Well that went better than expected! And we get a little more background on Kat's family. But what's Jesse's agenda? Thanks for reading!
Ian's POV I heard Kat and Ryan walk in the front door and immediately went out to meet them. I needed to have a difficult conversation with my daughter and I was determined to do it before I lost my nerve. “Hi Daddy!” she said, walking over to kiss my cheek. That was a good start. At least she wasn’t mad at me for sending her mate to meet her. I expected the cold shoulder, if not outright fury. I looked over at Ryan to see him standing there with a smile and a dazzled look on his face. Apparently she didn’t eat him alive either. Maybe this won’t be as hard as I thought. “Katalina, I’d like to talk to you for a minute. Why don’t you join me in my study?” My tone indicated it wasn’t optional. “Sure Daddy,” she replied a little hesitantly, but followed me anyway. I belatedly remembered we left Ryan standing in the doorway. I stopped abruptly, turning to talk to him, when Kat smacked right into me. I reached for her, but Ryan was there to catch her before I could blink. He quickly set
Ryan's POV I was back to pacing. What was taking so long? Was Ian having that much trouble convincing her not to reject me? Things weren’t looking good. I instinctively looked around for a trash can or something to throw up in because I was starting to feel sick. Teague was giving me a headache, constantly insisting I basically kidnap her. “Go get her!” He kept insisting. “She’s ours! You need to make her come home with us! Cara wants to! She told me so!” Ugh! Just when I thought the suspense would literally kill me, I heard footsteps on the stairs. I whipped around, hoping to see Kat but it wasn’t her scent getting stronger. It was Ian who came into view. Oh no! Did she send him to tell me I would be leaving without her? I was definitely going to throw up! “Well, mo mhac, you better take good care of my daughter for the next two weeks!” He warned, but he had a huge grin on his face. Wait! What? “She really agreed to come home with me?” I asked incredulously. My knees went weak fr
Reegan's POV I was so happy to finally be headed home after one of the longest weeks of my life. The annual Forest Preservation Summit was boring as hell! A bunch of Alphas sitting around discussing ways to ensure the longevity of our wolves’ habitat, although important, could never be described as exciting. She-wolves weren’t invited and I couldn’t even go into town looking for female “company” due to all the evening events we were expected to attend. Between the imposed week-long celibacy and the excess testosterone in the room, we argued more than we collaborated. I’m lucky I didn’t lose my fucking mind! Fortunately, I knew what to expect so I made a point of finding a little bar outside of town before I checked into the hotel. As I drove, I let memories of the curvy little brunette sex kitten I met there play through my mind. “Well, hello handsome! What brings you in tonight?” She asked, batting her eyelashes and leaning her elbows on my table, giving me the perfect view of he
Reegan's POV It wasn’t like I never wanted a long-term relationship. I was sure I had a fated mate out there somewhere. Someone the Moon Goddess chose to compliment me in every way and be the best Luna Glass Lake could ever hope for. I just didn’t know that I was ready to find her and settle down. No one around me seemed to understand my hesitation. “Reegan, I don’t understand why you don’t want to find your mate.” My mother constantly berated me. “Why would you choose all those empty encounters with shallow women when you could have a soulmate who would love you unconditionally and make you a stronger, more effective leader for this pack.” “That’s what I have Ryan for, mom.” I teased her. “The two of us are strong enough without a Luna. Back me up here dad.” “If you want support for your argument, you’re barking up the wrong tree with me. Finding my Luna was the best thing that ever happened to me.” Dad balked, unwilling to risk ending up on mom’s bad side. “Coward!” I accused,
Reegan's POV After my little guilt trip down memory lane, I was anxious to get home and talk to Ryan. If we were going to lead this pack effectively together, it was important for us to be on the same page. I knew my avoidance of him lately had hurt him. As twins, we had always been extremely close. We never let anything come between us for too long. I didn’t want to be the reason that changed now. I really did love my baby bro! “Look at me being all sensitive,” I snorted to myself. As I pulled up in front of the pack house, I was happy to see Ryan’s truck parked out front. I knew he had spent the day at RedWoods finalizing the alliance between our packs and I wasn’t sure he would be home yet. After all, he wasn’t expecting me until tomorrow night so he had no reason to rush back. He is a bit of a homebody though so I should’ve known better. Maybe I could convince him to go grab a drink with me somewhere and we could talk things out. Just because I decided to skip the club scene to
Reegan's POV Ryan poured out the whole story of Katalina’s past and how wary she is of the mate bond because of it. He told me all about her father’s instrumental role in convincing her to even consider giving the mate bond a chance and how easily she could change her mind if we pushed her too fast. I was on an emotional roller coaster, listening to what she’d been through. My heart broke for her thinking about the loss of her mother, and her father’s emotional absence. On the other hand, I couldn’t help but be thankful that Alpha Klein never marked her. If he had, she would be lost to us forever. Yet, it hurt to know she had loved him first and hadn’t wanted to wait for us. That was something I would have to come to terms with. And I wanted to rip his limbs off for touching what was mine! I guess that made me a bit of a hypocrite but I couldn’t help how I felt. While I was trying to process all of this, Rikkon was stomping around in my head, throwing a wolf tantrum and giving me a m
Kat's POV I would do anything for my father, anything to make him happy and give him whatever peace he could find in life. That included leaving my home and coming here to stay with a mate who was a stranger to me and whom I had no intention of accepting. All because he asked me to. But I did not sign up for this! It was bad enough that I let my guard down on the walk home this afternoon. I ended up telling him about some of our family history, which I’m sure sent the wrong message. Why would two people with no future together need to know that about each other? Then to make matters worse, I even flirted with him a little, bantering about his growling at Tyler and flashing him a cheeky smile. What was wrong with me? By the time I finished packing, I had renewed my resolve to keep a safe emotional distance between us. I had meant to keep my walls up on the ride over but I found myself wanting to talk to him. I even let him hold my hand for Goddess’ sake! I knew I should pull away
Kat's POV “MINE!” he growled in my ear as he buried his nose in my hair, inhaling deeply. Time seemed to stand still as I tried desperately to gather my wits. He seemed in no hurry to let me go and I couldn’t find my voice to ask him to. So, I just let him hold me there while I enjoyed the feel of his hard body pressed against me. He felt so good! Too good! When I noticed a certain other part of his body was also hard and pressing against my core, I knew I had to get away from him. Before I could figure out how to wriggle away, Ryan spoke up. “I think what you meant to say was “ours” right brother?” he asked from his spot in the doorway. That seemed to break the spell as the twin whose name I still didn’t know gently set me on my feet and stepped back a fraction of an inch, still not taking his eyes off me. So many thoughts were going through my head. What was this one’s name? And why did they both think I belonged to them? Why hadn’t Ryan told me he was a twin? And why wasn’t I