Ronin I heard the alarm clock blaring as I rolled over and slapped it off. Before opening my eyes, I took a deep breath and realized there was someone with me in bed. I threw off my covers and sat up rubbing my face. Glancing over my shoulder, I saw a lump in the covers that was last night's conquest. Remembering the activities from the evening, a small smile came across my lips. I nodded to myself, proud of the she-wolf I was finally able to get into my bed. Too bad for her, it ends here. Game over. Onto the next conquest. I stood up and made my way to the bathroom to get ready for the day. I had an early meeting with my dad, his beta, my beta, and the elders of the pack regarding the influx of recent rogue attacks. They seem to be increasing every week for the last six months and we can't figure out why. After showering, I step out and dry off. I wrap the towel around my waist and go to brush my teeth and style my messy hair. After splashing a bit of cologne on my face and n
Tori "Good morning, Tori, how was your evening?" I had just walked onto the unit and was heading for the nurse’s station to put my bag down when I heard the greeting from Tammy, a fellow rookie nurse and my best friend. "Morning Tammy. It was good. I spent it with my father at the lake. How was yours?" She just stood there grinning like an alley cat before throwing her left hand in my face. I grabbed it, thinking she was going to swat at me when I saw a bright glittery flash. "Oh my God, he did it!" I looked at her left finger and saw the diamond reflecting the fluorescent lights. It was beautiful, a princess cut stone surrounded by smaller green stones in a platinum setting. "Congratulations, it's beautiful!" She smiled brightly and giggled a bit before pulling her hand back to look at it herself. "Thank you! He took me to our favorite little restaurant and then he surprised me by taking me to the county fair. At the t
Tori POV Tori heads back to the bar and meets Tammy and Eric at the door. "Tori! Are you okay? What happened?" She puts her around her friend and leads her back inside. "I found Jonas" Tammy's eyes go wide and she looked behind her to see if he was still out there. "He was.... fooling around with another woman in his truck" Tears fell down her face as they found a table at the back away from most of the crowd. Taking a seat, Eric goes off to buy another round of drinks for them. "Oh honey, I'm so sorry you had to see that. Did he say anything to you?" She asked as she handed her friend a cocktail napkin. Tori dotted her eyes and shook her head. "I don't want to hear his excuses! The woman had her head in his lap, that's all I needed to know" Fresh tears fell as Eric returned with the drinks and stood next to Tori. "Do you want me to go kick his ass?" He asked, seriously. Tori raised her head to l
I swipe my key card and push open the door to my hotel room. Throwing the card on the bed I walk over to the mini fridge and grab myself a bottle of water and chug it down. After tossing it in the garbage can, I walk over to the bed and plop myself down, sighing as I am truly exhausted. Lying back on the bed, I close my eyes and rub my hands down my face. I drop my arms to my sides and just lie there enjoying a few moments of quietness. Driving endless hours in the truck following leads that ended nowhere. Surveilling woman trying to get information leading to the truth, only to find they were all false. Heartbreak and disappointment at every turn. Hoping on hope that the next lead would be the one. The one that leads us straight to her and bring her back. Unfortunately, that lead has yet to come. It was beyond difficult dealing with woman and playing a good guy to get them to reveal their secrets about who they were. I'm not very comfortable around the opposite sex. They are h
I swipe my key card and push open the door to my hotel room. Throwing the card on the bed I walk over to the mini fridge and grab myself a bottle of water and chug it down. After tossing it in the garbage can, I walk over to the bed and plop myself down, sighing as I am truly exhausted. Lying back on the bed, I close my eyes and rub my hands down my face. I drop my arms to my sides and just lie there enjoying a few moments of quietness. Driving endless hours in the truck following leads that ended nowhere. Surveilling woman trying to get information leading to the truth, only to find they were all false. Heartbreak and disappointment at every turn. Hoping on hope that the next lead would be the one. The one that leads us straight to her and bring her back. Unfortunately, that lead has yet to come. It was beyond difficult dealing with woman and playing a good guy to get them to reveal their secrets about who they were. I'm not very comfortable around the opposite sex. They are h
Tori POV The sun sneaks in the room through the crack in the blinds and lands right on my face. I must remember to fix those things, this is annoying. Just then, my alarm clock goes off and I shift my eyes to stare at it. It read 7:01. I held the button one number too long and was too lazy to change it. Oh well. My radio comes on and plays a loud, crazy rock tune meant to get my mind awake and make me get up. Slowly, I roll over and smack the snooze button and drop my arm on the end table. It’s way too early to get up. It’s my day off and here I am awake. Even better, I have a splitting headache. Groaning, I throw the covers off and push myself to a sitting position. I check my phone for the daily weather and see I have a text message. Sighing, I scroll to open it and see it’s from Tammy. ‘Can we talk sometime today? Maybe after your lunch with your dad? Tell him Hi by the way’I think about that for a second before replying. Usually, she’s
Victor POV I was just getting dressed in my hotel room when I got a text from Eric. ‘What are the plans for today?’ ‘I need to give Alpha an update. Has Tammy talked with Tori yet?’ ‘No, not yet. She is going over after Tori’s lunch with her father.’ ‘Ok. Keep my informed so I can call Alpha.’ ‘Yes Beta’ He dropped his phone on the bed and finished getting dressed. Once he had his boots tied, he grabbed his leather jacket and wore it. Picking up his phone, he debated whether to call Tori and see how she was feeling today. That slap she got from that a**hole ex of hers looked quite painful. Painful enough to send her to the ground. He opened his text message and pulled up her name. ‘How’s your body feeling today?’ I quickly hit send before I changed my mind. A moment later I still had no response. She probably doesn’t recognize the number and won’t answer. I put my phone down and st
Tori POV “I’m sorry, you wanna drop that again?” Tori stares wide-eyed at her friend waiting for her to answer. Tammy came bounding into the living room with a giddy smile on her face. Jumping on the couch next to Tori, she turns to face Tori with a wide smile and hopeful eyes. “I’m coming with you!” Tammy had hold of Tori’s hands and gripping them tightly, as if to keep Tori seated and not running out of the house. “Exactly where are you coming with me?” Tori asked with narrow eyes glancing between her and Eric. “To help with the healing!” Okay, she was way too excited about this. I haven’t even told her everything about the request. It’s not that I don’t want her to come, but she needs to understand that this could be dangerous. I have a wolf, sort of, but she is human. I don’t’ want her to get hurt or taken advantage of. She would never live with the guilt. I have no doub