Lexi stood outside the door to her room, her heart beating wildly in her chest at what might await her on the other side of her door if Allen was in there. She was so torn and conflicted about what had happened, yet also deliriously happy and the conflicting emotions were tearing her apart. She groaned loudly and rested her forehead on the door as she sighed heavily. Why did everything have to be so complicated? Was it too much to ask for a quiet life? After a few deep breaths, she placed her hand on the door handle and pursed her lips. It was no good delaying the inevitable, it was probably best to get this over with quickly. Like ripping off a band-aid and dealing with the pain all in one go rather than prolonging the pain with seemingly endless anxiety. She pushed down gently and slowly opened the door, managing to not make a sound, peeking her head around the corner. The room was in darkness and with a quick glance around the interior, she couldn't see Allen anywhere in
Lexi stiffened as a wave of dread washed over her. How was it possible to be this turned on whilst also feeling this bad about being caught in the act? "Allen... wait..." She objected as she tried to push him away and talk to him, but he only held onto her tighter, his lips and fingers making her legs weak with their careful attention to her sensitive zones. "Lexi... it's okay… I mean, Of course, I would rather things were different, but your father explained enough that Orvar is a little more accepting of it, although admittedly very begrudgingly." He mumbled with her nipple still firmly ensconced in his mouth. "We need to talk about this..." Lexi protested weakly as she gasped and her hands flew to his head, clenching a fistful of hair between her fingers as he showed no mercy. "Fuck Allen.." She felt him smile against her skin as he moved his mouth across to her other breast and slid his free hand down her stomach, seeking the parts between her legs that were already slick
The morning seemed to arrive too soon for Ann's liking. She had been awake for hours already before the beautiful canvas of colors that indicated the sun was about to peek over the horizon began to appear, and had busied herself with working through the various piles of paperwork that Eva had sent her over whilst she was incapacitated with her heat, until she ran out of work that she had needed to catch up on. She could feel her stomach tie itself in knots as she paced backward and forwards nervously, going over the looming trial for Linus in her mind and everything that might go wrong, the fact that she would have to say goodbye to Adam in a few short hours… it was all too much. Really, she supposed that she should be curled up in bed, enjoying his scent and the last physical contact with him before he left for goddess knew how long, but a small part of her refused to let her do that. That little voice that whispered she was tempting fate if she savored the last moments, that
"I mean, I would have preferred that you told me before I was Queen. Would you not have explained if I was just your Luna?" Ann frowned. "I didn't mean it like that," Adam said shaking his head, "I just meant that the chances of us having to engage with the Dubois again were slim to none and I doubt that it would have cropped up in conversation." "You don't think Allen would have mentioned he had a dead sister? Ever?" Ann snorted, "Seriously Adam…" "He may have talked about her, but in a calmer fashion is what I meant. Without the tension of being in close proximity to one of the Dubois family." Adam explained. "At least if we were just the plain old Alpha and Luna of the Dark Moon Pack… there wouldn't be as much at stake if something went wrong." He sighed bitterly. Ann saw the look of regret that crossed his face and felt a pang of pain in her heart at seeing him so uncomfortable, but she chose not to respond, instead, she waited for him to continue. "We weren't that ol
Ann and Adam met Allen and Lexi in the corridor as they left their room, and made their way down to the entrance hall together. Greyson was already there when they arrived and he eyed Allen furiously as Lexi avoided looking anywhere but at him. Ann frowned slightly at Lexi's reaction. Had she missed something? Ann smiled warmly at him as he tore his eyes from where Lexi and Allen stood and greeted Ann properly. "Good morning, my Queen. Preparations are almost complete and we are scheduled to leave shortly." He announced stiffly. "Thank you, Greyson. I'd appreciate it if you could report back as soon as you're close to arriving, and give us an update as soon as you know what's going on. If you think you need more men, then let us know and we'll send reinforcements from the packs that needed a little longer to gather their response teams." "Understood," Greyson answered with a curt nod, his eyes almost staring straight through Ann as he spoke. Ann frowned. She could feel t
Allen could feel Lexi's anxiety begin to rise the closer Greyson got to them and he rubbed her back reassuringly. It was fairly obvious to him that Greyson was most definitely not on the same page as he was regarding Lexi having more than one mate, but he was sure that he would come around eventually to the idea. "Commander Greyson." Allen nodded stiffly, his wolf pacing inside of him restlessly. Greyson nodded curtly in response as his eyes seemed to bore into Lexi's face. This was the first time that he had seen Lexi speechless, or at the very least, lost for words, and under any other circumstances he probably would have teased her mercilessly for it, but he couldn't help but feel bad for her. "You've made your choice then?" Greyson asked harshly as Lexi did all she could to avoid meeting his eyes. "I can't choose, Greyson… you don't understand…" "Oh, I understand just fine. You'd rather choose a wolf who treated you like shit and refused to acknowledge you as his mate
Ann cleared her throat loudly as she and Aoife made their way across to where Allen stood with his arms wrapped around Lexi protectively. Lexi moved away from Allen quickly and plastered an overly bright smile on her face as soon as she noticed Aoife at Ann's side. "Hey! I'm Lexi," She grinned broadly, much to Ann's surprise. She had been fully expecting a frosty reception from both Allen and Lexi but had planned on chalking it up to the current circumstances if Aoife had asked about it. "Yes! I know, Felix had introduced me to your father and he mentioned that we were around the same age, and wondered if we had met through school or something before." "Oh he did, did he?" Lexi asked with a raised eyebrow, "What else did my dear old papa tell you about me then?" "Nothing incriminating, I promise." Aoife giggled. "I find that hard to believe." Lexi scoffed, "With all of the many shenanigans and thoughtless tomfoolery that I've gotten up to in the past, I'm a positive rep
After meeting with Bartholomew in his office and discussing the many ways that Linus may try to spin his defense, they set off together toward the Court of the Elders. The irony wasn't lost on Ann that only a short time ago, she had been the one standing in front of them all at the bottom of that intimidating amphitheater as the accused party, and now, she would be presiding over the fate of others. The trials had pretty much come to a halt during the coronation proceedings and after the daring yet deadly escape of the convicts during their transport, the rest of the prisoners held within the Enclave were being kept in the holding cells until it was deemed safe for transport once more. But now that the celebratory period had ended, Ann knew damn well that her workload was only set to increase as new trials were added to her schedule. She made a mental note to check up on the progress of Coral's training with Eva as they pulled to a stop in front of the enormous doors. "So… h