Phoenix’ POV Ranger and Ryder arrived only seconds after Antonellia’s muppets, sorry, puppets, came around the corner and onto the beach. They are as grotesque as they are stupid, with beer bellies, scraggly hair, and gnarly teeth. These fuckers have been on our radar for months, and from what we have seen so far, I’m surprised they survived infancy. So much for the theory of natural selection. Rage descends like a red mist and I give myself over to my wolf. He erupts, shifting in mid air ready to rip the throats out of anyone who would be stupid enough to square off with him. His roar makes the three idiots in front of us pause, give each other a hesitant sideways look, then without any semblance of self preservation they run right at us. Two of them pull knives from their back and the runt pulls a gun.Ranger and Ryder follow suit and shift, their identical grey wolves each lunging for one of Antonellia’s men. The last one tries to get past me and the only reason he would do that
Rose’s POV The first thing that hits me is the smell. I don’t think I’ll ever find the words to describe it, but I can taste it in the back of my throat every time I breathe in. It’s cold and silent except for my panicked breaths and my pulse thundering in my ears .The last thing I remember is running down the beach, looking back at Phoenix and seeing wolves attacking, then a gunshot. Now, here I am, blindfolded and tied to a chair in a place that smells like a teenage boy’s gym bag.“You won’t get away with this.” I shout, sounding braver than I feel. I don’t even know why I said it. It’s the first thing that came to mind. Maybe I’ve seen one too many movies for my own good.Footsteps behind me have me turning my head as if I would be able to see who is there. They don’t say anything, but the smell of cigarettes adds to the stench of the place. “What do you want with me? I have no money, I’m not worth anything.” It’s a sad fact, but a fact all the same. Why would anyone kidnap me
Phoenix’ POV We have searched the entire pier, under it, the arcades, every coffee shop, nook and cranny, twice. Rose is nowhere to be found. Wherever she is, she is barely dressed and probably freezing and confused. Why did I have to drag her out of bed? I can’t think clearly around her, and it shows. She would have been safer locked in the house, not running down the beach half naked and scared. I could have kept them out. My brothers were close by. I should have known they would be there in moments to have my back, they always are, it’s what we do.“Let’s go back to the house and check again, we might have missed her,” Jackson suggests, most likely aware of all the attention I was drawing to us with my raised voice and the rumble emanating from my chest. My other brothers, Jackson and Braydon, joined the search after we couldn’t find her where I told her to wait, and they felt my panic over our link.“Where the fuck is she? I told her, hide under the pier. I couldn’t have been any
Rose’s POV “Smile sweetheart. You don’t want them to think you aren’t having fun, do you?” The boss man’s voice sounds so familiar. Having fun, what the hell is he talking about? It takes a second to remember he sent someone to get a camera, and my blood runs cold at the thought of him taking photos of me like this.“Here, Vin, you take the picture.” I listen, but don’t try to move. In my head I’ve gone from thoughts of fighting and trying to get away, to giving up and accepting my fate, to praying to a God I have never believed in that I make it out of here alive. That’s where I know his voice from. My mind flits to granny Gwynn, and I wonder if I’ll be seeing her again sooner than I thought. He was at her funeral. Mr Ant... something. I have never met him before today but I’m sure it’s him. Something about the way he said my name earlier was familiar, the way he rolled the R, just like the man at the funeral.Even through my blindfold I’m aware of a camera flash lighting up the ro
Phoenix’ POV The red neon sign for Angelo’s Gym comes into view, and my heart, which has been slamming away since I realised she was gone, slows down ever so slightly. She is in there. I’ll have her in my arms in minutes. Now is the time to slow down, think shit through and don’t fuck it up.“So, we will go in first and take down Antonellia and his men. You get Rose and get out. Do you hear me Phoenix. You can make him pay later, just get her out of there.” Jackson holds my head in both of his hands and gives it a shake. We have been over the rather loose plan a few times. I know my brothers can deal with whatever we are walking into, and all I have to do is get Rose out of there quickly and safely.“Yes, I hear you. Get her out.” I know why he is treating me like a wet behind the ears pup. When it comes to Rose, I seem to forget my training and act on instinct, which isn’t a good thing considering I’m a trained killer and my wolf seems to be teetering on the edge of feral.Our phone
Rose’s POV Sitting in his lap is nice. I’ve dreamed about being this close to him for the last three years. The experience is ruined when every bump in the road jolts my body and sends stabbing pains up through me from my very sore and swollen private area.When he asked where I hurt, I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me. As if being found tied up and naked wasn’t bad enough, I wasn’t about to tell him what that monster did to me. I’m not sure I could even form the words. It all feels so unreal, like maybe it didn’t really happen and I might wake up at any minute.I think he knows though. The look on his face and the anger I can feel rolling off him in waves tells me he at least has some idea. I should tell him what happened in case he is imagining the worst, thinking that I was raped. I don’t want him to see me like that, imagining me being damaged or soiled or broken beyond repair. Phoenix has always been my hero, but the thought of him seeing me as a victim makes my heart
Phoenix’ POV Well, here she is, at our place just like the guys wanted, especially Ranger. I can’t help feeling like maybe I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. After seeing that video, there is no way I or my wolf could bear the thought of letting her out of our sight, so bringing her home made perfect sense. Shit, I’m struggling to even think of putting her down. She feels so damn right, curled up in my arms, all soft and warm.We get to the bunker about ten minutes after the others. They ran ahead to get the lights on and fire going and check to make sure there hadn’t been any activity in the vicinity whilst we had been gone. Jackson has made up the guest room for her, fool that he is, really thinks I’m leaving her after what she has just been through. The only place she will sleep is my bed. I don’t care if I spend every night of the rest of my life sleeping in a chair. She belongs in my bed, nowhere else.You wouldn’t know our bunker is here unless you were really looking for it
Phoenix’ POV “I’m here, if you want to talk... about tonight... about anything.” I broach the subject delicately. I saw her embarrassment earlier, and even now, I feel her face heat against my chest, but the kind of trauma she has just endured shouldn’t be swept under the rug and left to fester.“He didn’t ra..” she swallows, “he didn’t rape me.” She forces the words out, her face mashed against my chest like she can’t bear to look at me.“Look at me, Rose.” I wait for her to comply. It takes her a moment, and I feel her take a deep breath before she lifts her head, and her swollen, tear streaked face looks up at me.“You have nothing to be ashamed of. What happened, whatever happened, is on him, not you. He has absolutely no right to be in your head, and you need to know you are stronger than him. You are stronger than anyone I know.” I try not to let on that I know exactly what happened. I saw the depraved act with my own eyes, and that shit will be burned into my memory for as lo
Phoenix’ POVMy brothers and I mind link about a plan to take Rose to get the rest of her stuff, as we pick over the last bits of dinner. I don’t want to bring up Antonellia in front of her and unless she mentions him. She won’t have any idea what happens to him when we get our hands on him. Actually, even if she asks, I won’t tell her anything other than he has been dealt with. I can’t wait for that day.‘Let’s get on with it then.’ My wolf is impatient to get down to business.“Let’s go and get comfy. My wolf wants to talk.” I lift Rose off her stool and she wraps her arms around my neck as I and carry her over to the sofa, my brothers all fallow behind us, keen to get some answers.I fuss for a minute, plumping Rose’s pillow, making sure she is tucked in with a blanket and her drink is easily within reach. When I notice my brothers all giving me shit eating grins and shaking their heads, I realise just how much has changed in the last couple of days.I am so far gone for this woman
Rose’s POV A small ember of hope comes alive in my heart. I so desperately want it to be true, but I don’t dare allow myself to dream it. Phoenix was asking about granny Gwynn and her stories, and Wolfie wants to talk about the guys, me and granny. Could it be that what I thought were dreams are actually true? When I thought granny was a witch, it wasn’t my childish imagination playing games. That haunting voice I hear on and off, like a fading echo, could be more than just my imagination or my mind playing tricks on me. I could be going crazy. It would be understandable if I was losing my grip on reality, wouldn’t it? After all, that kind of stuff is hereditary, isn’t it? And granny was kind of loopy before she died.“Bro, Flower.” Jackson greets Phoenix and I and ruffles my hair affectionately just like he used to when I was a kid, as Phoenix deposits me on a stool at the breakfast bar. None of them have called me flower since… jeez, I must have been thirteen or fourteen. I didn’t
Phoenix’ POV“Thanks Wolfie.” She murmurs as she closes her eyes and her body goes limp on soaked sheets. That can’t be comfortable but she is obviously exhausted. I feel my wolf soften at her nickname for him and I’m too stunned for words. ‘Don’t fucking think about it. She can call me whatever she wants. It’s still wolf or beast to you boy.’ My beast warns me before I can even fire off one of the dozens of smart arse remarks that come to mind. It’s a damn shame I need him right now, or I’d have some real fun at Wolfie’s expense. My cock settles down and returns to normal in a matter of minutes, and as I pull out, Rose whimpers in her half asleep state. The sheets are soaked and my cock is streaked with her virgin blood. The animal inside me loves the sight and wants to tell anyone and everyone she chose me, but the man who loves the woman he just claimed, knows that shouting it from the rooftops isn’t the way to go.Luckily she is too out of it to be embarrassed when I lower my
Rose’s POVI’m still straddled over Phoenix’ lap when I wake again, only this time the dull ache of his swollen cock has turned into more of a burning sting, and I let out a groan of discomfort before I’m awake enough to realise what I’m doing.I can see and feel how guilty he feels about our current predicament, and I’ve been trying not to let it show, but what was a kind of pleasant discomfort has now crossed the border into pain territory.“Here baby girl, have something to drink.” Phoenix brings a glass of water up to me and a suck gratefully from the straw. My mouth had felt like I’d eaten sand, and the cold water cools me from the inside.“Thank you.” I squeeze my eyes closed and curse inwardly as I move without thinking to try to take some of my weight off my knees. Phoenix doesn’t miss a beat, it’s like he can read my mind, and he wraps an arm behind me, rolling me onto my back so he is hovering above me again.“Aaaaah, shit.” I gasp as he accidentally pushes deeper during
Phoenix’ POVWe lay in silence for the next little while. I trail my fingers lazily up and down her back and she makes adorable little moaning noises when I pass over a certain spot between her shoulder blades.When she starts shifting her weight around trying to get comfy I realise how much my cock has swollen. It’s the strangest sensation. My skin feels tight and I can feel my pulse like my heart is right there, beating inside her.“Is it hurting baby?” I hold on to her as I try to shuffle myself up the pillows, holding her and bringing her with me.“It burns a bit, but it feels kind of good. I’m so full and when you move it makes a warm feeling in my tummy and legs.” She blushes. I doubt she has ever really spoken about this kind of stuff with Gwynn, despite all the filthy books she reads, it’s different saying the words out loud. “It won’t happen like this every time. I promise I’ll make it up to you. You’ve been so brave, through all of this. You’re doing so well. I’m so proud
Rose’s POV The searing pain makes my eyes water and I’m pretty sure I’ll never walk the same way again. But after a few minutes of him staying still, my body seems to accept his invasion, and I need him to move. When he does, my God, I almost skin his poor arms with my nails. The full feeling of his cock forcing my insides apart with every deep thrust, he overfills me, and I’m overcome with an all consuming feeling of possession.This is what I've wanted and needed for so long. This connection to him and knowing that we are as close as two people can possibly be. I was scared when I realised what he is, but then my heart has wanted this bond with him for so long. A mate bond that transcends the mundane kind of love I wasn't sure I would ever find. ‘Mine.’ A voice growls in my head. Huh. I don’t usually, actually hear my thoughts.The pleasure pulling me towards him is different than the way his fingers made me feel. Like the heavy feeling deep in my tummy is stronger, deeper even.
Phoenix’ POV I need a few minutes to calm the fuck down and process. The bed is soaked, and so are we. I’ve seen videos of women squirting, but I always kind of thought it was edited or whatever. Seeing Rose come apart like that, fuck, it was everything I’ve dreamed of and more.“How are you feeling baby girl?” I prop my head up, leaning on one elbow so I can see her face. She looks lost and perhaps confused and I can’t help feeling a little proud that I did this to her. She will have all of my firsts, just like I will have hers, and that was a hell of a start.“That was... I had no idea... how did you?” she mumbles, panting to catch her breath.“The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. I’m so lucky you are mine, I’ll never forget that or take you for granted Rose.” My heart pounds against my sternum as I realise how truly and madly in love with her I am. Of course I can’t tell her that now, I wouldn’t want her to think it’s a heat of the moment declaration, but I will show her exac
Rose’s POVWhen he asked me to let him enjoy me, I thought it was a simple throw away comment, but he didn’t move until I nodded yes. I love that he wants to make sure I’m comfortable and happy with what’s happening. I’ve not seen this soft side of him since we first met. He was always about rules, what I could and couldn’t do, making sure granny Gwynn kept me away from anything he viewed as a threat, which was everything. He never asked, only told. In what feel like less than a second he moves down my body, leaving a scorching trail with his tongue. My skin is super sensitive and his warm breath makes the little hairs everywhere stand on end. His eyes catch mine looking down at him and the hunger in them makes me feel like prey, and he is going to devour me. “Spread your legs baby girl. Let me see what’s mine.” He kneels between my legs and gazes down at my pussy, bare and open to him as I part my knees further. I should be embarrassed, but the way he drinks in the view makes my hea
Phoenix’ POVShe looks terrified, and my twisted mind finds it adorable. I doubt she knows she’s even doing it, but she is rubbing her legs together like a little grass hopper. I can see her juices glistening on her thighs. Her palms are flat against the wall behind her and she glances at the door, but she makes no attempt to run.She is terrified, because she wants this. She wants me. Despite knowing what I am, she still wants me.“This is your last chance to run baby girl, because if you don’t, if you choose to stay, there is no taking this back. It’s forever.” I say the words, but even if she chose to run, I would chase her down. Fuck, I think my wolf would get off on the chase.“I’m already yours Phoenix.” She pants as I step closer, nudging my knee between her legs, parting them until her hot, wet cunt is soaking my thigh. Her hard, puckered nipples graze my chest as I lean in to take her hands in mine.The silence is only broken by our panting breaths as I lift her arms above he