Salara’s POVNerves take hold of me once the thrill of the moment has passed us by. I lay beneath Derrick completely naked and old insecurities slowly start to rise up from the mental abuse that I suffered from Henry. My hands move up on their own in a bid to cover up the pouch and stretch marks that were left behind from having Hayden. Derrick’s hand shoots out, grabbing hold of my hand and bringing it to his lips where he places a loving kiss along the back of my hand. “Don’t hide your beauty from me darling.” He leans up on his elbow in order to give his eyes better access to my naked flesh. He trails those intoxicating forest green orbs across my body in slow movements, his eyes drinking in every inch of me. Fire flashes in his eyes as he continues to look over my many curves with a heated look. “You are so beautiful.” His whispered words open up a part of me that I have long been missing. Before I can bask in this moment for long, Derrick’s office door suddenly bursts open and

Salara’s POVJudging from the snickers that I heard as Derrick carried me up the many flights of stairs to his Alpha suit, I would say that we did not, in fact, make it up there without being noticed. I heard a few male wolves whistle in appreciation as we passed, but Derrick and Hunter shut it down with a warning growl, without slowing down once. By the time we finally made our way to Derrick’s suite, my cheeks were burning brightly with embarrassment. I have no idea what came over me, but there was something primal in my need to have Derrick inside of me. Even now, if I think about how it felt to be filled by him, liquid leaks from my center, leaving my thighs sticky. I bury my face further into Derrick’s chest, not sure how I am going to face him after the way that I acted in his office not long ago. If the animalistic need to mate with him wasn’t enough, the possessivness that rushed through me at the thought of him being with someone else is more than enough to have me hide awa

Salara’s POVThe palace is eerily quiet. I slip off my sandaled shoes and begin to make my way through the quiet halls with my bare feet. The palace is breathtaking to see, but I don’t take the time to admire the beauty around me as I follow some unknown path through the maze of hallways. It doesn’t take long for me to find my way into a large bedroom. The style of decor that surrounds me looks similar to what I have come to associate with ancient Egypt. As I make my way closer to the large, canopied, bed in the center of the room, I am shocked to see the sleeping form of the blurred man that I keep seeing. The peaceful aura that surrounds him causes a strange feeling of guilt to wash over me, moments before I watch myself plunge a large, golden, dagger right through the sleeping man’s heart. The man jumps up in surprise, letting out a choked cry that has blood spraying across my body and face. His eyes turn to me in confusion as his hand moves up to yank the dagger from his chest.

Salara’s POVWaking up to the bed empty was more disappointing than I would like to admit. It has only been one night with Derrick and already I expect him to be there when I wake up. Something inside of me was yearning for him this morning, which is the reason why I set my fears aside and went in search of him. It didn’t take long to find him already in his office, though it would have been faster if the women that I asked would have been more forthcoming with me. Thankfully I ran into one of the gate guards as I was making my way out of the packhouse and he steered me in the correct direction. After knocking softly on his office door, I was surprised to find his Beta, Charles at the door instead of my Alpha. It is when my brain registers the two other people also in the room that I realize that Derrick is busy and I should probably come back later, no matter how badly my soul is calling out to be near him. Thankfully it appears that Derrick is feeling the same pull to be near eac

Salara’s POVNone of the three pack members say anything about the need to leave for an hour so Derrick can “calm me down” and I am forever thankful for that. I am not sure that I would have been able to fight the embarrassment if they had said something about it.We all settled back to where we were seated before my angry outburst and Derrick motions for the Elders to continue where we left off. Elder Winifred leans forward in her seat, a worried look on her wrinkled features. “We went and spoke with Gamma Orlando while we waited in order to get more information on what happened this morning.” She looks up at Beta Charles, indicating that he should be the one to relay the next part. “Orlando said that Justin wasn’t on the rotation for patrol last night.” He hesitates slightly before continuing on with the next part. “It was Savannah and Josiah that were supposed to be patrolling that part of the border, not Justin.”“We need to get the two of them in here to question them on why Ju