Things are about to change for Nova and fast.
I do not like this feeling. Or should I say feelings. Because it isn’t just one thing that I’m feeling as the alpha runs may hands along his skin. Fear is a big one. It would be so fucking easy for me to fall in the water. For my descenting spray to wash off of me. For my makeup to wash off and my mark to be revealed. And then everyone would know that I’m a rogue. And I won’t be safe anymore. I’m also feeling a nervous excitement. I didn’t feel it before we touched, but now that we have, there is almost this electrical current moving from his skin to mine. It’s sending a need through me that I have never felt before and a desire to stoke it even further. It doesn’t help that my wolf is going insane inside of me, growling and wanting to come to the forefront to touch the alpha. The look in his eyes is intoxicating and, for a moment, I’m completely captivated. “Take my shirt off, Nova,” he whispers and that nervous ex
I had been pushed into the deep end, the pool floor ten feet below me. I’m trying hard to get my head above the water and I know that if I can relax I could probably figure out the floating thing. But I screamed as I fell into the water and I can feel my lungs constricting and burning for air. There’s no relaxing when you’re running out of air. But even I know this much about the human body: if your body needs oxygen desperately then there’s no way that you can stop it from taking a breath. You can put it off for a bit, but your body will eventually force you to take a breath. So, yeah. I’m panicking just a bit. I try with uncoordinated slices and slaps of my hands at the water to pull myself up as I continue to sink down into the water. I try to kick my legs like I’ve seen others do when they swim, but I’m too panicked. All I was doing was tiring myself out and burning the little bit of air that I still have in my lungs. It doesn’t take lon
SHIT! Goddess-damned, motherfucking shit! His eyebrows pinch and his eyes widen as he takes in my rogue mark. He’s distracted by what he’s just discovered and I use that to my advantage. Twisting from his grip, I take the towel that was in his hands and press it to my face as I move to stand and pull away. I’m winded and weak from nearly drowning and I know that my body right now is in fight, flight, or freeze mode. I am fleeing as fast as possible. The second that I’m standing, I pull the ponytail out of my hair, letting it down and pulling it to cover my face. Luckily, my bunny headband had fallen off in the pool, along with my heels. I don’t have to worry about that stopping my hair from falling across my mark. The next thing that I do is haul ass out of there. I don’t know how much of my mark is exposed and I’m sure that the descenting spray is gonna wear off soon. The other wolves will be able to scent me out. They’ll smell
I make sure that the partition is closed between me and Edie, my driver, before saying through the intercom, “Take us back to the packhouse.” I can’t having him scenting that she’s a rogue. I can’t have anyone figuring that out, but I need time to figure out what I’m going to do, so back to the packhouse it is. “Yes, alpha,” Eddie responds and then we pull away from the back entrance of the Warren. Obviously, Nova didn’t know how often I have snuck in and out of the Warren. I can’t have my pack knowing everything about my sex life. This is a routine thing for me, so I was able to mindlink Eddie and have him bring the car around when I realized that was where she was going. I had to use my alpha tone when I realized that she was almost out the door and that her rogue scent would be out in the air. I can’t have anyone else scenting her. It’s not that a rogue scent is a bad scent. But it’s very different from the scent of our pack. Each differen
The ride to the packhouse is tense, but at least it’s only about a 20-minute ride. She keeps my shirt fisted in her hands but hasn’t put it on yet. She just sits there coiled, ready to fight or run, whatever will get her away. Her eyes never leave me, though she’s not looking at my face. She’s watching my body. The movements of my face, the center mass of my body. Hell, she could give my warriors some pointers with how vigilant she is to make sure that she is safe and how she knows to watch me for any threat. It makes something in me ache that she knows to do that. I know every wolf that is in training as a warrior. I participate in the training of the higher-level wolves on a daily basis, but at least drop by every other training group two to three times a week. She’s never been in one.It means that she’s had to learn these survival skills the hard way.As an alpha, I don’t like to know that any of my pack members are going through something like that.
The sparks that flow over my skin at Nova’s touch have me closing my eyes and biting back a moan. I can easily see how this would be addicting, which worries me. Even if she joins the pack, can I accept her as my mate? How long as she been here? Why does no one else know? Is she a harbinger of something worse happening? The easiest way to find answers to these questions is to ask her, but I can’t do that until I get her to my room. We hurry up the stairs and make it to the floor of my gamma and delta’s families. Straining my ears and scent the air, I can tell that no one is in the hallway and I nearly sprint across the landing, Nova able to keep up with me easily. The stairway that we just came through is private, just for the leadership of the pack and their families. We use it as a way to escape in times of attack, especially to get the pups out. It’s not that it’s a secret, it’s just faster. What is secret is the stairwell that is behind
I don’t know how to react to the alpha. He scares me. He has so much power over the city. Over me and my fate. I could piss him off and he could have me killed with just a flick of his hand. But, so far, he’s protected me. Yeah, he chased me through the Warren, but it seems like he just did it so that he’d be able to get me out of there without anyone seeing. I’m not really that gullible to just believe what he tells me, but his actions seem to support what he’s said. Now he’s left me in his room alone. He didn’t even lock the door. He gave me clothes, told me to get comfortable, and said that he was getting me food. Taking a deep breath, I look around the room. His scent fills me nose and, now that it isn’t augmented by the scent enhancer, it’s very pleasant. More than pleasant. I almost want to roll myself in it. To envelope myself in it and never emerge. It’s spicy and very masculine. Fuck, it’s making me horny.
When I walk into the bathroom, I can see that she’s made use of the products that were laid out on the edge of the tub. I wish that I had thought to bring out the even better stuff. The shampoo and conditioner and soap that I save for my mom and sister when they visit the packhouse that I got from Paris. But Fang is laying on his stomach in my mind, his tail wagging and his tongue lolling out of his mouth in pleasure that she smells like m. I have to admit, that is a pleasant bonus to this arrangement. She’s obviously used some of the bubble bath, but the bubbles have started to disperse. I can see her beautiful pale skin, the curve of her full tits, and the swell of her hips beneath the water. My dick swells in my pants and I can’t help but move forward to get a better look. I knew that she was gorgeous when I saw her at dinner tonight. That damn rogue mark on her fac doesn’t detract from that, though it does piss me off that she isn’t a part
“I change my mind,” I rush out, breathing heavy with anxiety. “I pick truth.”Cody cackles from the passenger seat. “Not how the game goes, Estrella (star). You picked dare, so dare it is.”I can feel Ivan’s odd mixture of amusement and worry through our matebond as he leans in through the window. “You’ll be fine, little rabbit. Just go slow. The brake’s on the left. Look where you want to go—your body will follow.”Why am I doing this?Oh yeah—because my asshole best friend and mate thought this would be a great dare.I’m sitting in one of Ivan’s cars in the packhouse driveway. Not only do I not know how to drive, but I’m also expected to drive for twenty minutes without hitting anything. Did I mention this is one of Ivan’s most prized possessions?A Ferrari 812 Superfast in metallic black.Not coincidentally, his favorite car.When his grandfather passed, Ivan got a modest inheritance and invested it in the stock market. He did well—really well. With that money, he bought all his car
It would be easy to let the kiss with Ivan get hot and heavy. Howl is—well, howling in my head, and the matebond is pressing on me to finish it. And damn, I love the texture of his skin against mine: the roughness of the day’s growth he didn’t shave this morning, the angularity of his jaw.It’s so different from kissing Nova—in an intriguing and mind-blowing way.And then there’s the feeling of his callused hands running up my arm and his muscled body pressing against me.Yeah, it would be so easy to fall deeper into this kiss than I think either of us is ready for.So instead of giving in to what I know we both want, I pull back, only to find Ivan staring at me with fiery desire in his gaze.That is doing absolutely nothing to calm the hard-on I’ve got in my pants.Or the angry wolf in my head.Why would you stop? Howl whines.Just… give me some time, okay? We’ll get there. I promise, I tell him.He grumbles but settles, lying down in my mind to watch our mates. He wants the bond com
Cody beat me to the clearing because of Nova’s trick.Normally, that would piss me off, but Fang and I both like that we have a mate who can best us. Occasionally.Plus, Nova gave me the consolation prize of seeing her tits. I’ll still count it as a win.Cody doesn’t gloat—he just has a smug-as-fuck grin on his face as we set up the picnic.I didn’t have much time to prepare, but I’m still pretty proud of myself. I brought all the foods Nova had told our omega, Amelie, that Cody liked, along with several things I know she enjoys too. It’s a mix of lunch and breakfast foods, so I packed orange juice and champagne for mimosas.I grabbed several blankets and pillows—anything to make it comfortable.This place, with its crystal-clear water and canopy of trees, has always been one of my favorite spots.My parents brought me here when I was a kid, along with Jude’s, Bryson’s, and Erick’s families. It’s where the guys—plus Jakobi and me—used to hang out as teens and throw parties. More than a
We’re out of the shower and getting dressed when it hits me—I don’t have any clothes with me. We left directly from the border, and I didn’t have anything when that happened.I’m standing there with just a towel around my waist. Nova’s in the bathroom working on her hair, and Ivan’s in the walk-in closet getting dressed. So, I head to the door, leaning against the frame.“Hey, Ivan?” I ask.He turns toward me, still buttoning up his shirt. I can see his sculpted chest through the open V, the play of muscles snagging my attention for a quick second before he gives a chuckle. “Didn’t get enough in the shower?”Caught off guard, I try to wave him off. “No! No, that’s not it. I mean, I wouldn’t mind more, but that’s not what I was going to ask.”He turns to face me fully and winks. “Just messing with you, man. What’s up?”I wasn’t expecting him to be so… friendly, I guess. He’s been intense since I met him. This is nice. Refreshing. I hope it stays like this.Smiling a little sheepishly,
I can feel just how badly Ivan and Cody want each other. And I have to tell you, I don’t think anything would make me hotter than watching the two of them together.I mean, just watching them kiss—with their hands all over each other, and Cody giving Ivan as good as he got—has me literally dripping.When they draw back from each other and Cody asks me what they’re going to do next, my knees nearly buckle.I pull Cody’s mouth to mine, kissing him hungrily. At the same time, I take Ivan’s hand and move it between the two males’ bodies. Both of our hands touch Cody’s erection, and I wrap Ivan’s fingers around the thick, throbbing organ.Cody pulls away, cursing long and low under his breath, his eyes flashing up to Ivan.Ivan breathes heavily, his gaze locked on Cody’s every reaction—the way his stomach hollows out with each stroke, the way his head falls back when Ivan squeezes the tip, and the way Cody bites his bottom lip as their eyes lock.Cody reaches out to touch Ivan as well, but
Waking up with Ivan and Nova’s scents surrounding me is the second-best thing I could imagine.Having Ivan still in bed with us would’ve been the best, but I can hear the shower running—he’s up.My eyes are still closed when I feel Nova brush hair off my face.I smile, turning my head to kiss her palm before I open my eyes. “Good morning, Estrella.”Her whole face lights up with that smile. “Hey.”“How are you feeling?” I ask as I pull her against me, my body tingling at the contact. “I mean, about us marking each other.”It was something I’d waited for—longed for, especially with Nova. But after Ivan’s reaction, I wasn’t sure it would happen. Now that we’re halfway bonded, I know it has to be overwhelming for her. She’s the only one connected to both of us.Nova leans in and kisses the tip of my nose. “Not gonna lie, it’s a little overwhelming. It’s going to take some time to sort through who’s feeling what—me included. But overall? I’m really happy.”I hesitate, but I have to ask. “
It’s so warm in here.Like, stifling warm.Did we accidentally turn on the heat before bed?But the bed is also way too comfortable for me to get out.Sparks flow up and down my body on both sides, and the scents of vanilla and strawberries mix with peppermint and coffee—the heady blend swarming me out of the haze of sleep. All I feel is desire. Stark and demanding.Nova is facing me, her head tucked under my chin, her delicious body pressed against every inch of mine.My cock has definitely taken notice of the fact that she’s here, jerking where it’s pressed between us.But then I feel movement along my back where her hand isn’t.Cody.He has a leg thrown over mine, one arm wrapped around my waist, keeping me pulled tight against him.I love Nova in my arms, and the thought that I could just hike her leg up and sink into her is extremely hot.But she’s not the one I’m thinking about right now.Right now, all of my attention is on Cody—and the way his body molds against mine.The way h
Fuuuuuuck.She feels so Goddess-damned good.The feeling of Nova wrapped around me and beneath me is even better than I thought it would be.And Ivan watching us, telling us what to do, his eyes locked on me? It’s so fucking hot I could burst into flames.“Shit! Cody! That feels so damn good,” Nova moans beneath me. Her eyes are half-lidded, her head thrown back on Ivan’s shoulder, and her tits bounce in front of my face.Fuck, the sounds she’s making have me moving faster, punching into her with each thrust. She shifts against Ivan with each movement, and the way he bites his bottom lip and watches me through darkened eyes makes my balls tighten.His hands are still spreading Nova’s legs wide, and every time I bottom out in her, I feel his skin brush against mine.“You want to make her cum, Cody?” Ivan asks, his finger caressing my hip.“Yes,” I grit out through clenched teeth.Ivan leans in, whispering in Nova’s ear. “You’re gonna cum for our mate, and then I’m gonna fuck your face
When I walked in here, I hadn’t planned for things to go down like this. Honestly, I thought we’d talk—maybe drink some coffee.But the second I smelled their mixed scents in the air, the desire hit me hard. It was just like how it had been with Nova before we marked each other. Everything about her pulled me in, the tension building with every hour we stayed unmarked. It only eased after I marked her—and disappeared completely when she marked me.Being this close to both of them now, barely touching, is torture.And then Nova’s arousal hits the air? Yeah, there was no way this wasn’t happening.The feel of her soft skin under my fingertips, the gasps and moans in my ears, the hitch in her breath when I suck on her mate mark—it's all so fucking good. And with Cody’s gruff voice and invigorating scent wrapping around us? It’s a high I could drown in.Every time Cody’s hands brush mine, sparks shoot up my arms. Touching both of my mates at once lights me up in ways I didn’t expect. It ma