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I waited for her to respond since I couldn’t read her expression. If she wasn’t comfortable with it, I wouldn’t push her, but I really hoped she agreed. The more time I spend with her, the more frustrated I become and I wanted to put as much distance between us as possible. I wanted her to learn how to protect herself, I just didn’t want to be the one doing it all the time.
As the minutes ticked by, I wondered if she would ever answer. She kept rubbing her hand and that smile she had earlier was now gone. I don’t know why it bothered me so much that the first real smile I had ever seen on her had been for my brother. Hopefully, she didn’t have any romantic notions about him.
Of course, she could always sign a nondisclosure agreement with someone if she did in fact want to be with someone during our term. My brother on the other hand was off of the table. He was would only ask questions and then it would just be a matter
Brooklyn-Just as I pulled the lasagna out of the oven, I heard a knock on the door. I figured it was probably Eric. Placing the pan on the oven, I was just about to answer the door, but thought better of it. If I continue doing what I am doing, I can keep myself preoccupied enough to not let my nerves get the better of me, hopefully.“Come in.” I hollered, just loud enough so he would be able to hear me.As I had suspected, Eric comes right on in. He stops just shy of entering the kitchen and inhales deeply. Moving the pan from the oven, to set it on the island, I grabbed a knife and spatula from the drawer. It was better to face him, rather than have my back turned towards him.“That smells delicious. I could come back later if I came at the wrong time.”“No, it is fine, come on in. I have plenty if you are hungry.”“A woman after my heart.” He laughed, coming to sit on the stool across from
Brooklyn-“To open a mind link with the entire pack, you will need to say what you want to say in your mind and then projected it by mentally grabbing onto the tether that links us all. It isn’t a simple task since some will have blocks up to keep certain people from contacting them. So you will also need to push through the blocks. As far as individual it is similar, except you have to hone in on specific member you want to communicate with.” Eric started to explain, in between bites of his third helping.“At first it will take a lot of concentration and you’ll have to clear your mind, but in time after you mastered the ability, you will be able to do it effortlessly. Like I mentioned earlier, it may take a week or more, but it is something you can practice in your spare time and we can even work more on it every day. You can practice by trying to connect with me, so you aren’t disturbing anyone else. When someone is trying to conne
Tatum-“Your mate was watching.” Chasity purred as she got down on her knees in front of me.Ignoring her, I undid my pants and pulled my already hard dick out. It hadn’t been Chasity that had made me hard, no it was Brook. I couldn’t get her out of my head the moment I heard her soft voice in my head. Why hearing her speak through the pack link turned me on, I had no idea. It had been a shock that she had picked up on it so quickly. She intrigued me, that I could admit.“I wonder what she would say if she walked in on us. Would she watch?” Chasity hummed with excitement.Wanting her to shut up, I grabbed the back of her head and tilted it slightly until the head of my shaft was pressed against her parted lips. Not needing further directions, she opened her mouth and I thrust inside until she started to gag. I felt her hand grab at my balls and massage them. Using my hands to hold her head steady, I moved my hips forwar
Brooklyn-The fear was still there, not as bad, but still very much there. It has been three days since I started working with Eric. On the first day, we went over to the pack clinic so I could get checked out. Apparently, the pack doctor had already taken my blood and I had been lacking all sorts of nutrients, now I just had a slight vitamin D deficiency.We went over everything I ate in a day and other than adding a protein shake in the morning before training, he didn’t see a reason to adjust my diet. I showed him what I knew already, from Tate. He had made a comment that he was impressed by how well I was doing after just a few short weeks.We went over a few defensive maneuvers and he showed me a few things that would help. By the time all was said and done, we didn’t have time to spar, which I hadn’t minded. On the second day, we did and I had so many panic attacks that I wasn’t sure I would ever be ready. He had been patient and re
Tatum-“Set up the Luna Ceremony one week from today.” I heard Eric say after bursting into my office, without knocking I might add.I was used to him just barging in uninvited, he has done it since he was old enough to walk. If it weren’t for the fact, he was my brother, I would have thrown his ass out. Looking up from my laptop, I saw Eric settle in one of the chairs across from the desk.“Don’t you think that is a bit too soon?” I rolled my eyes.“Not at all. Just give me a week and I will have her ready.”“I like your enthusiasm and all, but there is no way she will be ready. You do know there is already a line of members wanting to challenge her, right?”“She will be ready.”“The girl can barely get near anyone without flinching.”“As I said, she will be ready.” Eric claimed, with a vain expression etched over his face.&
Brooklyn-A week of training with Eric had been torture. Honing my skills as a fighter hadn’t been so bad, it was the mental and emotional turmoil I had to go through also. Suffice to say, I had overcome the majority of my fear. Taking Eric’s suggestion to heart, when we weren’t working on combat, I was trying to recognize where my fear stemmed from.My biggest obstacle hadn’t been that I was afraid of getting hurt, the pain I could handle. It was the lack of being able to protect myself. Knowing I still had a ways to go, the more we trained the more determined I became, but now I knew that in time I would be able to protect myself. No longer would I allow anyone to treat me like the others had.I was a lot stronger than I had been a week ago, even faster. Eric had given me everything he had in our last session and while I struggled to defend myself with every attack, I got back up and kept going. His skill and strength surpassed me great
Brooklyn- “Put the bag down over there.” Tate said, motioning towards a bench behind the stage. “When will everyone be arriving?” “Eric is holding everyone off until you are ready. We need to go over a few things first.” “Couldn’t we have spoken inside?” I asked while I laid the bag over the back of the bench. “No.” Tate said, not giving me any more of an explanation, but he looked frustrated. “Okay, what do we need to go over?” “I wanted to remind you that if you lose today, our contract is void. I will not step down as Alpha if you are unable to perform. Eric thinks you can do this, but I have my doubts. I will give a public rejection if you lose and you have to act as if you are in pain. You will still be able to remain in the pack for the rest of the term, but you will be moved out of the packhouse.” He stopped talking and he didn’t look happy. Eric had informed me of what was at stake, but I hadn’t expected this. I
Tatum-This very thing is why I knew she wasn’t ready. Why I even listened to my brother, I will never understand. Brook was getting beat and she just laid on the ground covering her face, letting it happen. I could smell the fear radiating from her, it was nearly suffocating. Whispers filtered through the crowd, all saying the same types of things.“How can she be our Luna? The girl can’t even defend herself.”“Alpha is mated to her?”“I won’t accept her as our Luna. I don’t care if she is mates with the Alpha.”“She was in training with us once and Alpha Tate had to show her everything.”“You would think she would have gone to training more if she couldn’t fight.”“What was the Alpha thinking? She sure is pretty but she won’t be able to protect any of us if she can’t protect herself.”“I wanted to challenge