"Oh my God, you're naked," Madison screamed out and covered her eyes with her hands. When she peeked out from under her fingers, he was gone.Did that seriously not happen?Madison looked around the field and saw it was empty.I'm going freakin' insane.Maybe it was the new herbs her grandmother told her to use, or perhaps it was from having Jacob in every other thought that crossed her mind since last night."Sorry if I scared you."The sound of Jacob's voice behind her made Madison jump up from her seated position."That was you, wasn't it?" Madison looked him up and down and was thankful he finally had clothes on. Not that she minded the free show, but it was kind of awkward to have a naked guy standing in front of her.Jacob nodded she was correct.Madison had no clue what to say next. Once again, Jacob left her speechless."Were you surprised?" Jacob sat down on the ground and motioned for her to sit

The realization of what happened and the consequences that could materialize smacked Jacob in the head like a two-ton boulder. He scrambled up to a sitting position and wrapped the blanket around Madison as he stood and quickly threw on his clothes.Madison began to get dressed as he finished putting on his shirt.Jacob grabbed her sweatshirt off the ground and pulled it down over her head in an attempt to help. She must have gotten the wrong indication from this action, as she slapped his hand away and pulled the shirt down without any assistance. Madison's whole demeanor had changed within ten seconds. She went from being gentle to picking up the rest of her belongings and slamming them in the bag she'd brought.Jacob pulled on her arm as she was about to toss another glass candle jar into the bag. "What's wrong?" Not only could he tell by her facial expression something was wrong, but his wolf had also picked on the negative vibe steaming from his mate.

Zach saw Jacob come back late yesterday evening after everyone was done watching the football games. He'd gone straight to his room without saying a word to anyone. This morning he was up and out of the house before anyone else had a chance to speak to him."Where's your brother?" Zach's dad grumbled at him as he reached for his third cup of coffee. It had been a late night for the pack as they had several reports of vampires from their trackers who were out the previous night.Zach grabbed his backpack off the floor and hurried to the front door. He was late picking up Emily for school. "I haven't seen him. He came in yesterday evening, but I didn't get a chance to speak with him. Why?"His father waved him off. "I'll speak with him later." He went out the back patio doors as Zach exited via the front.***"So, where'd Jacob disappear to last night?" Danny questioned Zach as the whole group walked up from the parking lot at school.Za

The following month went by without any capture or new information concerning Orfeo and his clan. The pack knew the dhampir would be turning eighteen within the month, as those who were bred from the likes of a vampire were born under the influence and power of the winter solstice.Zach had his own birthday problems to contend with. Emily was also turning the big eighteen this December. He knew what he wanted to do, outside of the whole dinner, present, and cake thing, but how she would react to what he wanted to show her was to be questioned.Their relationship had flourished over the past four months. They spent all their time together, alone or with the rest of the group, and some times had become so heated he didn't know if he was going to be able to hold back his wolf from making the big claim. But he hadn't done or performed any act that wasn't approved by the elders, and most importantly, his father. Emily still hadn't met Adam or his dad yet, and she didn't hav

"Oh my God, calm down. It's only a talk." Emily tried to calm Zach's nerves before they got back to her house. Tonight was the night of the 'big' talk, which they both assumed would be the sex talk. Her Aunt Maureen had spoken to her before, like years ago, about the birds and the bees and how babies came along. But that was the extent of it, until now. Emily was guessing her aunt could sense something different about her and Zach's relationship. How it seemed they couldn't function well unless the other was around. How they always needed to be by each other. And how close they'd become since the first time they'd met.Zach felt the first wave of calmness rush through him as Emily stroked his hand. She didn't know it yet, but any little touch from her made him feel placid, yet electrified, all at the same time. He pulled the truck up to the parking spot in front of her home and let out a deep sigh. "We're here." He nodded toward the house."Before we go in there and th