Fred fisted his hands as Ava held onto the bar. He’d never seen a cage made out of silver before. The look on her face let him know it wasn’t the worst thing to have happened. His father hadn’t found anything out about experiments, but he knew Ava was the only one close enough to have any information.His father had asked for him to try to get some information out of Ava. He hated the pain he was causing her. The disgust she felt was rolling off her in waves. She despised this place and feared it with equal measure. “How can they have affected my memories?” Ava asked.“What do you mean?”“I remember being here, but I also remember sweating, panicking as I watch something happening over there.” Ava released the bar and walked over to the science table. She reached out as if to touch it then pulled her hand away. “I need to get out of here.”Fred ran after her as she charged out of the house. For a half breed she was fucking fast. Out in the sunlight he chased after as she ran over the
One week into her stay Ava sat in the garden playing cards with Jane. Jane was on the swing staring up at the sun. The girl was taking the death of her family really well. The rest of the men were inside having a meeting. Four cars had arrived that morning, and Ava knew they were all Alphas from different packs. Jane placed her palm on top of the deck as the two cards matched.“What’s going on with you, Ava?” Jane asked.“Nothing. I’m just wondering what the meetings all about,” she said, pressing a card on top of the others. Glancing toward Jane, she couldn’t help but be worried about the young girl.“She’s doing fine, you know.”“How do you know? Her family was killed before her eyes. She should be feeling something.”“The men have been talking, and Jane was considered a mutt amongst the pack.”Ava frowned, looking back at Jane. Whenever she’d been at the house, Jane was treated like a princess even though she recalled the young girl not smelling like the rest of the pack. In fact,
Fred stared at the file with her name on. He couldn’t tell her the only reason they’d kept her alive was because of him. They had known all along who’d bitten her, but they kept Ava from him, masking her scent so he couldn’t find her. His father knew what was happening, and he also knew about Fred taking Ava as a toy.“It’s not the best way to get your woman to stick around you, son,” his father had said.Fortunately, he’d agreed not to tell Fred’s secret about him being the one to bite her.Ava reached for another piece of chicken, and he caressed her stomach. His seed had taken within her. She was no longer fertile but pregnant with his baby. “All of these files.”“There are about twenty,” he said.“Does that include mine and Jane’s?” she asked, biting into another piece of chicken.“No. It’s twenty-two if you include yours. My sister is in there as well.”“What does her file say?”“It’s stamped with ‘escaped’ over it.”Ava tapped his hand, moving away from him. He watched her wipe
Fred’s apartment was entirely different from his house that he shared with the pack in the county. Glancing out of the window on the tenth floor, Ava wondered what the attraction was with heights. If anything happened to his windows he would plunge to his death. Staring down at the concrete floor, she took a step back needing the comfort of the ground.He’d left her in his sitting room to take a shower. Looking around the room, Ava was embarrassed by her small apartment. What surprised her was how close they lived together. She was about five blocks away from him. They could have crossed paths in the street, and she wouldn’t have even realized it.Not possible, you’d remember a man like Fred.The sound of the shower being turned off alerted her to his presence. Turning to the sound of him getting closer she felt her cheeks heat at the sight of him wet and covered in only a towel.“How can you live so far up?” she asked, turning back to look at the window. Heat flooded her body, and sh
What would she do? Fred didn’t know if he’d pushed too far. She was begging him. His wolf was pushing against the walls of their bodies ready to mate. He knew without a shadow of a doubt that Ava was the woman he’d bitten. The one woman he was supposed to be with for the rest of his life. She was his mate. His father had confirmed it after their time together in the study.Holding himself off her, Fred waited.What would it take for her to give herself to him?You were the one who made her a toy.He couldn’t take back that moment. Fred knew he wouldn’t have felt her in his arms if he hadn’t thrown out the ultimatum. He didn’t know what he would have done when he got to her that night. There was no way he would have killed her. Did she even realize the power she had over him? Zedi had the same kind of power over Roger. Mates were bound to follow each other. It was a blessing and a curse within equal measure.“Please, Fred, make love to me. Fuck me, give me everything.” She begged him o
Ava moaned as she rolled over. Her body was pounding, and the sounds coming from around her were not helping matters. The sun was too hot glaring at her. Falling to the floor she put a hand to her neck feeling the raw flesh that was slightly swollen.Pulling her hands away she saw her fingers were clear. There was not a drop of blood on her fingers. Standing up, she stumbled into the bathroom where she found a chunk of her neck was red and swollen. Fred’s loss of control was staring at her blankly. Her hands were fine even though she recalled his paws had come through.“Ava?” Fred asked. Turning around she saw him leaning against the door frame, staring at her.“What? What the hell happened? Why have I suddenly become a fucking chew toy?” She glared at him wondering how she’d survived the night. Pressing a hand to her stomach she was ready to call him out when another female was calling out her name.Frowning, she stared at Fred then past his shoulder.“My mom and dad are here, and th
The big question he’d been waiting for. Licking his lips, he folded his arms and stared at her. “You’re my destined mate, Ava.” He settled for the truth.“What?”“Our wolves recognize each other. You’re the woman I’m destined to spend the rest of my life with.” “How is that possible?”Stepping closer, he invaded her personal space. “You can feel your wolf wanting me, Ava. She knows me. Our wolves are a perfect match, and if you give me a chance I’ll prove to you that I’m the man for you.”She shook her head turning back toward the windows. “This is all so confusing.”Reaching out, he gripped her shoulders not wanting to let her go. What started out as her being his toy had developed into something far more. On the quest to find his sister he’d discovered the woman who’d settle his soul and tempt his body. “Give us a chance.”“The first time we met you had killed the leaders of my pack.”“They were using you as a fucking science experiment. The whole pack was as corrupt as their leader
Staring around the room Ava saw over thirty different couples, mingling, talking, making out, or just sitting, petting each other. She wore a pair of jeans with one of Fred’s shirts. His scent surrounded her, and in the last the few days she’d found his scent calmed her nerves. Every now and then her stomach would turn and her wolf felt close to the surface, and that alone scared her. Whenever Fred was with her the wolf within would settle. She was starting to wonder who the actual master of her was, herself or Fred.He stood beside her dressed similarly in jeans and a shirt. At first Ava had been horrified by their lack of formal clothing. Fred had laughed, reminding her that they were going to a room full of wolves. There was no need for formal clothing.William and Helen had greeted them at the door. The couple seemed to be more in love than Ava remembered. Holding onto Fred’s arm she looked around at all the couples.“How do you know they’re mated?” she asked.Fred took her to a c