was on a date. With her boyfriend. I wanted to die. I wanted to rage. “LISTEN,” Evan seethed at me. “Will you let me finish?” I shook my head, trying to regain control of my thoughts and nodded. “I think her mom knows something is up. I mean not werewolf-mate stuff, and all that. But she guessed that you had been part of her life lately. She told me basically that she didn’t like that guy and always thought you guys would be good together. Okay now I needed to keep shaking my head, this was not what I wanted to hear right now. Nick mumbled to himself next to me and all I wanted to do was start a one-sided fight with this tree next to me. “WHAT THEATER?” I asked Evan. “She didn’t tell me, J,” Evan answered. Not what I wanted to hear. “We’re going,” I said decisively and turned to run towards Evan’s car. “NOW!” I commanded from a few flights ahead of them. I heard their footsteps behind me as we jogged across town. Rachel~ “Extra lar
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