Jaxon's POVPulling my shirt over my head, I gesture for her to do the same. Her face contorts with confusion, but she starts stripping. First her shirt and shorts. Then her sexy, blue matching bra and panty set.I want to ravish her body, right here right now, but that can wait.After we're both naked, I leap off the porch, shifting and taking off into the woods. I let Shadow lead while Melanie follows closely behind me.What are we doing? she asks.Letting your primal instincts out. What do you mean?You have killed animals before, but I bet you let your wolf take full control. Tonight, we will change that. I can't pretend to ignore the distance between us I've been feeling since that day with the rogue. She's questioning her worth, and my ex popping out of nowhere asking to be my Luna didn't help.She's a fucking queen, but I know no matter how much I say it, she'll only believe it when she can see it for herself. Tonight, I will show her.The night is young. Using Shadow's eyes,
Jaxon's POVI rush over to her. You okay? I ask, sweeping my tongue across her wounds. Her black fur is matted in blood from both her and her kill.Actually, yeah, I am. I think if I can kill an innocent animal for just being an animal, I can kill a person I can sense is evil and has done unspeakable things. She sounds cheerful and confident now.Proud of her accomplishment.As she should be.With us being mates, it only takes a few minutes for her wounds to heal. We thank the bear for its sacrifice and share it for dinner. I know she's never eaten raw meat before, but I have done so many times during my missions. He body will have no trouble digesting it in either form.To my delight, she doesn't hesitate to dive right in. I didn't know tearing flesh off of another being could be sexy, but I can feel a hard-on coming. Probably mostly from Shadow's lust, but I can't lie and say I'm not getting turned on as well.After we're both full, we race back home, and I run us a bath since we'r
Jaxon's POVI grab Melanie's arm just as the entire side of the tub shatters and water spills out onto the floor. My canines immediately retract. "You okay?" I rasp, panting hard.Fuck, that was a close one. She's silent for a long moment, staring at the horror in front of us, but then burst out in a fit of laughter, "Holy shit, we just broke the tub."I join her, a chuckle rumbling up my chest. "I'll have someone come fix this in the morning."I climb out of the tub, well what remains of it, and wrap her in a towel before grabbing one for myself. Carrying her to our bedroom bridal style, I set her down on her feet so she can dry off."Well, that was fun. It’s getting kinda late, I think we should go to bed now," she says with a yawn.Alright, now I'm definitely suspicious. We haven't even finished having sex yet.I tilt my head, narrowing my eyes at her. "I've never seen you in a hurry to go to bed before. Something going on tomorrow I should know about?"She throws the towel into t
Jaxon's POVI kiss her forehead before slipping out from underneath her. Throwing on some clothes, I silently creep out of the room and close the door behind me.I can't stop thinking that there's a bigger reason for why Ayla won't leave her the fuck alone. Also, where's the fifth member of the Alpha Patrol? Why isn't she harassing them instead?Talia, meet me in my office in five minutes. I don't usually bother the omegas after they leave for the night, but I need answers. ASAP.Now that Melanie is hiding shit from me, it feels like I'm running out of time, and I don't accept that.Yes Alpha, she replies almost instantly.She arrives in more like three minutes. She's dressed in pajamas and wearing a purple bonnet on her head. "I'm sorry for my appearance Alpha, I didn't have time to get dressed," she rushes out as she bares her neck to me.I wave dismissively. "That's fine, I'm sorry to bother you so late. I just needed to ask you a question."She quickly closes the door and sits do
Mel’s POV"Jaxon?" I murmur, reaching for him. I sit up when I only feel the cool, cotton sheets. His scent is so faint, it's like he must've left the second I fell asleep.But that couldn't be right. Unless he was so angry with me, he refused to sleep with me last night. Did he go back to his own room?I put on a T-shirt and jeans and go looking for him. To my relief, he isn't in there either. I follow his scent downstairs to his office where the door is closed. I considered knocking, but decide against it.After I spent yesterday distracting him, he must've stayed up all night catching up on his paperwork. I also can't believe he called my bluff last night and he didn't force me to tell him.Despite Nina wanting me to tell him right then and there, I couldn't do it. I know he'll interfere if I tell him what I did.As I walk into the kitchen, Ameer and Charlotte are already sitting at the table eating with a few of the higher ranked warriors. I'm surprised to see Bonnie hovering over
Mel's POVAnxiety prickles at the back of my neck. I shouldn't be worrying, hunting with Jaxon last night proved that I could do this, but I can't shake the feeling.Mel, are you sure about this? Nina asks, sounding as unsure as I feel.Alpha Carter is a small threat. Plus, have the strongest werewolves alive by our side. I'm sure it's an in-and-out type of situation. I take a deep breath and force myself to get out of the car. I jog behind the building and over to the spot where Ayla told me to meet her.She steps out of the shadows of the trees with Dusk and Rubeus closely behind her. Her glowing eyes narrow at me. "I'm surprised you decided to come," she says, "I thought you would've told your dear mate by now and back out of our deal.""He doesn't know anything," I assure her.There's a hint of a smile on her lips. "Good. Seems I underestimated you, Beta Melanie."Dusk holds a black cloak in his arms, his cold, blue eyes piercing into mine. He hands it to me. "Put this on," he sa
Mel's POV"So, this warehouse is where they're making the wolfsbane?" I ask, turning my attention back to the worn-down building.Ayla nods. "Yes, but I suspect there is more than one warehouse. We encouraged Leo here to lure Alpha Carter to this location. He will arrive shortly to pick up another shipment of wolfsbane. You will be the one to kill him."My stomach churns as I ask the question I'm not sure I want to know the answer to. "What is he using the wolfsbane for?""He has been using wolfsbane to torture and euthanize wolves in his pack that defy him. We believe there are a number of Alphas doing this same thing, but we won't know who until I can search Carter's memories," she replies calmly."He just mind-linked me. He's close," Leo announces."Good. Dusk...Rubeus, destroy everything. Melanie will deal with Alpha Carter."I notice that Ayla never engages in combat herself, she just orders Dusk and Rubeus around. I know she's powerful and must have centuries of fighting experie
Mel's POVAs they both charge towards me, I slice one's throat open with my claws while kicking away the other. His eyes turn crimson as he looks down at his deceased pack mate. "You'll pay for that with your life!" he snarls, his voice sounding more wolf than man. I watch as his body trembles violently and patches of fur sprout on his ebony skin.I don't give him the chance to shift. Sweeping my leg behind his, I knock him on his ass before straddling him and extending my claws.He grabs my wrists and pins them behind my back as he flings me towards the ground. I can feel his weight on my back, but before he can trap me underneath him, I lift my knee and spin my body around, kicking him square in the jaw with all my strength.He loses his grip as he staggers away from me. "You bitch!" he hisses. His nostrils flare as he growls in frustration, snapping his jaw back into place. "I'm done playing around, it's time to die!""I agree." I kick up from the ground, panting for breath as I ru