Jayce-“What happened?” I asked Belle as soon as she entered the SUV.“I’m sorry. I tried to keep his attention, but I think his wolf was sensing Tara’s distress. His eyes kept flashing,” Belle responded, looking ashamed at her failed task.Twice, Mason had interrupted my time with Tara earlier. It was Belle’s job to keep him entertained and away from us, while I had my time with Tara. I would have to see about silencing his wolf since he had a connection with her because of the mate bond.Tomorrow, I would look into his finances, digging up whatever dirt I could find on the prick. We made it back to the hotel where I went up to my room to shower. I scrolled through the contacts on my phone afterward, dialing a number I hadn’t used in a while.“It’s been awhile,” the familiar voice said on the other line.“I know. I need something,” I cut right to the chase.The next morning, I dressed immaculately. I would be visiting Tara in her office today, hopefully she’d actually be ther
Mason- I was fucking pissed last night. Things with Belle were moving along swiftly. She had hauled me off the dance floor, pulling me into a linen closet where she shoved me against the door. I could smell her arousal, she was practically begging for my cock. I kissed her hungrily as her hands got straight to work, unbuckling my belt and pulling my cock out. She was giving me a handy as I groped her tits. “Alpha, I want to taste you,” she purred, getting down on her knees and taking me in her mouth. My head fell back against the door as she sucked me off. Goddess she was so much better than all the inexperienced omegas around here. Most of them were virgins before I took them, which was okay and all, but sometimes you just needed a woman who knew what she was doing and not some innocent pup. I groaned as she worked me, her hand cupping my balls and massaging them. She kept moaning, like she was enjoying sucking me. Goddess she had me hooked on her. The little slut was wo
Tara-“You just said you fell,” he accused, his brows furrowing.Shit. I did just say that. I kept my eyes on the floor, too afraid to look into his caramel ones.“I meant, I fell at training,” I replied, “You know how rough it can get.”Of course! People shift during training to fight in wolf form also, which would explain the claw marks as well.“Yeah, I do. Remember I used to watch you,” he replied, making my cheeks flush at the memories.“Except, you haven’t trained in years. Why are you lying to me, Tara? What are you hiding?” he said, taking my hands in his rough, calloused ones.I was in panic. I yanked my hands out of his, turning in my chair to face my desk, “I’m not lying.”How the fuck did he know I hadn’t trained in years? These bloody servants must be running their damn mouths, spilling all the gossip. But why would he be looking into it anyways? Maybe it’s all part of his plan of revenge. Learn all his my dirty secrets before he takes me down or whatever his p
Jayce-‘Noo! What are you doing? We can’t let her go back to that monster. Release me! I’ll rip his throat out,’ Jax growled, fighting for control as I made my way back to the temporary office I had been lent.‘Cut your shit, Jax,’ I wrestled, ‘He’s an Alpha. We can’t act so rash. Even if you won’t admit it, you know he will beat us. We need to plan, calculate,’ I reasoned.‘Fuck your calculating, you fucking geek,’ Jax roared, his claws ripping through my fingers, ‘Set me free, you fucking pussy. I’ll save MY mate!’It took every ounce of strength I had to contain him. He was furious after learning Mason was abusive to Tara. The only reason he hadn’t reacted earlier was the fact that she was in our arms, keeping him calm. But the minute I walked away from her, he went ballistic. He fought for control, sending me crashing into the wall, the sound of breaking glass from the once neatly hung picture frames hitting the floor resonating in the room. His claws pierced the couch
Trey-Hanging up with Jay, I sighed heavily. Why did she have to turn out to be his fucking fated mate? I stepped back inside from my balcony, walking over to my laptop to go over the files Jay had sent me again. I had already seen some beforehand, but Jay seemed to be a lot more thorough in his investigation. I knew Mason was in debt, but I had no idea just how far it went. He owed so many banks money, the cops would be knocking down his door any minute now to drag him to court.I already knew this account would be a bust, so when Jay told me I had to feign surprise. You see, I had orchestrated this entire thing. I met Jay in college. He was a scrawny shy boy back then. I found him one day, looking like a lost sheep in the meadow. He was cleaning the sweat off his glasses, attempting to read the instructions on some work out machine. He looked so out of place. What the heck was this scrawny nerd doing in a gym? But after I got a good look at him, I realized who he was.
Tara- Waking up early this morning, I checked the fresh bruises in the mirror before dressing. It seems even if Belle had helped Mason find a release, even that couldn’t put him in a good mood. He came banging on my door late last night. He was drunk and mumbling something about bank statements and threats. He said it was my fault, of course. He had to find someone to blame that wasn’t himself. He tired himself out after a few hits, face planting on my floor. I called Beta Rue to come collect him. He was way too heavy for me to carry back to his own room. Being in a drunken state, he was careless. There was a bruise on my cheek that not enough makeup in the world could hide. I shook my head and headed downstairs for breakfast. To my surprise, Dominic was waiting outside my door. He took one look at my cheek and shook his head, looking guilty. “You’ve seen worse, Dom. Enough of the pity party, what do you want?” I asked, walking past him. “I just heard that he visited y
Tara-“Are you insane?” I hissed, fuming with anger, “If anyone see’s you, they’d report back to Mason right away.”“Relax, no one saw me,” he replied, stepping closer to me.I stepped around him, heading for my bedroom door, “You need to leave.”His face contorted in confusion, “What did I do?”I schooled my face and ignored his question, my head poking out into the hall.“No one is around, please leave now before anyone sees you,” I replied keeping my voice even.He marched right up to me, my heart racing when he pushed the door shut, reaching down to turn the lock. I tried to move him out of the way and unlock it when he grabbed my wrists.“Let me go, Mr. Preston. And get out of my room,” I scolded.“Okay, you’re mad, but tell me why?” he replied, attempting to keep my hands without hurting me.“I am none of your concern. Leave,” I replied sternly, finally meeting his gaze.His caramel eyes were soft and concerned as he looked at me. I bit my lip, remembering the things I heard
Jayce- Leaving Tara’s room, I headed back to my temporary office. Belle reported that Mason was still knocked out. She managed to slip him the sleeping pill as well as the one for his wolf without him realizing. She was pretty pissed off this morning when she found me in the office and confronted me. I understood where she was coming from. She was putting herself in a very vulnerable position for me. She had always been that way. I don’t know if it was because she had feelings for me that ran deeper than friendship or if it was just because of her loyalty to me. Either way, I was grateful to have her by my side, now more than ever. Which is when I guess Tara had eavesdropped and heard the whole thing. She must’ve taken off too soon before she even heard my response. I told Belle that the plan had taken a 180. It was no longer a mission to divide and conquer, but a search and rescue. I told her Tara was my fated mate and how every second we left her here, she spent in dang