Signe POV "Signe, how are you doing? Are you okay?" Dad asked me, already standing up and moving to my side. He enveloped me in a quick hug before taking a step back to look me over. He still had his hands on my arms and was now holding me out at arms length. He was trying to read me by studying my face and body language. "Signe, congrats on finding your mate." Alpha Lance broke the silence in the room. "Thank you Alpha." I said, then turned back to my dad. "I'm fine, Dad. We had a slight misunderstanding to begin with and now... well now he has at least agreed to give our mate bond a chance." I paused waiting for the inevitable question and I didn't have to wait long. "What do you mean he agreed to give the mate bond a chance?" Beta Owen asked. I looked quickly around the room at these three men who have been an intricate part of my life. They're my role models. Those who I look up to the most. I didn't want to let any of them down, but I really didn't want to let my da
Signe POV I got to my room and began packing. But couldn’t get my conversation with Asher out of my head. I had two, maybe three months to change Asher’s mind about having a mate. That wasn’t very much time at all if you really thought about it. I wasn’t sure what the best way was to go about it. Should I just show up and hope for the best. That maybe my just being there would be enough for him to see who I am and decide that he does want me. Or would it be best for me to really try and impress him and to go above and beyond anything and everything that is asked of me. Ugh. I ran my hand down the front of my face and flopped myself down onto my bed. Why did something that was supposed to literally be the easiest and happiest experience of my life have to be the exact opposite. I picked my phone up off of my nightstand where I had plugged it in to charge when I first got into my room. It was three fifteen. Just under three hours until I was on my way to Blood Moon. I
Lena saw me look over at them and patted the empty seat next to her indicating to the seat she had indeed saved for me. I walked over to the table and smiled at everybody. It was a weak smile, but a smile nonetheless. They returned my smile, but theirs seemed to be even more tense than my own. “I’m going to go and grab my food really quick and then I’ll be right back." I let them know. I walked over to the end of the food line and waited my turn. When I reached the front I grabbed my food and hurried back over to the table with my friends and my dad. I put my tray down on the table and climbed into the seat next to Lena. “Hey guys!” I tried sounding as cheery as possible. After all, I was getting ready to leave for an undetermined amount of time when I had never spent more than a day maybe two away from home. “Hey girl!” Lena said and nudged me with her elbow while smiling. “Hey! Thanks for saving me a seat.” I replied back. “As if you really needed any of us to save
Signe POV"Hey Dad." I said nonchalantly as I walked up to him."Hey Sig." He responded back smiling.I walked up and gave him a hug."So what do you have for me?" I aked while trying to peer around him where I could see a few items had been stacked next to the bags I had left there earlier."Oh, you know. Just a few odds and ends." He joked with me.I released him from our hug and walked around to see what was there. Three bags in addition to the two that I had packed and brought downstairs myself, making it five in total. I was about to look like one of those high maintenance she-wolves that I coudn't stand packing all of this luggage around."What types of odds and ends?" I peered over to him as I started opening one of the bags. "One bag holds all of the files we have put together on Alpha Ian. He's smart, Signe. There's a reason he has the largest pack on the continent and is the most feared alpha. He is merciless and he doesn't take prisoners. I want you to read what intel we've
Signe POV I slammed my hand onto my face and ran it down the front. I just left and I already screwed up my first order of business. I looked to the driver to try and see who it was. Gabe. He was a decent warrior, but not a top ranking warrior by any means. He was built like a brick shit house and therefore most who came across him found him intimidating, but if anybody actually stood up to him they'd realize that he was a slow fighter and he leaves himself open and vulnreable more often than not to attacks. "Hey Gabe!" I hollered. Probably a little louder than necessary being as we have super hearing with our wolves. "Whatcha need boss?" He looked at me in the rear view mirror. "Uhhhhh..." well, that was weird. I've never been called boss before. "Can we pull over? I forgot a bag in the back hatch that I need to bring up front with me so that I can do some reading on our journey." "You mean the bag over there to your right?" He took his hand off of the wheel and gestur
Signe POV I just stared out to the border gate where Asher had warriors posted. They stood poised and ready to attack. Good, they should be ready no matter what. I was glad to see them on to defensive. “Gentlemen, my name is Gabe. I am a warrior from Crescent Moon and my passenger is Gamma Signe of the Crescent Moon pack. We have another car behind us carrying an additional three warriors and another two vehicles ahead of us that you should have already met with carrying three men in one car and four in another.” Gabe finished his short speech that I am sure he rehearsed in his head for the entire duration of our drive. Gamma Signe? That’s not my title quite yet there Gabe. I continued to watch the warriors in front of me. From what I could see they had two manning the border entry. No gate or walls to be seen that can actually keep an attack at bay. Did they have more warriors spread out along the border? After all, we are wolves and are very likely to not stick to the road if
Asher POVI heard the second round of cars pull up and I could feel it in my gut that she had arrived. I shifted my focus from my Gamma to the window where I could see the hood of one of the cars. I didn't know which car of the two I heard pull up she was in, but I knew for sure that she was here. "Alpha?" Gamma Josh said."Yes, sorry, Josh. The last of our visitors have just arrived and I am afraid I missed the last part of what you just said." I said turning my head back to him."Would you like to go and greet the last of our guests, Asher?" Alex asked me."Actually," I said now looking to Alex. "I think you should be their welcoming party. Josh and I need to wrap up this conversation before it gets too late.""But don't you think you should greet your ma-""I think you are more than capable of greeting our guests, Alex. Now stop pushing me and do as you're told before I make you do it." I growled and glared at my brother for almost revealing that my mate had arrived. I had no inte
Signe POVI stay out on the landing and turn once again to the paintings when Asher departed. It was obvious to me that he didn't care to stick around and chat. Or maybe he was tired from all of the goings on of the day.I can still smell him, his scent lingering even minutes after he had left. I continue to walk down the hall, studying the different names and people in the paintings. It was intriguing to me to look at the previous rulers and families of this pack. I can see the resemblance between Asher and his family. I pause when I hear footsteps coming up the stairs behind me. I was already surprised by Asher and I did not want to be surprised again by someone else. I turn and look behind me to find a beautiful woman standing at the top of the stairs staring at me quizzically. She looks familiar and I glance quickly back to the painting I had just approached a few moments ago.She was the woman in this painting. I quickly glance down at the names until I find her. She's older now
Signe POV Asher smirked back at me. "Is that right?" "Mmmhmm." I let my gaze wander up and down his body in clear admiration. "As good as you look in those clothes, I am sure you look better without them." "Well then. Can't have you just wondering what I look like naked. I suppose it's time to let you make the determination for yourself on how I look best." Asher winks at me and I feel my heart skip a beat. Our back and forth taunting and the constant teasing from him just made me want him more and more. "By all means." I wave my hand out in a gesture letting him know to please continue. Asher takes his clothes off slowly and seductively. Which, I won't lie, I wasn't aware that was something that men could really do. I watch as he strips off his final piece of clothing and he stands there in all of his glory staring at me while I stare back at him. I knew he had a good body, but I didn't realize it was this nice underneath his clothes. His pecks are well defined and his
Signe POVThe sensation of his teeth biting my neck is almost enough to send me straight over the edge and he hasn't even bit hard enough to actually mark me yet. A low laugh comes from Asher as he pulls away from me. He tongue runs up my neck to my chin and he places a little nibble before peppering kisses across my jaw over to my ear. "What's the matter?" He says in between kisses. "Cat got your tongue?"Each time his lips contact my skin it sends a jolt of electricity coursing throughout my entire body. "Mmmm." Is all I can manage to get out as he continues to ravish me. I should be embarrassed by my lack of speaking ability, but it's clearly not my fault I've lost all of my speaking capabilities in this moment. "Remember that punishment I mentioned earlier?" He whispers into my ear. I nod my head and try not to appear too eager to find out just what my punishment will be."Good." He gives me a little sideways grin that makes my heart skip a fraction of a beat. "You're going to
Signe POVHe wants me. It's so hard to believe and I can barely grasp it, but it's true. The way he is looking at me now tells me so much in comparison to how he was looking at me earlier today."I said..." He leans forward and runs his tongue along my jawline and to the base of my ear and Aerona starts to purr in response. "Who do you belong to?" He whispers to me again."YOU." My response is instant and without hesitation. His mouth is on mine before I can say or do anything more. Asher bites my lower lip bringing it into his mouth while sucking and nibbling on it. I can't stifle the moan that escapes from my mouth. He pulls away from me and pushes me backwards. I land on the bed with a soft plump as I sink into the comforter laid on top of the mattress.I can't help, as I stare at this alpha wolf, but to feel an ache and a need for him deep within me. The way he is looking back at me is filled with warmth and affection and I've never felt so complete from a look before in all of
Asher POVI can't get enough of her. Her taste. Her smell. The way she feels beneath my hands as I run my them over her body and find a place to hold on to. Her ass. It's like it was made for my hand. Round and firm and the perfect place to grab on to and pull her into me.She squeals when I pull her forward and the sound sends a electric shock through me. I want this she-wolf. More than she will ever know and even more than I can understand. No matter how hard I have tried to fight it these past couple of weeks, I can't stay away from her.When she began the words for her rejection, my heart surged with devastation. I couldn't allow for her to reject me. Not when I want nothing more than to be with her in every way possible and never let go.She wraps her arms around my neck, pulling herself even further into me and deepening our kiss. Still, we aren't close enough. I grab her hair and pull her face even more into mine as I am ravenous. However, she begins to fight against me and pull
Signe POVI sit down on the bed and face the door watching to see if Asher has decided to follow me yet. After a minute or so I glance at the clock on the nightstand. Four twenty-two. I will give him untill four thirty before I start packing my stuff to leave. Then I will find him and reject him and walk out of that door and his life for forever. 'We really shouldn't do this. Rejecting our mate will do us more harm than good. Maybe it's best if we just create some space between us. You know what they say. Distance makes the heart grow fonder.'She has a point. I don't want to reject him. Not truly. But the way he made me feel earlier in front of Ian. I have never felt more unwanted in my entire life. 'Honestly Aerona, I don't want to do it, but I feel he made it pretty clear where his thoughts lie on the topic before we came here and all this afternoon did was confirm what he has already told us. I thought that I could change his mind. That we could change his mind, but I don't thin
Signe POVThe car ride back to the pack house is a quiet one, giving me plenty more time to think about what had happened with Asher and Ian. Mainly Ian.He called me Siggy. Only one person has referred to me that way since my arrival. As much as I don't want it to be true, I need to confront Alex about this. I don't want to believe that Alex would do that to Asher. But why else would Ian refer to me as Siggy, when he knows that my name is Signe.We park in front of the pack house and Asher gets out of the car without a word. I open my door before his warrior has the opportunity to do so and move around the car quickly to catch up with Asher."Alpha?" I say quietly, hoping he won't hear me or that he will ignore me and keep walking. I'm losing my resolve for my earlier plans now that my anger is beginning to subside due to my concern about Alex.He stops and turns to face me. "Yes?"There it is again. That emotionless face. The one that reflects how I was feeling not long ago when we
Signe POVWhy is it that either of these assholes thinks they have any say in my life. It doesn't matter that they're Alpha's. Neither of them is my Alpha. "Seriously enough!" I'm fuming. Actually, I am more than fuming. I feel like a bomb ready to explode at any moment and I know that Aerona is ready to shift the moment I say go.I look at Ian who is still smiling at me. Does he ever stop smiling? He's completely insufferable.I take a step toward Ian in my anger. "You! I won't be coming with you. Period. End of story. So get any crazy ass thoughts that it might happen out of your mind, because it's not." I huff at him.He stands there. Smile never wavering. In fact, it's only gotten bigger and now I can humor in his eyes. Does he really think this is funny? I can't look at him anymore or I might just lose all the control I am so desperately holding on to.I turn to Asher. "Alpha Asher," I'm back to formalities now. "Please know that I am grateful to you for saving my life that day,
Asher POVIan appears giddy with the information he just revealed. As if he knows he has just opened a can of worms. But how would he know?“That’s interesting I guess. I’ve never met anybody with eyes like mine.” She feigns disinterest and I can’t help but smile internally. She’s smart and knows not to give anything away to Ian, but he’s still smiling at her as if he knows something she doesn’t. Not only that, but the way he is raking his eyes up and down her body, yet again, causes me release a growl deep in my chest. I don’t like the way he is looking at her. Not one bit. If he doesn’t learn to quit eyeballing my mate-‘He doesn’t know she’s your mate, you idiot.’ Thor growls at me. “You’re not even the least bit curious to know about her?” He’s trying to bait her now. “How her family never loved her and left her to die after trying to drown her in a river.”Signe makes a pained noise, but plays it off like her leg got a cramp. I continue watching her, but she never turns to loo
Signe POVAsher and I sit in the car in silence on our way out to the border and I have about a million and one thoughts running through my head so fast, I can't seem to hold a single thought down. Did he want to challenge me for taking his ear?Did he want to finish the job he started?Did he want to demand that Asher have me killed for attacking him?Too many thoughts, both rational and irrational going through my head and as I feel the car begin to slow down as we near the border I can't keep my heart from racing."Signe, you need to calm down. Your heart is pounding a mile a minute. Get ahold of yourself and we will figure out what it is that he wants and then send him on his way." He's trying to reassure me, but the irritation I can hear lacing his tone does anything but.I nod my head and focus on breathing. Aerona reaches out and I feel a sense of calm wash over me.'Thank you.' I say to her as she continues pacing back and forth in my head, still remaining more calm than I had