"No! You can't tell anyone. I don't want anyone to know!"The very last thing I needed or wanted was the warriors, or even worse, my father, to know what was happening to me. "I would rather die than for them to know.""I can't just leave you. "I could hear the agony in Coal's voice. I understood his struggle. I wouldn't leave him behind either."So he's awake?" the vampire interrupted.My glance shot up at him. "What? How did you know?""Your eyes glazed over," he acknowledged. "It wasn't hard to guess you were having a different conversation in your head. Tell him you'll call him when we're done talking."I stared at him in disbelief. "You're just going to let me go? Just like that?"Aatos nodded. "I told you I want you willingly. And when you're done denying it to yourself, you'll realize you want me to. So to prove it to you, when we're done talking, I'll tell you our location, and he can come pick you up."I was shocked, but there didn't seem to be any deception in his expression
A hard flush of embarrassment and shock flowed through my body at my actions, and I released myself. I muttered, "No... I..." Aatos stood to his feet, his pants resting on his hips, his arousal still in hand and walked to the couch to sit next to me. His closeness made it hard for me to think straight. My breathing picked up as I watched his dick twitch with excitement in his palm.The head of his cock looked soft, like velvet, I couldn't help wondering how it felt. Sensing my desire, Aatos took one of my hands and wrapped it around his shaft, holding his hand over it.I didn't fight him.He rubbed both of our hands up and down.I bit back a groan. I was painfully hard now.After a moment, he let go, and I was stunned to find I was stroking him all on my own. There was something incredibly erotic to know I held the manhood of such a powerful creature in my hand, to do with as I liked.Aatos growled, "Fuck! You have no idea how badly I want to see you on your knees with your head in my
He's Waiting For MeBrinleyStepping through the doors of the packhouse, I glanced around. It was immaculate. My eyes rested, unfocused, on the opulence as I walked toward the kitchen. There was a time when I found the grand architecture stunning and the landscaping beautiful. Now it just felt cold.It was never my home. I saw that so clearly now. I didn't belong here. Crazy to think the Moon intended me to be the next Luna. She planned for all of it to belong to Coal and me, but I couldn't picture it. Truthfully, I didn't want it. I cared nothing about being Luna. I just wanted Coal.I bit my lip, my anxiety increasing. I hadn't seen Alpha in weeks, and I dreaded crossing his path. Anxiety fluttering in my belly, I pushed through the kitchen door. My head swiveled looking around for Cook.I still had no idea exactly what my duties were this evening. Maybe I would get lucky and be assigned to serve the lesser wolves.I cringed...Luck had never been on my side.Abruptly, a hand claspe
Cat and MouseBrinleyI stepped past Langdon, and walked the rest of the way down the hall, entering the large open seating area the pack used for meetings. About a hundred wolves were already milling around with more coming in.Making my way towards the serving station, I was startled to find Calla-wearing an outfit very similar to mine.My nervousness increased.Calla hadn't seen me yet. After adding two more drinks to an already full tray, she spun around and stopped in her tracks. Her eyes narrowed to slits as they slowly drifted down my body and back up again. Her lips were pursed into a thin line of distaste. The longer she stared as if she knew something I didn't, or she was trying to figure something out -the more anxious I became.After another long beat of silence, I'd had enough and snapped, "What are you looking at?"Her lip curled into a sneer and her nose wrinkled as if the smell of me disgusted her. "I'm looking at nothing...absolutely nothing," she spat, lifting her ch
It was all I could do not to cower to the ground and show him my neck....I hated it.I wasn't the only one impacted by his unnecessary display of strength, although I suspected, he was doing it all for my benefit. Several other lesser wolves responded, fidgeting, and I even heard a small whine.Swallowing thickly, I reached the group of couches where Alpha Wilder and Alpha Griffin of the Druid pack were already seated.Two wolves reclined on either side of each alpha. From their large size, they had to be Betas. I recognized one of them, Beta Harrison, from my visit with Onyx Moon. However, neither he nor Alpha Wilder acknowledged my presence with any trace of recognition. I breathed a small sigh of relief. Alpha Wilder had to remember me, but I was thankful he gave away no hint of our previous meeting.Calla still stood to the side of one of the couches, hip out, posturing, flaunting the assets she knew she had, as she carried on a conversation with one of the Betas from the Druids.
As soon as I was struck, Coal's clothing was torn to shreds as fur and claws exploded out of him.Jax felt the change and heard the fabric rip. He shifted instantly, spinning around to meet the assault. Coal's teeth were bared, revealing deadly canines.Growl after growl erupted from his chest as he attacked with full force, teeth digging into Jax's flank, throwing him to the ground as he pounced on top of him.Jax yelped in pain."Coal...No!!!" I screamed, terrified by his evident lethal intent.Daniel, Langdon, and Amber all shifted and jumped on top of them, until there was a very large wolf-pile in the basement, a living mass of growling, writhing fur.Working as a unit, Daniel and Langdon sliced into Coal's side and leg, causing blood to flow. The maneuver was successful. Coal released Jax and spun around, glaring at all of them, deciding which one would die first.My Wolf was equally frantic, worried about her mate who was bleeding. Without another thought, we shifted, and she d
Brutal. Dangerous. Deadly.BrinleyThe meeting continued for several hours. Both Beta Dean and Alpha watched me like a hawk, but thankfully, with the conference in session, neither could really bother me.I was also relieved to find Beta Dean taking an interest in several other shewolves, not just me. And Calla had not fallen off of his radar completely. She made a point to stay front and center, making sure his beverage stayed full, bringing him refills even when it wasn't necessary.I made a point to be as scarce and unnoticeable as possible.Walking back to the serving stations, I tried not to hobble, the pain in my toes excruciating from standing in these damned shoes for so long. Lena watched me, her face screwed into the perpetual scowl of disgust she wore every time she laid eyes on me.I turned away, busying myself with useless tasks like stacking napkins and organizing glasses that were already in perfect order.The noise of the crowd became louder. Glancing up, I found sever
I didn't reply as they walked away.I didn't know if his choice of wording was purposeful, but that was the second time he'd said he was going to catch me. A cold shudder ran down my spine.I followed Langdon out the opposite door. As soon as we were alone, he stopped to face me and growled quietly, "I don't like him.""Me either," I replied. "The male comes across as an ass, but maybe he's harmless. He seems to be interested in all of the single female population, not just me."Langdon's brow furrowed, his lips pulled thin. "I asked around about him."His expression caused alarm bells to go off in my head. "What did you find?""Apparently, he's on the hunt for a mate."I had thought the same thing, but something wasn't right.I touched Langdon's arm. "Wait a minute. Why would Alpha try to encourage him with me? He's already told me he'd never let me leave. Surely, he's not going to try to set me up with a wolf from another pack."A muscle in Langdon's jaw clenched. "No, it doesn't ma