After lunch, Nova elects to take a nap. With how malnourished, abused, and freshly beaten up she was when we got her to the hospital, it’s a wonder that she’s able to walk around at all, let alone having to deal with everything that has been thrown at her recently. Especially without a complete connection to her wolf. She still gets tired easily and needs to rest frequently. I would have loved to have stayed in the room with her, just holding her while she slept. But we’re not quite there yet. Not since she’s come back from the hospital at least. And in light of everything that I’ve found out about her, I understand that I need to take things slow with her. So, even though Fang is pushing for me to stay and watch over her, I head to my office to try to get some work done. I’ve pushed off but the most urgent things to be with Nova while she’s been healing. I’ve got to get on top of things while I can. Unfortunately, I’m only in there for about ten minutes before there’s a
I’m in the middle of a dream about Ivan that I will never admit to having to anyone.He’s on top of me, inside of me, thrusting hard in and out of me. I’ve had sex before, though forced. Even under those circumstances, I was able to find some pleasure in it. But I’ve never found anything like this. It’s like he knows every place to touch me to make me moan.“Does that feel good, little rabbit? Do you like the way that my cock fills you up?” he whispers in my ear as he moves in and out of me. I can feel his breath fan against my ear, his voice a low rasp that goes right to my core.“Yes. Oh, Goddess! Don’t stop,” I moan, my hands tangling in his air, clutching at his arms, and clawing at his back.“Fuck, baby, I couldn’t stop if I wanted to,” he groans. “You feel too fucking good. This pussy is so fucking tight and you need to get up, Nova.”Even as good as he’s making me feel, that odd segue pulls me up short. “What?” I gasp, barely able to focus.Ivan looks at me, still pu
Roy’s story comes out in fits and starts between him being an asshole and having to stop because of the pain that he’s in. His wolf is still trying to heal him. It’s just not working. Is it bad that I’m finding satisfaction in that? The Goddess will have to give me some leeway here because I just can’t find it in me to be upset about it. The story that Roy told went like this: He was the second born of the beta of the pack. His brother, Robert, was given everything: all of the attention, all of the support, all of the power. (Huge eye roll from me, but I could feel Ivan tensing beside me. I know that Roy was glossing over shit and making himself the victim, but it seems that there is more to it. I’ll have to ask about it later.) Roy was left to fend for himself and he had always known that he would be a better beta than his brother. Roy had a mind of his own, ideas to help the pack succeed, and the ability to make people listen. Robert was just a people pleaser. He wo
I don’t know where I go after the confrontation with Roy. I walk out of the dungeon and I just keep going. My entire life, I had thought that there was something wrong with me. That I was the cause of my sperm donor’s anger and mistreatment of me. He had wanted a boy and was pissed when he got me. Maybe I was a pain in the ass as a kid, though I don’t remember it. I always did whatever Roy told me to do or just stayed out of the way. He scared me too much for me to do anything else. Did I just remind him too much of my mother? She had always pissed him off more than anything. Maybe that was part of it? But then to find out that I went through all of this abuse, anguish, and heartache simply because he was jealous of his older brother? It’s like every single one of the wounds that he has given me over the years have been reopened and I’m dealing with the pain all over again. It’s the most mind-numbing pain I’ve ever felt, and I’ve been through a-fucking-lot of pain. It
Nova fell asleep leaning against me in the car. She’s still recovering and her crying jag left her exhausted. If I hadn’t been so worried about Nova and what seeing me killing her father in front of her would do to her, Roy would have been dead before he had gotten to say half of the shit that he did. How? How did my father allow Nova to go back into his care without checking in on her? By all accounts, even his own, Roy is a shithead. The biggest fucking piece of trash that I’ve ever seen. He should have been taken care of years ago and Nova been brought to live in the packhouse as a member of the former beta family. Instead, Nova was left alone and at his mercy for years. While she sleeps, I can’t stop touching her. Nothing pervy. I have my dignity and honor as an alpha and a male that doesn’t take advantage of she-wolves. But any exposed skin, skin that when against mine causes the fated sparks to bloom everywhere…well, that’s a bit different. My fingers brush t
I carry Nova to our room, taking the stairs as smoothly as I possibly can. I don’t want to wake her. She’s already been through so much in her short life and she deserves the respite that sleep can give, even if it’s just for a little bit. I’m nearly up the second set of stairs when I hear footsteps coming up behind me. I stop and turn to see who’s there only to see Jude. And he looks pissed. Eyebrow cocked, I turn back to him, Nova still and quiet in my arms. Jude pulls himself up short when he sees her passed out against me. He hurries up to me and whispers in his low, growly voice, “Get her to bed and then meet us in your office. We’ve got things to talk about.” I don’t even have to ask him who “us” is. I know that it’ll be him and my other three best friends. The same friends who also happen to be in charge of our pack with me. Giving Jude a nod, I turn and move a little faster up the stairs. I don’t know what’s got them pissed, but I know that it’s better to cut it o
I wake up all at once, a gasp leaving my mouth as I try to get my bearings. It takes entirely too long for me to realize that I’m in Alpha Ivan’s bedroom, laying on his bed. Alone. I strain my wolf hearing and scent, attempting to see if anyone else is in the suite with me, but I seem to be alone. I’m not sure what woke me up with such a start, but something feels different. Not exactly wrong different, but definitely…different. Like something’s happening…inside of me. It’s almost like when I shifted for the first time and I immediately turn my mind away from those thoughts. They’re too painful. Too horrific. I had been in the rogue camp still. In the “red tent,” called that for the amount of blood that had been lost to virginities and punishments. I had been on top of a male, one that had just been brought to the camp and was being trained as a sex slave. When the shift came, it was nothing that I could have stopped. Especially not the first shift. And the rearra
I wake once again in the alpha suite. I had been exhausted from Bite arriving and had passed out after she claimed him when he walked in the door. This time, there’s one big different though. I’m wrapped up in something warm that smells fucking divine. The heat that envelopes me and the scent, like cinnamon and apples, lulls me into semi-doze. That is until I realize what the warmth around me is. It’s a body. The second that hits my brain, my eyes pop open and I try to sit up. But the strong arms that are wrapped around me keep me pinned to his side. I look over and see that I’m in Ivan’s arms. His eyes are closed, but he shifts closer to me while simultaneously tucking me even further into his side. His lips brush the skin of my neck and arousal like I’ve never known lights up my system. His voice is whispered and gruff with sleep. “It’s too early, little rabbit. Go back to sleep.” His legs thread through mine and I can feel his cock, thick, long, and very hard,
The rest of lunch is tense. Oh, everyone is cordial and conversation continues with very few hiccups. The men of the table trade war stories. Harley seems to like fighting – I mean really like fighting. There isn’t a single story that he tells that doesn’t have him kicking someone’s ass. It’s slightly disturbing. Especially with the way my mother stares at him with adoration. I mean, I really like Ivan, may even be falling for him. But she stares at Harley like the sun’s rises out of his ass. It’s nauseating. Almost like she traded in a world that revolved around Roy – because he was abusive – to revolving around Harley – because he isn’t. We’re about halfway through the meal when Jude and Lucy walk back in the room. Truth be told, I had expected her to reject him. I mean, the fear that was rolling off her in waves did not bode well for the start of a relationship. But when they walk back in, it’s a completely different story. Jude is walking close to her,
This is the first time since I met Ivan that I wish I had the ability to mindlink him. I need to know what he thinks of my “family” because these people give me the creeps.Honestly? Harley is the only one who isn’t giving me the heebie-jeebies.My mother is way too emotional for this. If she had really cared about me, where has she been for the last ten years?And my “sister?”Like I said before, we’re obviously not blood-related. Lucy has to be Harley’s daughter from before he met my mom because my mother is lily-white, and Lucy has the most beautiful mocha skin I’ve ever seen. Her tone nearly matches her father’s exactly.Besides, Lucy looks like she’s the same age as me, and I know my mother wasn’t with anyone but my father at that time. He barely let the female out of the house.Lucy chatters on at my left about her pack and all the clubs and social activities she’s a part of. Luna Annelise is speaking with my mother, and Ivan and Alpha Derek seem to be getting along well with Ha
Three days later…I’m so nervous that my hands are shaking. I can barely button up the buttons on my sundress. “Fuck!” I curse under my breath.“Here, let me,” I hear from behind me. Suddenly, Ivan’s large hands gently grab mine and squeeze. I sigh, looking up into his eyes. There’s so much emotion there. Emotion that I’m not used to seeing. I think it might be love.Ivan gives me a small smile and I try to return it, though it probably looks like more of a grimace than anything. It brings a light of amusement in Ivan’s eyes, though he doesn’t tease me as he does up the buttons for me.When he’s done, he kisses my nose. “Beautiful.”I just roll my eyes before sitting on the bed to put my shoes on. “I don’t know why I’m so nervous. It’s not like I’ve never seen her before.”“I get it. You haven’t seen her in years and you’re worried about how you two will get along,” he says.I cock my head at him. “Are you just saying that because you can feel my emotions?”“It helps,” he
I love that I can feel Nova’s emotions through my matemark on her shoulder. I can even hear her thoughts if they get really loud. All of that will change when she marks me. Then I can listen in on her thoughts whenever I want to. We won’t even have to mindlink each other, we’ll just be able to hear the other when we turn our minds to it. Though, I do need to initiate her into the pack again. I want her to be able to mindlink with anyone, especially if she gets into trouble again and I can’t get there. Just for the safety of my mate, I need her to be able to contact Jakobi, Erick, Jude, and Bryson. I’ll have to talk to her about it after breakfast. But as of right now, we need to get to the breakfast table. I’ve had multiple wolves attempting to break through my mental walls to mindlink me. I can tell by their mental signatures that they are my parents and my boys, probably trying to find out why we aren’t downstairs yet. Too bad for them, they needed to wait for me to di
Standing in the shower, I wash the soap out of my hair only to feel two strong arms wrap around me, sliding along my waist and moving up to cup my breasts.I can’t help but smile and lean back into Ivan’s chest. “Good morning.” And I can feel how good of a morning he thinks it is.“Mmmm,” he hums against my neck before he begins mouthing at my matemark.My body arches into his and my bottom lip immediately goes between my teeth. His fingers find my nipples and he begins to pinch and roll them between his thumbs and forefingers. The moan that flows from my lips elicits a growl from Ivan and he presses his cock against my ass.“Ivan, we can’t do this right now,” I say, though I’m not sure how convincing I am with the way that my ass is rubbing all over Ivan’s cock.“You’re my mate. I always have time to show you how much I love you. How fucking sexy you are.” One of Ivan’s hands travels down to my pussy, his finger splitting me open and finding my button. “Fuck, little rabbit.
I stand from the bed long enough to pull off my sleep shorts and then I’m straddling Ivan again. His cock, which had started to soften after he came in my mouth, is already back at half-mast again. Gotta love werewolf stamina. Still, there’s definite exhaustion slowing Ivan’s movements as he runs his hands up and down my arms as I prop myself up to look down at him. “Fuck, Nova. That was mind blowing,” he says, his hands moving to my waist and moving up my torso. His hands seem to have a magnet to my breasts, though I’m not complaining. I get a lot of stimulation from my nipples. The more that he wants to play with them, the happier I’ll be. Taking his hands and placing them on my tits, I smile at him. “We’re not done yet.” The exhaustion seems to melt from him as his fingers play with my nipples. My pussy, which was already impossibly wet from sucking him off seems to gush at the feeling of his fingers on my nipples. I use it to make my pussy glide over his nearly fu
The last thing I remember is running Nova’s hair through my fingers, the feeling of sparks marching up and down my skin as sleep tugged me under. I had to have fallen asleep. I have to be dreaming right now because I have the sweet scent of my mate all around me, the feeling of her body pressed against mine, and her taste on my lips. Of her own volition. Though Nova had willingly accepted all of my touches, but she has never initiated them herself. So this has to be a dream. I’d like to say that I was a gentleman. That I let her take the lead and take what she wanted from me. I’d love to be able to say that. But this is my dream, so I can do what I want, right? So my hand fists in her hair, holding her to me. My other hand wraps around her body and pulls her on top of me so that she’s straddling my suddenly raging hard on. And the growl that Fang and I emit is completely feral. And then I hear her moan. My eyes pop open and I see her looking at me, her gaze darkened with
We spent the whole rest of the day with Jude, Bryson, Erick, and Jakobi. The point was to let me get to know Ivan’s best friends, most trusted confidents, and inner circle. Jude is…dammit the guy is fucking hilarious. He finds a way to make a joke about everything. A way to put everyone at ease, even in the tensest of situations. He apologized to me for the way that we met that night after Ivan brought me to the pack house the first time and kept me laughing and relaxed the whole time. Bryson, his delta, is really sweet. Sometimes a little slow on the uptake, but the male has a great heart and is fiercely loyal. It was clear how much he loves his friends and he immediately welcomed me as part of the group like I’ve always been a part of them. Erick is fucking intense. As the gamma, his role is to be my protector from everyone and everything, including Ivan. He immediately sat between me and Ivan, getting me drinks and the best food until Ivan literally had to order him to b
I stare down at the male in front of me, the alpha of my pack. I should feel power at having him kneel in front of me. Smugness. Satisfaction. All I feel is a love. And a healthy does of fear. Because he could very easily be lying just to get me to stay. He could just be using me, like everyone else in this awful life. How do I trust him? Neither Bite nor I know what to do at this point. “I don’t know how to trust you,” I tell him. “Not just because of the mark. I’ve…There’s never been anyone other than Cody that I could trust.” His eyes soften, his tight muscles loosen as he looks at me. Carefully, slowly, he reaches out and strokes my cheek. “I am sorry, little rabbit. You have a had a heard life. And I have just made it harder for you.” Even with how angry I am, the sense of his betrayal still sizzling in my veins, I lean into his touch. He is my mate after all. I close my eyes and let my self sink into the feeling of sparks that flow across my skin. When