"Hurry, for the love of God! The clock is ticking, "Jake hissed angrily. "If he touches her, I swear to God, I'll-"
"You need to relax, Jake," Sam said. "We need to achieve this without any violence if at all possible. Don't let this turn into a bloodbath, man! Again."
"How are we going to do it?" Connery inquired."We arrive, divide up, seize control, and put an end to the fucking mating. Because I am her mate, no one can dispute my claim. I doubt we'll encounter opposition, but if we do, kill them."Jake shrugged his shoulders.
Dr Connery stated, "You barely escaped with your life, Jake." They had just vanquished Rodney, he was correct. Even with his super-healing, Jake was still weak.
"I'll speak with the Alpha; he won't be able to refuse my claim to my mate. That would be tantamount to breaching a fundamental law." Jake remarked.**************
Destiny waited for her father, dressed in that dreadful gown. Her mother had aDestiny was in a daze. She followed her mother after seeing her hurry towards her unconscious brother."Chris?" She screamed."I didn't kill him, so he'll be fine," Jake stated calmly.She looked at Jake with wide eyes.Long wounds had been scratched into his cheek, but they were mending swiftly. Blood was also visible in the corner of his mouth."He only has a chance to live because of you. I didn't want to begin our life together with your family's blood on my hands."Destiny stood by and watched as Chris was wheeled away to the hospital."I just... I had no idea you'd find me in time. What were the chances of that happening? I mean what were the chances of that happening?" She remarked this as she approached Jake. She then saw his battered appearance. He seemed a little more frazzled than normal, and she sensed something else."What happened, Jake?" She inquired.He sighed but d
It was still dark when they arrived at the white claw pack, and Destiny was still asleep. As her eyes fluttered open, he gently shook her shoulder and smiled a little more. She pushed her hair out of her face and sat up straight."We've arrived," he said.Destiny leapt to her feet when a loud knock on the tinted windows interrupted his thoughts, causing Jake to grin broadly."That's Serra," he identified the figure.She knocked once more."Dude, she's going to break the glass if you don't open the door," Sam complained.Jake walked out the door after opening it. Destiny slid across the seat of the SUV and stepped out of the vehicle to greet Serra. Jake turned around and extended his hand to Destiny. Destiny was snatched from behind by Serra in a bear hug after she shoved Jake aside."Oh! Luna! I am overjoyed that you have returned." Serra said."I'm relieved as well, and I'm relieved to see you safe," Destiny said, referring to
"I declare you soulmates with the power bestowed upon me by the Godess Luna. Please accept her blessing." The holy priest made the announcement.Jake and Destiny drank wine from the same goblet. The crowd applauded. Their mating had not yet been completed. He hadn't claimed her or marked her yet.She dashed towards the end of the forest, beginning the pack run, with a smile. The fight was enjoyable; she hadn't sparred with someone as skilled as Jake in a long time. He'd challenged her, and even though she'd lost, she felt better. When he lifted her from the ground, she was breathing heavily, but her nerves were frayed. Growing up in a pack, surrounded by sex, didn't make it any easier when it was your turn.She returned her gaze to Jake, arched her brow, and waited for him to make a move; she met his eyes, which shimmered with hidden promises. He drew her firmly into his arms and kissed her softly at first, but as she melted into his body, he became more insiste
Jake had been startled awake by the sensation of her warm body pressed against his side. Her breaths swept a nice path across his chest. He hadn't wanted to move after waking up this way, with her cuddled up so close to him. He was content to lie with her in his arms, yet there were things to be done, as usual. When he stared down at her, he couldn't help but trace the profile of her face. He traced his finger across her brow and down the bridge of her nose. He stroked his fingers over her lips, savouring the softness of her lips. He slid his finger under her chin and grabbed it with his fingertip and thumb. The kiss was long and lingering. He took his time, examining her mouth thoroughly before her brain could register anything else. Her body responded even though she was half asleep. Her hands went up and down his arms and back.Her eyes were clouded with sleep and longing when she opened them. He could even make out the beginnings of gold. He grinned as he saw her ey
Trigger warning: This chapter contains a depiction of domestic violence. Jake pulled up in front of Destiny's house and parked the Escalade. He assisted her, making sure his body was in front of hers. He felt jittery to the point of being irritable. He lifted his hand to knock as he approached the front door. The door swung open slightly because it wasn't entirely closed. His wolf was barking warnings at him, and he grimaced. "Does anyone else have a horrible feeling about this place?" Sam inquired. Jake said, "Oh yeah." Destiny was silent, but she felt the same way. A sense of impending doom, of rage, was strong in the air. She forced her way through the door. Her main concern, her first thought, was for her mother. Her wolf growled, begging to be let out. She entered the room quickly. "Wait... Destiny!" Jake made a hissing sound. "Mom?" Destiny called, gazing around terrified. The living room was in shamble
In the middle of the room, David was still unconscious. Chris looked at his sister as if she was a freak."What the hell is going on?" He yelled loudly and took a step towards Destiny. "You dare to come here and-"Jake responded quickly. He snatched Chris' throat and dragged him back to the nearest wall, where he was pinned. "When talking to my mate, you be careful with your tone. Do you get what I'm saying? We weren't the ones who started it; we just happened to be there when your dad was hitting your mom. And, Chris, I've had enough of your crazy ass family. Please don't push me.""You think we're crazy? Did you see her? What was that nonsense? No woman ever grows to that size." Chris shouted. "She went after our father, who is a man."Jake slammed Chris' head into the wall. "You piece of shit!""Everyone relax," Sam advised. "We walked in on your father thrashing your mother. That elicited a response from Destiny.""You
On the way back, the silence was deafening. Nobody wanted to raise the obvious question that everyone was thinking about. Sam eventually broke the silence as they entered their area."Whose place first?"Destiny instantly remembered that she was now living with Jake and said, "grandmother's."Connery brought Grace inside after Sam parked outside her house. "I believe Grace should shift since it will hasten the healing process. Then we'll be able to talk.""All right, I'll call Mel," Jake stated as he walked away.The men left, leaving the ladies to their own devices.Destiny stood there watching as her grandmother and mother grieved and hugged each other. They had not seen each other in 15 years.She shut the door and left them alone in the room to grieve and bond. Now that she wasn't worried about her mother, her thoughts drifted to other topics, such as who was her biological father.*****************W
Destiny had expected to be surprised or embarrassed by her paternity. Instead, she was filled with relief, knowing that she finally had an explanation for her father's mistreatment of her. He never claimed her as his daughter.She smiled at Dr Connery as she glanced up at him, and the doctor slowly returned her grin. It's no surprise that she always felt close to him."So that explains my power," Destiny explained, "I inherited them from you."The doctor smiled and nodded."What abilities do you have?" Grace inquired."Destiny can see and feel through ties, as well as see past happenings. Her telepathy isn't quite like mine, but it's something she inherited from me." Dr Connery elaborated."So, what happened after that, mum?""We stayed in a budget motel on the outskirts of town. David found me one evening while Arthur was out. He snuck inside the motel through the back door. He'd seen Arthur and me together be
Grace grasped her chest and dropped the stack of plates she had been holding. His heart was pierced with pain like a live wire. She sank to the ground, doubling over in anguish."Grace!" Before her head hit the floor, Arthur went up to her and grabbed her."What's the matter, Grace? Speak to me!" Arthur remarked.She became conscious of what had just happened as she glanced at the ceiling."David...David is dead!" she exclaimed, a deadpan expression on her face."What? How did you figure that out?""I felt it," she struggled to find the right word, "we were still linked by the mate bond. I could feel it snap. My chest continues to pain." She clenched her fists over her chest.Arthur's phone rang as though on cue. He answered the phone and then looked at Grace."David is dead," he whispered.***************Chris awoke in an unknown room as he opened his eyes. He was trying to sit up as he gazed around
Roxy's vision dimmed and her throat constricted as she heard a terrible snap. Chris's body rebounded off the hood and landed on the ground, his head thudding into the concrete. Blood streamed from a wound on his head and out of his nose and mouth, and his legs flopped at odd angles. The truck slammed a parked car as it skidded out of control, bending the fender towards the tyre. The truck tried to get out of the plaza at a considerably slower pace.Roxy screamed at Destiny and dashed over to Chris. She sank to her knees slowly, her hands fluttering above his body, wanting but afraid to touch... dear god, there was so much blood and it was everywhere.Jake and Sam arrived shortly after Roxy, with Destiny standing guard over her."It's...Dad..." Chris moaned, his face twisted with misery. "It's the same vehicle... it's camouflaged... I saw it... there's a barn out back..." His eyes rolled up in his head as he exclaimed."Damn it, you're paying attention to me
The first bursts of hunger pangs hit Chris as he was driving through the town. He was supposed to meet a friend at the square, but he decided to stop for a bite to eat while he was in the area instead. There was nothing to eat at home. They were surviving on takeaways and the occasional frozen meal. He had considered learning to cook, but if his father had caught him doing what he considered to be 'woman's work,' he would have blown a gasket and thrown a fit. He was starting to get tired of fast food. He had not realized how good his mother's cooking was until now. He didn't want to admit it, but there was a lot they took for granted when it came to Mom. He wished there was some way for him to communicate with her.But that was not an option unless he wanted to be dragged away from their territory in a body bag by his people. Jake would kill him.He couldn't hold it against him. As a result of what he had done to Destiny and his mother... damn it, he was ashamed. And he
"I know you'd come to my aid at any time, Roxy." Destiny tried to lighten the atmosphere with a grin."I just can't imagine it," Roxy said, shaking her head. "I just can't imagine it. Even though Sam wishes to strangle us daily, our men would never hit one of us.""Well, I might change my mind if Serra keeps annoying me," Sam said with a laugh."Are you ready to go, ladies?"Sam followed them out to the garage and into the house. Jake accompanied them and kissed Destiny on the cheek goodbye."It's a pain in the arse, but please don't cause Sam any problems, Serra. He's not your friend right now; he's acting as my second in command instead. Obey what he says," Jake instructed.As Serra placed her hand on Jake's arm, she said, "We know that, Jake. We will not do anything that could endanger Destiny, and while we may verbally harass Sam, we will never disobey anything he says. We are aware of the situation.""Good. I just wan
"It's late; are you prepared to retire to your bed?" Destiny asked Jake."I'm not sleepy," he stated emphatically."You're probably too preoccupied with wearing a hole in the carpet to be sleepy. Please come to bed, my mate." She said patting the space next to hers."I'm just going to toss and turn. It's pointless for both of us to be awake all night." He grumbled and paced around the room."Who brought up the subject of sleeping?" she said, smiling deftly at him.He came to a complete stop and turned to face her."Ahh... now we're getting somewhere."He walked over to her and embraced her with his arms wrapped around her. Just thinking about losing her had turned his insides into a mess, and it was making his stomach hurt. The thought of trying to live his life without her filled him with dread."I don't want you to be concerned about me all the time," she whispered, clearl
While one of the wolves was content, the other was not.Chris had not yet communicated with Roxy. Chris dialled Roxy's phone number with trembling hands, only to receive her voice mail. He did not leave a message though. He was desperate to get a glimpse of Roxy. It was just desperation... and with good reason. Mr Mac's homegrown tomatoes were sitting on the kitchen table, ready to be eaten. The flea market was the only place where you could get your hands on them.He couldn't figure out why his father was constantly blabbering on about some accident that had never occurred. And how dissatisfied he was with the results."Can you tell me what you're talking about?" Chris inquired.David muttered. "Someone tampered with the car brakes, of your sister's car.""Oh! Is she found? How did you know if it ?" Chris inquired. He was intrigued as to how his father had come to know about it."I heard something about it at the flea market," D
After Eliza left, Destiny and Jake went to the police station to fill out the reports and answer questions, the same questions asked in different ways over and over again. The detective was a wolf that Jake knew in passing and had a good reputation with both the humans and wolves."Again Detective Clark, I didn't see the man who tampered with the brakes," Destiny said for the 100th time."And it wasn't a truck you'd seen before?" Detective Clark asked as Diego, a beta from Wolfgang shook his head. He was the sole eyewitness and was fed up with answering questions."I couldn't see the plate because it was covered with mud, as was most of the truck, and I'm not colour what colour it was either. It might have been white, silver-grey maybe grey. It might have been a GMC or a Chevy. And it did have those black-out windows.""What did the driver do again?""Flicked a lighted cigarette out the window. The smell of gas was strong, and that had me wor
1 hour back in time -"Damn whore," he said under his breath. "Take a look at her in those small shorts and that tight blouse, which emphasizes her slim figure. I'm curious as to how many men she fucked."His gaze followed Grace, Destiny and the other woman as they walked to their car and unloaded their belongings."Take a look at all that stuff?" he muttered shaking his head sadly. "Wasteful. There's no need for all of that nonsense. And who the hell is with her? That's right, it's Grace's mother. So she also lied to me about her parent's passing."As he stood there watching the three women go away, he cracked a terrible, twisted smile on his face. He must have had a lucky break because fate had smiled upon him. He hadn't intended to visit the flea market today, but there was a stall selling locally produced tomatoes that he couldn't resist. They were unquestionably the greatest in the county. After ten minutes of searching for a parking spot in the fron
A week had gone by. There were no threats, no attacks... nothing. Jake gradually let down his defences. When the phone rang one morning, Jake was in the kitchen.Jake said, "Hey Rebecca.""Hey, has Destiny gotten up yet? I was hoping to speak with her.""She is, please bear with me for a bit. I believe she is outside.""All right," Rebecca said.He walked over to Destiny and handed her the phone. Destiny was watering the potted plants on the back patio early in the morning.Destiny said, "Hey Granny. How are you?""Well, I was planning on going into town and was hoping you may be interested in checking out that new little shop that just opened. I wanted to take out Grace. Then I suggested that we go to the flea market and then grab some lunch.""Oh yeah, I saw they were opening today. I'd love to attend! Let me check with Jake to see if he has any plans for us today."Destiny hid the phone behind her.