***TRIGGER WARNING*** (Siobhan’s P.O.V) I couldn’t get out of that conference room fast enough; I couldn’t stand being around his scent anymore. It made my chest ache more and made Tala whimper louder than she already was. I tried shifting, but Tala refused to come forward…she hated me now. So, I just ran. I ran until my lungs burned and my legs ached. The forest was nothing but a blur around me, branches catching on my clothes causing rips in my shirt and sweats. The forest was silent as I ran further in, no birds cawing, no leaves rustling, no chatter of the squirrels. I came to a stop at a small stream near the borders of the pack lands, needing water and to catch my breath. Cupping my hands in the water, I bring them to my face and drink, the cold water refreshing against my sore throat. Once I’ve had my fill, I sit on the banks of the stream contemplating everything I’ve ever done regarding Tiernan. From the time that we were children, I would follow him and my brot
(Tiernan’s P.O.V) “I just wanted to talk to you about something, that’s all.” I say. “What? Asking for advice from baby sis? Does it have anything to do with your mark and the fact that Siobhan looked absolutely miserable?” She says. Fucking smartass. “Yes. She marked me the other day without my consent when I was going to reject her and, I honestly don’t know how to go about forgiving her for that.” I say. “If this hadn’t happened and you had actually given yourself time to cool off after she said those nasty things, would you have rejected her?” I think about it, and to be honest, I wouldn’t have even thought of rejecting her over that. “No. I wouldn’t have rejected her.” I mumble, looking down at my hands. “Then you would have fucked yourself out of a wonderful mate over something that could have been discussed when cooler heads prevailed. You know Siobhan isn’t that person.” Lorena states. Then I felt it; Siobhan’s terror and then pain
(Brian’s P.O.V) I couldn’t believe that Siobhan had been attacked on pack lands and possibly by a pack member. It wouldn’t shock me if Luther was the one who did this, my mate, Jessica, has always been uncomfortable with him. She had told me of run-ins she had had with him where he had made comments or tried to touch her. I could hardly keep my anger in check and my wolf, Phoenix, was itching to take over. I make it to the front gate and see Luther standing around with the other guards, making idle chit-chat. “Luther!” I boomed out. “What’s up Bri? You need something?” He asks. When I get close enough, I can smell Siobhan all over him, that makes Phoenix rage against the confines of my mind. LET ME THE FUCK OUT!! No! HE HURT OUR SISTER! We need to take him to the dungeons; we can kill him after we torture him. Phoenix huffs, but his low growls reverberate in my mind. “You are being arrested for assault on Siobhan Williams, I’m here to take
(Tiernan’s P.O.V) Steele was pissed and so was I, I couldn’t believe that one of my warriors would do something so heinous to another pack member. Excluding the fact that Siobhan is my mate, this behavior is unacceptable in my pack. Steele let go of control after he had snatched it away from me during her retelling, growling lowly in the back of my mind. “Why are you still here? You don’t need to stay here, you can leave.” Siobhan mumbles. “You’re my mate. Why wouldn’t I be here?” Her lip begins to tremble again, and her body is shaking from her trying to keep her sobs from coming out. “Tiernan, you have no idea how s-s-sorry I am for what I did. It has n-n-no-nothing to do with wanting to mark my t-t-territory, as you said. I was so s-s-sc-scared that you were r-r-rejecting me that I c-couldn’t think straight. It g-g-ga-gave me no right to do what I did. I just w-w-wanted you to know that I w-want you and Steele as m-m-my mate.” She says, stuttering betwe
***TRIGGER WARNING***(Brian’s P.O.V)“Jessica! I told you to wait at the hospital!” I yell at my mate, who is standing in front of me…in the dungeons.“Hmm, nope! I’m here for the fun!” She says, with a giggle. She’s one of our best female warriors but she was pissing me off by being here instead of sitting her pretty little ass at home. Her small baby bump was all the evidence someone needed to see, to understand that she shouldn’t be here. Tiernan’s brother, Jacob, and his mate are expecting their first child too. Jessica and Harlow are “pregnancy buddies” and are due within weeks of one another.“Go back home. Think about the pup, go visit Harlow or something but you need to leave.” I say, grabbing her hand and moving her towards the door of the dungeons.“Not happening. Siobhan is my sister, and I need to be here for this when she can’t.” Jessica and Siobhan had never met. I’m not even sure if Siobhan knows that she’s going to be an aunt. I just sighed and
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) After our conversation in the hospital, I felt more at ease with what had happened. Don’t get me wrong, I still felt like a world-class asshole for what I did, but I’m just happy that Tiernan still wants me. Now, he just needs to mark us. I don’t think he’s ready to do that yet, T. I think he and Steele will need more time to make that decision. We could always…entice him to mark us. What do you mean entice? You know what I mean. You’re talking about doing a hunt, aren’t you? Duh. Tala gives me a wolfy smirk that is honestly a little creepy. I couldn’t help but chuckle at her, causing Tiernan to look down at me with confusion. I just shook my head and snuggled back into his chest as he carried me through the packhouse and up to his room. He put me down on the bed, instructing me to rest, stating that he had something he needed to take care of and that he would be back soon. I nod my head and sink into the mattress, my body finally comin
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) The morning came too quickly for my liking, I was enjoying being wrapped up in my mate’s arms and feeling his breath tickle my neck. His alarm went off at 6:30 to give me plenty of time to get dressed and grab a bottle of water before I headed down to the training grounds. “Do I have to go?” I pout. “You know you have to. I’m going to be training with the spell casters that Winona called here and the male warriors.” “Why can’t I do cool training like that?” I question. I wanted to see the training that the spell casters were going to put the wolves through. It would have been funny. “Because you need to go back over the basics, considering you were just telling me that your hand-to-hand could be better. Also, when was the last time you even trained in your wolf form?” I couldn’t help the blush that covered my cheeks, it had been several years since I had last let Tala train. Like the last time I was home when I was 16, being th
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) Lydia ends up losing her patience and comes straight at me, charging straight at me before feinting to the left and getting me right in the ribcage. I couldn’t help the grunt that left my mouth, I couldn’t grab hold of her before she was out of my reach and back in her defensive stance. “You need to pay attention, you need to be prepared for your opponent to deviate from what you think they are intending. If you had, you would have been able to block my jab to your ribs.” Now I’m getting more frustrated with myself for the lack of attention I paid to my training as a kid. And honestly? FBI hand-to-hand combat is completely different than what we are doing right now. Just let me take over and I can show her ass what’s up. I can’t do that, Tala; I need to work on this. Tala huffs in annoyance, and I make my move to strike at Lydia. I decide not to follow her lead, I went right for her torso, something she didn’t quite expect. Ta
Hi readers! Thank you so much for reading my work, I'm truly humbled! I will be adding book two about Artis and Alpha Brock to the end of this book per the recommendation of my editor. I will be starting that book in the next month or so when I finish up the sequel for "Ice Princess". So the status of this book will remain as "Ongoing" until I finish Artis and Alpha Brock's book. Thank you all so much for the support and love! I have no title idea's yet for Artis and Brock's book buuuuuut I'm sure I will think of something soon! --Sydney
(Artis’s P.O.V) Day after funeral pyres Sitting in the car with my mate, Alpha Brock Malone, was pure torture with his scent surrounding me, nearly suffocating me. He smelled delicious, leather and pine. It had been over a year since I had seen him. A year since I had spoken my official rejection. A year since he had softly said that he did not accept that rejection. Orsa, my bear, and I were slowly dying. I was having difficulty shifting and when I did, it was agony. Orsa stopped talking to me, I rarely heard from her and when I did, it was usually something snarky. I didn’t blame her though; I had taken her away from her mate. Brock hadn’t been doing much better, according to my brother, who happened to be his Gamma. He was angrier than he had ever been, his temper out of control to the point that the sleuth was beginning to fear him for all the wrong reasons. This was worrisome considering Brock Malone was a giant teddy bear, and I’m not saying that becaus
(Tiernan’s P.O.V) 5 months later “Come on, kitten. You can do it.” I murmur in her ear, as her grip tightens around my hand. She’d been in labor for the last day and a half, it was finally time to meet our baby. I had tried talking Siobhan into finding out if we were having a girl, but she wouldn’t budge on wanting to be surprised. Though we did pick out names for each sex: Imogen if the baby is a girl, and Cian if the baby is a boy. Her pregnancy had actually been relatively uneventful until she started having contractions at her last doctor’s appointment. He had timed them while we were there and he told us to check into the hospital. It took awhile but her water finally broke about an hour ago and she’d been pushing for the last half hour. I proposed to her a week after her Luna Ceremony, and of course both our families were there when it happened. It didn’t take long for my mother and Shelly to plan the most outrageous wedding. Siobhan wasn’t in the mood to even off
(Tiernan’s P.O.V) Siobhan was absolutely beautiful, dressed in gold and black, and looking like a Goddess damn snack. After we grasped hands and built that pack connection for her, I kissed her as if my life depended on it, and that’s when I smelled it…the subtle change in her scent. Her wildflower and honeysuckle scent had a hint of something else; cinnamon. She’s pregnant! Our mate is pregnant with our pup! Steele roars out, strutting around in the back of my mind. I don’t think she knows. She hasn’t said anything about feeling any type of nausea or anything like that. She needs to take a test, now. Before we go to the reception. How did we not realize the change this morning? Because you were too busy getting your dick wet and Tala was being a tease to me. Makes sense. We walk down the dais, hand-in-hand, making our way back up the aisle and into the packhouse. I pull her up towards our bedroom, and she gives me a puzzled look. “Tiernan, we don’t h
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) Day of Luna Ceremony I woke up with a moan, and the feeling of a hot tongue flicking my clit and two fingers in my pussy. “Good morning kitten,” Tiernan says, pulling his face away from my pussy for just a moment. “Good morning, Alpha.” I moan as his tongue goes back to working my clit. His tongue is drawing figure eights against my clit and his fingers are pounding into me, helping me reach that precipice of pleasure. Then he stops. I growl and glare down at him. “Who said you could stop?” I growl out. “Oh, is little kitten in charge? I don’t think so.” He says, before grabbing me around the waist and flipping me over. He grabs my hips and raises my ass right into the air before his hand comes down repeatedly on my ass. The pain eventually turns into pleasure and on the final smack, I cum. Hmm, who knew a spanking could get me off. I think to myself. “Now that that’s out of the way.” He growls, before slamming his cock in
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) Several days later Walking down the hallway towards the top of the stairs, I couldn’t help but look back on the last few days. Patrick and Camilla are now fully mated and marked. He admitted to being an asshole and jumping to conclusions about what Camilla would have wanted. Anders and High Priestess Winona are back at the Coven of the Crystal Rose, and Artis went back to her sleuth with Alpha Brock. There’s something about Alpha Brock though that makes it difficult to be around him for long periods of time. Like his presence is oppressive, suffocating. Artis doesn’t feel it but I do, it feels like when Tiernan gets angry and taps into his Celestial magic, his presence becomes oppressive as well. Preston and Julia have settled into life as a mated couple really well in Virginia. Julia is beyond ecstatic to be in the Human Realm learning things about our way of life, though it’s not much different from the Lunar Realm. She got a job working in the archive
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) After packing all up my apartment, Tiernan talked me out of calling my brother and told me it was best that I wait to talk to him in person. He said that Camilla coming back with us may put this whole situation to rest. So now we are on a private jet, heading back to California with Artis, Anders, Camilla, and Cat Cobain. Tiernan did his best to try and talk me into rehoming him, but that wasn’t going to happen. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone hate an animal so much in my life, but it seemed that the feeling was mutual with Cat Cobain. Tiernan had one of the warriors come and collect us in one of the pack’s SUVs. The ride back to the pack territory was full of tension, mostly because of Artis and Camilla. We pulled into the pack territory, where Winona was going to meet Anders and stay for the funeral pyres. Artis tenses next to me and I look through the windshield of the car to see Alpha Brock standing next to Patrick. “You okay?” I whisper to her.
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) I was going to kill Patrick! Here he was, bitching about me rejecting Tiernan and he goes and does the same to Camilla! “I’m going to kill him.” I growl out. “Woah, that’s premeditation right there, Siobhan. Keep it to yourself.” Nerina says. “Who does he think he is!? Rejecting his mate but coming at me all types of ways when I was rejecting Tiernan!? That mother fucking weasel!” I shout. “Okay, this meeting has come completely off the rails. Agent Williams, you need to calm down, now. We will finish the meeting then you can pick a spot in the rose garden to practice your…gardening.” Nerina says, using air quotes for the word ‘gardening’. I couldn’t help but go quiet, only blinking in astonishment. Did she just tell us to practice murdering our brother? Um, honestly? I have no idea and that scares me. “Now that everyone is calmed down, I will be reaching out to the FBI field office in Northern California for three transfers. I assume
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) We arrived in Virginia and when we arrived at baggage claim, there was a driver waiting for all of us. “Did you order a car for us?” “No, I ordered a limo for everyone. No point ordering separate cars, that’s just a ridiculous expense.” Tiernan answered. He greets the man wearing a suit and holding a sign that says “Hathaway/Williams” and tells him that we will have half a dozen bags of luggage. Once we all piled into the limo, we were off, dropping everyone at their various houses saving Camilla and me for last since we lived in the same complex. I was excited to see Cat Cobain, getting pictures from my neighbor Doris just wasn’t the same. If Steele eats Cat Cobain, I’m chopping his balls off and turning them into a coin purse. He won’t touch Cat, and if he did, I’ll help with castration. I was anxious to see Tiernan and Steele’s reaction to Cat Cobain since basically all werewolves, except for myself and Camilla, had issue