March 1, 1692“John, you cannot judge innocents of witchcraft. You know the craft has no devil in it. But you will bring the devil to it,” Ruth Hathorne tells him. “I am coven mother. Will you condemn me?”“You are a natural born cast, as our children are. Not practitioner of the devil's work,” John Hathorne stands ready to go question the pastor's salve.“You will draw falsehoods from them John and you will be condemned by the coven. I will have to denounce you in front of the coven. My coven will have to go into hiding. You are cursing us,” Ruth tells him again.“Send our son Samuel to live away. He is your heir. When he or his descendant returns, they will take over the coven,” John tells Ruth, who nods.Only hours later, Samuel Hathorne, a seven year old boy, is hurried away to a carriage.“I give you my child and order you to protect him and his line. One day, he or his descendant will come back to Salem to take over. Keep him away from here until this evil has passed us. Keep yo
When Huck and Teresa make it to Sawyer's townhouse, they are both exhausted.“Still love me?” Sawyer asks, answering the door in only pj pants.“Ask me after sleep,” Huck leans in and they kiss.“Show me a bed and leave me alone,” Teresa mumbles.“Upstairs, first door on the left,” Sawyer tells her.“Move the cargo before bed?” Huck asks, and Sawyer nods.They park the car in the garage and move all 2000 rounds into Sawyer’s gun safe.“My retirement papers went through. I am officially retired in 30 days,” Sawyer tells Huck as they close the safe.“Wow. We need to organize a party. Is that on me?” Huck asks, pulling them close together.“When did you become my wife?” Sawyer smirks, kissing his lips.“When you showed me how good a dick in my ass can feel,” Huck laughs.“Oh really, it felt good?” Sawyer teases.“I’m so tired. Let me catch up on sleep and you can bounce on my booty cheeks for hours tomorrow,” Huck offers.“Only if you bounce off mine too,” Sawyer teases as they walk up th
“I told you so….” Collins teases a very pregnant Iris. “Teresa says Sawyer and Huck are a regular couple. All love, hugs, kisses, and everything.”Iris leans back with her eyes closed, clearly not thinking about the humans and their problems.“I am over here spilling tea and you are ignoring me. Hello,” Collins snaps his fingers at Iris.“My contractions have started, shut the fuck up,” Iris tells him, breathing deeply.“Oh, is it time for Titan, or should we be waiting a while longer?” Collins sits beside her and rubs her belly.“I mindlinked him. He and Adrian are finishing up and then he is heading this way. We have time. They are about 20 minutes apart,” Iris tells him.“Well, I will stay with you, hold your hand, feed you ice, rub your back, whatever you need,” Collins smiles at her.“Right now, I want silence,” Iris tells him.Collins bites his lip, “I’m just gonna go. We both know I can’t to be silent. But I will send Sil in here. She loves Silence. It’s her thing.”Collins run
“Any news?” Huck asks Teresa. She is behind the front desk of Killin It Gym. Huck is all sweaty with his hair falling into his face.“Your hair is sexy as hell like that,” Teresa tells him. Huck has just finished his work out. “Sawyer thinks so too,” Huck jokes. It looks like a lot of humans are finding werewolf mates,” Teresa reports and shows Huck a new article about young women being kidnapped and returned after a week with a bite and completely in love with a new man. “The humans don’t know what to make of this.”“What are you two talking about?” Sawyer asks joining them. “This,” Huck shows him. “Wolves?” Sawyer asks. “Yes,” Teresa tells them. “So far none of the girls are crying about mistreatment.” “I thought wolves treated their mates like queens,” Huck raises his eyebrows. “My concern is when its females who cant be away from their mate,” Teresa tells them. “You guys have fragile egos.” “You think a woman wanting to jump a guy is a turn off?” Huck smirks.“This one lo
Prologue:“Where am I?” Iris asks as light blinds her.She remembers her and Joey in the woods, under the full moon for her first shift.“I want to kiss my perfect mate,” Joey smiles at her, running his fingers through her dark black hair.Iris had smiled sweetly and leaned in, so their lips touched effortlessly.Their tongues massaged each other as their hands explored each other’s bodies.He had seduced her by kissing and sucking on her marking spot. She can still feel his fingers as they fumbled inside of her preparing her for him. As her eyes adjust to the light, Iris hears his voice.“May I make love to and mark my perfect mate?” Joey’s calm breathes increased her desire for him.“Yes, make me yours forever,” Iris whispered back.They quickly undress. Iris thought he would be gentle, but he was not.She wasn’t ready when he took her virginity, but it started to feel good after a few thrusts.“Iris, you are amazing,” Joey whispers to her. “You feel so good.”He sped up, making her
Chapter 1- The morning Iris is reborn. Three months until her birthday“Good morning, future Alpha,” Daria sings bringing Iris a tray. “Your breakfast is here.”“Thank you, Daria,” Iris fakes her former stupid self. Inside she is boiling. “This smells amazing.”“Made with love by a mother for her daughter,” Daria kisses Iris’s head. Iris holds back the urge to throw up again. “I picked out a lovely dress for you today. It’s going to be sunny but not hot, so the dress will be perfect. Do you need me to help with your hair?”Iris looks at Daria. For the last 10 years, Daria has doted on Iris. Breakfast, lunch and dinner all brought to her. All Iris’s outfits expertly picked out. Even Iris’s hair. Daria has been the perfect mother.Zaphyra- Don’t forget what she's planning. Oh, and don’t eat that food. She is giving you wolfsbane daily to suppress me.Iris- You being in my head is going to distract me.Zaphyra- I’m here to help.Iris- And I am grateful, but right now I am disgus
Chapter 2-Titan“We keep moving,” Titan tells his elite warriors. “Never stop. You stop moving, you die. Always forward. Never stop.”The warriors are running in place with their Alpha.Beta Adrian checks his phone, who emails at 6am?Adrian smiles seeing it’s little Iris all grown up. Adrian looks at Titan and shakes his head remembering Titan and Iris as children.Adrian is sure Iris was too young to remember all those experiences, but Adrian and Titan sure would.“Okay guys, great effort,” Titan tells the warriors. “Let’s shift and go on the run.”Titan’s wolf, Mars, loves this part of training. Mars howls as the warriors shift.Adrian- Future Alpha Iris has requested a meeting.Titan- Who?’Adrian- We can talk when you get back.Titan- Fine, we will talk when I get back.Mars leads the warriors at top speed. Adrian brings up the rear to encourage the slower warriors.Adrian- Tyson is still lagging.Titan- Ask him to join you and I before the locker room today.After the run Titan,
Chapter 3Iris stands and faces the two men in front of her. The one in the back is bigger, but an Alpha is always in front to greet another Alpha. Both men are blonde so that is no help.“Alpha Titan, Iris Moore,” Iris holds out her hand to Adrian.Adrian steps to the side and Titan steps forward.“You can’t read the aura of a Beta over an Alpha?” Titan raises one eyebrow.“I apologize, I was told Alpha Titan was a blonde,” Iris smiles innocently.“You don’t think I look blonde?” Titan asks.“Even someone as arrogant as you should be able to see your Beta is more blonde than you are. Plus, he was standing closest to the car. Wouldn’t the Alpha be the one to greet another Alpha, even a future one, before the Beta?” Iris straightens her back, unsure where this confidence is coming from.Titan smirks, “You are correct, I apologize for not stepping forward.”“I also apologize for not reading auras. I should have,” Iris says.“Lunch is in the private dining room,” Adrian smiles and they h