Salara’s POV“Has the little Luna lost her tongue?” Savannah’s teasing words cause a frown to appear between my eyes. Before I can process what Savannah has said for very long, the black haired woman snarls at her viciously, with spit flying from her lips and enlarged canines. My heart stutters in my chest at the sight of the dog like teeth that are protruding from the woman’s lips while she stares at me with clear disdain. “She is no Luna!” The woman snarls, moving to take a step towards me in her fury. The third girl looks around uncomfortably with fear shining brightly in her eyes. She raises an arm and grabs hold of the dark haired girl’s arm, preventing her from stepping towards me. The woman turns around and growls at her in a warning, but the woman refuses to let go as she shakes her head in the negative repeatedly. With a roll of her eyes, Savannah berates the dark haired girl. “For Goddess’s sake Daphne, get a hold of yourself.” A thought suddenly clicks in Savannah’s brai
Salara’s POVHenry pulls Savannah’s tomato red face closer to his, ignoring the struggles she puts up to escape his grasp. “I heard every word that you were saying to Salara, Savannah, so there is no need to hide them now.” His mouth opens up as he growls in her face, leaving spit behind from the force of his growl. His teeth grow in size, looking similar, but more frightening, than when Daphne’s came out earlier. A shiver of fear moves through me at the sight . Henry has always frightened me, but this fear is on a whole new level. What if once he’s finished with Savannah, he turns his anger onto me?Pulling up on my legs, I pull my body closer to myself, creating a smaller ball that will hopefully go unnoticed by the wolves in the kitchen. The sound of Savannah’s attempts at speaking is the only noise that breaks through the silence of the kitchen for a long time before I hear her slamming to the kitchen floor roughly, a sound of disgust leaving Henry’s lips. “You are pathetic Sava
Salara’s POV“Are you hurt?” Henry’s strangely gruff voice breaks me from my trance. My body jumps in my seat when my gaze refocuses and finds Henry standing right beside me with a concerned look on his face. An angered look flashes in his eyes momentarily as his hands lift up to show that he is no threat to me. The fear that usually consumes me at the sight of Henry’s anger is slow to appear, so slow in fact that I don’t feel any fear at all. My brows furrow in confusion at that realization. Henry’s anger has always frightened me, even more so with everything that has happened between us lately. Why is it then that I feel no fear when faced with his displeasure at the moment?My gaze moves over his athletic body, taking in the new muscle growth that I can see forming across his body that I didn’t notice before. When did Henry gain so much muscle mass? Sure, he has always been muscular, but his build was always much smaller than other muscular men. But now… My cheeks heat up as I
Derrick’s POVI was just finishing up with Beta Charles and the Council when I saw Savannah being dragged out of the packhouse by Daphne and Giselle. “Halt!” I had said to them as they were just about to walk over the threshold of the front door. Three sets of frightened eyes turned around to look at me fearfully. “What has happened?”That was when Savannah had told me all about Henry and how he was alone with Salara in the kitchens. She told me that he was the one that attacked her out of nowhere for refusing to leave him alone with Salara, per Alpha’s orders. I didn’t completely believe everything that came out of Savannah’s mouth, but I was certain she was telling the truth about Henry at least. I could smell him all over Savannah. Which is to be expected with newly mated pairs, but not after the way I saw Henry treating her outside of the packhouse earlier tonight. There is something going on between the two of them, and it doesn’t appear to be anything good. After dismissing th
Salara’s POVI don’t know what came over me, but suddenly I found myself yelling out at Derrick. “Why don’t you go ask your whore what has happened to me?” Once those words left my lips, I instantly regretted them, but I held firm in my anger and fixed a glare on my face. I will not be played by another man. Derrick’s body flinches back at the sound of my voice, my words catching him by surprise. I watch as genuine confusion crosses over his face, causing me to second guess my accusation for a moment. Just as I was about to apologize for my outburst, a look of understanding appeared on Derrick’s face, causing me to bite my tongue. Remorse takes over Derrick’s features as he lifts his right hand to rub the back of his neck in that nervous habit of his. “Daphne did this to you?” He asks me, avoiding making eye contact with me and looking guilty as hell. Anger wells up inside of me once again at the mention of that woman’s name. The fact that he knew exactly who I was talking about le
Salara’s POV“Will you stop walking for a damn minute and let me speak!” The angry tone of Derrick’s voice has me halting in my struggle to get away from him. In all of the times that I have spoken with him, I have never heard him this angry with me before. I watch silently as Derrick takes a few deep, calming breaths with his eyes closed before he opens and reveals his gorgeous green orbs and looks at me. “Why are you still resisting the mate bond?” The heartbreak in his voice was hard for me to handle. I nearly threw myself into his arms at the sound of it, but I held myself back and didn’t say a word. After some time had passed, Derrick let out an exhausted sigh, his head tilting to look up at the ceiling. “Goddess grant me strength.” The whispered words under his breath sends comfort through my body for an unknown reason. Who is this Goddess that he is talking about? And why does she bring me comfort?Derrick’s hand suddenly lashes out to grab hold of mine, pulling me from my th
Derrick’s POVWatching as the tears flow down Salara’s face while she denies having any feelings for me was my breaking point. Something is going on with her and I will not rest until I get to the bottom of it. I know she has feelings for me. I can feel it every time that we touch. So why is she standing before me telling me that she feels nothing?Hunter surges forward in my mind, taking control of my body for long enough to roar out at her. “You are my mate Salara.” My words echo throughout the packhouse, letting everyone who didn’t already know about our relationship in on the secret that Salara is my mate. I grab hold of Hunter tightly and lock him away in a dark corner of my mind, cursing him for being so foolish. Silence reigns around us. Everyone who has come to see the show has been stunned speechless from my loud declaration. My mind was busy working through how I can salvage this situation when Salara’s meek voice breaks through my thoughts. “No, I am not.” My hands drop a
Derrick’s POVOne week.Seven days.One hundred and sixty eight long hours filled with six hundred four thousand, eight hundred seconds of loneliness since the last time I have encountered my mate. Though those numbers could go in either direction depending on just how many hours have actually passed since the last time that we spoke, but that is besides the point…the point is that I miss her terribly. Hunter has decided to not speak to me at all since I allowed our mate to cry herself to sleep on her hospital room floor, and the silence from him has only increased the loneliness that has been clawing at me with every second that passes. I have done my best to give Salara the space that she has demanded from me, even if the distance is slowly tearing at my soul, causing me to weaken. If I don’t claim Salara or at the least reject her soon then I risk weakening my pack immeasurably. A warning growl reverberates through my mind. The only indication I get this past week that Hunter is
Salara’s POV I suck in a steadying breath, unsure if I am ready to face my husband once again. Before I know what is happening, Leigh has taken control of my body and has us running in the direction where the previous hoard of wolves came from. Standing there in the middle of the field with his eyes widened in shock is none other than Henry. But something looks different about Henry. His body mass has grown in size, causing him to rival even my Alpha for his height and bulk. Something I never thought I would see on Henry’s small frame. There is also a different aura surrounding him than what I am used to, this one is much more calm and less menacing. “You are alive.” He whispers out, his eyes roaming over my body in hunger when we stop a few feet away from him. Watching him take in my curves with such hunger does things to my body that has me feeling ashamed. I should not feel this way for anyone other than Derrick, and the guilt causes me to lash out. “No thanks to you I hear.”
Salara’s POVLeigh is going crazy inside of my mind. Two wolves had run up and tag teamed the old Alpha when he was trying to protect us from a sneak attack of our own. Despite how strong and mighty the Mountain pack Alpha is known for, his old age had slowed down his reflexes enough to hinder him in this battle, costing him his life. Leigh is feeling guilty because we had left his side to save Derrick from being attacked, but I can’t help but feel grateful that it was the old wolf that passed away, and not my Alpha. The saddest part was the smile that was spread across his face as he expelled the last breaths from his body and went still. In the end, the old Alpha was happy that he got the chance to protect his mate once more before his time was up. Leigh has told me the history between the two of them, but I feel like now is not the time to ask when we are covered in the blood of many wolves and howling up to the night sky in victory. To my surprise, the rest of the pack joins us
Derrick’s POVMy wolves that were present for the ceremony are quick to respond to the sudden threat from the incoming wolves. With a mighty howl directed towards the full moon, the pack members spread out before me rush towards the wolves, shifting into their wolf forms as they ran. The feral sounds of wolves crashing together fills the serenity of the night, sending all creatures in the area to run off or go quiet. “I tried to handle this peacefully-” I cut off Alpha Leo’s words with a savage growl, allowing Hunter to push towards the surface in preparation for the quick change that I can feel coming soon. “You will never have her.” He growls out before exploding from my body like a bullet and launching from the stage and landing on top of him. Within seconds Alpha Leos head was detached from his body, his warm blood covering me with its stickiness and awakening the beast inside of me that I usually keep locked away. I turn my eyes in the remaining two Alpha’s direction where the
Derrick’s POV Hunter surges forward in me the moment that the wolves emerged from the woods bordering the pack house. I narrow my eyes as I look in the direction where Malcom, the Alpha of our neighboring pack, is currently standing with a cocky grin on his face. He truly believes that my pack will just hand her over to him to avoid a fight. We didn’t get the name of the fiercest pack in the region by sitting by and letting other Alpha’s make demands of us. Taking a step forward, I move Salara until she is secured behind me and out of Malcom’s sight. Hunter lets out a menacing growl, worrying me a bit with how animalistic it came out, but I file that away for later use. “You will not touch a hair on my Luna’s head.” My voice comes out low and gruff, the sound of Hunter’s voice mixing with mine as we release our Alpha aura into the crowd, being careful not to allow it to affect my members who are standing around. I watch as Malcom swallow a lump down his throat while he tries to m
Salara’s POVNerves wrack my body as I stand up on the stage set up by Beta Charles and Luna Evelyn. Every eye in the crowd is glued to where I stand and being the center of everyone’s attention is causing anxiety to course through me. Derrick reaches over and grabs my hand in his, soothing away some of the nerves with nothing but his touch. He always has a way of calming me down whenever he is near. Just the slightest touch from him is enough to chase away my worries and doubts and make me feel calm. I know it has something to do with the mate bond that I don’t quite understand just yet, but the reasons behind are irrelevant to me. The only thing that matters is that he brings me peace. Something that Henry never did.I might have suffered a lot thanks to my life with Henry, but I have to admit that I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for him. While I am sure that the Goddess would have found a way to bring us together, he is my destiny afterall, I can’t help but feel like e
Derrick’s POVSalara and I have spent the last thirty-six hours locked away in our suite making love to each other over and over with only breaks for napping and eating. I am almost reluctant to let her out of our suite, but if we don’t make our way out of the door soon then we will miss out on everything that Charles and my mother have worked so hard to put together so quickly. “What time will the twins be shifting for the first time?” Salara’s voice from the bathroom pulls me back to the fact that we are about to be late for her Luna Ceremony. She emerges from the bathroom wearing an all white knee length dress that hugs every one of her curves in the most delightful of ways. The sight of her takes my breath away. I stand there in the middle of our bedroom, staring at the ethereal sight standing before me. Never before have I seen a woman as beautiful as her in all of my life. Her dark looks compliment her all white attire perfectly and I can feel my cock getting hard in my shorts
Derrick’s POV“Are you sure you want to do this without first speaking with your Luna?” The concern that I see etched on my Beta’s face irritates me and my wolf extremely. Clenching my jaw, I turn away from Charles, completely ignoring his question. It wouldn’t be much of a surprise if I asked her about it, now would it? What kind of a stupid question was that? I can see Charles from the corner of my eye as he wars with himself internally over something that he clearly wants to say. Letting out a frustrated growl, I turn in his direction and bark out at him. “Say what you want to say Charles!” He jumps in place, a sheepish look appearing on his startled features. “What if she doesn’t want to do the Luna ceremony so soon?” I could see the moment Charles regrets opening his mouth to say those words to me, the moment that murder entered my eyes while I fought off my very pissed off wolf.Charles bears his neck to us in submission in an attempt to cool our rising anger and save himself
Salara’s POVFingers move slowly up my leg, starting at my feet and making their way up until they reach my inner thigh. Shivers run through my body creating more heat to pool between my legs and fragranting the room with the smell of my arousal. With my eyes covered and my hands tied up, it has caused my other senses to go on overdrive. The feel of Derrick’s fingers against my skin is magnified tenfold, sending even more of those delicious sparks to course through my system with every gentle touch of his fingers. The absence of my eyes has heightened my hearing, allowing me to tune in to the smallest of movements from my Alpha that I normally wouldn’t catch. Meanwhile, my nose was picking up every scent that clings to his God-like body. From the smell of sweat that lingers from training this morning, to the pre-cum that has coated the tip of his cock from his excitement.Never would I have ever thought that my senses could be so tuned in to the world around me, but ever since givin
Salara’s POVI zoned out during the remainder of Derrick’s meeting, my thoughts lost in the back and forth with Leigh. She is dead set against us ignoring the Alpha that resides inside of Henry, meanwhile I don’t want to do anything to make Derrick question my feelings for him. We wasted a lot of time thanks to Henry, and I don’t want to put him right back in the middle of a love triangle. At some point Leigh finally stopped pestering me and wandered off into the back of my mind to pout, but that didn’t help with my concentration one bit. I can’t deny that a small part of my heart skips whenever I think of the nice Henry that I came in contact with in recent weeks, but those thoughts only bring about more guilt than I know how to handle. Derrick’s hand on my shoulder startles me out of my thoughts and to my surprise, we are the only two left in his office. I run my eyes around his empty office as if my looking around would make everyone magically reappear. “Mom is keeping the kids