The rest of the night flies as we eat delicious food, drink sweet drinks, and get way too personal. It’s a bit much and they’re more than a bit crazy, but I wouldn’t change them for anything in the world.Nikki and Mavy had ordered a few rounds of drinks after we ate and now I was left with two girls that were more tipsy than they had any right to be. Mavy was more far gone than Nikki, but we’d had a good night and had fun, so that was all that mattered. The three of us walked out into the night, our arms linked. It was a bit of a struggle, but I lead us to the right, in the direction we needed to head.The moon is high in the sky and I’m ready to get back to the packhouse. The warmth of my bed and quiet of my room calls me. Mavy sings a song, while Nikki fails at pretending to be sober. Her cheeks are stained red and her eyes are drowsy as we walk past the line of people still waiting to get into The Palisades. I could feel the weight of someone’s gaze on my back, but when I turned t
Shane looks like a god as he steps into the light. Light gray sweat pants hang low on his hips and a fitted white t-shirt is pulled taunt against his muscular body as he moves. My mouth waters at the sight of his pecs. The veins on his forearms stick out and pulse are hotter than they have any right being. His upper lip was raised, his eyebrows lowered, and his nostrils flared as he looked from where I lay on the floor to where the man stood with his boot on my stomach.The man above me had enough sense to remove his boot from my body and placed it on the floor. He took a step back as Shane neared, he kept a calm pace, but you could feel the temperature go up. Recognition flared in the mans eyes and he looked from me to Mavy.“Greetings to the heir, is there something I can help you with?” The man stuttered out.My attacker lifted his arms in front of his chest as Shane stepped up on the side walk an
Shane’s body tensed, the muscle in his jaw flexed, and his eyes glowed bright as his wolf stared through them. His hair was a mess and a loose curl fell over his eyebrow. My mouth dried and my chest heaved with every breath. My cheeks flushed and I swallowed painfully as I clenched my legs together. I shouldn’t find this so hot, I shouldn’t be having this reaction to him but my body stopped listening to me that day in the gym. Now, I don’t have any control over it. It yearns for him without my permission. I’m wet, so fucking wet as he lifted his nose into the air. I held my breath, as if that would do anything to hide what’s happening between my legs. His eyes flared as he scented my arousal, his tongue slid out, and I whimpered as he wet his bottom lip. He strode toward us with purpose and Nikki scampered to her feet. She stepped toward Shane, blocking me and Mavy from his path. She stood her ground and lifted her chin and glared at him. He doesn’t stop until his abdomen is pressed a
My body trembled against his, not from fear, but need. I felt utter humiliation at the way I was acting toward him. One half of me wanted to crawl into a hole and die, while the other half… the other half wanted to beg him to claim me. I closed my eyes to block the sight of him out. An alpha’s nose was stronger than the average wolf, and although he’s not alpha yet, it runs in his veins. His eyes lock on my lips and I push weakly against his chest. “Why? I haven’t done anything!” I said stubbornly. “You’ve done plenty,” he growled. I don’t know what he meant by that and I didn’t understand the look in his eyes. His arm wrapped around my waist and I’m pulled up until my chest rubs against his. I whimper as my hardened peaks brush against hard muscle. I’ve been turned on for Goddess knows how long and my body is beyond sensitive. I turned my head away from him, but he doesn’t complain, no, he takes the opportunity to nip at my collarbone and run his nose up my neck. We’re playing a da
With each flick of his tongue, my body reacted. One second I’m pleading with him to stop and in the next, I’m pulling his head closer and begging for him to give me what only he can. Shane ignored my requests and I released him as he sat up. I stared up at him, waiting patiently for what would come next.Dark eyes stared down at me, his mouth was wet with the evidence of my release. His tongue darted out and licked my come from his lips. A bulge pressed against his pants and my mouth dried as the memories of when I had him in my mouth flashed through my mind. Butterflies crashed against my belly and slick slid down my thigh.I clenched my thighs together and his eyes noted the movement. He didn’t smile as he leaned back. He held my gaze as he pulled down his pants. My breathing quickened as his hard cock fell out. My eyebrows jumped into my hairline. I remember it being big, but I don’t remember it being this big. Veins snake up the length of his member and stop just below an angry ti
*Song inspiration: Die for you - Joji* “Fuck,” Shane groaned. My mouth fell open as my nails pierced flesh. The pain was something I’ve never felt before, my pussy was stretched tightly around his thick cock. I’d taken all of him and there was a sting and a burn as he filled me. I felt a fullness that was bordering uncomfortable. He tore right through my hymen and bulged where his length pushed against my belly. My legs trembled around him and my eyes fluttered shut as tears rolled down my cheeks. Shane released my lips and I tightened my grip on him as a whimper fell from my lips. “Sh, sh,” Shane soothed. His tongue slid up my cheek as he licked up my tear. A shiver ran down my back, but I couldn’t bring it in me to open my eyes. I gripped them closed tight as I waited for him to move. One of his hand snaked up my back and into my hair. I cried out when he gripped a handful of it and yanked down hard. My eyes flew open, but my complaint died on my lips and I forgot how to breathe
Shane’s tongue slid along the sensitive flesh of my neck and my body shivered. My chest rose and fell with each breath I took. Shane and I remained connected, his hardness still reached deep within me, and I moaned as evidence of our love making dripped from me and down his length. My head rolled until my forehead rested on him. My breasts squished against his as I came down from the high of the multiple orgasms Shane took from me. A mental wall fell and with the elasticity of a rubber band, I wheezed as a foreign invasion of emotions snapped into place inside of me.My body went slack as something uncurled inside of me and a pain I’ve never felt before threatened to damn my soul. Strong arms wrapped around me and held me tenderly as if I were fragile. I was enveloped in his scent, our scent as it melded together and became something… more. I couldn’t even put the name to all of the feelings, if that’s what they would be called, as they flitted into my mind and tainted my soul. Some w
The silence was deafening on the drive back to the packhouse. At least it was awkward for me. Not a word had been spoken since we claimed each other and I didn’t know what to say, Goddess, I didn’t know what to do with my hands. Why was this even bothering me? My head was turned at an uncomfortable angle in a poor attempt at hiding my face from Shane. I had chewed on my lip so much today that it was bleeding now. Even though I knew he could feel my emotions through the bond, I didn’t want him to see the panic. My throat was dry and it was a struggle keeping my breathing slow and even, but I hyper-focused on it so I didn’t sound like a pig.No matter how slow I breathed, how hard I fought to keep my shoulders from trembling, or how much I tried not to fidget, my hands shook. Shane and I had done it—we’d had sex and we’d done it in the back of his truck on my birthday. Not once had I questioned giving it up in the back of someone’s truck. If I’m being totally honest with myself, sex had
Odis takes a step to the side, and the crowd’s attention turns to me and my mate. As my gaze travels over them, their cheeks stained, their eyes are shocked, and blood splattered at their feet. A lot has happened and everything is moving so quickly now. I don’t know what I was expecting to happen after Shane killed Ethan. I thought everything would go back to the way it always should have been. Becoming Luna and taking over a pack wasn’t what I had in mind. My mate turns to leave, but Odis block him. “Move,” Shane growled. Odis tucked his chin, but held eye contact. “While I am not your chosen Beta, I will hold this position until you choose your own,” Odis growled. “I’ve already got a lineup. Your services are no longer needed,” Shane said coldly. “Until it’s official then,” Odis replied firmly. “Please allow me to have my-to have the remains moved.” My mate went still. He didn’t look back at the body, and I didn’t either. His gaze remained on Odis. “Permission granted,” Shane sa
I love you.I love you.I love you.The words repeat in my mind and I struggle with not linking him. Shane’s eyes widen as he takes in the words that are on repeat in my mind. It’s utter chaos up there, and I don’t want him to hear any of it. His head tilts to the side in question, as if he can’t believe what I just said, and his brows furrow. Shane’s fingers dig into my side as he pulls me flush against his chest. My heart is beating so loud I’d be surprised if he couldn’t hear it. The curse’s broken, the true villain defeated and dead at our feet. It restored the way things always should have been. There’s nothing in our way, and we can finally be together. I have my mate’s full attention as screams of despair ensue behind him.
“Do you know how many times I’ve killed you? You won in the first life, but I made it my mission, to end every one of yours after. I’ve become the villain so many times, I don’t know if I can be the hero. I don’t know if I can be the man she deserves. What I do know is that I’m the man she’s got…,” Shane trailed off. His shoulders shook and I wondered if he was crying, when he started laughing.“I should not atone for sins I know nothing of. This is not the way an alpha should run a pack. There was no trial, and I wasn’t given the opportunity to defend myself,” Ethan grunted.“Defend?” Shane asked incredulously. “Defend?! At what point did you give my mate the opportunity to defend herself? Was there a single moment in the time she spent shackled to you that you gave her a reprieve? On the nights she begged you to stop, did you?&rdq
As the unwanted feeling began welling up inside of me, I wanted to slap myself across the face. I needed to do something to snap out of it, anything to shake this feeling. Ethan’s face started to grow pale and my hands trembled as I stared at the man I’d spent lifetimes with. I wanted him gone, I didn’t want to see his face any longer. The sooner the better, before this disgusting feeling could grow any larger than it already had. I had asked Shane to take his time and make Ethan’s blood run, but now I just wanted him gone, erased from my memory, erased from this life.I wanted him to suffer as I had, but no amount of torturing would make him feel what I had felt. Nothing Shane did could make him feel what I was going through now that I had all of my memories back. Nothing could make the wrongs he’s done right and I hate that I know this. My throat dries as Shane grabs a handful of hair and the largest part of me that loves him a
“Watch as I kill the man that cursed us,” Shane murmured.Everything clicks into place and my mate’s glowing eyes stare back at me. I lean up and press a kiss to his chin. Shane’s breathing shutters and he devours my lips as I cry. His hand slides up my neck and cups my cheek. I nuzzle into it, but he releases me too soon. My knees are weak and I sway on my feet without him. Turning to look down at Ethan, I follow Shane’s gaze and take in the man on his knees. His hair is in his face, blood drips down the side of his face, and oozes down his body. He’s losing a lot of it and fast.“The two of you need help,” Ethan spat.“I don’t think you’ve got much time left,” I said to Shane.I should sick at the sight of what Shane has done to him, but all I can think about is how fate still brought us together. Even as Shane fought for me, it was as if this was all a fairy tale story with a shitty ending. And somewhere out there, an author was getting off on our pain. That, or the Moon Goddess pu
My mate’s shoulders shake and he rolls his head back until he’s looking up at the sky. He closes his eyes and a tear breaks free and rolls down his cheek. He laughs hysterically before his head drops forward. The muscles in his jaw twitched before he lifts his chin and he looks at me with haunted eyes.“Now I know I’m dreaming, but I pray I never wake,” Shane murmured.How is it that even after I tell him I’ve remembered, he still can’t believe me? My soul bled for him as more tears blurred my vision. Would I ever be able to make it up to him? He turns from me as people poured from the halls and into the courtyard. A crowd was forming around us and worry filled me as I feared for my mate. We were on Ethan’s territory, surrounded by his pack, and soon his ranked members would be here. I could only hope the law in place for alpha fights kept them back.“Shane,&
Hate. I hate myself. Self-loathing filled me and threatened to explode. I felt like I was going to combust. How? How has he done it? How can he still stand to touch me, to be near me? Just the thought of what I’ve done is enough to make me sick. I’m disgusted with myself. This world is getting blurry and I focus on the moon above. I’m out of air, out of the will to live, out of time. I don’t deserve it, I shouldn’t want it, I shouldn’t dare, but I do. I wish to see him. I want… I want to see those obsidian eyes one last time. My hands fall to my side as my head lolls to the side.There’s a roar that cuts through my thoughts and fills the garden. The hand around my throat loosens as green eyes turn from me and for the first time oxygen fills my lungs. Little breaths of air as I suck in more and more air. I follow his gaze, my eyes locking on the open door. Light spills out from the party and a dark shadow fills the doorway. My body convulses as my eyes lock on obsidian eyes. Betrayal s
I’m ripped away from him, my chest flush against a table, fingers prodding me. I shake my head and claw at the table. Tears fill my eyes and the feel of his body against mine makes me want to vomit. I hate him. The world spins and I’m begging my best friend to take me. He does what I need. Helps me erase the vile touch from my body. He takes what’s promised to another.I want him. I choose him. They know. They’re going after him. They already have him. Obey or he dies. That’s what father said. My heart screams for me to run and find him, but my mind controls my feet. I’ll do whatever I have to. He comes for me. I beg him to take me away, beg him to run away together. He can’t, no, he won’t. My heart shatters as he walks away.Hell. I’m in hell. My feet land on the ground as the monster drives into me from behind. I scream and wail. I want to wake up now. Let me out. I don’t want to be here. A firm had wraps around my neck and squeezes as I’m torn apart from the inside out. I don’t lik
“What have you done?” Ethan whispered. Green eyes were wide with shock and his brows arched high, as he shook his head. The claws that had dug into my shoulder were now scratching at his chest. They were sharper than any blade and ripped at his shirt. Blood gushed as he tore at his chest. I took a step away from him, completely confused. We were fated to be mates but there had been no pain. Why? I’d heard rejecting your mate was the most painful thing that a wolf could go through. Ethan’s eyes flashed and he was on me, his blood soaked shirt squelched against my chin. I shoved my hands against his abdomen to try and push him off.“I cannot lose you,” he breathed.“You never had me,” I said honestly.“Who you were seeing before me doesn’t concern me,” he growled. “What matters is that today you became mine.”