*Nikko's POV*I transitioned as soon as I closed the car door, opening my mind-link up to the entire pack at once. Ash could hear the shouts and howls, so we took off towards those. I sorted through the mind-link to see if anyone was in need of aid, and let Ash take over the physical half of it."Byron, stay close to Jo, please," I hurried and mind-linked him. I knew he had followed me out of the car, but he had to be closer to her than me."Yes, Alpha," Byron sent a quick reply and I felt him turn back towards the car.I knew that I had told Jo to stay in the car, but I also knew Jo and knew that she wouldn't listen. Ash let out a whine. He wanted to go back for her."We can't bud," I told him sadly, though I wanted to go back too. "The pack has to come first. Protect the pack. It is not just our mate that is in danger."Ash's feet picked up speed. At least there was still plenty of light to see with the afternoon sun."The sooner we help the pack, the sooner we can get back to
*Jo's POV*My whole body felt numb as Nikko walked up and wrapped his arms around me. He said something, and I heard him, but my brain didn't seem to comprehend what the words meant. A wave of nausea came over me, causing me to hunch over and vomit all over the grass beside us.I wiped my face after I was done and felt the tears that covered my cheeks as well. Hm, I hadn't realized that I was crying. Before I knew what to do, Nikko swung me up into his arms and carried me inside of the house.He didn't stop until he got me up into the bathroom. He set me down on the toilet and laid a towel down on the shower floor before picking me back up and laying me down on said towel. Then, he sat down on the floor next to me and slid under my legs, elevating them.I watched dazedly as his lips moved, but still didn't understand what he was saying. As I laid on the towel, I started to notice the feeling coming back into my fingertips. I realized that I was breathing pretty rapidly, so I focuse
*Jo's POV*Nikko began to crawl up the bed to me on his hands and knees. He stopped, grabbed my ankles and spread them wide. Then he crawled up in between the legs and sat up, placing his member at my entrance. I stared at him, tingling all over, even without his hands on me."I need you," he said huskily. "I need to be inside you."I gave a small nod, and he thrust himself into me hard. A scream of pleasure erupted out of my mouth as I clenched the sheets in my hands and arched into him. He pulled out and thrust back in, just as hard and I gasped.Nikko had never been this rough with me. He had always been in control. But he kept thrusting into me harder and harder as he sat there and looked down at me. G*d it felt good.Then he ripped himself out, and I felt empty. He grabbed my ankles and twisted them, causing me to roll onto my stomach. I used my hands to roll my shoulders over as Nikko gripped my hip hard and pulled them up.I looked back over my shoulder at him just in time
*Jo's POV*I jumped off the bed as I felt like I was about to lose control. I took a deep breath as I stood there and felt the urge to shift diminish slightly, but my body was still radiating energy. Nikko snored in the background, so exhausted from the day's activities that he hadn't noticed me move."Maybe it would help if we worked some of it out," Cressa suggested, feeling just as antsy."Anything's worth a shot."I walked into the closet and found a loose summer dress to throw on. The dress would be perfect for if I chose to shift. Easy to take off and put on. And my skin was on fire, so I wasn't worried about getting cold. Not even bothering to put on shoes, either, I walked out of the cabin.The fresh air helped take the edge off, but it was still there. After a seconds deliberation, I turned and walked down the trail that would lead me to the creek. The cold water would help clear my head as well.I took off at a brisk pace. Cressa wanted me to shift, but I wasn't sure if
*Jo's POV*I groaned as I started to come to, blinking my eyes a bunch to take in the bright white room. My head pounded as I sat up, so I tried to move more slowly. I was sitting in an average sized room, with just a bed frame, a mattress, a small table, and a single chair.There wasn't a single window in the room, so I had no way of telling what time it was.The entire room was white though. White tile, white walls, white sheets, white table. The only thing that wasn't white was the metal door that was on the opposite wall of the bed. My head throbbed again. Man what was in that rag?Suddenly the events before came flooding back to me. I stood up quickly, earning myself another throb through my head, and walked to the door. I turned the handle, but it was locked. Worth a try at least.I stood there in silence, wondering what I should do. Silence…Cressa!I tried to talk to her, but my head throbbed worse than ever, making my vision spot, so I stopped. Whatever that Frilla b*tc
*Nikko's POV*"Nikko, wake up!"I started as I felt Byron roughly shaking my shoulders. I sat up quickly, disoriented. I was still laying in my bed in the cabin."What is it? What's going on?" I instantly noticed what was missing. "Where is Jo?""I don't know," Byron admitted, and I instantly focused."What do you mean you don't know?" I asked quietly. "She was just here."It was near dark outside of the window now, I must have been asleep for a couple of hours."No. When she mind-linked me, she said she was going out to go for a swim in the creek, but asked if I could bring the car for you two to get back to the packhouse. She also asked me to grab the binder about her family history for her, because she forgot it," Byron explained rapidly."Oh, alright," I said. I wish she would have told me, but there was nothing wrong with that."No, you don't understand, Nikko!" Byron still sounded frantic, which got me worked up again. "I was still busy getting those two rogue bodies tak
*Jo's POV*When I woke up the second time, I felt a million times better. The ache in my head had gone, and the small bit of food had soothed my stomach. I mean, it still wasn't perfect, but prisoners can't be choosers."You seem a little too happy for someone who is locked in a room," Cressa's clear voice spoke into my mind."Cressa!" I replied, a sense of relief washing over me. "I can hear you again.""Yes, there must have been wolfsbane mixed into those drugs they knocked us out with, because I felt like I was in a coma. I could hear what was happening around me, but had no interaction whatsoever. And I still don't feel 100%.""Well, I'm just glad you're back." I stared around the room so she could see what we were dealing with. "I was about to go crazy and start talking to myself in here.""Understandable," she mumbled in disgust.The door started to open and I cowered against the wall. I explained to Cressa about my plan to embrace and encourage the idea that these captors
*Nikko's POV*Byron and Ava returned to the packhouse from the cabin and the creek and I showed them the note from Frilla that I had found. Byron let out a ferocious growl, but I knew that he had grown close with Jo while training her the last couple weeks, so I understood where he was coming from.Ash was still growling inside of my head, but I was trying to block him out and focus on what to do.Jo. I need to save Jo."Did you guys find anything that could help?" I asked desperately.Byron handed me the binder with Jo's information in it, and Ava pulled out the maps and laid them over my desk."It did look like there was a vehicle involved, but it stopped making tracks once it hit the highway. So, I can't be certain of which direction it headed." Ava said, pointing to the map as she spoke. "I can't tell how far away they would be either. Though it did look like a large van, and with limited gas stations in this part of the mountains, I am hoping that it's not too far."I looke
*Jo's POV**ONE MONTH LATER*"Where are you taking me?" I asked with a giggle as his hands covered my eyes, blinding me."Well, if I told you, then it wouldn't be a surprise would it?" Nikko asked back with a laugh.It had been almost a month since our little 'rogue' battle and everything was just starting to settle into place. The first couple weeks had been spent going through all of the wolves that had pledged their loyalty to our pack and investigating each of them before either admitting them to the pack or banishing them.Then, of course, there had been Frilla's trial. It lasted much longer than expected, but it was mostly because of all the new information that had crept up. It turned out that she had been spying on a few different packs for years, so even her father couldn't save her from punishment at that point.I was the one who had given them the idea for her punishment. It was decided that since she had done all of these acts in a hope to achieve Luna, that she would
*Jo's POV*I stared as Frilla's black wolf slowly inched towards me. Cressa was itching to get out, but I convinced her that we should wait a minute longer. The surprise attack could be useful here, just as it was before.Watching her wolf move was like watching water move; she flowed smoothly and effortlessly. I knew now why she was the best female wolf fighter in the pack. Agility could beat strength 9 times out of 10. You can't kill something you can't catch.The purple faced Sean backed up as she got closer, and he smiled. He was confident that Frilla was going to end me as well. I could tell in the relaxed stance of his body.I continued to stand there, watching her closely as she prowled around me. The wolves from outside were all starting to gather around now, to see what all of the commotion was about. Some of them lost color in their face as they saw me, and I recognized them as pack members.Frilla used my distraction to her advantage and swiped a paw out at me. I yelled
*Jo's POV*I walked over to the poor excuse for a bed and laid down, putting my face into the pillow. I hadn't seen any cameras around the room, but I figured it was better safe than sorry. I didn't want to make them suspicious now, right as I was beginning to plan an escape.Once I was sure my face was covered, I reached out with my mind."Nikko?" I called out."Jo!" he cried out almost instantly.I sighed in relief and nearly cried at hearing his voice. I had been trying to stay strong, but that didn't mean I didn't miss him like crazy. His voice had sounded so pained, and I regretted not reaching out to him first thing this morning."Yes, it's me," I replied as soon as I could get my thoughts together. "It's me.""Where are you? Are you hurt? I felt pain a few minutes ago, are they hurting you? I will kill them!" Nikko raged on and I could feel Ash reach out to Cressa."I'm not hurt, that was just Frilla." He started to interject, but I cut him off. "I'm fine. You have to li
*Nikko's POV*Byron and Ava returned to the packhouse from the cabin and the creek and I showed them the note from Frilla that I had found. Byron let out a ferocious growl, but I knew that he had grown close with Jo while training her the last couple weeks, so I understood where he was coming from.Ash was still growling inside of my head, but I was trying to block him out and focus on what to do.Jo. I need to save Jo."Did you guys find anything that could help?" I asked desperately.Byron handed me the binder with Jo's information in it, and Ava pulled out the maps and laid them over my desk."It did look like there was a vehicle involved, but it stopped making tracks once it hit the highway. So, I can't be certain of which direction it headed." Ava said, pointing to the map as she spoke. "I can't tell how far away they would be either. Though it did look like a large van, and with limited gas stations in this part of the mountains, I am hoping that it's not too far."I looke
*Jo's POV*When I woke up the second time, I felt a million times better. The ache in my head had gone, and the small bit of food had soothed my stomach. I mean, it still wasn't perfect, but prisoners can't be choosers."You seem a little too happy for someone who is locked in a room," Cressa's clear voice spoke into my mind."Cressa!" I replied, a sense of relief washing over me. "I can hear you again.""Yes, there must have been wolfsbane mixed into those drugs they knocked us out with, because I felt like I was in a coma. I could hear what was happening around me, but had no interaction whatsoever. And I still don't feel 100%.""Well, I'm just glad you're back." I stared around the room so she could see what we were dealing with. "I was about to go crazy and start talking to myself in here.""Understandable," she mumbled in disgust.The door started to open and I cowered against the wall. I explained to Cressa about my plan to embrace and encourage the idea that these captors
*Nikko's POV*"Nikko, wake up!"I started as I felt Byron roughly shaking my shoulders. I sat up quickly, disoriented. I was still laying in my bed in the cabin."What is it? What's going on?" I instantly noticed what was missing. "Where is Jo?""I don't know," Byron admitted, and I instantly focused."What do you mean you don't know?" I asked quietly. "She was just here."It was near dark outside of the window now, I must have been asleep for a couple of hours."No. When she mind-linked me, she said she was going out to go for a swim in the creek, but asked if I could bring the car for you two to get back to the packhouse. She also asked me to grab the binder about her family history for her, because she forgot it," Byron explained rapidly."Oh, alright," I said. I wish she would have told me, but there was nothing wrong with that."No, you don't understand, Nikko!" Byron still sounded frantic, which got me worked up again. "I was still busy getting those two rogue bodies tak
*Jo's POV*I groaned as I started to come to, blinking my eyes a bunch to take in the bright white room. My head pounded as I sat up, so I tried to move more slowly. I was sitting in an average sized room, with just a bed frame, a mattress, a small table, and a single chair.There wasn't a single window in the room, so I had no way of telling what time it was.The entire room was white though. White tile, white walls, white sheets, white table. The only thing that wasn't white was the metal door that was on the opposite wall of the bed. My head throbbed again. Man what was in that rag?Suddenly the events before came flooding back to me. I stood up quickly, earning myself another throb through my head, and walked to the door. I turned the handle, but it was locked. Worth a try at least.I stood there in silence, wondering what I should do. Silence…Cressa!I tried to talk to her, but my head throbbed worse than ever, making my vision spot, so I stopped. Whatever that Frilla b*tc
*Jo's POV*I jumped off the bed as I felt like I was about to lose control. I took a deep breath as I stood there and felt the urge to shift diminish slightly, but my body was still radiating energy. Nikko snored in the background, so exhausted from the day's activities that he hadn't noticed me move."Maybe it would help if we worked some of it out," Cressa suggested, feeling just as antsy."Anything's worth a shot."I walked into the closet and found a loose summer dress to throw on. The dress would be perfect for if I chose to shift. Easy to take off and put on. And my skin was on fire, so I wasn't worried about getting cold. Not even bothering to put on shoes, either, I walked out of the cabin.The fresh air helped take the edge off, but it was still there. After a seconds deliberation, I turned and walked down the trail that would lead me to the creek. The cold water would help clear my head as well.I took off at a brisk pace. Cressa wanted me to shift, but I wasn't sure if
*Jo's POV*Nikko began to crawl up the bed to me on his hands and knees. He stopped, grabbed my ankles and spread them wide. Then he crawled up in between the legs and sat up, placing his member at my entrance. I stared at him, tingling all over, even without his hands on me."I need you," he said huskily. "I need to be inside you."I gave a small nod, and he thrust himself into me hard. A scream of pleasure erupted out of my mouth as I clenched the sheets in my hands and arched into him. He pulled out and thrust back in, just as hard and I gasped.Nikko had never been this rough with me. He had always been in control. But he kept thrusting into me harder and harder as he sat there and looked down at me. G*d it felt good.Then he ripped himself out, and I felt empty. He grabbed my ankles and twisted them, causing me to roll onto my stomach. I used my hands to roll my shoulders over as Nikko gripped my hip hard and pulled them up.I looked back over my shoulder at him just in time