XanderIf Blue had said no. We wouldn’t have left anyway. Jaxon had already said that he would find a way for us to stay with her for a few days. It was why we already had spare clothes and things in the car. Vita just gave us the perfect reason.Blue helps the human lock up as Jaxon and I wait out front. “Is there ever a time you don’t get your way?” I mutter sarcastically as I lean against the wall.“Fate, brother. You have to admit that if it wasn’t for Vita, we would be spending time fighting to make her our mate. At least now, she has agreed to this deal.”“Look, don’t get me wrong. I am curious about her, but at the end of the day, she is still a Rogue and we can’t change that.”He cocks an eyebrow at me “Why can’t we?”“Rogues are Rogues for a reason, Jaxon. You know that as well as I do.”“What if the reason she is a Rogue isn’t because of something she did?” He challenges me.“What?”“Her parents. Both of them would have been wolves, right?”“Well yeah, but what’s that got t
JaxonRunning into the hallway, I find Bree sat back against the wall crying. Xander was trying to hold Blue’s shaking body still as he muttered under his breath.“What’s happening to her?” But it’s only as I move closer that I see the foam in her mouth. “Wolfsbane.”I have seen this time and time again. It’s what eventually happened when a wolf had been dosed with two much of the poison.“What do we do?” Xander shouts at me. His blue eyes wide in fear“I don’t know.”“Do something!” Bree cries“There is no reversal for this. How did she take so much?” We had been with her the entire time.“The water, it’s in the filtered water.” She cries at meRunning to the kitchen, I grab the near empty jug from the side and take it back to Bree as Blue continues to convulse.“How full was it?” Her eyes are wide as she stares at the jug. “Bree, how full was it?”“Full” she muttersBlue had drank nearly two litres of the water/wolfsbane mix“Xander. There’s nothing we can do.”“We have to do some
Xander“Are you certain? Midnight?” I ask Bree again“Yes, but it’s…”“It’s what?” “She doesn’t like talking about it. The other kids in school used to bully her over it. Making stupid comments about her being a vampire or if she howled at the moon.”“I assume they didn’t know what she is?” Jaxon mutters.“No, only me. But that was way before she could shift anyway.” Bree drops her eyes to Blue. “She will hate me for telling you this.”“Not at all.” I tell her, but she didn’t believe me and I didn’t blame her.“Ava Midnight.” My brother’s voice is low as he stands over her. “How many other siblings does she have?”“Just Antony.” Bree replies.“Male Alpha children are born as twins and triplets.” He glances to Bree“I swear, I’m not lying about this. It’s just Antony.”“And you are certain you don’t know where he is?” He challenges her.“I haven’t seen him. I only know that Blue talks to him now and again. He does not approve of Blue working in the club.” She sighs, “I will tell you
Blue“Huh?” The word came out in a croak. My throat felt like fire, my lungs were tight as I tried to breathe, but did he just call me Ava?“That’s your name, right? Ava Midnight?”I just stare at him, confused as he came into focus. Xander with his chaotic mess of blonde hair leans over me.“Xander?” I splutter his name out, trying to make sense of everything. “Am I dead?” I mutter again. I had to be, I had consumed enough wolfsbane to kill any wolf.I hear a snort from the otherside of the room and Xander flips his head in the direction of the noise, frowning.He smiles at me “No, nearly died, but thankfully, you have been poisoning yourself for that long, your body has been able to fight it.”“I think her head is a bit messed up.” Jaxon appears in front of me. “She’s asked you the same questions three times now.I blink a few more times, trying to gather my thoughts. “Bree?”“See.” Jaxon murmurs. “Ava, we need answers.”“Not now!” Xander snaps at him. “Give her a break, she's been
JaxonBlue was starting to drive me nuts. I could barely think straight when I was around her. Every word, every refusal, her denial, it was all grinding on my last nerve and yet I knew that I needed her. I wanted her. I was desperate to have her.Sitting in the car for a little while, my phone starts ringing.“Cece?” I mutter into the phone as I pick it up. She was the only one who rang me. She was always paranoid that someone would be listening in to our private mind link conversations. I hadn’t had the heart to tell her that the phone would be much worse.“Jaxon, where are you?” “I told you, we are tracking our mate.”“You’ve found her haven’t you! It’s why you and Xander have hardly been home.”“Yes. We found her.”“Well, what is she like? Are you going to accept this one? When are we going to meet her?”“You can’t say anything to father.”The line goes quiet. “She’s not a Lycan is she?”My pause confirms her suspicions. “Please tell me that you are not mated to a human.”“Not a
Blue“Is that some kind of threat?”“He made me get rid of all the wolfsbane” Bree whispers and I glance to Xander looking for confirmation. He nods his head.“We will help you during the next full moon,” He gives me a small smile. He didn’t believe that he could, after all, Lycans can shift when they want. They weren't forced too like I was.I pull the cord of my hoodie tight around my face and tucked my legs up under me. It had been years since I had shifted. “You don’t need to be afraid of your wolf.” Jaxon mutters quietly. I never knew where I stood with him. If anything, it was like talking to a bipolar Lycan. One minute he was threatening me and the next he was trying to be kind. At least Xander wasn’t like that. With Xander, you got what you saw.“It's not my wolf that I am afraid of.”“I can’t change what happened in the past, but we can teach you to protect yourself.” Xander stares at me with those amazing blue orbs.“The week isn’t up yet.” I was still determined to hold my
Xander“I mean it, boys. You have done some dumb shit in your time, but this takes the piss.” My father stands there, glaring at us. A deep frown exaggerating his thick forehead wrinkles.“Father, this is our mate!” Was Jaxon really standing up to him?Blue had been on the edge of the seat, ready to get out of the car. My fathers stern tone changed all that. She sits there, shaking her head at me.“I don’t care, you have rejected the others. Now reject her!” He turns to face me. “I thought you of all people would know better.”“What is that supposed to mean?” I snap, confused.“You know better, Xander. Why are you going along with this?”“Because it wouldn’t matter if I wanted to reject her. Jaxon refuses too, so where would that leave me?”“She isn’t stepping foot in this house. WE are Black Moon, a Lycan pack. This is no place for a wolf and I will not have her as part of this family.”“Reject me.” Blue’s quiet voice comes from inside the car.“Listen to her, sons. I can’t believe I
Jaxon“What the hell are you up to?” I demand the moment Xander and I are alone.“What am I up to? What about you? You seem to be too caught up in your own desires to actually pay attention to Blue.”“Her name is Ava.”“And she doesn’t like being called that. It reminds her of the past. If you insist on calling her that, how long do you think it will be before father works out who she is?”I sit back in the chair, staring at him in frustration. Xander seemed to be growing more and more attached to her. If we had just brought her here to begin with, he would have been grateful for fathers orders of rejection.But something had changed, that was clear to see.“I want her company in the morning.” I demand“Fine.” He shrugs his shoulders at me “I can pick up whatever mess you create.”“Maybe you will suffer, when you realise she likes me more.” But I knew the truth. If I didn't do something soon, she wouldn't be interested in me in the slightest.He rolls his eyes at me and storms out of