Logan POV It was late when Logan headed up to bed. He opened the door quietly in case Emma was sleeping. He didn’t want to wake her. He closed the door softly behind him. The television was still on, Emma was snoring. He had found her like this almost every night. He went to the bathroom and pulled of his clothes. He took a quick shower and grabbed the towel and dried off. He hung the towel up and walked into the bedroom, and all his glory just hanging out. Too bad doc said that those activities were still off limits for now. He grabbed a pair of shorts from the dresser and slipped them on. He went over to the bar and grabbed a glass and poured some whiskey into it. He took a drink as he walked over to the bed then sat the glass down on the bedside table. He pulled back the blankets and crawled in bed. Emma groaned and pressed herself closer to him. He put his arms around her and pulled her closer, he buried his face in her hair. He loved the way she smelled, the citrus and rain.
Logan POV Logan, Nathan, Lane, Adam, Marcus, and Paul all sat in Logan’s office. He called them all here so they could try to figure out what their next move was going to be. So far, they had nothing. “Look, just in case Nathan and Lane are right, and this is some kind of power play and they are going to try to take over our pack, we need to start training more guards. Alpha David and I have an alliance treaty. The treaty also states that any alliance he holds with any other pack, will also be an ally for us as well. He has alliance treaties with the Blood River pack, and the Red Moon pack. And our alliance with the Black Night pack still stands as well. The other three packs all remain neutral. If we need to, we can call on our alliances, but I won’t call them until we know for sure what is going on.” “We should only need an extra four guards for the night guard.” Paul said. “That won’t be a problem.” Adam said. “I have some new recruits that just finished their training. Six
Logan POV A few hours later, Logan was covered in sweat and laying on his back on the ground. He couldn’t move. There was no part of his body that wasn’t hurt or bruised. He was more out of shape than he thought. He laid there for a few minutes before Adam came walking up and sat down on the ground beside him. “Dude, you are worse than I thought. What have you been doing with yourself?” Adam asked laughing. “Sitting behind that desk and not working out. I didn’t even think I had let myself go this bad.” he replied. “Yep, it’s that bad. Hell man, you barely made it through the course once.” “Ugh, don’t remind me.” Logan said. “You used to could run that course without breaking a sweat.” “Seriously man? Do you really have to keep rubbing salt in the wound?” Logan tried to punch Adam but just ended up swinging his arm in the air. Adam laughed. “Come on, you can’t let these kids show up their alpha.” Adam said still laughing. He stood up and held out his hand to Logan. Loga
Emma POV Everyone was rushing around trying to get the dining room ready. Emma and Patricia already had most of the food done, they just needed a few ingredients to finish the rest. Patricia was pulling out the last two pies out of the oven and sitting them on the counter to cool while Emma was putting the icebox pie in the refrigerator to cool. They looked around the kitchen at their handiwork. Food was piled everywhere, not a single open space remained on the counters, island, or table. As they finished cooking, Vicki would put the food on serving trays and put the pots and pans in the dishwasher. Emma went out to the dining room to check on the progress, she was amazed at how quickly everything was coming together in such a short time. Every one of the staff was more than happy to lend a helping hand. She walked out of the dining room to see Logan coming in the front door carrying bags of the groceries that she had sent him out for. She was worried about him. She could feel hi
Emma POV Emma breathed in the evening air and felt a sense of calm wash over her. She had decided that she would just take a short walk to clear her mind and calm her emotions. She didn’t know how far she had walked, but she wasn’t ready to turn back. She felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. It was Logan. She pressed the power button and turned off the screen. She kept walking. She had walked so far, she didn’t even know where she was. She came up on the fence that surrounded the city. She turned left and walked along the fence. She wasn’t sure where she was, but she knew how to get to Logan’s house from the main gate. She felt her phone vibrate again. It was a message this time from Logan. Where are you? Everyone is waiting on you to come down. We won’t start without you. She turned the screen off and put the phone back in her pocket. How dare he? She thought to herself. She had been so excited for today, she planned and organized and worked her ass off in the hot kitchen all
Emma POV Emma’s hand was gripping the phone tightly, she tried to speak but she was paralyzed with fear. She couldn’t move, couldn’t speak. The wolf walked up to the fence and stopped. It just stood there, staring at her. It raised its nose and sniffed the air. When it brought its nose back down, its teeth were bared, but not like it was about to attack, but like it was smiling. Emma stumbled backwards as the wolf leaned back on its hind legs and jumped, high, clearing the top of the fence, and landing inside. She could hear Logan’s voice screaming through the speaker, she tried to talk to him, tell him what was happening, but she still couldn’t speak. The wolf didn’t move, it just stood there, still staring at her, sniffing the air. She knew she needed to run, but she couldn’t move. Goddess, help me, she prayed, please Goddess please. Emma pleaded. She tried to take a step back and was relieved when her foot actually moved, so she took another step. As she moved backwards, the w
Logan POV He could hear Emma through the door, yelling at the doctor, telling him she was fine and she was, under no circumstances, staying the night in the hospital, she was going home. He heard the doc threaten to give her a sedative. Then he heard Emma threaten him back, telling him that if he did that, when she woke up, she would rip him to shreds. Logan chuckled. He pushed open the door and on the other side he found the doc standing over her, needle in his hand, with a very red face. Emma staring daggers at him. “Doc, it’s ok. Let her come home, I will keep an eye on her.” Logan said. “With all due respect Alpha, you were already supposed to be keeping an eye on her. Now this has happened.” he said scoldingly. “I know Doc, it won’t happen again. I promise. From now on, she will have a guard with her at all times.” Logan told him. “But-” Emma began but Logan cut her off. “That’s non-negotiable.” Logan said firmly. Emma didn’t try to argue. The look on Logan’s face
Emma POV Emma didn’t sleep well. She tossed and turned the rest of the night, dreams of the wolf plaguing her sleep. She would wake up, drenched in sweat and shaking. Every time she jerked awake, Logan woke up. He would try to hold her and comfort her, but she would just push him away. That didn’t stop him from trying though. Her leg was throbbing, the pain pills weren’t helping. Logan told her that he would ask the doctor if he could get her something stronger. The pain had gotten so bad at one point that it made her sick to her stomach. Luckily there was a small trash can nearby that Logan was able to grab for her just in time to keep her from throwing up all over the bed and the floor. Logan put the back of his hand to her forehead to see if she was warm. He was frowning and he looked concerned. She had laid back down, hoping to go back to sleep, and when she couldn’t, she asked Logan if he would get her some more of the whiskey he had given her before. He poured her half of a