***POV: Amara***The sensations of Cole all over me are driving me wild. I don’t think I have ever been more turned on in my life. As he pulls my bikini bottoms away, I take in a sharp breath. This is really it; I am going to make love to the man that I have been slowly falling in love with for the last few months. I am going to let my true mate penetrate me, and I am not sure if there will be any going back from this. I can’t take it any longer, and I pull closer against him, letting his erection nestle into my heated core.He gives me the most tender, reverent look, slowly coming in for a kiss. He licks my bottom lip, pushing my mouth open with his tongue, and kisses me slowly, sweetly, completely. My body is heating up, all nerve endings are tingling. We kiss like that, holding each other completely naked in the water for a little while, just enjoying the feel of each other. My wolf is panting in my head, Kylah wants her mate and she wants him now. I will have to do everything I ca
***POV:Violet***After speaking to Cole, I went to check on Imogen. I helped her settle in and gave her a tour of the packhouse. I liked her instantly. We chatted easily, and it didn’t take long her for her to confide in me all of her thoughts and feelings about Cole and Amara. She really is a sweet girl who truly cares about her brother. It is easy for me to like her, even more so because she seems to love Amara so much.We end up in Amara’s room and I have her try on some dresses. Cyrus and I had planned on going out tonight to Club Moonlight and figured it would be perfect to welcome Amara back and introduce our new guests to a little supernatural night life. Imogen is beside herself with excitement, concerned only with finding the perfect thing to wear. At her age, she never experience going out dancing or clubbing with friends. All that was over before she was old enough to partake, just another casualty of the end of the world.I’ve been hanging out with Imogen for a good while
***POV:Cole***Imogen has been in my room for some time now. She started off by giving me the third degree about my ‘relationship status’ with Amara. Then when Cyrus arrived, she made it her job to make sure I had the best outfit options for tonight. She wants everything to be perfect. Cyrus stuck around, amused by her little sister antics. He seems like a solid dude. I am itching to ask him some questions, get to know him better, just not in front of Imogen.Finally, when she is satisfied that my appearance will be dashing enough for Amara, she leaves to go get herself ready. Cyrus lets out a low whistle. “She is something else.” He laughs, shaking his head. “Bet you were never bored with her around, kinda made me wish I had a baby sister.”I laugh. “Yeah, Imogen is pretty special. I am actually really excited for her to have a chance to go out tonight. This kind of experience is one I thought she would never have with the world being what it is now.”“Yeah, I get that. We are pretty
***POV: Amara***Imogen, Violet, and I put on the finishing touches. I can’t wait to see the men’s reaction to our outfits. Imogen is wearing a little black dress, with a flirty type skirt, and mesh panels above and below her cleavage. It’s short and sexy while still young, she is just 17 after all. Violet is wearing a slinky sequined number, silver with some abstract black lines through it, and a deep v in the front. Girlfriend looks hot, and I just know Cyrus is going to lose his mind when he sees her.I went to the extreme this time, pulling something out that I haven’t had the guts to wear. This red dress was something that one of the fairies tailor made for me, and the lack of fabric does not leave room for error. It is a halter style top around the neck, and the pieces come down from the neck and hug my breasts, barely containing them. They then criss cross in the front, exposing my well-toned abs and then wrapping behind me. The bottom of the dress is a floor length skirt with
***POV: Amara***We head out, and head towards Club Moonlight. Vi and Cyrus are linked arm in arm, walking a little ahead of us. Cole, Imogen and I are walking right behind them, I point things out to them as we walk. The night is beautiful and lends itself to a leisurely walk. The weather is cool, and the light ocean breeze feels great against my skin.The ladies are all wearing heels, because frankly these outfits could not have been worn with anything else. We get to the club, it’s still early out so no line to get in. The bouncer allows some of us through, hesitating for a moment, sniffing the air dramatically.“Fresh meat huh?” he says with a straight face. “Didn’t realize humans were going to be coming to the club.”“Is there a problem with that?” Cyrus says expectantly, like he is daring this guy to say there is some sort of issue with our human friends coming in.“Nope, just surprised is all. Make sure to keep them close, don’t want any trouble with of our other types of frien
***POV: Tobias***I came to the club tonight to have a good time and see my friends. Of course, I wanted to see Amara, and see with my own eyes that she truly is okay. In the time that she has been missing, I have been honest with myself and realized that my feelings for her, are not what I thought they were. I do care for her deeply, and she is a good friend, but I am not in love with her.There was a time that I thought I was in love with her, but the time and distance while she was gone really gave me some perspective. I don’t want to confuse my feelings just because settling down is the next step on the Alpha life checklist. There wasn’t ever any passion towards Amara. While she is certainly attractive, I know now that what really appealed to me about her was how easy it would be to build a life together. Being an Alpha isn’t easy, and the life of a Luna isn’t just for any female. The appeal of mating with a fellow Alpha who understood the responsibilities and expectations was too
***POV:Imogen***So, they left me. Violet and Amara have gone off to dance with their men and left me with this towering hunk that’s making me weak in the knees. Now what? I glance at him, and he is intently staring at me, openly and unashamed. I give him a nervous smile and he smiles back. That was a mistake. His dimples, the crinkle in his eyes, it’s overwhelming. I have zero experience with boys, and this is a full-grown man, and a hot one at that. I couldn’t even shake his hand without completely freaking out.“A human huh? What do you think of the colony?” His deep sexy voice so close to my ear, my insides trembled.“Uh, well, it’s nothing I have ever seen before, I was young when the collapse happened, so I’ve never even seen a club before.”He swallows visibly and asks, “Exactly how young are you?”“I am 17. I turn 18 in less than 3 months.” I squeak out. He nods and gets this look on his face like everything makes sense now. I am so confused, my boy/girl social skills are seve
***POV: Cyrus***My girl is looking gorgeous tonight. She is happy to have her friend back and I have her in my arms on the dance floor. It can’t get much better than this. Just like in the movies, as soon as I am reveling in my joy, I spot the villain. Trent just walked in with Heather in tow. He is immediately by pack members and doesn’t notice us yet. Heather is wearing some skintight number that is doing nothing for her other than accentuating her swollen pregnant belly.I bring Violet closer and whisper in her ear. “Don’t look now but the devil just arrived.”She casually looks up just long enough to confirm what I said. Her eyes go blank, and I can tell she is mind-linking. She is probably warning Amara. I look around for Amara and Cole, but they are nowhere to be found. Hopefully they went back to the packhouse, that really would be for the best. I keep an eye on Trent but keep on dancing with Violet. The club is filling up more and more, Latin night is always a favorite. Betwe
***POV: Imogen***After a lengthy brainstorming session, we split up and Violet took me to see the kids. I wanted to check in on them, but wanted to give them a chance to get reacquainted with their parents after being apart for so long. It was good to see them and they are definitely settling in.So now we are getting ready to go out as a group for the night. The big buzz is the ball that will be happening in a few days. Apparently they have already had a few off colony guests portal in, and it’s apparently a big deal.
***POV: Trent***That didn’t go the way that I wanted it too, but lately nothing has. Amara saying I don’t love her, that I’m not capable of loving her… how dare she? She doesn’t know what my feelings are, what I am thinking. At least she has the capacity to understand. Heather is not even capable.Being around Heather makes me feel like I am actually losing brain cells. She is not an Alpha, she is just not capable of understanding me. And now I am stuck with her, thanks to my pup growing inside her.
***POV: Cole**The next day we are all assembled at Tobias’ packhouse bright and early. Of course, ‘we’ are missing Amara, but Tobias, Imogen, Violet, and Cyrus are all here. Tobias gathered us to share all of the things he has uncovered about Imogen and I.We sit around the large table in his dining area, and one of the wolves from his pack is busy putting out a nice breakfast spread around us.“Tobias, I appreciate the hospitality but I am dying here man, when can we just find out what is going on?” I ask, trying to not be rude, but most likely failing at this point.He looks at me knowingly. “I get that you are anxious for more information, but we are still waiting on one more person to join us before we get started.”My heart skips a beat, Amara must be coming. While I hate where we are with things, I would never turn away an opportunity to see her.
POV: TrentAmara opens the door and I barge in past her. The look on her face tells me I am completely unwelcome, but I don’t care. This woman is mine whether she wants to accept it or not. I stride in to the living room and sit down on the bigger couch. She is still standing by the open door, looking at me, assessing me, obviously trying to figure out what to do next. She closes the door and pauses there for a minute, finally turning and walking over to where I am. She sits down on the loveseat across from me.
***POV: Amara***Back at my packhouse and I can’t stop thinking about Cole. I am in a loop of replaying what just happened. I don’t know how I am supposed to do this, walk away from this feeling, abandon this gift of my fated mate. I leave my room in search of, well anyone really. I don’t see Violet, of course Imogen is now at Tobias’, my mother isn’t anywhere either. My last stop is my father’s study, and sure enough he is there. I watch him for a moment before knocking on the partially open door. He is poring over a large volume. From here it looks like our wolf directory for the other colonies, he’s probably working on finding me a match.I lightly tap on the door and go in as he looks up and smiles at me. “Where is everyone?”“Not sure, but I know your mother went out to do some “errands” on the other side of the colony, whatever that means.” He said distractedly, going back to his research.“What are you up to Papi?”“Well, I’ve spoken with some of the Council members, and it loo
***POV: Tobias***All day I have felt this incredible pull to get back to Imogen. I walk into my packhouse and I am hit with some ridiculously good smell coming from the kitchen. Imogen is perched at the stove stirring what looks like pasta sauce. She is surrounded by a handful of pack wolves, who all appear to be thoroughly enjoying her company. It throws me off a little, but not in a bad way.She says something and everyone in the room erupts into raucous laughter. I watch her, throw her head back and laugh unashamedly and it does something to me. After they settle, I am finally noticed by one of my wolves, Peter.“Hey boss.” He says, smiling at me a very relaxed and at home smile. “We were just hanging with Imogen here, she offered to make us dinner so we wouldn’t be hungry enough to eat her.” They all laugh and he wiggles his eyebrows at his own joke. They obviously don’t know she is my fated mate and their future Luna or he would have never dared make a joke like that. Imogen loo
***POV: Tobias***Luna Claudia rakes her eyes over me, as if she is trying to read my mind. I get it, it is odd for me to have requested we meet alone. We are sitting outside of her packhouse, within the walls of their private garden. In a spot like this it’s easy to forget all of the strife brewing within our colony, and even more so the strife that the rest of the world is buried in. It’s beautiful and full of blooming tropical plant life.We sit across each other, with a small table between us. She looks at me, her piercing gaze starting to turn impatient.“I’m sorry to be taking up your time Luna, I know it was a strange request.”She nods and softens her face a bit. She has always been kind to me, motherly even. “So tell me Tobias, what brings you here under these odd circumstances?”I launch into my retelling of all the things that Alpha Thomas told me. She listens quietly and thoughtfully. When I am done, I notice she is wringing her hands in her lap.“So Imogen is your mate, a
***POV: Imogen***It feels like this day has taken forever to come to an end. I really enjoyed hanging out with Amara and Violet, and getting to see all of the colony, but I am exhausted. I think it’s just an overload of new information and feelings for me to process, and it’s just taken it out of me.Violet walks me back to Tobias’ packhouse. While I am excited at the thought of seeing him, and reveling in the anticipation of getting to know him better, the fact that we are going back there and not back to Amara’s makes me sad for Cole.“Violet, you think there is any way that Amara will come to her senses about Cole?”Violet stops and turns to me. “That is such a complicated topic Imogen. I know where you are coming from, they are perfect for each other, quite literally. It’s just a lot of complication.” She sighs, looks away for a moment and then turns back to me again. “How many female Alphas have you seen?”“I guess so far I have only met Amara.” I shrug.“And that is all you wil
***POV: Tobias***My visit with Alpha Thomas was the right move. He has listened to me carefully as he always does, and put some pieces together for me that I would have never put together otherwise.“Tobias, there is a prophecy that is older than we know about two human siblings that are destined to save the werewolf race. It really isn’t talked about much, especially since the collapse, because what wolf wants to admit that their future depends on humans?”“Not talked about much? I haven’t even heard this and I am an Alpha.”“I know son, but losing your parents so early on really robbed you of years of knowledge and training that you should have gone through before becoming an Alpha. Don’t get me wrong, you have done a great job without it, but still would have been nice for you to benefit from that as others have.”I nod, momentarily losing myself in thoughts of my parents. Snapping out of it, the questions come flooding in. “So who knows about this prophecy? Where did it come from