As daylight broke, Chris said, "I assume this wasn't how you expected to spend your seventeenth birthday. I sighed and rested my head on Chris' shoulder. "Not really," I said. He wrapped his arm around me as I cast a somber glance toward the door, hoping and praying that Levi would soon enter. I wanted to change the subject, so I asked Chris, "Are you sure you don't want to get some sleep?" Once Alpha Ethan returns, I'll go home," he said. Chris completed his first shift swiftly and without incident, and then we hid inside the guest house while we awaited my companion. Even though morning was approaching, I hadn't slept since returning to my birth Pack; it felt like a long time had passed since the voyage had begun. You know, you can call him Levi , I remarked. He may be your mate, but he's still the most dominant Alpha in the nation. He's just never going to be a 'Levi ,'" Chris said with a shrug. We both fell silent, and I felt Chris's eyes on me. He was frantically trying to lif

The trail didn't begin that evening; rather, it did so the following morning. That night, I slept a tiny bit, but Levi didn't rest a wink. He wouldn't tell me what he was going to do because he thought I would try to persuade him out of it. Which demonstrated to me that whatever his strategy was, he recognized it was a stupid ass one.We both woke up and changed when morning finally arrived, with a gradual rise of a somber sunrise. Before donning his distinctive gold Rolex, Levi dressed on his fashionable dark blue suit and combed and gelled his hair back. He had the appearance of an Alpha male who was prepared to take charge or a conceited millionaire who always had his way. Both were appropriate summaries of Levi Ethan .I put on a plain white blouse, high-waisted black pants with a straight leg, and flat shoes. I braided my hair twice and applied minimal makeup in an effort to appear mature but professional. Despite what Levi had said, I had never met the other Alphas before, and I

I grumbled in irritation, "Stop pacing.My friend retorted, "I'm thinking.I retorted, "You don't have to pace to think. Levi halted for a split second before starting to pace once more. I turned over on the bed so I couldn't see Levi pacing while I closed my eyes and tried to contain my rage. I could still hear it, and it was making me tense because if he continued, we'd be in the middle of a heated dispute. But that was standard practice today.For about a month, Levi and I had been residing in the modest, remote cottage. My life's darkest month had just passed. Levi was picking conflicts with me if he wasn't upset, which meant he was depressed. We no longer did anything else other than argue for longer periods of time.Being in a lesser rank did not go over well with Levi. If he did participate in Pack activities, he was sullen and stood at the pack unapproachable. He refused to participate in Pack activities. The Pack truly didn't know how to behave around him, so I think they wer

I firmly grasped the bow as the arrow sat against the nocking point. My bangs were sticking to the side of my face because of the sweat that was trickling from my forehead. As I viewed from my perch in the tree, I slowly inhaled.As long as no one approached from behind, they wouldn't be able to smell me or see me from up in the tree because I was high up and facing away from the wind. My body was hidden by the branches, but I was protected by dark slacks and a black sweatshirt just in case.Even while I really wanted to be the one to free Rafa from the Vernal cells, I realized that wasn't going to be possible. I was too recognizable at this point; perhaps I could have passed unnoticed if I hadn't walked around after my Shift showing everyone my change. But now everyone was familiar with my face.But nobody recognized Javier's face. He was in charge of entering the cells and removing Rafa and the two Yellowstone females from there, together with Chris. In all honesty, we only needed t

Chris groaned, "Fine, fine." "Yes, fine, I'm quite pleased. He almost exactly matches my ideal guy in terms of appearance because I've always been drawn to Latino men. Since I only met him tonight, I can't really remark on his demeanor, but he seems...honourable."I said with a nod, "Yeah, that's exactly the word to describe Javi." You appreciate the way Latin women appear, yet you never approach me? I'm offended, dude.I have taste, unlike Alpha Ethan, he snorted."You suck. You wish you could have met someone as attractive as me.Chris said, "I have a friend, and he's a thousand times hotter than you. After a little period of silence, he resumed speaking. I've always wanted to have children, so I always wanted to be married to a woman, but Javier is just...everything."I grinned and questioned, "I always thought you preferred guys anyway?"He shrugged, "I know there are other ways we can go about that, before you say it, but it doesn't mean that this relationship isn't going to be h