Roxie left the store weighed down with several large shopping bags on each arm. It had been so long that she was actually able to go to the store and pick out new clothes for herself. Most of her clothes had been gifts from friends of her father's or peers from school. New clothes that no one had worn yet wasn't normally a luxury that she had. She was quite excited about new outfits. Avilene helped her load the bags in the back of the car. By the time they arrived back at the Pack House, it was lunch time. Avilene handed off the bags that Roxie had been carrying inside off to one of the Omegas that served as housekeepers to send to the room that she now shared with Avery. Avery wasn't anywhere to be seen when she arrived. She decided that she'd go ahead and eat lunch with Avilene, in Avery's absense. Avilene led her back into the dining room. Roxie noticed several pairs of eyes on her. While that made her slightly uncomfortable, she ignored it. She sat down near Avilene as she loaded
Celia growled in frustration as she gripped the phone in her hand. She never once believed that this could be the outcome when she sold off her daughter to Grayson Reid. That little runt offspring of hers killed the Beta of the Redwood Pack? She could hardly believe it. She didn't dare return there, no doubt she shared the blame in some of the outcome. Shit! Nothing was going according to plan. She spent three days cozing up to that little weakling of a daughter of hers, and this was the result? Bullshit! Celia sighed and pulled her dark hair away from her face. Nothing was going according to plan! The plan was simple. She bought off those two mediocre bullies to be nice to her kid from now on. Sell Roxanna to Grayson and once he had fucked all the resolve out of that defiant little whelp, she would be the perfect clay to mold into the perfect chess piece for her long game. She had been naive enough to think that if she got rid of Allistair Jackson, that the kingdom would naturally fal
Roxie woke up the following morning. She found Avery's side of the bed completely empty. She moved to sit up in the bed and rubbed her eyes. Today was the first morning of her new training schedule. It was time to start her journey of being stronger. The thought suddenly hit her that she still hadn't heard Vera since the incident with her mother and Grayson happend. What if her wolf was truly missing? What if Vera abandoned her? Those thoughts swirled in her head and she was truly starting to panic, when she heard a sleepy voice in her head. Such noisy thoughts, child. I've been listening this entire time. Can't I take a nap, without you thinking it's a crisis? Vera! I thought you were gone for real. I can't use my voice anymore.. speaking to you is all I have. I was worred that you wouldn't come back.. that drug.. Such a minor amount, couldn't kill me. We're fine. Don't you have training to do? I'm ready to stretch my legs. Your head is such a chaotic and stuffy place. Yes, we're
Avery had been watching Roxie for a while. It seemed like Avilene had been putting her through all the paces. He remembered Avilene telling him she was testing her speed yesterday. Today, he had headed out to the tree line. He was scared she would fall, but what he saw impressed him. The Pack was surrounded by thick tall grand oak trees. The limbs were thick, and climbing up them was no small task. What was more, was the speed and grace Roxie displayed as she hopped from one branch to another on those delicate little bare feet of hers. Hey Perv, if you're just going to watch her. Why don't you join us? He heard Avilene's voice in his head and he chuckled to himself. He didn't know what possessd him, but he extended his claws and climbed up. He hopped from one tree to the next keeping a distance behind them, so he could watch his lovely little mate in action. Roxie jumped from one tree to another. His heart dropped when she jumped and missed her mark, she caught herself with her hands,
Allison grabbed Roxie after lunch and took her up to what would soon be her office. The room was at the far corner of the hallway, where the Alpha Office was located. There was a large bay window in the corner of the office, complete with some pillows, almost like a little reading nook. There were large bookcases that took up the back wall. The desk was made of thick mahogany. There was a apple computer set up on the desk with an L Curve to take care of paperwork in the same space. A thick comfy office chair sat behind the desk, while two normal padded office chairs sat in front. A couch took up the side wall with a small coffee table. It was much nicer than the office of the Luna in her old pack. "You'll be Luna soon, so this will be your office. You can start using it immediately. I have some reading resources for you to read to familiarize yourself with our pack's personal laws, as well as the laws provided to us to execute by the higher ups. There's also a book about properly repo
Alpha James sighed at his mother. She was relentless and wouldn't simply let things go. "The match is set." He was annoyed. He could have been happy with a perfect mate of his own. If he had only given her a chance. She was long gone now, she had a second chance on finding a mate. That was what scared him most. If he gave up, and accepted a match now, what if his true mate was revealed later down the line? What if this was all wrong and he was ruining his own chances of a happy life with a true mate? He just couldn't stop these worries. If he denied his mother, denied this match, the pack would fall into chaos. He was named Alpha nearly a year ago when his father died. If he didn't accept a mate and give them a Luna. The constant competition between the women would never cease. His mother would never be satisfied unless he agreed. "I'm not telling you again. You must choose a Luna. We need a strong Luna to help lead our pack. It's best for our pack, and you know that." James had to re
Roxie woke the following morning with Avery wrapped around her from behind. She had to carefully wiggle out of his grap to get up. She was a little sore, but quite happy. She started the process of getting ready for her next training session with Avilene. She was brushing her hair in the mirror when she noticed the scar that was on across her neck the day before, was completely gone. She also looked at her new mark. It was pretty, two cresent mark tattoos intwined at the nape of her neck. She liked the way they looked. The thought suddenly occured to her, if the scar was healed, did that mean that the mate bond fixed it? She thought about testing it. She had been preoccupied with staring at her neck and her mark, so much that she didn't see Avery coming up behind her. When she suddenly looked back up and saw him standing behind her in the mirror, she let out a shrill squeal that startled them both. "Holy shit!" Avery exclaimed and spun her around to look down at her face. "Say my name
Roxie's Wolf Howled in pain. Avilene's Chestnut wolf snagged onto Rachel's Wolf right hind leg when all three of them were suddenly knocked over as something colided with them. A much larger, dark brown wolf with furious looking amber eyes stood in front. It wasted no time snatching up Rachel's wolf by the throat and slinging it to the side. The wolf colided with the nearby fence and ended up falling against the ground. The wolf shifted back to reveal Rachel's human form. Her neck to her shoulder was injured, but it seemed that killing her wasn't the focus of the attack. Avilene shifted back, and Roxie followed. The wolf stalked towards them, then reverted into human form, as Avery crouched down to Roxie's level to inspect her wound. "What the fuck happened?! Somebody better get to talking now! Before I get pissed." He growled aiming his gaze towards Rachel. "I can't really explain it." Avilene said as she went to grab some clothes for Roxie. Avery helped her into her clothes and used