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*** Slayne ***I feel the wind breezing past my face as I swing my sword downwards. I hit Alan Jefferson at the junction where his neck meets his shoulder, slicing through with ease before pulling my sword out and placing it next to me. His hot blood gushes, spraying me in the face and all over my uniform, and like a savage I smile when it does.“Alpha Manzitti and Luna Helenngelina of the Onyx River send you their regards,” I tell him, smiling as I bury my dagger into his stomach right up to the hilt. He makes an unpleasant gurgling sound in his throat before coughing blood up, large clots which splash my boots.I yank my dagger free and watch as his t-shirt changes to a deep crimson colour within seconds. I think he is dead before he drops to the floor.“That’s for all women everywhere who deserve to live without fear.”I smile as I replay the scenario in my head. I hope I get to wield my sword against him for real, it could be the perfect mating gift for my brother and my new siste
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*** Alan ***I take off my hoodie and lay out all the supplies that I have bought from the local shops. There are hundreds of paracetamol tablets, razor blades, bleach, cell batteries, rope and notepad and pen.I write letters to my mother, Melanie and Helen and tell them how each one was responsible for me ending my life. I tell each one how I felt unable to continue living after the way they abandoned me, humiliated me, and left me with nothing. I tell them how their cruel ways hurt me and left me feeling unable to cope.I sealed each note into the envelopes provided by the hotel and set them on the table. I have absolutely no intention of actually killing myself, but they do not need to know that. I just need to make them believe they are the ones responsible for my ‘attempt’.My cunning plan is to take a few paracetamols and scatter the rest around the room. Then I will make some superficial marks on my arms with the razor blades. I am going to pour bleach into a cup and on my pho
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*** Room Attendant ***I work in this hotel on the weekends to help with my university fees. The job is hard and underpaid but sometimes the guests leave nice presents and tips.My last room of the day is the one with the cute guy who made a pass at me a few days ago. I would’ve said yes but my boss was standing nearby, and I couldn’t be seen having a quick fumble with one of the guests. Hopefully we can pick up where we left off, hence the reason why I left his room until last.I quickly check my appearance: my hair is tied up in a French knot, I pinch my cheeks to add a bit of innocent colour to them and I add a quick spritz of perfume off my cleaning trolley. Lastly, I undo the top button on my blouse to ensure my ample cleavage is unmissable.I knock on the door and there is no answer so I knock again. When there’s still no response, I use my fob to open the door and shout “Housekeeping” when I step in.The smell is what hits me first. It’s like raw sewage, and the bile from my st
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*** Sal ***We had papa’s funeral yesterday. I hated every minute because now I know what he did, and I am so angry at him. My whole family life feels like a big fucking lie and I am finding it hard to come to terms with when mami acts nonchalant about everything and papa is too bloody dead to explain why. Why did he have a mistress and who the hell is this brother who threatens my position?This past week I have alternated between overwhelming grief and explosive anger, and in the midst of it all is the fact that I have a half brother I know nothing of, not to mention there is someone out there who poisoned my father. As much as I am angry at him, he is still my papa and I want vengeance. I want that twisted bastard’s head on a big fucking stick for poisoning my papa.Today when I woke up, I went to use the bathroom and got the shock of my life when I saw a flash of bright red blood in my underwear: my period. I wept with sadness that mine and Brad’s little bean isn’t yet growing ins
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*** Manzitti ***I can feel Helen’s relief at the closure she gets from seeing Alan’s dead body. He can’t hurt her or our sunshine girl anymore. I didn’t understand at first why she needed to see his dead body. I supported her because I love her and want what is best for her, but I was worried that she was going to be sad and upset that he was dead.That couldn’t have been further from the truth, She just needed to confirm it was definitely him so she could move on. He wouldn’t be coming back; she didn’t have to look over her shoulder and she certainly didn’t have to fear him anymore.“I have a surprise for you: I booked us a hotel and spa day. I thought you could do with some pampering, and I wanted a bit of alone time with my mate.” I watch as she shivers in anticipation.“What about Summer?” Her question makes me smile. I will never tire of her always putting our girl first, she is a perfect mother, the best I could have wished for.“Slayne and Ivan are babysitting. I squared it wi
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FANE My cell chimed with a new text, and my heart dipped to my stomach. I didn’t have to fish my phone out of my purse to know who was trying to reach me.It was Brooks.I chewed the inside of my cheek while I continued down the sidewalk, debating whether I wanted to read his text. It wouldn’t be anything good.Did I really care to see what he had to say?My leaving him had probably settled in. I was sure his text would be hate-filled and nasty. I didn’t need that kind of negativity in my life right now, which was why I’d left him in the first place.My phone rang, startling me. I pulled it from my purse and Brooks’ name lit up my screen. Fear clenched my gut. I forced myself to exhale and silenced the call. Then I did the unthinkable—I blocked his number. It was a bold move, but felt right.Leaving Brooks hadn’t been easy, but it was what was best. I deserved better. It had taken me a long time to see it, but I didn’t deserve to be treated the way he’d treated me.No one did.Which
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THORNE I extended the shading on the skull tattoo I’d been working on for the last hour, feeling rushed to get it done. My wolf was pacing, causing anxiety to prickle up my spine.What the hell was his problem?When he growled at me, I mentally growled back.I had no idea what his deal was this afternoon. It couldn’t be Blade’s presence. He’d been here for over an hour while I worked on his tattoo. So had his buddy, Louis. Even though they were both wolf shifters from another pack in town, my wolf had never once viewed them as a threat. Maybe he should, but he didn’t. It was probably because of their loyalty to my brother, Zac.My wolf released a howl, and I flinched.Nope. Whatever was going on with him had nothing to do with Blade or Louis. Something else had him on edge.Was it a full moon?I didn’t think it was, but I lost track of things like that often. I got so wrapped up in the day-to-day that full moons slipped my mind. Not that it mattered. The moon didn’t control my wolf an
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FANE Holy shit. Thorne Beckett was still in Crescent Creek, and he was a tattoo artist now.This was the guy I’d had a crush on from the sixth grade all the way through high school. I’d been a sucker for his short-cropped dirty blond hair and those big brown eyes of his.“So, you’re a tattoo artist,” I said, hoping I didn’t sound stupid while I situated myself on the sofa. There was a chance he didn’t remember me. “That’s exciting. I always thought your art was amazing. It’s cool to see you stuck with it and figured out how to create a job with your talent.”“You knew I could draw?” Thorne asked, his beautiful brown eyes locking with mine.I nodded, feeling my cheeks warm with color. “Yeah. I saw you doodling when we had history together senior year almost every day. I sat diagonally from you.”Please remember me. I did not want to sound like a stalker.“Oh, right,” he said, a wide grin spreading onto his face.Not much about him had changed. Well, except he had tattoos now. Lots of t
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FANEI grabbed another crate of flowers and put them in the cooler. The door to the shop opened and Thorne walked in carrying two more.“Where do you want these?”“Are those the daffodils or the baby’s breath?” I asked.He glanced inside the crate and made a face. “This one is baby’s breath, and this one looks like curly twigs.”I laughed. “They’re curly willow tips.” I pointed to where Liv stood at another cooler. “Let Liv have them. They go in that one.”He walked her way, and I stared at him, still blown away that he was mine. It had only been two weeks since the night at my apartment when I asked him to stay after everything with Brooks happened, but it felt like we’d always been together. There was an ease with Thorne I had never felt with Brooks.Life was magical with him.Liv took the crates from Thorne, and then I noticed her checking her watch. That had to be the tenth time in the last few minutes. When she chewed the inside of her cheek—her telltale sign she was nervous—I kn
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THORNE Nadine had asked me to stay the night, which was more confirmation she wasn’t freaked out by my wolf. This meant everything. My wolf vibrated with triumph. He’d expected things to go this smoothly, though.After all, he had already known she was his mate.He also had high hopes for what would happen between us tonight, and as I walked up the stairs to her apartment, I growled at him mentally. Nothing would happen tonight. Not unless Fane initiated it. She’d been through a lot and I would push for nothing.When we reached her front door, she glanced at me and smiled. I caught sight of the purple bruise shading her cheek and any sexual thoughts fled my mind and my wolf’s.My vision tunneled, and red rage flared through me instead.My teeth gritted together as I tried my damnedest to force my anger away, reminding myself she was safe, and that there was no way Brooks would ever hurt her again. It didn’t help.“What?” she asked, innocently.“You need ice,” I said. “Let’s head ins
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FANE Either Brooks had passed out or he was being really quiet. Goose bumps prickled across my skin, but not in a good way. I gripped my cell tight and shifted my gaze from window to window. Thankfully, my apartment was above my sister’s garage and not at ground level, which meant there was no way for Brooks to climb through any of the back windows. If he got inside, it would be through either of the two windows alongside the front door or through the door itself.Even knowing this, my anxiety was still through the roof.I’d never seen Brooks like this before. Typically, he was controlled while in the public eye, and he rarely let himself get this drunk unless we were home. My heart beat triple time against my ribs, becoming the only thing I could hear. Until the sound of a motorcycle broke through everything.Thorne.Tension melted from my muscles, and my grip on my cell loosened. I pulled in a deep breath and exhaled it slowly, glad he was here. When it sounded as though he’d pulle
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THORNE We walked to where we parked by the light of Fane’s flashlight on her phone. I didn’t need it, but I didn’t say so. Thanks to my wolf, I could see just fine in the dark.As soon as we reached her car, she spun around to face me and I knew what words were building on the tip of her tongue.“Nope,” I said with a shake of my head. “I don’t want to hear you say you’re sorry for the things that happened tonight or thank you to me again.”She smiled. Damn, she was pretty when she smiled.“Okay, so what do you want to hear me say, then?” she asked, and I swore she was flirting with me.I liked this side of her. This flirty, confident side that came out from time to time.It was sexy as hell.I took her hand and brought it to my lips, kissing along her knuckles while staring into her eyes. Her pupils dilated and my wolf picked up on a light scent of arousal. He released a howl and urged me to kiss her like before. I didn’t. A kiss on the hand was what she needed right now.Someone to b
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FANE When Thorne pulled into a gas station, I assumed it was because he needed gas for his motorcycle, but when he parked in a space instead of at a pump, I realized that wasn’t the case. I pulled into the parking space beside him, wondering what we were doing here.“I’m heading inside for something. Be right back,” he said, sliding off his bike, looking sexy as hell.I leaned against my seat and exhaled a slow breath while watching him walk inside. This day had been a roller coaster. My teeth sank into my bottom lip as my thoughts drifted from one moment to another. I glanced at my wrist. It was still wrapped like Thorne suggested. While it was tender to the touch, I was glad I’d gone through with covering up Brooks’ name. I wanted nothing to do with him ever again.Thorne came back, his presence pulling me from my thoughts. There was a six-pack in his hand and a lopsided grin on his face. I smiled back, but narrowed my eyes.What did this guy have up his sleeve? He looked like he w
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THORNE I hated Brooks. He was like a pimple that popped up at the most inconvenient time. Fane and I had been having a good time before he’d rudely interrupted us. Our thank-you drink was becoming a celebratory one. It was great she’d worked out a deal with May and was buying May’s Flowers. It was a beautiful thing when someone knew what they wanted to do with their life and made it happen.And then here was this douchebag tripping her up.Fane was moving forward, but he kept pulling her back.“Can we go?” she asked, looking directly at me. There was fear in her eyes. Clearly, she’d seen this side of him before.“Yeah, sure,” I said without hesitation. Bars weren’t really my scene, anyway.I tossed a twenty on the bar to pay for our drinks, even though she said she would buy, and gave Joe a nod before lacing my fingers through Fane’s and steering us toward the exit.“Holy shit!” Brooks shouted from behind us, causing my wolf to go on high alert. He’d picked up on Brooks’ anger escala
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FANE I walked toward the doors of Last Drop, my mind racing. I couldn’t believe I’d asked Thorne Beckett out for a drink. It was a bold move, but after everything with Brooks and my tire, it felt right. Thorne had helped me more than he could ever know today.“Fane,” a familiar voice called from behind me while I walked through the parking lot.I spun around to see Thorne weaving his way toward me.“Hey, you came,” I said, unsure why.“Of course I did. You offered to buy me a drink.”“Right, that I did.” Ugh. I sounded like a complete idiot!“I’m kidding. I would have come even if you hadn’t offered to buy me a drink,” he said, still sauntering toward me. An adorable grin hung from his lips, one that sent butterflies through the pit of my stomach.Thorne was hot—smoking hot.I scolded myself for the thought. This wasn’t a date. It was me buying him a drink because he’d helped me with my shitty Brooks issues more than once today. I shouldn’t feel butterflies while in his presence.“Re
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THORNE Nadine was scared. I could tell. And it was driving my wolf wild. He didn’t like smelling her fear saturating the air around us. All he wanted was for me to fix it. To comfort her and make her feel better.The problem was, I didn’t know how.Talking to her and getting her mind off her asshole ex seemed like the way to do it, but I didn’t know what to say. My mind was drawing a complete blank, and it didn’t help that my wolf was pulling me in multiple directions. While he wanted me to stay here with her, to protect her and make sure she was okay, he also wanted me to track Brooks down and make him bleed for hurting her.I had an internal battle waging inside me, tearing me in two.I outlined the last petal of her lotus and then cleaned her skin. The shop door opened as I covered her tattoo with plastic wrap and secured it. I didn’t have to look over my shoulder to know who had entered. I could tell from the way Fane’s fear intensified in the air and how her body tensed.Brooks
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FANE I found a parking space on Main Street and cut the engine of my car. To say I was excited to get Brooks’ name covered with a lotus flower was an understatement.However, I was also excited to see Thorne.As I thought about the conversation we’d had on the phone the other night when I called to book my appointment, I wondered for the millionth time if he’d cared that I had shortened his name to Cal.I hoped not.I exhaled a slow breath as I slid out of my car and made my way down the sidewalk toward Inked Wolf. When I spotted Ms. Lynette on the bench beneath the clock tower in town square, I smiled and waved at her. She motioned for me to come over, so I headed in her direction. There was still ten or fifteen minutes before my appointment with Thorne. It was enough time to say a quick hello to her and then make my way back across the street.“Hello, Ms. Lynette,” I said when I reached her.She held up her index finger. “I have something for you,” she said, before rummaging throug
