Ciara’s POVI watched as Owen takes off down the road on his Harley towards our packhouse. My heart is still flipping somersaults with the realization, my mate wants me! I can barely breathe! ‘Can you believe it Ember! He loves me and he wants me!!!’Ember stretches out her body in a long lean downward dog. She wiggles her toes then stretches out her back, ‘Well, duh! If you would have listened to me from the beginning, we could have been with mate ages ago!’ She saunters towards the front of my mind with a smug look in her eyes.‘Ember, we have only known him for a few days, if you don’t count those days we were in la-la-land after the mission fiasco. But I am glad it was a slow burn love. I like that I got to know him before realizing my feelings.’I run the water for a bath and add some lavender and eucalyptus oils to the water to help relax my sore aching muscles. The warm water sooths not just my body but my soul. Is the moon goddess finally on my side? Has she finally seen my har
Prince Liam’s POVThe crunching of the gravel on the deserted road was all I could focus on as I slowed my Maserati down to a crawl. I didn’t realize driving down the darkened trail in the dead of night alone was how I was supposed to make my meeting. I figured a nice five-star restaurant or even a low-key bar with easy women would have been the meeting spot, not some godforsaken location in the middle of nowhere! I would even take brunch at that shit Crystal Lake packhouse if it meant I was around civilization.I reviewed the coordinates once again on the GPS. I should be close to my destination.I abruptly slammed on the breaks when a pair of glowing neon green eyes popped out of nowhere. “Shit!” I yelled as a massive black panther was stalking back and forth in the middle of the road in front of my car. I didn’t realize black panthers were native to these parts. Its dark fur seemed to shimmer against the light of my headlights.Tap, tap, tap, startled me when a body was standing ne
Prince Liam’s POV“Now that we have taken your arrogance down a few pegs and you know who is in charge, we can have our talk...” The man relaxed back in his chair, releasing his aura against me.“May I ask you a question, my… my…?” I was stuck. What do I call him? Rogue King? Dark Alpha?“Since you like the word ‘Master’ so much, you may address me as such…” I knew he was referring to my role as Dom in BDSM. My dearies and playthings called me ‘Master’, but for a Dom to call another ‘Master’ was leveling myself to a submissive role. His devilish smirk actually frightened me. His eyes reminded me a pure evil. It made me wonder what was happening beyond those eyes, how his mind worked. How could one person have so much evil power radiating from him just by sitting relaxed in an office chair?“May I ask you a question, Master?” The words tasted like vinegar in my mouth, but I had to submit to this man. I kept my eyes down cast, afraid to look up. This man was not someone to take lightly.
Ciara’s POVKnock! Knock! Knock! “Ciara Bear! Are you home?” Frantic knocking caught my attention and brought me out of my stupor.I push myself up off the floor to look out of the window. The sun was almost below the horizon, but I couldn't do anything about it. Alpha Radar’s command shocked my body into remaining limp, but I fought to get to my feet. With crippling movements, I clutched my stomach as pain slowly began to blossom and opened the front door.“CIARA! Oh My Goddess! I have been calling you for an hour now! Wait… What’s wrong?” Benji walks into the house with a Backpack, a large duffle bag and her rolling suitcase. She drops everything and wraps her arms around me, holding me tight as I begin to sob uncontrollably. The anxiety and panic that swelled in me worked its way out of my body through tears and wails of pain. “Ciara Bear, I can’t fix it, if you don’t tell me what’s wrong.”I pull away from her and look into her beautiful green eyes. They were filled with such lov
Third Party POVThe morning painted its hues across the sky bringing a new beginning, after the rain washed away the darkness of the night. Morning dew still clung to the grassy yards and flower beds, waiting for the summer sun to spread its warmth. There was nothing extraordinary about this summer day, compared to the other days of the year. Life continued on… Birds continued their chirping, fish continued to splash in the lake’s waters, and woodland creatures scurried around foraging for food. Even the Crystal Lake Pack members seemed oblivious as they started their normal routines.Beta Stella stood with Luna Rosaline as they waited on the front porch. Barely speaking to one another, they continue to scan the area for any signs, any signs at all. Periodically looking at each other, their eyes conveyed the worry each of them felt. As time went by, Stella’s patience grew thin.“She was out all night in the rain.” Stella whispered more to herself. Her worry for her daughter was like a
Third person POV “Beta Leon, have you found anything that could be of importance yet?” Alpha Radar spoke as he worked his way through the office bookshelf, each thump of a discarded book on the floor was another notch on Alpha Radar’s already stretched last nerve. The ripping sound of book pages mixed in with the clattering of office items falling to the wooden floor and rustling papers was a ticking time bomb. Soft curse words whispered throughout the room as his Beta rummaged through the large solid oak desk of the previous Alpha’s Office. "Nope, only bills, warrior stats, and a load of useless junk." He exclaimed, clearly disgusted. "You think there's something hidden in here?" He asked, questioning, as he yanked open another drawer and dumped its contents onto the desk.“Yes, I am certain.” Alpha Radar rubbed his tired eyes and then let out a sigh. He looked down at himself still covered in blood and dirt from the recent battle, but a shower or a bath will have to wait. He knew
Third Person POVAlpha Radar came back from his thoughts when he pulled the last book from the shelf with nothing to show for it. Anger bubbled up inside of him, turning his eyes black letting his wolf reach the surface. He grabbed the side of the bookshelf and pulled but the wood did not budge from the wall. It just slid to the side showing a small slit of a doorway. Radar’s eyes widened in shock as he pushed hard on the side of the bookshelf the rest of the way exposing a passageway leading down into the depths under the packhouse. Radar and Leon took a moment to gather their thoughts, before Beta Leon spoke. “I will call some warriors to go down there, Alpha, just in case it’s a trap.”“No… that won’t be necessary.” Said Alpha Radar, waving his Beta to follow him. “Let’s not involve anyone until we venture in ourselves.”With a nod, Beta Leon followed Alpha Radar down the narrow passageway; their wolves close to the surface of their minds ready in case of an unexpected attack. Onc
Ciara's POV 13 Years Later“Ciara!”The sound of my name crept up my spine like spider legs, jolting me awake from my midday slumber. Keeping my eyes closed, I pretended to be invisible as the sound of the leaves rustling in the summer June breeze continued to lull my mind into a calm stupor.“CIARA JOY!”If I can’t see her, then I don’t hear her. I thought to myself in a sing-song voice as I reclined cross-legged with my head resting back against the trunk of one of my favorite hiding spots in the woods. Nestled on the east edge of the border of our pack’s land is my favorite oak tree, with thick, wide branches stretching out in all directions high above the rest of the woods. My oak tree also has the most magnificent views of the mountains and surrounding woods which also border on two sides of the Crystal Lake waters.“Miss Ciara Joy Callaway, you better not be up some tree again, or so help me. Goddess. I will tell Alpha Radar and your father you are flapping about again!”Yep, th