Esme's POVAs the wheels of our car rolled along the highway, heading the short distance back to our lands which I have actually missed. I have so missed the pack members and I want to hear all about Charlies new mate and how our father handled all of that afterwards. Even though I have missed all of that and also the planning for most of our pack to attend thee mating ball, I couldn't help but feel a twinge of sadness that our honeymoon was coming to an end. Jaxon, my beloved husband, reached over and took my hand, his warm touch grounding me in the present moment."Don't be sad, princess, we have had a good time and hey...I can show you a few things in bed tonight if you like" he whispered. Always got his head in the gutter...can't blame him though because right now...so do I.I smiled, but a bittersweet feeling which lingered in me because I wanted to stay there even though I also want to go home. Our week in the hotel had been a combination of exploring and buying gifts for the fa
Jaxon's POVGrowing up, I had Charlie and Hunter as my brothers, even though Hunter isn't actually my blood brother I still and will always see him as a brother. We have all been through a lot together, me and hunter shifted with each other there at the ages of 16, normally wolves have there first shift when they turn 18, some don't even get there wolf until they are 19 or sometimes in some cases they don't get them at all. It's very rare if both parents are wolves but it isn't unheard of if the mother's infidelity is with of human breed. I'm sounding like a complete idiot for saying that but if she basically slept with a human not her mate then there is a 50/50 chance that the wolf will or will not get their wolf."Bro, we have 35 minutes until we are leaving. Are you nearly ready because Esme is chewing my ear off, oh hello Rosie. I hope I wasn't interrupting anything" I say giving her the salute and an Innocent smile. I so hope I haven't just walked in on something here. Mortifying
Esme's POVDarkness enveloped me, suffocating me in ways it hasn't before. The air was heavy with the scent of damp soil even though its summer time, a nice reminder that I am still alive. It was also nice of them, whoever it is, to keep me in an uncomfortable dress to sit in, I'm putting up a heavy wall where my emotions lay so no one can see that I am scared shitless and I want to cry. Fear gnawed at my core as I struggled to piece together the memory to which I can't actually remember. Bits and pieces keep popping in to my mind, but I can't tell what's real and what I am trying to think has happened or did happen.My head throbbed with an incessant ache, and I can't feel Alana either so whatever has happened it is also effecting her too! Panic surged through my veins as I realized the grim truth: I had been kidnapped.How had I ended up here? Where was I? And most importantly, did anyone know I was missing? My thoughts raced, but they led only to dead ends.As I lay there in the su
Jaxon's POVI've always been a man of action, but these past four days have been a test of my patience and my love for Esme. She's been missing for four days, and I can't shake the feeling that something terrible has happened to her, my skin is itchy and my hands are clammy to shit. I know she's not dead, because if she was, I'd be a wreck, unable to function and feeling as though I have died as well, and I probably would feel like I have died if she did but I have our two children to hold onto right now, even though I can't think straight. But the thought of her being out there, alone and scared, is enough to drive me mad.Our children, have been my saving grace and my ass because I am ready to kill in my wife's name and I don't and have never thought I would need or want to do that. They don't understand what's going on, but I've tried my best to comfort them, to make them feel safe. I've held them close, read them bedtime stories, and tucked them in at night before going out huntin
Jaxon's POV I've always been a man of action, but these past six days have been a test of my patience and resilience. Finding Esme, my wife, has been a long show of failure on my part. I've never felt so helpless. The thought of her being in the hands of Adeline once again, even after I promised to protect her, a woman who has caused her nothing but pain for the last five years, is a constant weight on my heart.On one hand, I want to curl up and shut the world out, but on the other hand, I want to tear up all the lands and anyone standing in my way to find Adeline, to hurt her the way she has hurt Esme. But today, my luck starts to rise again.Charlie, one of my most easiest people to get along with once you get to know him, comes to my office in sweats and pants, his face flushed with determination. "Charlie?" I say while handing him a bottle of water to cool off aa minute, I have ran over the fine blue print so many times but I just can't see where I would find this place."Jaxon.
Tomorrow me and my brother Finley turn 18. I get my wolf tomorrow and I hopefully also find my mate. I work in the packhouse doing jobs that no one wants to do and it gets tiring after a while because they make me do it all by hand."Oi, mutt. this kitchen needs to be cleaned ready for the ball tomorrow"Each year a pack will hold the annual ball and unfortunately for this year our pack will be holding out the event. Great. Just great.My mom and dad don't care about me they are more concerned about the other kids accept me and Fin, were like the black sheep of the family basically.They have never been bothered about us. Even when we tell them that I usually get abused by everyone at work she shows no emotion no nothing. My older sister is everyone's favourite. She's perfect in every way possible."Ouch!" I look up to see the devil in she-wolf form standing with her 6 inch heals on pinning my ankle down to the floor."Are you doing your job properly bitch. We have guests in less than
Esme's POV I got up this morning with nothing but pure excitement. I get my wolf today and I couldn't be anymore happier. Both me and Finn haven't had much good luck over the years so I'm hoping we both find our mate. Wishful thinking. "Good morning Esme! Happy birthday" Finn says with excitement cladding his voice. He's just as hopeful as me. "Morning Finn! You excited for today?" I ask waiting in anticipation for his answer. "I am I'm hopeful to get my wolf today! It's just a shame that I have to work as well" "Yeah I know. Your lips turning blue. How is your bruises on your stomach and back? Have they healed yet?" He asks with concern written on his face. "I'll be okay. It's my birthday today so no one will bother me. I'm very hopeful of that" I hadn't even been at work for an hour and Elisa had summoned me to do the living room floor by hand and also the kitchen floor by hand because they don't like me using the mops. "I expect all of this to be in pristine condition when
Alpha Dylan's POVI've known for the last 7-8 weeks that Esme has been my mate. It's illegal for a wolf to tell an underage wolf that they are there mate. So even if I wanted to reject her I couldn't.I really wanted her sister to be my fated mate she's the one I love not Esme. She's just a lowly omega who works for us doing the shit no one else can be bothered to do. She gets the odd beating if she's not compliant or if the job she's done is not up to standards.She must have her wolf because Jared my wolf is going absolutely wild in the back on my mind. He's wanting to accept her and mate with her but I can't have that. Once she notices me I can tell she already knows I'm her mate but I have to reject her and I have to do it today. Now even."No...No this isn't happening""Out. We need to talk. But not here."She walks outside knowing what's coming I hope. Jared is going wild and it's doing my head in.'She's our mate. She was made for us and she can become stronger. You can train