Sarah starts braiding my hair. “Well, Jeremy might not be an Alpha, but being with him is the best thing that has happened to me.”“I can tell. He knocked you up pretty well, didn’t he?”My eyebrows inch up. “That explains your scent being mixed with that of Jeremy,” I say excitedly to Sarah. “You are going to have a pup!”“We have been trying for a year now. When I finally got pregnant a month ago, I could not believe it!” Sarah is so happy, her scent fills the entire room.“Wait till the cub is born. It won’t be all fun and games then,” Viki grumbles.“Don’t you want pups?” Sarah asks Viki.“Blah,” Viki closes the book. Then lets out a big sigh, “I don’t know. Maybe if a big dragon shifter comes and scoops me up in the air and takes me to his cave, I might consider it.”“Maybe you should stop reading smut books,” Sarah says to Viki. Then to me, she says, “How about you? Do you want pups?”I don’t really know what to reply, as I never thought about a family of my own. My only concern

RainFor the next week, I keep meeting up with Alb in the clearing. Since he never shifts for me, I spend the time chatting about all kinds of nonsense. Most of the time, though, I let Safia out and just enjoy watching Alb teach her how to hunt and other things she never got to learn as a pup.As for me, I decided not to let Jordan’s rejection, or my rape and attack, define my life. While I didn’t want to be touched by males, I started to speak with more pack members, and I even met Kassandra. Not only does she have red hair like me, but she is a hybrid. Her mother was a werewolf, and her father was a vampire. With a round belly indicating she will give birth anytime now, I don’t know how she keeps up with all the pups she is teaching. They are the most energetic lot I have ever seen.Sitting at a table between Viki and Sarah, I watch Conon and Jeremy play soccer with some pups while Caleb and Blade are busy flipping hamburgers, meat, and sausages on the three barbecues built close to

“When you are ready.” Caleb keeps running his hands over my body, his chest purring, and the pain becomes more tolerable. All the times I thought about experiencing my first heat, I truly believed my mate would be with me, helping me. But not only is Jordan not with me, the slap he gave me that night still stings. What stings the most, though, is the mark of the Betrayer he put on me. Touching my right shoulder with the tip of my fingers, I whisper, “Fuck Jordan.” Caleb chuckles. “Fuck Jordan, indeed.” We stayed in there for hours until the sun was gone. Caleb takes me back to the bedroom and lies with me, spooning. The pain is still bad, but the nonstop purring and touching are helping. After hours of wave after wave of pain and cramps, morning comes, and Caleb takes me back to the clinic. Hector is already there, and fortunately, the suppressors he was waiting for have arrived. “Yavor is waiting for you in your office,” Hector tells Caleb as he injects me with a dose of suppre

While not a long time has passed since Caleb and I met, I know he is a good male. He made a pack for rogues like me. Whatever he decided to do with the Omegas that had… hurt him, I am sure it is not something bad.We go up a few flights of stairs until we reach the last floor of—wherever Tatiana brought me. The library encompasses the entire floor, with many bookcases stacked full of books -many of them looking very old. Sitting at a desk, behind the screen of a computer, an Omega is typing something fast. Her scent lets me know she is a berserker.“She is one of the seven Omegas that raped Caleb.”The embers I felt in my chest earlier come to life again, and for the first time in my life, I want to hurt someone. I want to hurt her, just like she had hurt Caleb.Tatiana keeps talking. “A year after I rescued Caleb from the Cosasi Vampires -when he was finally able to get out of bed, he decided to start a program for those that once were, or still are, slaves to the vampires. It was no

Loud voices wake me. The sage and bay scents around me let me know I am still in Tatiana’s home. While talking and drinking tea, my eyes started to feel heavy, and I must have fallen asleep. All the things she told me gave me a lot to think about, and I have already made a decision about what I want to do regarding Caleb and Jordan.I remain in bed a little longer, with my eyes still closed, thinking about all the questions I want to ask Caleb when I return to the Rogue Village. Safia is not off the hook either, as she, too, kept Raven a secret from me.Something brushes against my cheek, sending sparks all over my body, and my eyes pop open. Caleb is crouched next to the bed, his chocolate scent wrapping around me.So deep was I in my thoughts that I did not sense him?“Hi,” he whispers. “You got me all worried when I couldn’t find you. I thought something had happened to you. Then Tatiana called me yesterday to let me know you are with her.”Yesterday? How long have I been sleeping?