“I know you are awake…” Luca’s finger gently moved my hair out of my face. I was lying on my back, twisted in the sheets. He had fucked me into the night and now I was so sore that it hurt to move my legs. I swear my legs kept twitched all night. “I’m not.” Groaning, Luca turned my head towards him. His laugher died in his throat as he kissed my cheek. “We need to get moving. I want to be out there before anyone else.” I felt Luca shift beside me and my pillow dipped under my head. “You want to go into the woods while it’s still dark?” “I want to see if anything is lurking around… yes.” That got my attention. “Weren’t we supposed to have a relaxing week and get to know each other? Now we are seeking out legends that we were warned against.”“We are getting to know each other. I know if I do this…” Luca flicked my nipple with his finger, causing me to flinch. “… you will get aroused.” “Great. You know my body. What about my mind? Do you know me when the lights are on, too?” Luca
“Good to know I have that much power over you.” Kissing him hard one last time, I pushed him back.“Maybe we can sneak away and have more fun in the woods?” Luca rolled his eyes, but walked out of the bathroom as he adjusted himself. “I’m learning more and more about your kinky desires.” “What are yours?” I asked as he slipped on his shoes. Luca smirked as he looked up. “We are installing a pole in our bedroom.” I felt the heat rise in my cheeks as my tongue pushed against it. “I guess I’ll need some outfits…” “Love, you can have whatever you want.” Luca stood up and walked towards the door. “Ready?” “Ready for business Luca and not playful Luca…. never.” Luca rolled his eyes, but I felt the humor in him. As I passed him, he squeezed my ass. “Just remember all the fun things I’ll do to you. Do you really want me to do that in front of someone?” He whispered behind me. Wanting to call his bluff, I turned and looked at me. “Maybe I do.” Crossing my hands, I knew my boobs pushed
“Aren’t you going to stop her?” Heather whispered as I shut the door on them. I didn’t hear what Luca had to say to her. “What are you doing?” He asked, slightly curious. “I saw movement. What if it’s that creature again? We should name him.” “Name him? He isn’t our pet, Demi.” Part of me wanted to slap him through the mind-link, but I wasn’t sure how. “Are we going to just call him the creature? There are a lot of creatures out here. No one even attacks at night. All the more reason to think it was them who took my pack down.” Luca didn’t respond right away. “Freddy.” “Freddy? Like Freddy Krueger?” I crept along any open path. It didn’t look like anything had been disturbed but something was in the trees behind it. “Just because he comes out at night?” “I mean… it fits. See anything?” Luca seemed rather calm. “Something is in the trees, but it isn’t coming out. It doesn’t want me here.” That sent warning bells to Luca. “Maybe come back now?” “I’m assuming Heather is freakin
She wasn’t wrong, but I didn’t have a response to that. Instead, we fell into an understood silence as they kept working. Jared ended up joining us. Nodding his head towards me, he stayed on the other side of the group. The entire morning was just me standing there as they removed piece by piece. The mist became heavier at one point and all that was left were Luca and myself. We were completely drenched, but I didn’t care. Luca didn’t complain once as the water dripped down his chin, landing on every single muscle showing through his shirt. If I wasn’t torn up, watching the place I grew up with being burned, I would have been turned on. “It’s still watching us.” Luca finally muttered as lunch time was approaching. “Probably will all day. This is new and a change to their environment.” “Demi? Luca?” Peggy walked up to us. Her hair was stuck to her face, telling me she hadn’t went in any shelter that was placed up. “You are soaked.” I commented before turning back to my home. She
“I like it.” Amelia nodded and pointed her fork at me. “That’s the spirit.” “That’s the spirit?” Nora looked at Amelia like she grew three heads. “Don’t you think she should be laying low and seeing how things unfold?” Amelia rolled her eyes. “Yeah, that is what a weak alpha would do. She is a female alpha. The only one in this world today. If she doesn’t make a statement, then what? Plus, this isn’t about popularity. This is about getting even. Are you going to tell me that you would roll over if your family was killed?” She raised her eyebrow at Nora. “That is what makes her an alpha and you a luna.” Nora didn’t appreciate that comment. She sat up straight and looked at Jared. “What I think Nora is meaning is that she just wants Demi to be happy.” It was Veronica’s turn to look at Nora. “Demi won’t be happy until she finds out the truth. Just like everyone else here. If this would have happened to any of us, we would be doing the same thing. Laying down and being happy is for pe
“This is straight bourbon.” I had to cough a few times since I wasn’t prepared for that.Luca laughed and took it from me. “She did tell you it would keep you warm.” He took a long swig from it before he handed it back. “Let’s climb down and see if we see anything in there.” “Seriously?” I was shocked. Taking my own drink, I tightened the cap back on and set it down. “Let’s go!” Luca wrapped his arm around my waist, keeping me from running away. “Listen here.” He muttered. “You need to be safe and not go all Indiana Jones on me when we get in there.” “Indiana Jones? If I had a whip, I’d whip you for saying that.” “I know that.” Luca rolled his eyes. “I meant that if there is treasure, you need to be smart about this.” “Yeah, yeah. I heard you.” Luca let my waist go and walked beside me as we came up to the crane. I watched as Luca went up to the operator and spoke with him for a second. The crane operator nodded, and Luca stepped back. As Luca walked back to me, the crane moved
I wasn’t even sure what to say to her. Heath put his hand on her shoulder and she instantly followed him out to the car. Luca didn’t try to touch me. Instead, he just stood beside me, letting me work through my emotions. “This is now a historic landmark and we won’t be able to rebuild on it.” I wasn’t sure why I said that, but it was true. Even if I wanted to, there is no way to make sure the rest of the ground is safe without thorough examinations. That might take years to complete. What was once a private territory for wolves could turn into a tourist attraction. “We would have to know where this comes out of and where it starts. Whatever you did find, it could come out down there.” “Or have sunken to the bottom to be gone forever.” Luca nodded. “It could be. Demi, I had to pull you out when I did or we would have both ended up in the river.” I wasn’t sure why I was mad at him for that. Logically, I knew he was right. I knew he saved my life. Only, my heart didn’t understand. M
“I have popcorn and bourbon!” Amelia held them up. “I just came for a good time.” Peggy shrugged. “Ditto.” Nora was putting on a movie. “I grabbed the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. We can watch it and smoke.” They were all wearing the same lounge set as I was, just different colors. “How very nice of you all.” I couldn’t help but smirk as I sat down. They moved the chairs and pillows near the balcony and had the doors open. The cool rain air was refreshing as Veronica handed me a cigar. “Here is your cake and bowl of popcorn.” Peppy pushed it towards me. “The most important part… bourbon.” Amelia handed me a tall glass, completely filled. No one spoke of the packhouse or questioned me about how I felt. Instead, they focused on smoking, eating and drinking. If this isn’t how a group of friends is supposed to cheer you up, do you even have a group of friends? The door flew open. “I’m sorry I’m late!” Lilith looked devilish as she ran in. Carrying a large bowl, she almost tripped over
Goosebumps erupted over my body as I made my way to the patio door. The sun would soon be rising over the trees. However, multiple sets of eyes flashed in the trees at me. Most of the time, I would think the treat was in the trees. Now, it’s inside my bedroom. It took Luca a solid hour to scan the room. By the time Rook and Reese showed up, Luca had found four bugs they had planted. Instead of telling them, Luca answered the door with the bugs in the sealed bag. Reese let out a growl and Rook just clenched his jaw. “Seriously?” Reese looked at them as they walked in. “I’m not surprised. With everything else going on, did they really think you wouldn’t have noticed?” Rook sat down on the edge of the couch. Unrolling the maps, he pulled out a notebook from a drawer in the coffee table. “Demi was the one that realised something was wrong.” Luca yawned as he sat down in an armchair. Reese sat down beside Rook. “Do you want to go shower now or wait?” Luca looked at me. I looked back a
I had my basic eggs, sausage, and cheese omelet smothered in salsa. Luca had two eggs over easy, bacon, sausage, and hash browns. Reese and Rook had something similar, but with an added pancake. “It could be one of the girls…” I said, finally. It was as if the men didn’t even register this idea. Three forks hung in the air, their mouths hanging open and their eyes slowly shifting over to me. “They were there for the updates. I’m sure you told Amelia everything. Peggy and Veronica have been fucking Grim and Simon. Nora is mated to Jared. I’m just saying we can’t focus on the men only.” I didn’t want to believe it for a second, but I cannot not think about it. “Damn…” Reese sat back. “We need to make a list of everyone’s parents. The girls and the guys and what pack they are from. We need a map of who belonged to where and where they were when all this went down.”“Our suspect pool just got larger.” Rook nodded. “Keep this between us.” Luca looked down at me. “I’m sorry but our bedr
Luca’s hand wrapped around Grim’s throat. “Don’t you ever…. EVER speak to her in such a manger again. If you have a problem with how things are running, then you direct your frustrations on me.” Grim’s eyes were flicking with his wolf. “Fine. Let’s go.” Reese and Rook smirked as they gathered around. Even Chase got off his treadmill and stood in a triangle as the two men took their shirts off. Luca’s chest was just about healed, but the three claw marks were very much visible. Luca was so focused on Grim that he didn’t respond to the arousal I felt seeing my marks on him. Moving over to the dumbbells, I just started my workout as they started fighting. It almost seemed that Luca was toying with him. With each press, they shared blows. “Quit playing, Luca.” Chase sighed. Luca delivered the last blow that sent Grim flying. He landed on his back at Reese’s feet. “This is fucking bullshit.” He jumped to his feet and looked around. “I’m going to tell everyone.” He looked at Luca’s wris
Luca bent over to retrieve the knife. “What do we really do now?” “Like we said. Act like this didn’t phase us and move on with the week. We have a large event this evening that will require much more planning.” I watched as he cleaned the knife and set it back in the drawer. “I’ll stay in here so you can keep on eye on me.” Luca nodded, but his jaw was clenched. “Okay.” He turned and looked at me. “Let’s go work out.” Just as his back was turned, I remembered I had a question to ask him. “Luca, why were you so pissed off that Grim walked in on us?” Luca’s body froze mid step. It was then that I realized he was hiding something from me. “Can you leave it alone?” He turned and looked at me. “Can you just trust that I have your best interest at heart?” “It’s like you don’t know me. Either tell me the truth now or I won’t stop until I know it.” Luca took a deep breath. “We have discussed this. You need your wolf. You need to accept it and the power scares you. I get it. The guys t
“Got something to hide?” Reese stepped forward. “Fuck no! I just don’t have to prove myself.” Jeffrey took a step forward, too. I wondered if Luca was going to intervene. When he just stood there, I started walking how alphas actually work together. “My luna is in bed and naked!” “No one gives a fuck about your luna. If this was your luna’s life that was in danger, would you give a shit about people’s feelings?” Reese jabbed a finger in Jeffrey’s chest. “I don’t like it either, but I’ll do whatever I need to to clear my name. It’s pretty suspicious that you have a problem with it.” “Anyone else object to this?” Jeffrey looked around for support. All the alphas had their hands in their pockets and looked unbothered. “Heath will start in your room.” Luca added some fuel to the fire. “Fine. I am going there now.” Jeffrey took a step but was stopped by Reese, Grim and Hunter. “I suggest you make yourself very comfortable.” Hunter’s tone was so authoritive that I found humor in Jeffr
Pointing the bottle at the paper, I was still pissed off. “How the fuck did someone get into our bedroom to leave me this?” “I have someone checking the cameras.” Heath sounded just as pissed off. Looking at him, his expression matched his tone. “Things have amped up. This is a direct attack on you, Demi. Before, it was just you trying to see about finding the truth. We must be getting close if someone is scared enough to do this.” Grim wasn’t the playful guy that I had seen before. He looked dangerous. Judging by the growing red mark on his chin, Luca let go of some frustration. “He’s right. Whatever we are doing, they are scared. Why else send you a finger and a note?”I looked at Luca. “I thought our key pad was finger protected. You and I are the only ones that has access.” It was like a light bulb went off in his head. “The housekeeper.” He muttered. Luca took off running out of our bedroom. I was quick to follow him and everyone else was behind me. We ran down the hallway, d
“Demi… where did you get this?” Luca’s voice was barely auto-able. I watched as Luca picked up the finger.“Fuck…” He stood up and walked out of the bathroom. Flipping the lights on, I heard him go into each closet before he came back into the bathroom. “Love?” He kelt down in front of me. My eyes finally landed on his. “That was my father’s ring.” Luca nodded. “I recognize it.” “People are coming, aren’t they?” “Yes.” Right on cue, there was a pounding at the front door. Luca clenched his jaw but made no move to get up. “It’s okay. I’m okay.” I said, trying to convince myself. Luca helped me stand up.“I brought you some clothes. Take your time getting dressed.” “Thank you.” I said and took them from him. Luca pulled me against him.“I know you are lying.” Gently, he tilted my face to look at him. After studying my eyes, he kissed me gently.“I love you.” “I love you.” I said, as he turned to leave. “Luca?” I whispered.He stopped and looked back at me. “Yeah?” “Is that my da
“Oh?” My wolf wasn’t backing down. Sliding off Luca’s lap, our eyes stayed locked as I shoved Luca’s dick into my mouth. Only breaking it when I moved more on top so it was completely down my throat. Luca’s hand threaded through my hair, grabbed a handful and helped me move up and down. Massaging his balls, I felt them grow tighter as he was about to spill his seed. Unfortunately for him, I wasn’t going to let that happen so soon. Pushing off him, Luca’s body shuttered with the sudden loss of connection. Pushing completely off him. “It’s going to be like that?” Luca’s eyebrow shot up. Walking slowly away from him and back around to the other side of the couch, Luca managed to get off and walk to me. Blood had stopped running down his chest, but it was still angry. It was my turn to play offense. Slowly, he walked up to me. Backing up so I was almost touching the glass, I was ready for my move. The moment Luca was within arm’s reach, my hand shot out and grabbed his dick, pulling hi
“Where to next?” Luca whispered as he walked my naked body down another hallway. I recognized this room as a study. My heart was pounding as he pushed me against it. “Open it.” My hand shook as it wrapped around the cold metal. With my heart beating out of my chest, I shoved the door open as if to make a statement. As much as it made me nervous for someone to see me naked. I will never believe Luca would actually let someone see me. “Empty.” I said, smugly.“Are you sure?” Luca’s voice had a hint of amusement that caused me to pause. Just as I opened my mouth to speak, a soft moan came from inside. “W-who is that?” I asked, unsure if I wanted to know. “Shh…” Luca whispered as he pushed me inside. Quietly, I turned to see Simon was banging Peggy against the wall. Her legs were wrapped around his waist as he forcefully plunged into her. Since her eyes were closed, she didn’t even notice us. “I guess this room is taken.” I whispered back to him. “You are correct. Let’s see what els