Salara’s POVJudging from the snickers that I heard as Derrick carried me up the many flights of stairs to his Alpha suit, I would say that we did not, in fact, make it up there without being noticed. I heard a few male wolves whistle in appreciation as we passed, but Derrick and Hunter shut it down with a warning growl, without slowing down once. By the time we finally made our way to Derrick’s suite, my cheeks were burning brightly with embarrassment. I have no idea what came over me, but there was something primal in my need to have Derrick inside of me. Even now, if I think about how it felt to be filled by him, liquid leaks from my center, leaving my thighs sticky. I bury my face further into Derrick’s chest, not sure how I am going to face him after the way that I acted in his office not long ago. If the animalistic need to mate with him wasn’t enough, the possessivness that rushed through me at the thought of him being with someone else is more than enough to have me hide awa
Salara’s POVEmbarassment floods my cheeks. I dip my head down, hiding my face in Derrick’s sweaty chest in an attempt to ignore what I have just done. To my surprise, Derrick lets out a light chuckle, the action vibrating through his chest as well as my head that is resting there. His hand gently grasp the sides of my face and forces me to look up at him. “It is only natural for you to want to mark me Salara.” His voice is reassuring, but I still find myself horrified by what I have just done. My gaze moves over to his right shoulder where blood can be seen drying as it moves down his chest. My fingers move up on their own and run across where my bite should be located, but instead I find smooth skin in its place. Derrick lets out a groan of pleasure when my fingers make contact with his sensitive skin. He pulls me in closer to his chest, and whispers in my ear, “You are going to be my undoing sweetheart.” His hot breath whispers across my skin, igniting my need for him yet again.
Salara’s POVThe palace is eerily quiet. I slip off my sandaled shoes and begin to make my way through the quiet halls with my bare feet. The palace is breathtaking to see, but I don’t take the time to admire the beauty around me as I follow some unknown path through the maze of hallways. It doesn’t take long for me to find my way into a large bedroom. The style of decor that surrounds me looks similar to what I have come to associate with ancient Egypt. As I make my way closer to the large, canopied, bed in the center of the room, I am shocked to see the sleeping form of the blurred man that I keep seeing. The peaceful aura that surrounds him causes a strange feeling of guilt to wash over me, moments before I watch myself plunge a large, golden, dagger right through the sleeping man’s heart. The man jumps up in surprise, letting out a choked cry that has blood spraying across my body and face. His eyes turn to me in confusion as his hand moves up to yank the dagger from his chest.
Derek’s POVWaking up with Salara wrapped tightly around my body was everything that I have been waiting for. Smelling her intoxicating honeysuckle scent first thing in the morning was enough to have me waking up in an amazing mood. That is until I walked into my office to find Charles and two of the Elders waiting for me.With a heavy sigh, I turn around to close and lock my office door. Of course it was too much to ask to have one day of bliss following the passionate night that I shared with my mate. I set my feet in motion towards my desk, half expecting it to still be a destroyed mess, but knowing that one of the Omegas would have been in to clean it while we slept. Everything is currently back exactly as it was before, aside from the new desk lamp that was brought in to replace the broken one. I must admit that the new lamp looks better than the old one. A wide grin spreads across my face as I drop myself into my desk chair. My hands move up to rest lightly on the desk, and my
Salara’s POVWaking up to the bed empty was more disappointing than I would like to admit. It has only been one night with Derrick and already I expect him to be there when I wake up. Something inside of me was yearning for him this morning, which is the reason why I set my fears aside and went in search of him. It didn’t take long to find him already in his office, though it would have been faster if the women that I asked would have been more forthcoming with me. Thankfully I ran into one of the gate guards as I was making my way out of the packhouse and he steered me in the correct direction. After knocking softly on his office door, I was surprised to find his Beta, Charles at the door instead of my Alpha. It is when my brain registers the two other people also in the room that I realize that Derrick is busy and I should probably come back later, no matter how badly my soul is calling out to be near him. Thankfully it appears that Derrick is feeling the same pull to be near eac
Salara’s POV“Is it always going to be like this?” My words break the comfortable silence that we have been sitting in for quite some time. His hands continue to run up and down my back in soothing motions, making me want to purr out in contentment. I fight back that urge though and let out a contented sigh instead. Derrick pulls me in close to his chest, his nose burying in the base of my neck as he takes in a deep breath of my scent, something I have noticed him doing many times before. Must be a wolf thing. “I am never letting you go, Salara.” He whispers in my ear, the sound of his voice enough to reignite my cooled passions. I let a husky chuckle tumble from my lips before I pull back enough so I can look up at his confused face. “I am glad to hear that, my Alpha, because I don’t think I could go on without you now.” A magnificent smile spreads across his face, chasing away the confusion, and making him appear brighter than he already does.I suck in a sharp breath, dazzled by
Salara’s POVNone of the three pack members say anything about the need to leave for an hour so Derrick can “calm me down” and I am forever thankful for that. I am not sure that I would have been able to fight the embarrassment if they had said something about it.We all settled back to where we were seated before my angry outburst and Derrick motions for the Elders to continue where we left off. Elder Winifred leans forward in her seat, a worried look on her wrinkled features. “We went and spoke with Gamma Orlando while we waited in order to get more information on what happened this morning.” She looks up at Beta Charles, indicating that he should be the one to relay the next part. “Orlando said that Justin wasn’t on the rotation for patrol last night.” He hesitates slightly before continuing on with the next part. “It was Savannah and Josiah that were supposed to be patrolling that part of the border, not Justin.”“We need to get the two of them in here to question them on why Ju
Salara’s POV“Have you spoken to your wolf yet?” Whatever I was expecting to come out of the older wolf’s mouth first, this was not it. I sit there in stunned silence trying to figure out what game the old woman was trying to play. I clearly remember Derrick telling me that made wolves are not given a wolf counterpart like born wolves. ‘Very perceptive.’ I hear from that voice inside of my head. ‘I like her!’ I can almost picture the grinning face of a white wolf, the expression looking ridiculous on her wolfish features. Elder Winifred gives me a sly smirk, a tinkle of laughter leaving her lips. “I can tell by the look on your face that you have.” She nods her head as if this was the most logical conversation to be having and not a completely confusing situation that has me completely lost. She reaches across the desk, patting the back of my hand with her wrinkled fingers. The feel of her hand against mine is oddly comforting. A sense of awareness moves through me at her touch, bu
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