Zirah's POV Not wanting the incident that happened earlier to repeat itself, I left my kids at home and decided to take a walk tired of being cooped up in this large house.Even though I was tired of my relationship with Noah, it was way too bumpy for my liking, and everything right now just felt weird between us so I left it alone. However, I couldn't deny that from time to time, my thoughts strayed to Damon and what he could be doing. But I decided to create my happy place which was when I spent some much-needed bonding time with my kids, who by the way were growing so fast.But even that couldn't keep me sustained for long, and I began to crave the outdoors.So against Noah's wishes, I snuck out of the house leaving a note for him to find when he comes back from his secret meetings.I bought a straw hat on my way to shield my face from the sun, I could even feel a little skip in my step as I walked. At one time, I paused to lift my face to the sun, soaking in the cheery breeze a
Zirah's POV "I don't know." I dropped my bloody hands to my sides, unable to stomach the blood-curdling disgust it evoke in me.Apparently, my vague answer didn't appease Noah, and his brows scrunched even harder in confusion."What do you mean you don't know?" I feel like his stare is drilling holes into me with the way he looks at me."I don't know!" I say frantic. I placed a trembling hand on my forehead, inhaling and exhaling shuddering breaths. "I don't know…." I paused, taking in another shaky breath."I just... I woke up like this."He hesitantly takes one step after another, reaching his hands out to touch me but at the last second decided not to, dropping his hand by his side. "Do you remember anything?"I shook my head furiously from side to side in a negative response. Obvious that I was practically useless in this state, he just closed his eyes and let out a deep sigh, seeming resigned."Go up I'll join you soon."I wanted to stay and talk with him but blood and the piec
.Zirah's POV Doubts tried to spring up in me as I feared that unloading such deep parts of myself would be too much for him to handle, but I tried to shut down that part of my brain.Noah pulling me closer until there was barely any space between us seemed to ease the doubts, but I couldn't help creating scenarios in my head and emergency plans in case of anything.Noah's confession meant everything to me and was all I expected from a mate who claimed to love me and cherish me but years of fending for myself physically and emotionally has scarred me enough to fear truly trusting anyone.After all, the man meant to protect me and guide me wanted to have his wicked way with me amongst other things so forgive me if I'm not too trusting.I tore my mouth away from his, overwhelmed with the thoughts running through my head. "Noah, we need to think about the impact this will…..mummphhi." he cuts me off, drowning the rest of my words by drawing me closer once again and kissing the hell out o
TVZirah's POVInstead, I just hook my legs over his shoulders and beg him that way.He reaches up to pull my legs from around his neck and presses them wide to the bed, keeping a firm hold on them when he has them right where he wants them.In the deepest, most gravelly voice I've ever heard from him, "I want you to beg me to do filthy things to you because if I do what I have in my mind, it'll be hard for you to walk straight in the morning.""What kind of filthy things do you want to do to me?" I ask, arching up in his arms.He closed his eyes tightly like I was pushing him to the edge and he was trying his hardest not to fall. Well, the same goes for me."Answer me please, Zirah. Do you want it?." He grits out through clenched teeth, muscles straining and I just take pity on him and admitted the truth."Fuck, yes I want it, you have no idea how much I want it. Even when I was with others…"I stopped immediately, realizing my mistake but I just continued. "...men, I really wanted yo
Zirah's POV His phone kept buzzing throughout the time we made love, and sometimes during the night, I remembered him waking up to attend to his buzzing phone.I wanted to stay awake and inquire as to why all of a sudden his phone couldn't stop ringing off the hook which was quite unusual for him but I was so exhausted for the marathon bouts of sex that I just slept off.I woke up briefly during the night and I could hear him speaking in harsh tones to someone on the other line but I drifted off again with a smile on my face before I could even process a coherent thought.Just about some minutes to five on a Tuesday morning, I woke up to him spooning me, his delicious body heat warming me up from the inside out, making me never want to leave his embrace. He nuzzles my neck and cups my naked breast, murmuring along the long column of my throat."How'd you sleep?" His rough, gravelly voice stirred up some dark arousal in my body.Yum, I'm starting to love this side of him."Seeing as s
Zirah's POV My toes curl inward.My pussy clenches.Ecstasy thrums in my veins, lighting up my skin. It pulls me under.The pressure builds and I feel everything at once and nothing at all.I lose myself.And then I'm coming.Letting myself go.Fall headfirst off the cliff.It's not until Noah kisses me, that I find myself again."You're so fucking beautiful," he says.I roll onto my side and reach for his dick, loving the way his face reveals his pleasure as I stroke him. I could spend hours watching him like this. "I can't decide if I want to ride your face before I ride your dick." My thoughts spilled out before I could stop them.I could barely recognize myself right now. Mostly certainly these were not words I'd like to use during sex, but hot damn if this man doesn't bring out the wild person in me."Damn." His hands are on me before I even realize and he's pulling me on top of him. "I'm not sure I can wait another second to be inside you. You can sit on my face later tonight.
Noah's POV I wasn't a morning person, and the fact that I was abruptly jared from the peaceful time I was having with my mate for a meeting with some grumpy people annoyed me.However, when they told me why they were there, I was duly surprised.I thought I had sent one of the enforcers to clean up Zirah's little mess.Shit.I didn't let my facial expressions betray the inner conflict I was having, instead, keep my face impassive."What about it?" I inquired, hoping they were just curious, nothing more.I stared down at the man who had self-appointed himself as the 'leader' of this misled group, and the anger I tried to suppress bubbled up to the surface.The man's name was Jared and surely but slowly he's one of the most antagonistic shifters I've ever met. Right from time, he never felt comfortable with me leading the pack, he always thought he could do a better job and has been trying to convince the rest of the pack about that.I'd ignored his excesses at first seeing him as a l
Noah's POVI tapped my screen and brought up her number.It rang for several seconds before she picked up, the screen giving way so I could see her.She looked like she was leaning on a door, her eyes were red, puffy, and swollen from crying."Hey, baby.." I said softly.Her response was a sniffle and a sob."How're you doing?""Great." She let out a shaky laugh and I wished badly that I was there with her."Just know that I love you and we'll get through this."She nodded but I could see she didn't believe me at all."I left something for you on the desk. I'll need you here.""Huh?" A confused look crossed her face."Just check beside the table." The car skidded to a stop and I had to leave. "Gotta go, love you."I didn't hear her mumbled response as I jumped down from the car, seeking Pedro's lithe form.I saw him and made my way to him, wordlessly questioning him with my eyes and he shook his head in affirmation."This way, sir." He guided me to the underground basement, fluorescen
Zirah's POV Right into his neck. Damon staggered away from me with a stunned look on his face while his hand slowly went up to the clutch at the side of his neck. He brought his blood-stained hand to his face with a shocked look on his face like he still couldn't believe what happened. "Why?" He asked, still with an air of confusion around him. And I broke down. "You left me no choice!" I sobbed out loud, thinking back to when I decided to do this. When I saw them fighting and he threw Noah into the wall, crashing into the metal tray and dislodging his items, instinctively I So I played him. The weak demeanor, the submissive woman, the arousal that shivered through my body as he ran his hands over my body…...was all fake. I had to swallow down my revulsion the moment he touched me, knowing I had to sell my submission enough or he wouldn't believe me. He opened his mouth to speak but instead gargled on his blood and his knees went weak and he crumpled to the floor. I careful
Zirah's POV I sat there frozen…..helpless.While I watched my former lover circle my mate like a predator looking for his next meal."Damon...no! Please... I- uh," I babbled incoherently, forcing words out of my mouth in a silly attempt to stop him from ramming the knife into a fragile spot on his body that could claim his life.He stopped behind Noah when my pitiful cries reached him and for a moment I thought that maybe he had changed his mind.However, he lunged forward pressing the thin part of the blade exactly into the jugular spot at his neck pressing firmly with those cold eyes trained on mine."You know what I need from you." He ground out harshly, his deep tone barely making his words distinguishable but I managed to catch it."Damon, I-" I had no idea what I was about to say but for some crazy reason I just had to open my mouth.His odd eyes hardened and the brief flicker of hope I'd seen bloom in his eyes died out and he turned his attention back to his semi-conscious pat
Zirah's POV Ice-cold water was splashed on my body, jerking me awake abruptly pulling me from the reins of unconsciousness.I flung my head, my eyelids fluttering as I sought to get my bearings.Everything was spinning, and my eyes felt like they were glued shut for the longest time.My body also felt heavy... probably 'cos I haven't used it for a while.I raised my head slowly and I realized two things.One, I couldn't move….at all.That jarred my senses and I awoke fully to see that my legs and hands were restrained with thick metal straps laced with chains, proving it impossible to get out of.Even if I could break through the leather straps, the chains had the distinct yet faint smell of silver which would be tough if not impossible to get out of.Secondly, I was in an underground dungeon that stank like the devil's behind.How I got here seemed to get away from here, but why was it a different case?I was here because I refused to give in.I think back to what happened after Dam
Noah's POV It soon became obvious what their ace was….or rather, who.It soon became obvious when Damon separated himself from his pack, that was what I had taken to calling considering how they fluttered around him.When the two of us caught the other's gaze, it held for the longest and the tension, the need for bloodshed was calling out to us.Riding us both hard.He was standing now unobstructed, without his men underfoot, his white shirt flapping around him as the wind blew up a notch.His dark pants and heavy boots looked worse for wear, but that wasn't what drew my attention.It was the unnaturally still way he held himself, it was like his body was encased in eyes but from here I could see his eyes were sharp, picking up on every movement.It felt like no one else existed but the two of us, even though I could hear distant sounds of roars and men fighting.Everything that happened was building up to this point."You need to go," I said quietly to Zirah who was still behind my
Noah's POV We were winning.Or so it seemed.No, I know we were winning. It started as a tough battle at first especially when they got the upper hand by taking us by surprise- I still wondered how they might have known where we were and we fought to regain our defense since they were attacking mercilessly but hours of training won out and we started to beat them back.Their numbers were gradually reducing, and it also helped that we had support from the Grand Canyon pack since they were furious that they were attacked in their home. I was tearing my way through the men, my eyes trained on the prize, killing mercilessly and without remorse as I inched closer to the man at the helm of all this.Damon Westwood.I had had enough of his constant interference in our lives, and once and for all...I wanted to end it.By stabbing a knife through his cold heart.Or by beheading him.Whichever way works for me.But it seems that just when I was within reach of him, I would spin around and he w
Damon's POV All five of us were surrounding the table. Me, Skylar, Amanda, and two other werewolves one from my side and hers each named Frank and Erik when someone rudely barged in without knocking. We were currently in a private meeting, as we were thinking through our next moves and I had left explicit instructions not to be disturbed in the meantime.Now this.Immediately I got to my feet in front, ready to strangle whoever it was but Erik held me back, placing a hand on the table to stop me."What is it?" He asks the heavily panting young man quietly, patiently waiting for him to compose himself before talking.He was doubled over, sweat soaked through his body. He slowly raised his head, wiping the sweat dripping into his eyes."I-I-I…" his eyes were wide, his face pale as if he just realized what he had done."Get on with it!" I spat out. "We don't have all day.""You can see he's in no shape to talk." Erik points out, scraping his chair back as he stands up. "It looks like he
Zirah's POV Traveling en masse with such a large crowd while trying to move stealthily proved to be a big deal for us.Also for different packs who are just getting acquainted with each other for the first time, being enclosed in a small space wasn't the ideal choice and soon enough after a couple of days, they started to get on each other's nerves.I learned that lots of testosterone and small spaces don't mix when Noah had to come between a brawl brewing for the third time in two days.We'd been traveling for almost a week which was longer than expected but Noah insisted on the element of surprise so mostly we traveled in small clumps during the day and large during the night. It slowed down our progress significantly but it did the job.We were stopping at a neighboring pack who was a very good friend of Noah's and graciously offered to host us.We had eagerly accepted, anxious to get a reprieve from camping life and the tension or altercation brewing every minute.I, for one, had
Damon's POV For some people, it would be hard to lead two different people on a united front. But luckily for me, I had experience in such and it seemed quite seamless the way I effortlessly combined Amanda's people and some of mine. I had called in some favors and put a call through to some of my most loyal men and of course..they answered. Amanda's father was wealthy, and apart from that he was also vastly connected which was how we got this massive mansion to hide our people in and conduct our business without query. If he had any idea of Amanda's plans, he did well to turn a blind eye to it. We were engaging in mindless chatter when a murmur rippled through the small crowd that had gathered here on the balcony. One thing I loved about this place was the view. Sometimes when I stood here, it gave me this empowering feeling, you know, like I could do anything I wanted. And of course, you guessed right, it quickly became my favorite spot in the house. I was lounging in my corner
Noah's POV The taste of defeat left a bitter tang in my mouth as I gathered my men and went back home.The car itself was silent, no one daring to utter a word. To say I was furious with myself was putting it lightly but there was nothing more I could do…. except turn back time which was out of my power. So I sulked all the way home, rehashing all the possible ways that situation could have gone.All too soon, we arrived at the gate's entrance and then I realized I still had people waiting to talk to me.The car stopped in front of the house, and before I went in I was making small talk with the men when I heard my name."Noah!" Zirah screamed, gathering her flowy summer dress in her hand as she hurriedly rushed down the stairs.I was struck by how beautiful she looked at that moment. For a second, she appeared young and carefree….like she should always be.I felt a twinge of guilt when I saw how scared she was, and the guilt expanded to become a large block resting on my chest.She