CARLY WOODS "Do Omegas moan when they're having sex?" Addison Cobbler, aka 'Pack Slut' burst forth in laughter almost spilling her mouthful of Bourbon. I trained my gaze on the task of pouring bourbon neat into the glasses by the bar not daring to look in their direction. "How about Nate answer the question?" Ophelia, her super bitchy best friend giggled swatting Nate's bulged arm. Gamma Nate and I were fated mates but he rejected me on the spot a few months ago. He was embarrassed of me and his squad didn't hesitate to tease him over it. Hating my life, I took the drinks from the bar closer to the most powerful squad in the Brookside Pack in the private club where they hung out once in a blue moon. "How about Alpha Jace clear this doubt?" Alpha Jace's caramel blond head snapped from his phone at Addison, his girlfriend's smirking face. "It's a dare sweetheart," the drunk girl chuckled, "I'm allowing you one night of liberty before our wedding. This lowly runt is all y
ALPHA JACE Despite my best efforts to ignore this Omega she did things to heighten the burn in my loins. A chuckle almost left me as I watched her shrivel under the duvet pulling it above her head. Fighting the sting in my chest, I propped up on one arm to watch her still body, pretending to be asleep yet, her heart thundered in my ears. "What is your name?" I tugged the duvet from her flushed face. Her big brown eyes fluttered open, met mine, and instantly averted hers to beddings before she sat up causing the duvet to drop to her waist. "Carly." I'd never seen such luscious lips, skin that begged my hands to touch. Tits molded to scramble a lesser man's brain. Honey brown eyes cluelessly searching my face. This omega was such a sexual fantasy yet Nate chose to look the other way. I had studied her the entire night as she served, her innocence gave her an air of being off limits—to bastards like me. "Don't do that again." I sounded harsher and louder than intended.
CARLY WOODS "You don't look good, are you sick?"Mia, my best friend, observed as she loaded the dishwasher. I yawned, shook my head, and wearily rubbed my eyes. My mind became the worst place to be in. The previous night haunted my mind with guilt and fear. I should've been warned about the guilt that accompanied a reckless night. He marked me. Alpha Jace marked me. It happened in the heat of our recklessness. He never would want me. I knew the Alpha didn't want me yet I chose to act shamelessly. The handsome Alpha was getting married in the next full moon and I only wanted to sate my sexual curiosity. I did and it felt way better than I'd imagined it would be. Why couldn't things feel as easy as this?I heaved a sigh and worked on plucking the bird for lunch. "Did Mr. Harold yell at you?" Mia prodded. Mr. Harold was the head of the Omegas around here and the least of my problems at the moment. Jace being much sober that noon would never entertain rumors flying around the pa
CARLY WOODS"I need the test results this second." Jace's hardened face and eyes were solid on the doctor's face. I sat ramrod straight in the vast office, staring blankly at the stout doctor who walked in from the lab with the test results in hand. "It's positive, right?" Jace looked more eager to know the result—too eager to get a positive than I ever could be. But why?He made it clear he didn't want anything to ruin his big day but why this attitude?"Congratulations," the doctor gave a brisk smile that didn't meet his eyes. The congratulations wasn't directed at me but to the grim-faced Alpha which made him seem to relax for the first time that evening. "That can't be!" I countered springing to my feet. "I can't be pregnant!" A teenage and an unwed Mom was so out of the equation. "That's impossible, run the tests again." My tone faltered with my empty gaze on the papers handed to me by Dr. Walters."We'll be on our way now."Jace snatched the results from my quivering hand
CARLY WOODS The home office door swung open and I stood gaping with my gaze locked on Alpha Jace's smoldering green eyes. He didn't look quite pleased to have me by the door considering the confidential meeting he had with Beta Ian. "What the fuck are you doing here?" "My apologies, I—I," I gulped, remaining silent, my tongue trapped to the roof of my tongue, unable to mentally sum up why I came here at first. Jace had a secret up his sleeve, the glint in his eyes suggested I was only floating on the surface. There was more to things. I needed to know more about this even though I could get in a whole lot of trouble if Jace knew I just eavesdropped on him. My features were expressive, instantly, I bucked up, and offered him a sweet smile that seemed to soften the rocks in his features. "I'd love to grab a few things..." He grabbed my arm in an unexpected move, tugged me away from his home office to the living area. His rapidly softening hold on my arms made it ap
ALPHA JACE "You're not listening, Addie." Ian tried to get Addison to look at things from our perspective. "What the hell do you mean she's pregnant? Game or not you've actually gotten another wolf, a runt pregnant!" Her accusing voice filled the home office. "Could you at least shut the hell up and listen more?" I matched her tone already irritated from everything that had happened in the last few hours. Everything felt good, went smoothly when planned but actually living out the plan felt more hazy, laced with headache and rage. Addison found it hard to recover from the shock, her face flushed from exertion, plumped-out lips hanging open with her gaze solely on me. "We're not getting married?" Her tone became instantly soft, fear momentarily crossing her blue eyes. This stabbed straight into my heart, I loved Addison. "That's not true, babe," I left where I stood by the window to take her hands, squeezing them reassuringly. "I love you and it's why we're doing this. I
CARLY WOODSAlpha Jace hastily jerked away from me as though I burnt him."What?" He queried, knitting his brows together, struggling to make sense of what I had mumbled.Trying to figure me out.What would he do if he discovered I overheard his initial conversation with Ian?Why would Beta Ian concede to something like that? Were my feelings never considered when they imagined something as despicable as that?To think the decision was made by the commanders of the pack. The people who were supposed to protect their members. Granted I was a lowly omega but that didn't give them the right to treat me however they pleased.Would he try punishing me for eavesdropping on the Alpha, for invading his privacy or would he lock me up to prevent me from hightailing to the hills?Well, if he was willing to kill his first blood then I couldn't put anything past him now, could I?No. That became a chance I wasn't willing to take with my child.The thought of anything happening to my baby made my
Carly Woods "Good morning, Alice." I chirped with an extra dose of sweetness as I stepped into the kitchen in a red strap dress that stopped a little above my knees with white strap sandals, my brunette hair was in a messy high bun. I sit on the kitchen stool while biting into the apple I grabbed from the fruit basket, slowly glancing around the kitchen Alice was running around preparing a breakfast feast which was more than what she usually fixed for me. It's been a week since Alpha Jace kept me locked up in his mansion and life here was not filled with cotton candies, unicorns, or white clouds. "Hey, what's with all the food? Surely Jace and I can't finish up all this." My eyes stopped on a stack of fluffy buttermilk pancakes, waffles, omelets, and some French toast. There's a pitcher of orange juice which had me thinking we'll be having company. "Morning dear, you seem happy today." She paused to spare me a glance. "And you ain't looking bad." She said causing my fac
CARLY WOODS POV I couldn't believe walking away from all this would be this easy. I didn't know where to go from here but I had to figure something out before it was too late.I didn't want to be in the middle of nowhere when night washed over with the thick cloak of darkness. The decision to leave was great but right now it didn't seem too awesome to journey alone to an unknown destination."Being the Alpha's fiance does have its perks you know? I've taken care of the patrol team in the south and Southeast borders the decision on where to go is up to you." Addison had said when I told her escaping a pack as big as Brookside was a dumb move only an idiot would try considering.I went south, and I wasn't too surprised when I didn't come across any patrol guards anywhere by the borders. Addison was a woman that wasn't afraid to make demands from anyone and she knew how to use her soon-to-be Luna to her full advantage.Because of my pregnant state, I couldn't run far, so I settled for
JACE BALDWIN'S POV It was noon the following day yet, there was no trace of Carly anywhere in the pack, there was no report of rogues sited anywhere around the pack.Order then Ian and I spent our entire morning searching every possible place for the missing pregnant young woman, I had my trackers and a search team parading everywhere nook of the pack. "She was heading south when I saw her yesterday evening." "It's been a while since I saw Ms Woods.""Maybe she ran away with another man."The words from some people I questioned did nothing to ease the growing tension I felt neither did it ease the tightness in my chest. I didn't want to believe the worst."I think there'll be a clue in her room." I reasoned after six long unfruitful hours of a wild goose chase."You think she ran away?" Ian asked his tired voice doubtful yet there was a slight hope that he wished she didn't."I don't know what to think, man. I have a gut feeling she wasn't abducted, I don't know how, maybe it's an
ADDISON COBBLER POV As the night dragged on, I watched in silent amusement as Jace tried to figure out what was going on with Carly's sudden disappearance from the house. "Give it till the morning Alpha, I'm sure she'll come back from wherever she went." Nate tried to reason with Jace but he was too far gone in his anger. "Gemma Nate is right, Carly loves disappearing to unknown places whenever she wants to be on her own." The gentle voice of Carly's friend piped in making me smile inwardly because they were unknowingly buying me enough time to get the omega as far as possible from the Brookside pack. "Where is the most common place she visits during one of her 'I want to go M.I.A'?" Jace asks the young omega his eyes are the darkest shade of black I've ever seen on him. Jace had requested she come to the mansion as soon as possible. He needed all the information he could gather before deciding whether she was abducted or hiding out somewhere. I knew better. Another r
The study room grew unnaturally quiet as the raven-haired woman rushed back into the room with her report."Carly enjoys spending her evening in the movie room or library.""Yes Alpha, I'll be right back."She pivoted back out of the study and immediately, a light chitchat started between the other occupants of the space.Ian and I discussed quietly the possible outcome of these meetings, if indeed a rat was residing in the Brookside pack, we were about to find out.Addison relaxed into her seat, her arms crossed under her boobs effectively pushing the twins into her face with a blank look on her face. Looking at her closely, I could detect amusement in her demeanor even though she tried hiding it from everyone.Nate sat quietly not engaging anyone in a conversation. His eyes were trained on the door in anticipation.My eyes stayed glued on Julian as he talked with Stan and Jean. The slight chuckle he released annoyed me beyond words as I imagined him smiling at my Carly after making
All eyes turned towards the door as Addison strutted into the study, the heels of her shoe clicking on the hard surface of the floor. "What are you doing here?" I mind link her as she stands beside the warrior commander, silently asking for him to evacuate the seat for her."Luna's responsibility." She chirped back, rolling her eyes at me but glared at the man who paid no mind to her.Addison rested her hand on the back of the seat, "It's common knowledge that the Luna is to sit beside her alpha, so I'd you don't mind, go grab one of those empty seats for yourself." I was taken aback by the boldness Addison possessed to waltz into my meeting room without an invite and try to cause a commotion."Ms. Cobbler, until the Luna ceremony please, know your place on the leadership board of the pack.""Addison now isn't the time for your Melo drama, show a little respect for my leaders and find yourself a seat or get the fuck out of here now." Not wanting to embarrass her before my guest, I s
JACE BALDWIN'S POV Last night I couldn't sleep much, and it had everything to do with little Ms. Omega whose thoughts kept swiveling around my head like a whirlwind. I had to first take a cold bath which did nothing to help circulate blood from my south region to other veins. I should have closed my damn mouth and gone with the flow but I had to bring up the bulky mated wolf whom she was involved with. I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel stupid from her reaction to the topic of her boyfriend, she had laughed as if I said the most stupid thing in the book.I wouldn't have had a peaceful night with her wrapped around my arm all night long with in-between love but I got what I deserved for talking without thinking. Well, there's always another day. Maybe I'll have to make the move today instead of running away from the golden offer.That fucker warrior was going to suffer for going after a woman that had my mark on full display.I left the mansion quite early this morning for an earl
CARLY WOODS POV "I want to help you, Carly." What could she possibly think she could help me with? And what makes her think I could accept any help from her? If I was certain of one thing, it was that Addison's sleeves were always filled with mischief and I wasn't about to indulge in whatever ploy she had this time.I noticed she came alone unlike when her two little puppy dogs always wag their tails around her like an obedient dog."What makes you think I'm in dire need of your help?" I asked, shoving another forkful of fruit salad into my mouth. My taste buds couldn't get enough of the juices that dropped on my tongue from the various fruits I combined to make up the small bowl of salad.My eyes stayed glued on Addison as she carefully pulled one of the unoccupied wooden seats, my legs were crossed on one of the empty seats, the half-eaten plate of salad rested casually on my left hand while the stem golden fork was held loosely on my right hand."Oh trust me you do." She smirked
There was a brief silence from the other end and I waited patiently for his response. I didn't know what decision he was going to make but I was hoping he at least tried to ponder on it."How will that help with anything? Not all women are willing to attack a punching bag and get tossed into a tree, you know?" Beta Ian questioned but I could hear the wheels in his head turning as he tried analyzing the offer I presented to him."It's not a matter of who is interested in breaking a nail or whatnot." I paced around the warm fluffy rug that was laid on the living room floor. "It's about finding the earth wolf." I flipped my hair over my shoulder. "Everyone becomes stronger the more they're involved in physical and mental training, think about it, if she's in this pack, her abilities will heighten during training and she won't be able to hide it from anyone anymore."I noticed the clanking of utensils in the kitchen came to a stop and I slowly made my way there to see what Alice was keepi
CARLY WOODS POV The sound of plates and utensils clanking in the kitchen reached my ear as I sat silently in the living room gazing into my phone that was on the dial. It was weird that I didn't find any tangible information about this mystery wolf in any books. What was going on? I had a feeling someone took the initiative to rid the library of any book that mentioned the earth wolf. I was sure enough to bet my entire wardrobe of no fancy dress. I felt bad for the not-so-lucky woman who was blessed with the earth powers because the number of perverted and selfish men who wanted her was enough to make up a little pack. "To what do I owe this pleasant phone call?" The deep male voice that I was slowly getting used to resonated from the other end of the phone. "I thought maybe I should call to find out how many pieces those rogues ripped from you yesterday." I smiled, leaning back into the warm couch, my free hand rubbing the still-growing bump in my stomach, clear evidence of t