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Slipping into the steaming water, Daisy let out a huge sigh as the warm water envelopes her and laps at the sides of the tub. Slowly, reluctantly, she closes her eyes and tries to allow the water to wash away her concerns. Unbidden, an image of his handsome face floats into her thoughts and a small smile tugs at the corners of her lips without her even realising it. A slither of hope settled around her heart, hope that maybe he will understand her situation and offer to come home with her to Twin Lakes. A bigger smile graced her lips as she suddenly, for the first time realised that Twin Lakes had to be a part of her life, there was no option for her. For it can't possibly be a coincidence that her TWIN Brother was made Alpha of TWIN lakes, or that he had named her the BETA, after all, there weren't very many sets of werewolf twins in the world.
Author POV - Daisy thought over what Carly had said carefully. “I want to,” Daisy paused, “ I was actually going to ask you to set it up for me, if you don’t mind, I mean, I don’t even know his name, or anything about him so I would have no clue where to find him,” As she spoke she realised that she didn’t know his name, she knew nothing, maybe that was a good thing, she thought to herself, the less she knew, the less it would hurt if things didn’t work out, right?“I already have dear, he is waiting for you now actually, I told him to give you some time and that you would be out once you had had breakfast,” Carly paused, “He is out on the training field, everyone else will have finished by now but he tends to hang about after and do some extra training alone before clearing up.” Daisy’s stomach churned at the thought of him waiting for her, and she scraped her chair backwards jumping to her feet. Suddenly she couldn’t wait to be close to him, to smell his scent, to see him properly
Dave POV - I can't get the words to stop, they keep playing in my mind, over and over, on a loop and it is driving me crazy, I haven't slept a wink, has my mate really been involved in all of this? Was she manipulated into being with Ace? I mean, Ace has done so much, to this pack, to Cassie, could he really have got to her too? Was she here the whole time? In the pack right next door to mine? If shutting off my brain was something I could do, I would have, it's driving me nuts. Is she another victim of his? Was she treated the same way Cassie was? I can't stand the not knowing.Standing in the shower hoping it will wash away the grogginess of the sleepless night it suddenly hits me. She might be in Rival River pack, she may have been captured with the others, I mean, I didn't see them did I. I race through washing the soap from my body and rush back into my bedroom to throw on some clothes. Glancing at the clock on my bedside table I see it is barely 5 am. FUCK, I can't go tearing
Cassie POV - Goddess! I don’t know what to do. Dave has just left with Jack, excited and eager to meet his mate, and from what he tells us, she is indeed here, and if I understood correctly, which I'm pretty sure I did, well then, I know exactly who his mate is. One of my main tormentors…. Maddie. Thinking back, she did always act entitled, like she knew her and Ace were destined, she was so sure of herself and her position in this life. Like she knew some secret nobody else did. Was this the secret, the vision given to her father of her becoming Luna of a pack thanks to a Beta? But I can't believe she didn't know exactly what she was doing every single time she tormented me. I mean, this chick gave me freaking nightmares, she starved me, beat me, encouraged others to do the same, she body shamed me, by the time escaped Twin Lakes pack, she as much the demon I was running from as Ace was. But now what do I do? I can't very well let Dave run off into the sunset with her without knowi
Daisy POV - We walked for a while, not talking, just basking in the glow of our bond. The silence and the closeness helped, helped me organise my thoughts and feelings, helped me to realise more clearly that I needed to be honest with him. Helped me understand that so long as we were honest with each other we would be able to work this out.After walking for who knows how long, he stopped us and gestured for me to have a seat on the fallen tree we had come across. Sitting down carefully my nerves flooded back. I didn't speak, I could sense he wanted to talk first and I decided to hear him out before jumping to any more conclusions.“So, um, you're Daisy right? Beta for Twin Lakes Pack, heard they've had it tough lately,” I nod, not wanting to interrupt him and not really sure what I want to say, “I'm Joe, I'm a Delta here, but before you think that's anything special, you should know we have 3 Delta's here, I'll explain that later, I just, well, um, I want you to know, I want you, I
Dave POV - She is beautiful, incredible. I have never seen anyone who holds themselves with such perfect confidence. Jack and the guard fade away to nothingness as she moves towards me, the dank cell seemingly glowing as she looks into my eyes.I vaguely hear Jack talking to the guard but the words are nonsense, then he claps me on the shoulder and I glance behind me, tearing my eyes away from the vision of my mate, to see him leaving and the guard stepping forward holding out a key to me. I take the key and he leaves behind Jack. The prison falls silent as I turn to face her once more, desperate to hold her and feel the sparks I have heard about, I fumble with the key before finally getting it to fit into the lock. The click of the tumblers echo down the hall as the door swings inwards, and I follow, stepping into the space occupied by my mate. Breathing deeply I inhale her scent and watch her do the same, her eyes close slightly before she closes the gap and takes my hands in hers.
Author POV - Dave had hoped, when Maddie had told him what she had done, that she would show remorse, that she would try to make amends for what she had done, and her words to him were as a balm to a wound. That she wanted to speak with Cassie, that she was hopeful of forgiveness, that she was willing to try to make this work, was all he could have hoped for. Dave felt a moment of panic when she confessed, he had wanted his mate for so long, but he knew he could never be with someone who was at odds with his best friend’s mate. Knowing how Cassie had been treated in Twin Lakes, while Ace had been in control, Dave didn’t know how she would react to having Maddie as a part of their group. But he felt pride that she wanted to try. The fact that Maddie was willing to ask for forgiveness was enough for him to know, she was his, and he was hers. After that realisation hit he almost fell to his knees before her. In fact, after a slight hesitation, he did just that, he kneeled before his mat
Author POV - With all of the excitement of Dave finding his mate, he and Jack did not get a chance to discuss the prisoners. But Jack was well aware of the fact that Ace was sitting in a cell within Twin Lakes pack. With what he knew now of Maddie and her role in the torture of his mate, he was more eager than ever to get the situation handled and finalised before the birth of his pups. He just wasn’t sure how to go about it. He knew Dave was going to be distracted as he spent time with Maddie, which he was also worried about. He needed to talk to Dave and tell him what he had learned from Cassie before the bond was too strong, he didn’t want Dave to have to reject his mate, but he also wanted him to have that option, and the longer they had to form the bond, the harder the rejection would be. Dave would survive a rejection, he wasn’t weak like Cassie had been when she had rejected Ace, but that didn’t save him from a pain that Jack just didn’t want anyone he knew to suffer.After sp
Dave POV - Jack coming here, tonight of all nights, had to mean whatever he had to say was important. I knew enough about Jack to know he would never ever interrupt me with my mate for anything less. So with a heavy heart, I walked away from my mate and down to my office. I think I have a pretty good idea about why he is here, I know he and Cassie, that I knew he would have told who my mate was, and she would have told him about their shared past, I knew that his coming here was him wanting to warn me, I know what he will tell me, thankfully Maddie already told me everything, she didn’t go into details about what she had done, but I knew enough to understand that me being mated to her would cause Cassie some concerns. So for now, my plan was to be honest with Jack and hope that he understands. I don’t know what I will do if Cassie refuses to hear Maddie out, I don’t know how I would feel if my mate and my best friends mate were at odds, the very idea of it turns my stomach. We had ta