Salara’s POV My brows crinkle in confusion when I open my eyes and find myself curled up with Derrick on what looks to be my old hospital bed. Memories of what happened to me come flooding back to me causing my body to stiffen in Derrick’s hold and my heartrate to pick up speed. Something must have alerted Derrick to my awakened state because his eyes suddenly pop open and I am faced with those gorgeous forest green eyes of his. We stare at each other in silence for what feels like forever before excitement lights up the gorgeous green color of his eyes and he jumps up into a sitting position, pulling me along with him. The sudden movement causes pain to rocket through my body starting from my neck, causing a grimace to appear on my face. Seeing this, a look of guilt covers Derrick’s face as a strange smell begins to ooze from his body. My nose wrinkles at the unpleasant scent, but I say nothing to the anxious Alpha sitting beside me. His hand moves up as if to touch me before set
Derrick’s POVWaking up next to Salara has been a rollercoaster ride of emotions. The first one being guilt over forgetting that she is still healing in my excitement to see her awake. She was asleep for over twenty-four hours afterall. The next emotion was the flash of desire that skyrocketed through my system when Salara spread out her leg and unknowingly straddled my lap. The innocence in her eyes had me holding myself back from giving in to the growing need that has only increased since marking her. But all of that chivalry almost went out of the window when she moved her arms in the air and thrusted her gorgeous chest in my face. If it wasn’t for her sudden freak out over thinking that she smells bad, I would have given in to the thoughts circling in my head thanks to a very unhelpful Hunter. If only she knew how crazy her scent has been driving me since waking up with her wrapped in my arms. Even now the sweet honeysuckle and peaches scent that I relate to her is sticking to m
Salara’s POVIt’s a shame that Derrick and I couldn’t have been more than what we were while I was still alive. Now that the chance for us to be together is no longer an option, I realize how foolish I had been to keep my distance from him. Maybe if I had allowed myself to fight past the fear of Henry and told Derrick everything that was going on then none of this would have happened.Derrick could have kept me safe from the abuse that I have encountered since arriving in the Evergreen Pack and could have kept Henry far away from me. It really is true what they say, hindsight really is 20/20. I let out a tired sigh before motioning to move towards the last place that I saw dream Derrick.Before I can pop open my eyes to gaze at his beauty one last time before I go to wherever you go when you die, he opens his mouth and says words I wasn’t expecting to hear. “You are not dead Salara.” Guilt radiates from his anxious words causing me to pause in my motion. A frown tugs at the corners o
Salara’s POVI stare over at Derrick in disbelief. I can’t believe that he would mark me as his mate without speaking to me first. It was bad enough when I thought that Henry had marked me as his, but to learn that instead it was Derrick…the betrayal that I feel is unexplainable. How can we move on with a future together if I can’t trust him to not make decisions for me without asking. I spent five years allowing Henry to dictate my life and I refuse to step right into the same type of relationship with Derrick. He knew my feelings on becoming a werewolf, and yet he made me one anyway, and without my consent.Silence stretches between as we are both lost in our own thoughts. The sour smell from earlier fills the room in larger doses, choking me with its scent and nearly bringing me to my knees. My sense of smell must be going haywire thanks to my changing into a werewolf. I drop myself back on the hospital bed, a dazed look taking over my face. I am becoming a werewolf. What if I be
Salara’s POV A week has passed since I learned that I will shift into a werewolf on the next full moon, which will be in exactly eight days from now. To say that I am nervous about my first shift would be an understatement. Thankfully I have Evelyn to help coach me as I prepare my mind and body for the upcoming full moon. Evelyn has been great to me since finding out that I have officially been marked as Derrick’s mate. If it was up to her I would already be living with him and standing by his side as his Luna. Something that a huge part of me longs for more than the air that I breathe. But unfortunately, Derrick has been doing a damned good job of ignoring me since leaving my hospital room. I spent two days locked away in the hospital room unable to even take visits from Hayden after learning that Henry has taken even more from me. It finally took Evelyn to appear and remind me that I am needed in order for me to finally pick myself up so I can be here for my daughter. And Miguel.
Salara’s POV“Get away from my MATE!” My voice comes out in a feral growl, unlike anything I have ever heard before. The sound shocks me and the two wolves seated before me momentarily, before Daphne regains her composure and stands from her seat. “Don’t pull the mate card with me, bitch!” Daphne snaps out in anger while stomping her way towards me. Derrick jumps up from his seat behind his desk, but I put my hand up to halt him from coming closer. I am already barely keeping control of the rage that is burning up my insides and begging for release. A growling sound in my head gives me pause, but the sound of Daphne’s shrill voice garners my attention once more. “In case you forgot, little human-” She emphasises the words human in an attempt to demean me, but I am too angry to care what she thinks about me right now. “You rejected our Alpha in front of everyone.” She finishes her speech with a shove to my chest. Anger flashes in my eyes the moment her finger touches me. The reminde
Derrick’s POVSalara is testing my patience with her outburst right now. I know I should have been the one to be there for her this last week, but I have been busy with rogue attacks and other pack business. Not to mention I was trying to give her space to come to terms with everything that has happened. ‘Liar.’ Hunter says in my head. I ignore my wolf and keep my concentration on the very pissed off mate pressed up against me. The smell of her arousal is driving me crazy and the longer I stay locked in this room with her, the harder it is becoming to stay in control. It wouldn’t do to treat her harshly like her husband has. “No, Salara.” I tell her as gently as I can, but even I can hear the bite in my voice. “You are being flooded with new sensations from your wolf side and it is messing with your head.” I push her away from me and place space in between us. “You will only regret anything we do in the morning.”She glares at me in response. The sound of her racing heart fills my e
I have realized that I accidentally left out the ending for chapter 59. I apologize for that and have included the end of it here in an authors note. She lifts herself from my desk, her eyes flashing a brilliant blue for a moment, taking me by surprise. “I need you inside of me right now, Alpha.” Her guttural words bust through the last remnants of my control and I pounce on her. She tears at my clothes in much the same way that I tore at hers, ripping them from my body until I stand before her as naked as her. Her heated gaze meets mine as I slam my throbbing cock into her moist heat. The feel of her heat wrapped around my hardened length nearly sends me over the edge upon entering. Nothing has ever felt this heavenly before. Hunter pushes towards the surface, grabs hold of Salara’s ass cheeks in both hands, and begins to slam into her fast and rough. Her moans of pleasure encourage us to keep going, mixing with the sounds of flesh hitting flesh that echoes around us. Her na
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