HunterWhen we finally reach the pack, it’s already past midnight. The journey was peaceful; my mate has fallen asleep on my back. My mom has also remained unconscious, but the soft breaths I heard on the way confirmed that she’s been sleeping. Dad mind linked everyone to stay inside, saying that we retrieved their Luna but she’s sleeping so they can see her after she wakes up.I see Theo and Liam get out of the house to help us with our mates. The rest of the guys leave to their respective houses, seeing that everything’s fine now.Theo helps get Skye off my back, so I can shift, while Liam helps mom. Dad shifts and we carry our mates inside.Skye wakes up in my arms with a start, gasping in shock when she sees me. I feel her body tense, as she glances around the hallway.“Shh, little mate, you’re okay. I’m taking you to my room so you can rest. Well, after we get you clean.” I smile lovingly at her, not showing her how pissed I am with the smell of other men on her.“W-Where am I?”
SkyeHunter leads me out of the house after telling me his father ordered everyone to go outside. When I asked why, he just laughed, saying that his mom is awake. As if I’m supposed to understand why that's funny.“Can I see her?” I tentatively ask him as we walk aimlessly around the clearing. Hunter hasn’t let my hand go, squeezing it reassuringly every time I flinch at sudden sounds or when we're approached by pack members.Thank god it’s dark already. During the last few days I realized that living underground for years really weakened my eyes, so walking around during the day was extremely painful. On the first day I got a really bad headache and couldn’t sleep at all. Hunter rubbed my temples with his thumbs, but even the slight tingles didn’t help much. At first I was terrified of him, but Thea’s words about him being my mate and the delicate tingles caused by his touch really helped with getting over my fear. He’s been nothing but caring and loving, letting me have my space whe
SkyeI lean back from Hunter’s chest with wide eyes. Where did that sound come from? I glance around fearfully, my breath uneven.“Mine. All mine.” I gasp when the deep raspy voice comes from Hunter. I frown in confusion, why is he speaking like this?Before I can even utter a word, he crushes me to his chest, burying his face in the crook of my neck and releasing that purring sound again.“So beautiful, – he trails his nose up the column of my neck until he reaches my ear, which he licks, earning a startled gasp from me – sensitive – he runs his tongue over the curve of my jaw then down my neck before nipping at the delicate skin, eliciting a breathy moan from me. I feel my cheeks burn in embarrassment, but he only growls huskily – and responsive. My little mate.” He cups my chin and tilts my head so I have to look into his eyes, both of which are red.“W-who are you?” I whimper, trying to pull away, but he keeps me in place with his arm around my waist.“Red. – I scrunch my brows in
HunterI take my mate to the dungeon, where her father is being kept, just waiting for his death. I notice Skye yawning, even though she’s trying to hide it. She must be tired, it’s almost dawn. She's mostly functioning after sunset, since her skin and her eyes are extremely sensitive to sunlight. I'll be slowly helping her adjust to normal daily routine, but it'll take time. For now, though, we wake up in the afternoon and go to sleep at dawn, so my mate's not exposed to the harsh light during the day.I was surprised when my mom said she wants to deal with the fucker right now, since it’s so late, or rather early. But I get why she decided to do that. If Alpha Lucas is involved in this shit, then it’s possible he would try to help the fucker escape.“Well, well, well, looks like you’re not healing.” Mom taunts the bald guy as she nears the cell, where he hangs limply from the ceiling, his body held upright solely by the chains around his wrists and neck.“Look who graced me with her
RedI wake up when I feel my little mate shake in my arms. A nightmare. She quietly whimpers and I do the same thing as I do every night when Hunter lets me out. I crush her to my body and purr into her ear. On the first night I noticed the sound calms her down.Lying down on my back, I keep her small body on my chest. After just few moments her whimpers quiet down and soon she’s completely calmed down.The first night she had a nightmare, Hunter actually woke her up, but once she fell back asleep it came back almost immediately. So we tried calming her my way. And it worked. I couldn’t stop myself from rubbing my success in Hunter’s face. Not literally, of course, since we share one body, but I reminded him about his failure about 300 times.My little mate sleepily snuggles closer into my warm chest and I feel warmth spread through my body. She craves my closeness even after all she went through. I wanted to kill her father myself, but my mother already gave him exactly what he dese
SkyeRed takes me back to the house, still in wolf form. I haven’t really paid much attention to him back at the mine, but he’s actually beautiful. The dark fur is silky soft and feels amazing in my hands. He’s really big, too. I couldn’t even get my arms around his neck when he was standing.Red walks inside the house and goes straight to his bedroom, where he lets me get off his back before shifting into human. I cover my eyes, getting a chuckle from him in response.“You can look, little mate. It’s all yours.” He leaves a kiss on the top of my head and I hear his footsteps as he goes to his closet. When he sits on the edge of the bed next to me, I finally take my hand off my eyes and look at him.Only to find him shirtless. Is this a werewolf thing? His father doesn’t wear shirt either!“Come here, little mate. I need you close.” He opens his arms to me, leaving the choice of sitting in his lap to me. I don’t even hesitate, the choice is obvious.Red starts purring the second I set
HunterMy cute mate sits between my legs, reading a book about werewolves. The same one my mom read when she came here. I was surprised it’s still here, but dad said he couldn’t just throw it away, since mom used it to explain various things to my brothers.I watch her silently, content with just having her close. Despite not having slept a lot today, she still decided to stay up, saying she wants to learn more about being a werewolf. She was so adorable that I couldn’t possibly take this away from her.“So I have to go through a ceremony in order to be a part of the pack?” She turns to me questioningly, but I’m too focused on the warmth her small body provides to hear her correctly.“Hunter?” She leans up to my face and that’s when I snap out of my dreamy state.“Hmm?”She chuckles amusedly. “I asked if I have to go through the ceremony to
SkyeI can’t sleep.The thought of those guys coming to find me keeps me awake and I can’t shake off the bad feeling that they’re going to hurt me again.Luna said there’s almost 50 wolves that worked with my father. That’s a huge threat. I can’t understand how could the Alpha pair be so calm about this. I know their pack is not weak, but I don’t want to cause trouble.“What’s wrong, love?” Hunter pulls me to his chest when I turn around. Again.“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you up.”“I wasn’t sleeping. I could feel your agitation, but I waited for you to talk to me. What is it?” He sits up, leaning his back against the headboard and pulls me onto his lap so I straddle him.“What if they come after me?” I express my worries. I can’t bring myself to lie to him when he stares at me wi
LorenzoMy heart feels like it’ll beat its way out of my chest as I drive back to Berkeley. It’s been fucking weeks since I was last here and I can’t believe I’d ever say this, but I miss this place. I think it’s because my mate is there.I can’t wait to see her.I’ve been trying to find out why those rogues and humans had the Alpha King’s emblem on them, but my effort was fruitless. Almost every human had their tongue cut off and the wolves didn’t know who was behind the attacks. This is getting really messy.Just as I enter the city, there’s an unsettling feeling in my chest, a heaviness that restricts my lungs to the point of being painful. And I have this uneasy feeling it’s connected to my mate.There’s something wrong with Ivy.I speed through the streets of Berkeley, heading straight to Ivy’s apartment complex, cursing at every slow driver that stops me from reaching my destination. It would be so much faster to just run, but how can I do this in the city filled with people?! I
LorenzoMy heart feels like it’ll beat its way out of my chest as I drive back to Berkeley. It’s been fucking weeks since I was last here and I can’t believe I’d ever say this, but I miss this place. I think it’s because my mate is there.I can’t wait to see her.I’ve been trying to find out why those rogues and humans had the Alpha King’s emblem on them, but my effort was fruitless. Almost every human had their tongue cut off and the wolves didn’t know who was behind the attacks. This is getting really messy.Just as I enter the city, there’s an unsettling feeling in my chest, a heaviness that restricts my lungs to the point of being painful. And I have this uneasy feeling it’s connected to my mate.There’s something wrong with Ivy.I speed through the streets of Berkeley, heading straight to Ivy’s apartment complex, cursing at every slow driver that stops me from reaching my destination. It would be so much faster to just run, but how can I do this in the city filled with people?! I
IvyThere’s only one thing I didn’t want to happen on a sunny Saturday afternoon. It’s the one thing I’ve been dreading happening ever since I moved here.So, of course – it happens right when I don’t want it to happen.Dad calling… I take a deep breath to calm my racing heartbeat then pick up the phone. “Hi dad…” I quietly greet him, sitting on the couch with my pajama clad legs against my chest. I noticed that whenever I talk to my parents, I always curl up on myself to get some… sense of security. Why do I need to feel secure while talking to my own parents? I don’t know.“What took you so long to pick up the phone, Yvette? Are you with someone? Is it a boy?!” Dad demands harshly, making me flinch at the loudness of his voice.“N-No… I was just studying…” I stammer pathetically, like every other time I talk to my dad.“Good.”I bite my lip unsurely, debating on whether to ask the question burning in my mind. “W-Why did you call, dad?”“I’m calling to warn you that I’m on my way to
LorenzoThe few Alphas gathered in the room are getting on my nerves. They keep interrupting the meeting and I have to put them in their place just to be able to continue. I’ve been constantly meeting with the packs for the last weeks due to the difficult situation with recent attacks on them. Almost every pack has been attacked and suffered a great damage.Almost.The Dark Moon Pack, where I am at the moment, hasn’t really suffered, having the strongest army on the whole continent, led by none other than Beast.She and her army of Deads easily dealt with the attackers and even managed to catch a few of them alive. After I visited the packs that didn’t handle their situation so well, I came here to interrogate the intruders.Right now I’m sitting in Alpha Kingston’s office, with his mate, Thea, his son Theo, - I wonder what happened to their firstborn, Hunter - and a few neighboring alphas accompanying us. The men are way chattier than I would’ve liked. I hate having to listen to thei
IvyMy whole Saturday is spent studying for the upcoming tests I have next week. I need to revise the material so I can get a good grade. The amount of assignments is overwhelming, but I don’t mind. I’d rather do this than spend another evening watching sad movies and eating junk food.Lia and Blake are with the football team in Los Angeles, where they have a game tonight. But even though they’re busy, Lia still called me to check how I was doing. She’s been doing that all the time whenever I wasn’t with her, mainly because of the situation at the club few weeks ago.I haven’t seen the man Lia beat up again, but it may be because I spend most of my time outside with her and Blake. The fact that they’re being watched by some bikers might also be a reason for my peace.After few hours of working on my assignments my doorbell rings, almost sending me into a panic attack. I know for a fact it’s not Lia, Blake or the guys from the team, since they’re all in a different state, and I don’t r
IvyThe next weeks were quite peaceful, spent mostly with my friends. Lia wasn’t joking when she said she’s not going to leave me alone. Whenever I went out, she was there with me. Today we even have kind of a girls’ day and it’s the best thing ever. I noticed that Lia doesn’t like girly stuff, so we didn’t do anything like that. We went for massages then got our hair done, and then we went to dinner to this cute little bistro Lia recommended.I was genuinely shocked when Lia told me she wants to dye her hair ash blonde, but damn does it look good on her. She had three sessions at the salon, today’s one being the last one.We talked about anything and everything the whole day, getting really close. It's so nice to spend time with someone so genuine and honest. She doesn't beat around the bush or pretend to like something she doesn't. When I suggested going shopping earlier, she straight ot told me she hates it and she'd rather not show me her angry side, saying it might scare me.“Oh
IvyI should’ve known. It was too perfect to be true.I’m so stupid.I put another spoonful of my favorite chocolate ice cream in my mouth, sobbing quietly as I watch the movie. I try to convince myself that the tears that flow down my face are caused by the death scene playing on the screen and not the fact that I was stood up.I glance at the dress I chose for the date with disdain, hating how it’s going to remind me of today every time I look at it. I shouldn’t have believed that a man like Lorenzo would want anything to do with me. He was probably making fun of me, like all the other guys that have ever asked me out.The first guy to ever play with me like that was my crush from middle school. He was so charming and polite when he asked me on a date that I immediately agreed, all too eager to be with him. He showed up, unlike Lorenzo, but the date was horrible. When he asked me if I had fun, I lied, afraid of offending him. Only then did he tell me that it was all fake, laughing i
LorenzoI asked her out. I know it might’ve been too fast, but I just couldn’t stop myself. After millennia spent alone, I finally found my little mate and I’ll be damned if I let her get away.“Someone looks happy.” Alex comments as he works on his laptop. I was unable to wipe the grin off my face the whole way here, so it’s no wonder he noticed the change of my mood. “What happened?”“I found my mate. – I grin when I see his eyes bulge out – And I asked her out.”“Already?!” He shrieks before clearing his throat. “I mean, already? Isn’t that a bit fast? Who is she?” He gives me a skeptical look.“She’s human, that’s for starters. I need to get close to her the traditional way. If I just suddenly told her she’s mine cause she’s my mate, she’d freak out. – I shrug, pouring myself a drink – I met her yesterday.” I smile fondly at the memory of my little mate in that cute little top and jeans.“Yesterday? – Alex trails off confusedly – But you were at the…”“At the club, yeah.” I nod, p
IvyMr. Lorenzo, David and I sit in Lia and Blake’s living room, waiting for my friends impatiently. I’m still shaken from the whole incident at the club, but for some reason the huge jacket the Mr. Lorenzo put on me earlier gives me a sense of security. It’s so warm and big, and it smells of Mr. Lorenzo. I wish I could just bottle it up and smell it forever. It’s so tantalizing.“Um, excuse me… - I get their attention – I would like to go home to change clothes, if you don’t mind. I’m covered in… blood.” I scowl at the stains on my body. I guess I got them by hugging Lia earlier.“Of course, sweetheart. Where do you live?” Mr. Lorenzo asks softly, staring at me with those golden eyes of his that resemble molten honey. I could get lost in them for eternity.“Just next door. – I answer, tucking a piece of hair behind my ear – I’ll just, uh, go and come back in few minutes. Is that okay?” I don’t know why but I feel like I have to ask them.David only chuckles in amusement. “Sure, go ah