Scott stared down at his mate. When he’d returned to the party to find her missing he’d panicked. His first thought had been someone had taken her. He wasn’t well liked amongst his kind. They could easily destroy him by taking his mate. Daisy appeared by his side as if he’d thought her up.“Lilly went home. She looked tired. You’ve got a lot of work cut out with her,” Daisy said.“Thanks.”Daisy lingered as he watched Layla disappear into her own home. The humans were leaving the pack for the rest of the night. A couple of the women who liked to sleep with wolves lingered whereas many had disappeared. This was where the party got a little frisky. For many months he’d taken Lori during the full moon. His beast was in full force. Sex, blood, and food were the only sustenance that could calm him.“What else, Daisy?” he asked, wanting to be with his mate.“You need to keep Lilly protected. The pack may have bowed down to your orders today, but I doubt that will last long as they test her.

Scott stared at the river several days later. He’d spent every night sleeping next to his mate but not doing anything other than holding her in his arms. Darcy, Nathan, and Lewis were preparing for the other creatures to come to Grace Hill. Along with the planned visit, humans had wandered into their town. They were currently staying inside the only hotel available for them. He didn’t like them being in his town or near his mate. One of them from the group was paying a lot of interest in Lilly. She didn’t encourage him, but she didn’t shoot the other man down either.With the other sectors arriving every chance he’d tried to talk with Darcy ended up being interrupted. The meeting took precedence over his human mate, and even as he thought the words they irritated him. Lilly was human, but she was his mate. Lori was on his case, and he’d given her far too many warnings.You’re being light on her because she was a regular fuck until your mate came along.What mate? She was human.“Why a

The sound of the human male screaming did little to appease Scott’s mind. He’d seen the shock on her face. The bastard touched his woman, and he wasn’t letting him leave Grace Hill. The human should have left without trying to get his woman in the sack.Darcy was sitting with her up in his room.“She’s up here, Boss,” Darcy said.His wolf was still in control. Scott needed to shake the beast off him before he went anywhere near his woman. He’d easily lose control if she started defending the man.You need to go to her. Mark her with your scent.With his hand on the banister, Scott walked up the stairs. The strawberry and vanilla scent grew stronger. Darcy opened the door. His eyes widened as he looked down at his shirt. Scott glanced down to see the blood on his shirt. Pulling the offending article off his body, he handed Darcy the shirt.“Burn it, and burn their shit,” he said.Darcy left without another word. Scott entered his room and closed the door. Lilly stared up the length of

Scott left his mate sleeping as he went down to where his friends were waiting. Lewis, Darcy, and Nathan were sat around his sitting room drinking his expensive whisky. He got the whiskey imported once a month. Being a werewolf meant a lot of strong alcohol passed through their system with no side effects. The stronger the whiskey the more it took hold and gave him the buzz humans got. He liked the buzz the stronger stuff gave him.“Layla’s worried about Lilly. She wants to call or visit as soon as she can.I told her she was in good hands. My word wasn’t good enough,” Lewis said.Folding his arms over his chest, Scott looked among all three men. “What’s with the sombre faces?” he asked.“Crazy Lizzy turned up along with several witches from her coven,” Darcy said.“The strongest?” Scott asked, taking a seat.“Yeah, they’re starting a war with the warlocks, and they don’t want them on this turf while they’re here. Crazy Lizzy is shouting about a breed of species to ruin them all. I do

Scott waited out in the chilly night for Lilly to finish. He’d spent most of the night inside the diner eating and watching her work. When she bent over he got so many sinful thoughts that he’d spent most of the night rock-hard. Lewis stood waiting with him. Darcy and Nathan had left several hours ago. Their disapproval filled the air around them. The pack were slowly finding out about Lori taking Lilly’s place by his side for this visit. He’d need to have a meeting to explain his decision.The scent of disapproval came off Lewis.“Go on, spill,” Scott said, folding his arms.“I’m not saying a fucking word. I’ve said everything that needs to be said. You know my position, and I’m not backing down from it.” Lewis was waiting for Layla to finish.The other man helped her home safely. With the creatures of the Otherworld present the humans were not safe. In the next twenty-four hours the vamps