Rune. Rachael's pale face burned a bright that lightened up my spirit. I was still very much sad about the death of Adam, the priest, but I was a little happy. However, my happiness was short-lived when Kane appeared behind Rachael, a scowl sitting on his otherwise attractive face– no, his face. I did not want to, but I could not help but stare at him. He was tall and straight, like a towering spruce, with massive shoulders filling his black shirt and muscles rippling under his shirt that caused my pulse to quicken. I sucked in a sharp breath. I had no doubt he heard. My nose twitched as his intoxicating smell filled my nostrils, announcing that he stood before me. "What is going on here? What happened?" at the sound of Kane's voice behind her, Rachael turned to face him with her hand on the side of her face I had slapped. "Alpha," she cried and sunk to her knees. I watched her in awe. I knew she was a bad person, but I never knew she was an actress. She sucked in a breath that le
Rune. I just knew there was no way I was more attracted to Kane than the bond we shared allowed. He had shown me countless times that he did not like me, care for me in any way, or trust me. He had done all he could to show that I was nothing more than what he thought I was, a blemish to him, and I had no claim to becoming Luna.At least he didn't scold me in the presence of everyone, which I'm sure Rachael would've loved. I realized what I felt for him was merely gratitude for saving my life multiple times and nothing more, which set me back in my plan for a few days.Kane and I fell back into our usual state of not speaking to each other since that afternoon, and it felt like all the moments we shared in his room and mine were just a fraction of my imagination. He returned to his usual brooding and scowling self while I spent my days and nights with Soph and Marian. Kimi was too busy with training during the day and too tired during the night to hang out with us, and honestly, I
Rune.I took a deep breath and raised my hand to knock on Kane’s door. My nerves were all over the place, and a sickening feeling of rejection loomed over my head from the living room to Kane’s office door. Then I knocked.“Who is it?” Came his thunderous voice. I gulped hard and bit down on my lips quickly before clearing my throat.“It’s Rune,” there was a pause, then a subtle “Come in,” as though he was begging me not to hear him or respond. I pushed the heavy doors open and let myself in with a fake smile I had practiced plastered on my face. He raised his head from the book in his hand with a brow raised as though trying to figure out why I was in his office with a smile. I sucked in a breath. The light bulb bronzed his face, and he looked almost unreal. His square jaw tensed visibly as his fingers clamped over the book. He was a handsome beast, and he knew it. “Dinner is ready,” his brows stayed arched, “Please join me for dinner,” I kept a slight smile on my lips when all
Kane.Insane. I was going insane. The intoxicating smell of her lingered in the air, in my nose, on my skin. I should’ve never gone close to her. I should’ve returned to my room– if the place did not already smell like her. I couldn't escape from it, her need for me. I balled my fists tightly above my head as cold water came down my back in a steady flow from the shower head to help calm my arousal. It wasn’t working.I shut my eyes. It was a mistake because the world dimmed around the edges, and all I could see was my mate staring up at me with those magnificent brown orbs clouded in sexual haze. I shut my eyes tighter, hoping that I could see her even clearer, and wrap my arms around her slim waist, then pull her even closer to me so all I’d see, smell, and think was her, hoping that I could raise her chin, and kiss her so hard she loses her breath like I should’ve done, instead of pushing her away like a coward. I had never been a coward. I released my fists and brought my finger
Rune.Soph, Marian, and Kimi’s voices danced in the distance around my ears, like background music, while I fixed my attention on the memory of last night, of myself in Kane’s arms. I had been in his arms several times, but last night was different. I sensed an urgency in his to claim me, but unfortunately, he was the king of self-restraint. I had raised myself even higher on my tiptoes, leaning most of my weight on his large body, but his hands stopped me from closing what little distance separated us. I sighed for the millionth time since I woke up. For some reason, I couldn’t get the image of our bodies pressed against each other with the cold night wind passing between us in an attempt to cool my rising temperature, out of my mind. We didn’t kiss, in the literal sense of the word. Kane’s lips had only brushed slightly against mine before he withdrew himself from me, placed a hand over his nose as he scanned the area, then he pulled me back into the pack house before disappearing
Rune.My last interaction with Kane left me feeling a little off, and it did not make sense to me in the slightest. Still, one thing was certain: despite my odd feeling, the handbook Kimi found was effective–if my recent interaction with Kane was anything to go by.Of course, when Kane let out a lazy, ‘come in’ and Soph opened the door, I dashed out of the door with an apologetic smile towards Soph for not saying hi to her properly. Soph did not seem to mind and had an accusing smile like she could tell I nearly wrapped my arms around Kane’s neck and pulled him in for a long, slow kiss.Kane seemed like a good kisser. Not that I knew what a good kisser was like since I’d only ever kissed once in all my twenty-two years of living by this young wolf, Carl, who at the time had a crush on me. He was one sweet kid and always told me how much he wished we’d grow up to be fated mates. Carl’s family moved out of pack territory years later, and I never heard from him anymore. The kiss was a po
Rune.I couldn’t tell if the moon goddess was on my side or against me or if it was my body fighting against or for me. I had woken up to slight pain passing through my body in waves for the second day in a row. Of course, by now, I knew what it meant, but I couldn’t believe it was happening because it hadn’t happened since the first time it did and nearly killed me. I was on heat. Without thinking, I decided to go about my morning as usual, hoping that because Kane was still in park territory, I’d be fine. I wasn’t.Kimi, Marian, and I skipped the morning debrief—mainly because Soph was absent—and focused on breakfast, after which Kimi began whispering about another handbook she had found to help me further my plans to conceive. “We need to pause it for now, at least until investigations are done,” I told her and then explained that I felt horrible that we were focusing on the wrong thing at the wrong time. Minutes passed, and the pain came in stronger waves, crashing against my b
Rune.My breath got hitched in my throat at his words, widened eyes darting from left to right in shock and pain.“For the pain,” his voice was thick and unsteady. A fire of need and desire flowed through my veins, setting my entire body ablaze. My eyes fluttered closed, loving the whisper of Kane’s lips on my neck, light and intoxicating. He sniffed my scent and held me tighter as though I’d disappear if he let go, and I stayed unmoving in anticipation while Zarah purred. We would finally be one with our mate. I had almost forgotten we were in bed with wet clothes–thanks to the heat that engulfed me from the feel of his hard-on against my bum. He felt so…big.His long fingers were cool and smooth as he stroked my arm sensuously while his lips nibbled on my ear and the skin underneath it. An electric shiver ran through my spine, and from my parted lips, a light whimper escaped. His fingers tenderly traced the line of my cheekbone and jaw like he was memorizing it, and then he took hi