Jake stood just inside his bedroom door waiting for the smell of the soup to dissipate enough to tell him Liana was done with her dinner. He’d been so ecstatic to have finally found his mate that he hadn’t really thought about how she felt. It was time to correct that. Typically both werewolves were happy once a bond was revealed and he’d just arranged things as though she was as happy with the match as he was and would want to start adjusting to her new position as quickly as possible. He should have realized that wouldn't be the case with a werewolf who had been raised to believe she was human. He should have talked to her about what he was doing. Normally they would be sharing through the mind link and he’d just know, but since that wasn’t possible with Liana he should have been talking to her more, asking more questions. It wasn’t as though he’d mated with someone who’d grown up knowing werewolf ways and was excited to find a mate quickly and proud to have the moon goddess choose h

The loud noise in Liana’s head eased a bit and she found herself being hurried along the hallway and crowded into the large kitchen. The smell of chili simmering in the slow cookers was very strong. Those who were in wolf form began drooling despite the nervous tension in the air. “Okay pups, listen up” Called Mother Luna from the far end of the kitchen. Everyone was silent at once, all eyes on her. “Les werewolves de Lune Rose de l’Acadie, votre chafeur vous attend a l’atrue cote de cette port ci.” The small group of children shuffled from the crowd and then hurried out the door that Mother Luna had indicated. “Now, Lone Wolves, you can leave through the same door and go to the white van. I realize some of you came in your own vehicles, but for safety reasons, we are taking you all home as a single unit. We will see your cars returned to you as soon as possible. Please co-operate with this.” Ellie and Elsie looped arms with Lia and began to move with the crowd of lone wolves towards

Liana had wasted no time in calling Ellie and Elsie back. Since the triplet's car was still here, David had given them a ride but stopped in to talk to Beta Mark, probably to get the full story about what had happened. Eric, who had been tasked with protecting them, had dashed off on his own as soon as their father was out of ear shot. The three girls had decided to hang out in Liana’s room. She knew it was a mistake as soon as they arrived on the top floor. Her head started to pound again and the humming noise was nearly deafening. “Maybe the library would be better,” she suggested quietly, “Jake is here.”“You can tell where he is already?” Ellie asked. “She can smell him you dolt.” said Elsie.“You’ve been reading historical fiction again Elsie, you’re cursing like an old man.” The girls bickered good-naturedly, completely forgetting about Lia’s preference for the library as they walked through the sitting room towards the bedrooms. Lia followed slowly behind, watching her feet an

Jake woke slowly, the inside of his eyelids bright red with the heat of the sun on his face. Turning away from the sunlight that was streaming through the window, he cracked his eyes open to look around. His mind was groggy for a moment and he couldn’t quite remember why he was sleeping on the floor. The smell of mint and fresh roses had a contented smile spreading on his face before he even registered the weight of Liana’s head on his shoulder. She sighed sleepily and snuggled in close to his side. Jake brought his arms up to hold her to him more securely just as he heard the door to the Alpha level crack open. A picture of a breakfast tray flashed into his mind through the link and he replied accepting it. Zinna walked in shyly, her eyes down, her bare feet making little noise as she walked the tray over to the table, put it down softly, and turned to leave without even glancing at the pair.“Thank you Zinnia,” he said softly. He loathed to wake Liana and lose this contact, but hot

The door closed and Jake lay still on top of her, resting his muzzle against her neck, his chest panting. Slowly she felt the shape of him changing. The soft, silky feel of his fur was replaced by warm skin as his bare chest met hers for the first time. He kissed her neck and then spoke softly with his lips brushing her ear lobe. “My wolf can mind link with yours. You heard him speak, even though he was really only speaking to me. Then he warned your wolf we were going to bark, and she got you to cover your ears. Soon you and I will be able to communicate that way anytime we want to.” He sat, pulling her onto his lap. The size of his erection against her hip made Lia tense. “You’ve never had a human boyfriend either.” It was a statement, not really a question, but Lia answered anyways.“Well, yes I have. But he knew I wasn’t going to be intimate with him unless our relationship got more serious, which it never did. We were just friends who liked hanging out together and we started hol