RAERhys had been at Bev’s all night. I couldn’t remember how many times I took food out to him. No, scratch that. I did. Four. I took four full dinners to his table, and he ate everything. He even had room for dessert. Where did he even put it all?I’d been hungrier myself throughout my shift, but I hadn’t put away anything close to what he’d had.I knew he was making sure I couldn’t avoid him again, but all I wanted was some space to process what had happened with Vickie. I couldn’t think when Rhys was close to me. It was like my body ruled everything and was determined to make me forget the unbelievable thing that had happened. After changing out of my work clothes, I splashed cold water over my heated face. I’d been like that all night. I looked at my face in the mirror above the sink and almost didn’t recognise myself. My cheeks were flushed and my eyes seemed brighter. But only hours ago Vickie said they had been gold. Glowing. On any other day, I would have asked her what sh
RHYSContrary to my belief, the rogue had been at the park that night, despite the cameras that were probably still hidden there, and the lack of a full moon.But I still went back to the cafe and waited for Rae. I hadn’t even dared to look for the body.Even the monster inside me had chosen our mate over a hunt. The scent of her arousal filled the cab of my truck; I couldn’t concentrate on anything else. I was the one playing with fire. I knew what touching her again would do to us, but I still followed her scent like a hungry puppy. The rabid rogue had also made it to our car park. I’d smelled it the second Rea had opened her door.And instead of going hunting, I followed Rae into the building. Only to catch the scent in the lobby. On the fucking hobo lying on the floor. Fuck. Why hadn’t I seen this coming?The scent was faint and quickly dissipating, and the lobby filled with the hobo’s unique, horrible scent. Either the rabid wolf had tripped over him the way Rae had almost don
RHYSShe was dripping. Her scent pulled me like a rope, and everything became hazy. I couldn’t remember how I ended up lying between her legs.Several toys fell to the floor, some of them still vibrating. I paid them no mind as I hooked her thighs over my shoulders and my lips sealed around her.My eyes fluttered closed, and I groaned as her sweet taste hit the back of my throat.She tasted even better than when I’d eaten her out in the campus bathroom. I knew why. I’d already stayed close to her for too long. I hadn’t realised until that moment how much I had missed that. Rae’s moans drowned any sounds I made as I pressed closer, plunging my tongue deep inside her. Like a starving man, I gripped her hips to hold her down as I feasted. My tongue gently swirled around her clit, and a loud, mewling sound left Rae’s lips as she arched her back and pressed me closer. Something inside me unravelled. My beast surged forward, lost in the heat Rae created in our blood. Her finger reached do
RAEI turned the key slowly, wincing when the click sounded too loud in the hallway. For a few agonising seconds, I held my breath.But the door behind me didn’t open. The man inside didn’t charge out, asking where I was going.I don’t know why I had expected that. The second Rhys had left his load inside me, he’d pulled out and tripped all over himself in his haste to run away.Had I been that bad? Too needy? Too slutty?As I tiptoed to the elevator, my cheeks coloured again. What the hell was wrong with me? I’d gone six years since I woke from my coma without sex, but suddenly I couldn’t control myself.I let out a breath of relief when the doors opened in the lobby. As much as I’d wanted Rhys to explain himself, or tell me what the hell was going on, I wasn’t in the right headspace to deal with him. And part of me didn’t want him to tell me last night had been a mistake. The second I walked out of our apartment building, I remembered Jack. I was such a terrible friend. Rhys had wo
RHYSI looked away from her curious eyes and put my foot on the gas. Kidnapping her had seemed like a great idea after finally regaining control of myself from the beast but, sitting next to her in the small space in my truck, I was conflicted. What the fuck was I doing? I was barely holding my shit together but the last thing both Rae and I needed was for things to fall apart. Without her memories, Rae was like a newborn pup. Innocent. And I was the monster hellbent on making her pay for something she didn’t remember doing. Thinking that way fucked me up even more, but it was more bearable compared to the other thoughts that had kept me awake all night.She wasn’t mine. I wouldn’t mark her. I wouldn’t. “Tell me what, Rhys?”My hands tightened around the wheel as I weaved through the traffic. I could drive for days until we got to Gilded Falls without giving in to my urges. I was a fucking Alpha of Alphas, an apex predator. Her sweet taste... The sounds she’d made last night... The
SIX YEARS AGO RHYS The call of the Super moon was stronger than ever. Maybe it was my imagination, but there was something different about this moon. Something special. Or maybe it was just because I knew my life had changed because of it. The large moon reflected on the surface of the lake, and all around me, the madness increased. Beasts that normally stayed hidden roamed and rampaged. Wolves howled and fucked. Others hunted, their strengths amplified under the Moon Goddess’ blessing. The lake rippled with signs of the beasts that roamed in its depths. Even the waterfall roared louder than it normally did. But Rae still hadn’t shown up. All sorts of fears ran through my mind. What if I was right about her family? What if they were disgusted by what she was? Maybe one of her parents was out of the picture so no one knew she was born of two Alpha with pure Alpha blood. That she was special. Maybe she shifted and they confined her the second they realised. Not every pack could acc
RHYSMy internal struggle chose that moment to mess me up even more. I wanted to give Rae to him, but the thought of it...‘Because she's mine,’ the beast growled. Those words had kept me up all night. The realisation that everything was falling back into place exactly as it had been six years ago. Last night had fucked me up.But I couldn’t do that shit again. My racing heart and trembling body were proof of it.‘No,’ I snarled. ‘It's because Raechel doesn't get to go off and have her happy ever after when I've suffered so much because of her. She has to fucking pay.’‘Then give her to him,’ the beast taunted. Because he was in my head, he already knew what I thought, what I felt.My feet became rooted to the spot even though my head told me to move. Giving her up would be the safer option. I’d get my sanity back and finally put Rae behind me. Give her to the monster that destroyed me. ‘Then tell him where she is. I dare you,’ the beast taunted again.I would. It was the only way.B
RAE The taxi dropped me off in front of my campus while I fumbled in my bag for my phone. I was still trembling. Had I almost been kidnapped? That man had my luggage in his car! He’d somehow entered my apartment to fuck my brains out and then again to take my belongings. Who did shit like that? I get that I’d fucked up big time, and he’d had to do something equally wrong to cover up for me, but forcing me to go on the run wasn’t the answer! And on top of that, it didn’t make sense that he was willing to upend his life for a stranger. I was in danger? I’d put myself on the radar? What the hell did that even mean? My bag dropped, spilling the contents onto the pavement. Students walked around me, snickering when I scrambled to stuff snacks, notes, and toiletries back into my cheap holdall. On any other day, I’d have been glad to see the back of them for a while, but I’d just written my last exam, so I would probably never see them again. That made my heart ache. After fumbling a w