EmmaEvery brain cell is fried within my head. I know nothing about being a Luna and leading a pack, but Reed is my mate, and I believe in the moon goddess!“Yes!” I squeak. “I will marry you!”His smile is breathtaking. It lights up his whole face and reaches right up to his blue eyes.“I’m glad you said yes,” he gently slips the ring onto my finger. It fits perfectly, which is scary. It’s almost as if he somehow knew my measurements. Before I can bring that up, he continues speaking. “I wouldn’t have taken no for an answer, but your yes makes things easier.” His eyes twinkle with mirth, a hint of that cocky self-assuredness that I find infuriating and endearing all at once.“But,” I stammer, looking at the ring on my finger and then back at him. “You haven’t got approval from the council and...”He places a finger over my lips, silencing me mid-sentence. “Let me worry about the council,” he says gently, brushing a stray lock of black hair from my forehead. “For now, all I want is
EmmaA day later, I'm finally strong enough to leave the hospital. Reed isn’t inside my room as I'm folding the clothes I got to borrow but speaking to the doctors while I’m dreading what will happen next. My parents aren’t going to be happy with me. I never came back home after telling my Mom I was going to help Lily, and now I’ve spent three days at the hospital—if I so enter our trailer, I will get beaten to death. And what about my job and Alpha Jackson? If I’m not working, I can’t repay my Dad’s debt. That must mean my Alpha is furious with me. And by not showing up at my job, I’ve probably put Lily in trouble. “Everything okay?”I look up to see Reed enter my room. “Y-yeah, just a bit nervous.” I force a smile, but I get the feeling Reed can see right through me. He knows I’m anxious, and even if he didn’t, the mate bond would tell him. Still, he doesn’t demand to tell me what’s wrong. He calmly walks over to me and smiles. “Your friend, Lily, has been here a couple of time
Emma“You got to be kidding me,” I whisper the second my eyes land on Reed’s ride. If there were any doubts about Reed Walton being rich before, there sure as hell isn’t any now. His car looks so new and expensive that I’m afraid simply sitting in the passenger seat might decrease its value. Reed chuckles at my flabbergasted expression with his blue bedroom eyes dancing over my features, and I immediately experience palpitations. Will I ever get used to Reed being my mate?With his masculine square jaw, perfect nose, and charming half-smile, the man is downright gorgeous. There are also crinkles at the corner of his eyes when he smiles that—moon goddess knows why—I find sexy as hell.“It’s just a car,” he says, but the look in his eyes tells me he knows just how much more than “just a car” it is.Bitterness churns within me. “A car that costs more than my family’s trailer…”“Hmm?”“Never mind,” I mutter as I approach the shiny thing. “If I scratch it or something, do you have insur
EmmaDespite my absolute mortification, Reed doesn’t seem fazed by the scene in front of him. Instead, he bends down to help my Mom up despite her clumsy protests.“I can get up by myself,” she croaks.“I know,” Reed replies in a gentle tone. “But wouldn’t it be easier if I helped you?”He shoots my Mom am innocent-looking smile designed to charm any woman out of her bitterness.It works.My Mom blushes and Reed looks satisfied when she allows him to help her back to the table. Even if my Mom and I don’t get along, my heart softens for him, even if it’s just a fraction.Reed is sweet.“Is she going to be okay?” Reed asks me with an arch of his brow, indicating my Mom, who’s now sitting on a chair giggling at a half-eaten sandwich that she is holding.“She will be fine,” I tell him. “Let’s get my stuff.”“Won’t they wonder where you’re going?”My face burns. Reed doesn’t know that my Dad is abusive and that my Mom basically hates me since I’m the child she never wanted—they won’t care
EmmaAfter getting rid of Alpha Jackson, not a damn soul dares to meet the eyes of Reed. They know he is their Alpha now, and while he doesn’t have time to give them an announcement, I don’t think anyone can complain. Most people just want to leave the scene, and after Reed has made a phone call to have Jackson’s body removed, I follow him to his car with my pulse drumming against my neck. I’m finally beginning to understand that all those stories I’ve heard about Alpha Reed Walton are true. He is as charming as they come, with a masculine square jaw, a sharp nose, and big bedroom eyes the color of the ocean. His skin is beautifully tanned and the dimple appearing on the side of his mouth when he smirks could melt any female’s heart.But while this Alpha is as gorgeous as they come, he is also very much an Alpha: a man who treats the pack laws like his sole religion. He killed a man who challenged him as an Alpha in front of me, and he doesn’t look sorry for it. Not one bit. Reed
EmmaReed’s words should repulse me, yet the shivers running down my spine aren’t from disgust. They come from desire. My lips part, but I don’t have the words to respond. Reed’s eyes, still dark from his wolf within, are seething with a dominance he hasn’t shown before. From afar, he can appear cold and cruel, but up close like this, it’s overwhelmingly clear how much he desires me.He lifts a hand to gently caress my face, his fingers tracing my jawline as though he sees me as a living piece of art. I let out a deep breath in anticipation, and he smiles. Every reaction seems important to him.“You’re beautiful.” His thumb brushes against my lower lip, causing me to jerk back against the car in surprise.Is he going to fuck me right here, right now?My heart throbs in my chest with an intensity that scares me. But then again, so does Reed. My mind races with the implications of his words. Wife? Luna? Are those just words to him that mean nothing romantic? Probably.I know that I
EmmaI’m in total shock as I follow Reed through his mansion. I’ve been here once for the event, but this time, we are walking through a more private corridor. There are so many doors... Geez, is it really necessary to have so many rooms?!“I’m going to take you to your room and tomorrow, we need to visit the black magical market for your familiar.”“familiar?” I ask in shock. It’s a term that I’ve only come across in fairy tales. It’s often used as a name for a witch’s sidekick, and their sidekicks are typically demons disguised as black cats.“You’re going to need one,” Reed looks at me over his broad shoulder. “After your Luna ceremony, the werewolf council will be distraught. An Omega has never been made a Luna before, and I imagine a lot of drama will come out of this.”“So I need a familiar to keep me safe?”He smiles. “Yes.”“…but what about you?”“I will keep you safe as well, but there are times when I can’t be around. I’m the Alpha, and while you’re the Luna, you’re also pr
EmmaBefore finding Reed, I decide that this is a good opportunity to call Lily. She is my best friend, and I think her energy could calm me down from my inner panic attack.I can’t believe I’ve only been awake for a couple of hours, and I’m already receiving threats per letter.Shit… I definitely need to talk to Lily!I don’t have a phone since my Dad never let me keep any money I earned at the diner for myself, and whenever I needed to make a phone call, I always borrowed his.This room, however, is equipped with one of those old hotel phones that I can use to dial down Lily’s number.She answers on the first beep. “This is Lily Armstrong speaking.”I snort. “What’s with the formality?”“Emma?” she gasps. “Oh my god, I thought it was Alpha Reed calling me. I had a freaking panic attack seeing the number from his private mansion on my screen!”I snicker. “Sorry to disappoint.”“No, no, no, I’m actually glad that you called me. You don’t know how worried I’ve been ever since you passe