-HUDSON’S POV- Phoebe came out of the house with an air of indecisiveness and uncertainty. I gulped down my apprehension and released the breath that I didn’t realize I was holding. This one woman had all the power over me, and the ability to have my mind jumbled with consuming thoughts of exclusively her. Her body was emitting warmth that gave me shivers, among other types of frightening emotions. And I was scared shitless by the expression on her face. Silva did not come out onto the porch. I wondered what the bloody witch was up to. Wasting no time to remind her of the bond between us, I strode over to her, placing my hands on her hips and pulled her in for a kiss. The kiss started gentle and sensual as I poured all of my love into it. Then it grew stronger and fiercer, seeking her tongue and sucking on it, making her lose her breath while slowing down to let her keep up with the pace. I savored the moment as she obliged, allowing me to have my way with her. I shoved my tongue t
*HUDSON’S POV*Damn! Here we go again. I leaned my elbow on the window sill of the car door, with my fingers pressing against my temple as I cruise on the road. I’m in no rush to get to the pack house because she would find easier ways to avoid me there. Today was the shittiest day of all my life.Phoebe refused to speak to me on the way back home, giving me the silent treatment. I drove in my soaked clothes since I had no spare clothes in the trunk this time. I sighed a million times thinking about my predicament. Mulling over her words.My mate was mated to a woman. Fuck!I sighed.Right now, I would give the world to have her speak if just one word. Phoebe has taught me the sorrows of heartache. I had broken so many others' hearts. I shook my head thinking about those poor souls. Now that I have received it and my heart was quietly flaking, the pain was worse than any other.“Baby, would you like me to stop somewhere and get some food?” I tried to get a response but nothing. She s
-PHOEBE POV- The toughest parts of me were melting under my drop-dead gorgeous mate's smug grin and mesmerizing emerald gaze. It eliminated the objective of withholding my affections from him, to drive him crazy. But I could not help wanting his scrumptious, sturdy and gargantuan cock in my mouth. My love for Hudson was rapidly sprouting and my memory revealed the times when I wanted to lick him like a lollipop and could not due to his flaccid situation. Now that he was fully equipped with an impressive monster dick, my wolf and I would not wait another minute to taste him. He pulled over the car and ensnared my mouth in an intensely hungry kiss. Moving a little closer to get his mouth right, loving the softness of his lips and the roughness of his kiss and his tongue plundering my mouth. I moaned against him. My hand found his stiff cock in his pants, rubbing it but the spearlike hardness of it begged to be free. My wolf was scratching my mental walls to play with him. So, I se
*HUDSON’S POV*After Phoebe left the office, the first thing that I did was dial the Vampire’s phone number. I took the crushed paper from the floor and uncrumpled it, then punched the numbers. “Speak,” A gruff voice answered.“I’m calling about your blood bank issue,” I cut to the chase with the cocky bastard.”Who the fuck is this?” He harshly demanded.“I’m the one that you sent the message about paying you fifteen million dollars.” I highlighted.“Ah, the Alpha wolf,” he acknowledges, “And your name?”“Carter, of course,” I exchanged. He had to have known who I was since he was the one that sent the ransom note. “And it’s only fair that I know who I am dealing with?”“Barabbas,” he announces with much delight and conceit, “I’m sure that you know that name.” Then the narcissistic scumbag added, “Everyone does.”Shit! Barabbas Lorcan belonged to a branch of the head family of Vampires. Without a doubt, he was the blood bank's owner and runs his own coven. He may negotiate, but he w
*PHOEBE’S POV*Hudson did not come up last night. I laid in the empty bed alone until sleep lulled me, and waking up in solitude was disappointing. I missed his scent and his skin against mine. My concern seems unshakable and won’t dissipate until Charles comes home and the Vampire situation is settled.I scuffled out of bed and had a quick shower. I wanted to make sure that he was okay. I threw on my army green mid-rise shorts with cuffed hems and side pockets and topped it with a sleeveless tunic blouse in simple black. My first place to go was his office but when I opened the door, no one was there and the desk was neat. No evidence that he had been there this morning. He didn’t leave a note or anything and I was bothered by his going off without telling me. I made it into the kitchen. I might as well eat and get my stomach filled before I do further inquiries. Omega Beatrice smiled at me. “Good morning Luna, what may I get for you this morning?”I sighed, unable to make any par
*HUDSON’S POV*Half an hour before the sun started to set, we reached the Big Sioux River. While remaining undetected, our troops scoured the area for traps and vampires. A group of ten people was waiting near one of the Cadenzas. Also, another set of fifty warriors was in a nearby town as backup, if needed. Additionally, we were strapped with guns and had goldenseal echinacea in our system to combat silver bullets and wolfsbane.The suitcase containing the cash was on the car's passenger seat. All fifteen million dollars were about to be wasted because of Charles' reckless pursuit of having a good time. Apparently, he chased after fun, no matter where it took him, and has been breaking too many laws. It was clear that he did not give a rat's ass about how his actions affected our pack. While I watch Dwayne pull on his cigar, I could use something strong even though I didn’t smoke.This money could have been used to expand our territory, or catered to fulfill some of the plans that h
*HUDSON’S POV* Chad and Dwayne were still not by my side as yet. All my warriors were preoccupied with their own battles against the vast number of rogues that ambushed us. Nonetheless, it would be nine against one. I could overpower them, but I could not help but wonder, had it come to this? Must I kill my brother? Oblivious, I did not even know what the fuck this was about. “What’s this about Charles?” I questioned irately. On the condition that I died today, I must know the rationale behind this. At least I would die with a clear conscience if this betrayal and my death were sincerely justified. He scoffs and revealed, “It’s time to rid the pack of you and your commanding officers. The Vampires will be blamed and I get to be Alpha.” “Why?” Baffled, my brows crunched. In me, the transmitted heat energy was gradually growing, expanding, and converting into explosive rage. A sick sort of triumph shone in Charles' eyes. “I have been giving you Monkshood in your meals for years.” He
*PHOEBE’S POV* Casting the Sherpa blanket from my body, I doddered to the window and opened it for the morning's crisp air to sting my face and chill my nose. The sun was not up as yet, and sleep had forsaken me. It had been another night spent without Hudson. Today marks the first day of training with Melody but I was not up to it. Due to the fact that my mind was constantly on Hudson. Melody never ceases to astound me with how level-headed she could be in the midst of an adversity. I ponder whether I will ever be even a fraction of the Luna she was. I thought that Hudson would have been home by now and he was clearly not in the pack. “Hudson, where are you?” I attempted to mind-link him for the first time since we mated. Wolves from different packs cannot mind-linked unless mated. Hudson’s mark connected me to him and his pack so I could now communicate with them through this channel. However, if he was too far away from me, the connection would be too far-stretched for the min