I was in the yard when my wolf, Loki, began to pace in my head whining making me frown. I sniffed the air and something caught my attention before I dashed towards the woods shifting on the way. Loki kept whining as the further we went. The further I went, the stronger the scent of pine and mint became stronger. I stopped in my tracks when my eyes landed on the most beautiful man I've ever laid eyes on. His head snapped up when he sensed me and I saw as a smile form in his lips but the moment I shifted to my human form, his smile banished and was replaced by disgust making my heart shatter. "I should've known it would be you who would turn out to be my mate" his scent thick with anger though I could see the conflict in his eyes as his wolf fought him. “I had smelled you but I never thought that it would be you of all people." The more he spoke the more my heart began to shatter knowing what he was about to say and I wasn't ready. I always knew that mates would accept each other rega
I knew that the moment the six of us left our pack a little over 3 months ago, that we would be considered rogues but we also knew that we wouldn't be like those bloodthirsty bastards that only enjoy causing mayhem to every pack they cross paths with. I knew there are some rogues that run from conflict and we would be like them. Only fight if they start a fight. I never thought that I'd be on the run. It hurt like hell to have left my mother and sister behind but I knew that it would have only hurt them more if my father killed me. I was the second eldest of three children, my sister was killed along with her mate when she came home from overseas with a woman. My father was and will always be a homophobic prick that I can't wait to destroy when I decide to return to the pack. "What are we going-" Dustin began to ask only to close his mouth when I held my hand up. I lifted my nose and I could feel Stark pacing in my head a growl rumbled in my throat before I took off in the direction
"Man your territory is huge," Axel exclaimed as we made our way inside after I had showed AJ and his friends around the territory with Papa's permission, "No pun intended by the way."I tilted my head while his friends and AJ rolled their eyes at his comment. I shrugged and led them towards the gym where I could hear Derek talking to Dillon who is also AJ's friend and who refused to tag along with us."Then he should leave him behind it's not like he's anything special. He's not a normal person like us. He got a deformity." Dillon replied and I bit the inside of my cheek at his words as I cast down my eyes and from beside me I felt AJ tense as his fist clenched at his sides before he made his presence known."I'm not forcing you or anyone for that matter to remain here, Dillon. If you wish to continue our journey to California you're more than welcomed to leave" Dillon froze as his eyes widened hearing AJ's voice and turned around to face us his eyes trained on his friends."I-I," Di
I looked down when I felt a poke on my arm and smiled when I saw Ajax."Hey," I greeted him and he smiled giving a small wave.Hi he signed."How are you?" Good, he signed and I nodded, and you?"Good," I answered and he nodded, "actually, are you busy?" He shook his head as an answer and I nodded, "would you like you to join me for a late lunch?"Date?"Yeah," I replied and he grinned nodding his head, "cool, come on then," I grabbed him and pulled him towards the garage where Beau had told me that I could use one of the cars there so I grabbed one of the keys on the key holder and unlocked the car it belonged to and walked over to it holding the door open for him so he could get in. He smiled as a soft blush coated his cheeks before closing his door and walking around to climb the driver's seat. "All Alright, ready?"He nodded as he buckled his belt and once I did the same, I turned the engine on before reversing out of the garage then put the car in drive and sped down the drive
I felt a hand soothingly rub my back making me fall deeper into slumber."I know you're awake," the familiar voice of my mate murmured next to my ear making me shiver at his proximity. I opened my eyes and stared up into those eyes that had captivated me from the lemony I saw him and smiled raising a hand to move a strand of hair out of his eyes. He smiled closing his eyes and resting his cheek on my palm, "how are you feeling?"I titled my head at his question and shifted on the bed before wincing at the sudden discomfort on my lower back , "I'll take that as still sore."My face instantly began to burn as memories of the night before resurfaced. AJ was so gentle and patient with me that it had completely erased my fear of mating and marking each other. Everything about last night was perfect from the way he held me to the wha his lips felt against mine as we kissed. Is it supposed to hurt this much after mating? I asked and he shrugged making me raise a brow at his reply and he smi
>Who is that AJ?
Nothing that Papa has ever taught me could have prepared me for the pain and worry I felt as I stood and watched as AJ and his father fought in the yard. I wanted nothing more than to go out there and stand between father and son just so I could prevent AJ from getting hurt even more than he had been. I could feel every blow AJ received through the mate link and it hurt. I could only imagine just how painful they were on his end. I food feel the anger rolling off of him in waves and I felt my breath hitch when I watched him raise his hand ready to slam it into his father's chest only for Derek and Papa pulled him off of the older male—who ran off into the woods with his tail between his legs.Now we were all seated in Beau's office as AJ gave everyone the run down of who his father was and what he was capable of."What you saw earlier was nothing," AJ said and we stared at him and his friends and they stood at his back like the true loyal pack they were. "My father is ruthless. Plain
"Dominic isn't your father, AJ," Ryder said and I stared at him with wide eyes before clenching my jaw. "The hell he isn't," I snarled, "He may be a bastard but he's my father and you can't tell me otherwise,""Like I said. I did a little digging and learned that your father is an alpha from California, hence why you were heading in that direction when you crossed onto our territory and met Ajax." Ryder said, "A wolf will lead his pack to their home because it's what the heart yearns."I shook head in denial at Ryder's words, "not true. Why would he lie to me all this time, then?""Because he wants to kill you, plain and simple." Preston answered this time, "that's the only reason he came here and when he knew he couldn't, he walked away but that doesn't change the fact that he's most likely already planning a way to eliminate you once and for all so you don't take your rightful place as Alpha.""But if Dominic isn't his father than that means that either his mother had an affair or