HAZEL"If I knew you'd be back in that fucking heat again so early, I wouldn't have agreed to it." Ramon seethes. I rake my eyes over him. Everything in me is wanting me to jump on him, but I have self control. Lots of it."Jack would never do anything." I huff out annoyed. "Why can't I beat it into your hard head that I will never even think about being with someone else other than you?" I run my hands through my hair and let out a frustrated sigh."I'm not leaving my mate unattended with an unmated male wolf." I glare at him. "I know you would never even do that, because I have a hard enough time getting into your pants." He huffs. "But that doesn't mean a wolf won't force his way!""Jack would never do that though!" I argue. I cross my arms over my chest and stand to my feet. Ramon has already pissed me off."You'd be surprised what a wolf will do when ones in heat." He says ruggedly.I clench my jaw. "I already fucking know, because clearly it drives you insane!"Ramon lets out a
HAZELAs the sun pours into the bedroom, I lie on our bed thinking. Ramon's hand is sprawled out over my back and my leg is hanging over his hip. The sound of his steady breathing lets me know that he has yet to wake up.A week from now, I won't just be his. Instead, I'll be the Pack's. The Pack members will depend on me like I'm their mother- and they are my children. More of my time will be taken from Ramon, and replaced with duties.I will be the Luna...his Luna. I'll be expected to do things I've never even been able to do in a group project. Lead. The thought alone terrifies me, because I am no leader. I'm a follower.Ramon buries his head into my neck and inhales deeply. "Good morning, beautiful." He murmurs. I shut my eyes and can't help but smile at what he has said.His hand trails down and gently plays with the hem of my panty line. "Your family talks a lot." He mumbles into my skin. "I'm sure they won't be awake for another hour or two." He presses a kiss against my cheek
HAZEL"Are you sure you can handle Myles?" Mom asks, looking him over and pulling her bottom lip between her teeth. I turn to look over my shoulder and smile.Ramon is holding Myles in his arms, carefully swaying back and forth with a huge grin on his lips. He feels me staring at him and looks up, giving me a wide smile. Since my parents have been here for two days, Ramon has gotten used to holding my brother.Ramon is always wary of being around babies, only because of how fragile they are. He has never actually been around such a young baby, leave alone getting the chance to hold one."Yeah mom, Myles is in good hands. Now you two have a fun night and relax!" I grin. Mom hesitantly looks at Myles one last time before Trevor calls for her by the front door."Come on woman, Myles will be fine, and the driver has already honked at least a dozen times." Trevor says."Mom, just go. Ramon wants you to enjoy yourselves tonight. Our treat." I smile. Mom sighs out in defeat."Alright, thank
HAZELMy heart stops in my chest the moment I wake up to a heavy body landing on top of mine. A quick memory of being taken flickers into my mind, but it quickly fades at the familiar sound of my best friend's voice."Hazeeeeeeel!" She exclaims loudly. I tiredly move and exhale softly. Trying my best to push her off of me, I fail."Get your fat ass off my chest, Bertha," I wheeze, and I hear the laugh that reminds me of wheezy from Dragon Tales. She climbs off my body and sits cross-legged on the bed, waiting for me to get up."Goodness," I rub my head tiredly, "what time is it?" I groan. I was up most of the night wide awake. My stomach aches, and my body feels raw because someone decided that last night would be a good night to get all of his anger and stress out."It's one in the afternoon," she winks. Tiredly I wipe the sleep from my eyes and inhale deeply. My best friend eyes me up and down and I know she knows what Ramon and I did hours ago. Yet, she doesn't mention it."What's
HAZELI'm the first person to wake up the following morning. I lie tiredly against Ramon's exposed chest. I'm too warm to crawl out of bed, and way too nervous to go back to sleep.His breaths are slow and have a steady rhythm. One that will never get old. Although Ramon has already marked me, the ceremony that will happen tonight will mark our official future together as leaders of the bunch of Packs.I try my best to hold onto my sleep, studying my mate like I usually do before I shut my eyes and begin to dream. His sleeping form is the most peaceful. The creases on his forehead from stressing too much has faded, and the permeate frown on his face has turned into a baby-like pout. If he wasn't asleep and I wasn't worried about waking him up so early, I would kiss them.His face and cheeks are littered in a stubble that he hasn't shaved in a few days. I'm sure today will be the day it'll become bare again."Hazel," he says softly, not opening his eyes. He tugs me closer to him and ro
HAZELI wake up to the gentle sound of the water beating against the shower floor. My hand mindlessly stretches and I feel that Ramon is missing from his side of the messy bed. The spot where he had fallen asleep is still warm, and so are the memories of only hours before.Sitting up in the large bed, I glance out the sliding glass doors and take in the view. The room overlooks the ocean, and the waves crashing is enough to put even an insomniac to sleep. A tired smile grows on my lips, because everything is so beautiful.I have spent two years with Ramon, and it's been the best years of my life. He is the one. The moon goddess did me right on him. I'm so grateful to have a man like him in my life.'Come shower with me, stinky.' Ramon calls for me through the mind link we share. I roll my eyes and let a smile grow on my face. Although he can't see it, I'm sure he knows that he put one there.I don't argue against the idea, although I do relax in the sunrise for a while longer. Ramon t
HAZELAs soon as the sound of Ramon's voice hits my ears, my eyes snap to his. I can see the physical ache in them, that he lies to me tells me isn't there, and my heart nearly shatters on the spot. How can I do something like this to him?"Why haven't you told her?" He asks, knitting his eyebrows together and trying his best not to make his voice rough. I chew on the inside of my cheek as I force myself to keep eye contact with him. I shouldn't be so ashamed of myself, but I am."I can't, Ramon." My voice can barely be heard. It feels like I've only just moved my lips, but I know that he heard me.I watch his eyes move around my face, waiting for a more explanatory response. His chest moves slowly, and I wish this would have happened after at least twenty four hours home."I can't tell her something that I can't even tell myself, Ramon." I swallow, hard. The pressure coming with his stare is enough to make me cry. Just this kind of discussion with my husband makes me feel like the wo
RAMONAnger, worry and confusion....every single emotion in between consumes me. My body goes numb from the words Philip Amos had just spoken on the phone.My eyes fall to Bertha's, sitting across from me and giving me a just-as-worried look. It falls quiet. Too quiet."Sir-" Philip says through the phone, trying his best to regain my attention. Bertha and I make silent eye contact, and she takes that moment to leave without another word.I'm frozen in my place. Unable to make a sound. I must have heard him wrong. There's no way this could have happened. Not to Hazel. She doesn't deserve something like this.Why is the moon goddess so cruel? Why can't she give us a break? I clench my jaw and squeeze the phone tighter in my grasp."Don't." I snap into the microphone. "We will be there in a few hours, Philip. Thank you." My voice is harsh, as I try to collect my thoughts.Instead of ending the phone call like any normal man, my anger gets the best of me and the phone turns into parts in