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He Hurt Me, But He Needs Me Stronger
FerraraI struggled to wrap my head around the amount of power Janelle had. Since the dawn of time, wolf magic and witch magic were separate. Wolves were content knowing that witches couldn’t touch wolf magic.And yet here was Janelle who could manipulate a whole pack. I wanted to recoil in horror, but Janelle looked so damn alone on the floor. I had a feeling this was not the first time she felt like a monster.“The magic you are born with does not make you an abomination,” Saul said quietly from behind me. “Obviously your family has this magic for a reason, but we can all agree it is not so abusive that alphas can gain more power. Can he still use that power now that you’re out of the witches’ reach?”Janelle shook her head. “The magic won’t sever instantly. There are layers and layers woven into the bond that will gradually fade. His hold on his pack is loosening, but it’ll take time before they’re all free.”“Huh. So he didn’t need to get his hands dirty to kill anyone. He could p
Last Updated : 2024-12-26He Hurt Me, But He Needs Me Signals
ViolettaI woke up feeling far more refreshed and relaxed than I had in weeks. The dingy motel room was nothing like the luxury suite Emerson had imprisoned me in, but that didn’t even matter to me. Ferrara was holding me in bed. I had friends surrounding me. I was safe.And relaxed. Ferrara and I had spent well into the dawn hours screwing each other silly.Both of us somehow felt that if we fucked enough, we could make the mating bond stay.That wasn’t how mating bonds worked, and we both knew it.Maybe we were just making up for lost time.When I opened my eyes, light flooded the room. Ferrara was still curled around me, but he was fully dressed. With a frown, I opened my eyes. He gave me a soft smile.“What time is it?” I asked huskily as I sat up.“A little before noon. Saul and Kenzi are out scouting the town, looking for spots where Emerson might post wolves and attack. Finn and Amelia are mostly arguing, and Janelle is sleeping. Saul gave her a tonic, but there’s nothing he ca
Last Updated : 2024-12-26He Hurt Me, But He Needs Me Dead
FerraraI made a note on my phone for rain ponchos and tried not to growl. It was strange planning for such a long journey as a human and having to think about things like rain. Food.Medical supplies. I frowned at Amelia’s text.We don’t need motion sickness pills. We’re wolves.Her response was immediate. And do you know if Saul or Violetta or Finn have ever been on a boat? I haven’t. How do you know we won’t get sick?Damn it.Put them on the list.I hadn’t wanted us to split up. I didn’t like any wolf being out on their own, but Amelia apparently wasn’t as happy being away from the motel room as I thought. She was only in the next store, but I didn’t like that I couldn’t see her.I like it even less that the bond wasn’t there. I couldn’t feel her either.Hats. Sunscreen. Loose clothing that we could move in. The captain had also mentioned that we’d be sharing two cabins, so I went to check out the bed rolls in the sporting goods store.Watched.Immediately, I stilled as my wolf’s
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Violetta“Murder? You’re fucking kidding me!” I stared at Amelia in shock. It had only been two hours since our cellphones had gone down. Finn had gone out looking for Amelia and Ferrara and returned one hour ago to report that they weren’t in any of the stores.Two hours of agony, of thinking that Amelia might be dead. Finn was ready to lose his mind, but my mating bond was bright and throbbing. I just couldn’t figure out how to use it to communicate to Ferrara. To figure out what the hell was happening with them.Turns out, he was in police custody. Human police custody.“Who the hell do they think he murdered?”“You. And Janelle,” Amelia said quietly. “They don’t have any evidence, but they’re going to hold him for the longest amount of time possible. That’s three days. He’s requested a lawyer, but conveniently, the only criminal lawyer in town is on vacation. They said it’ll take two days to get someone here. We’ll never get our pack lawyer down in time either.”“They have to have
Last Updated : 2024-12-26He Hurt Me, But He Needs Me Stitches
FerraraCaged.My wolf wanted to howl in fury, but we both stood against the walls, as far away from the bars as we could get, and waited, silently, for whatever the next move might be.Emerson had me trapped. I doubted this was the end game.To his credit, the detective seemed frustrated with the whole case. Things didn’t make sense, and he’d been willing to let me go except that the chief stepped in and ordered him to hold me.Maybe I was reading too much into it. Maybe it was just because their town wasn’t used to murders, and they really did think I was guilty and didn’t want to let me go.That hope was dashed when the door opened and two officers stepped in, their batons in hand and cold smiles on their faces. I knew those officers. Jones and Whalen.I didn’t move as they stopped at the bars and beat their sticks against it. “You like to think you’re a tough boy, don’tcha?” Jones taunted. “How tough you feeling now?”Not saying a word, I watched as Whalen closed the door separati
Last Updated : 2024-12-26He Hurt Me, But He Needs Me Justice
ViolettaI stared at Officer Jones’s blank face as he held the door open to the station. The sharp metallic smell of blood overwhelmed my senses as I stepped closer. Kenzi grabbed my arms but was careful not to say anything. Janelle had been very clear that the officers would remember everything we said.This was the man who’d beat Ferrara. There wasn’t a mark on him. My mate really was trying to play by the rules.In a game where no one was playing by the rules, it would get him killed. “I find it alarming, Officer Jones,” I said loudly. “That my husband has been beaten but there’s no one in the cell with him. I’m sure you have an explanation for this.”“No, ma’am,” he said woodenly. The spell would only allow him to say yes or no.“I see. When my husband’s lawyer arrives, I’m sure he’ll be looking into the matter. In the meantime, if any more marks appear on him, we will sue this department for every little penny that you have. Do you understand?”“Yes, ma’am.”Kenzi practically pus
Last Updated : 2024-12-26He Hurt Me, But He Needs Me Head-On
ViolettaI slept fitfully that night. I wouldn’t have slept at all except that Saul slipped something in my drink. I’d been furious with him, but he reminded me that I was still healing.And that Ferrara needed me at the top of my game.Still, I hated sleeping alone. Strange. I’d gotten so used to sleeping alone that it was strange sleeping with Ferrara. There was a time I’d felt so fucking trapped by his side. Then, I was alone again and trying to remind myself that it was for the best.Now I knew that I wasn’t giving Ferrara up without a fight. We had our problems, but he was mine now. So when I glanced out the window at just a few hours before dawn and saw the figures emerging in the parking lot, I knew who it was.“Kenzi,” I barked at the woman still sleeping in the bed. “Emerson is here.”Finn, who’d been on guard, was already opening the adjacent door. Saul, Amelia, and Janelle filed quietly behind him. “It hasn’t even been twelve hours,” Finn grunted.“Emerson has never been kn
Last Updated : 2024-12-26He Hurt Me, But He Needs Me Intense
Ferrara“Knox. You’ve got another chance to make this easy on you,” Jones said as he opened my cell door. His eyes burned with hatred as he stared at me. “If I were you, I’d make that confession today.”Another threat. Curiously, that was all Officer Jones had since Violetta had left. Threats and heated looks. Whatever she’d said to him had made an impact.So the detective wanted to speak to me again. Maybe it was to finally give up this charade and let me go.Nothing was ever that easy.Jones didn’t remove the handcuffs but instead attached them to the table before trying to push me into the seat. I didn’t budge and instead stared down at him. “Sit down,” he barked and pulled out the baton.“Officer,” Detective Warnos said as he entered the room. “That won’t be necessary. You can leave us.”“I’m thinking I should stay.”“This is an interrogation and not an arrest. Please leave.” The detective’s voice was soft but final. Jones snarled at him but left. Once the door was closed, I sat d
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FerraraThe infirmary was a very different scene when we arrived. It was surrounded by guards, with Cruz and his men hauling the crates out. At the sight of London, they stopped. He murmured a few words to them, and they continued. A few shifters in the infirmary had gathered to watch. From their eyes, I had a feeling that they hadn’t even known the crates were in there.“Maria, I apologize for the inconvenience. If you and the others working here could just stay for a few minutes, Cruz will have a few questions for you. Then you’ll all be allowed to take an hour-long break while we do some maintenance around the facility,” London announced.An older red-headed woman nodded and immediately began corralling some of the others. Cruz joined them, and London led us to one of the offices. He closed the door and used the phone to call his tech guy. It only took a few minutes for Saul to login.“Are you sure we don’t need to bring him down here? What if she tried to hide the files?” London s
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ViolettaA sudden and uncomfortable invisible tug jerked me to my feet. Spinning around, Finn was immediately on guard. I’d dropped the thick file folder off in my room, and we’d explored some of the territory before we’d stopped for a drink at the Snake River Valley brewery.Around us, the other wolves, most who’d been friendly, but a couple who’d watched me with narrowed eyes, stopped talking.“It’s not them,” I told Finn as I rubbed my chest. “It’s Ferrara. Something is wrong. Where’s the infirmary?”Everyone started murmured at once until an older man stood. “I can take you.”It was a short run, one that I was able to do on foot, and when we arrived at the infirmary, Ferrara and Saul burst out. Upon seeing me, they stopped short. “What’s wrong?” I demanded. “What happened? Are we fighting?”“We were locked in a closet.”“You…what? You were locked in a closet?”Ferrara nodded, and I rubbed my chest again. “I felt panic from you.”His handsome face lit up as his lips curved in a slo
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Ferrara“I can’t believe I’m finally meeting you. I have read every single one of your papers. I’m sure you don’t remember this, it was a few years ago, but I reached out to you when I wrote my dissertation on rapid gene mutation,” Makayla gushed as she pulled out a key. The healer looked to be in her early twenties, and from the moment we walked into the infirmary, her eyes held stars.All for Saul. I knew he continued his research and submitted papers, but from the way this young woman was reacting, he was a little bit of a rock star in his field.“I do remember,” Saul smiled. “If I recall, your dissertation was about gene mutation during the mating habits of certain mammals. It certainly caught my eye.”Immediately, her cheeks flamed. “Yeah, that was kind of the point. I really just wanted to ignite some interest in my field by making it a little bit spicy, you know? I mean, I think science is sexy, but it’s a hard sell for young students, and sometimes you find that grad school is
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ViolettaAs soon as the door closed, London straightened and cleared his throat. “I am not unfamiliar with Emerson’s brand of violence and torture. I have told Ferrara that I can have people available for you to speak with.”“He mentioned. Thank you, but I’m good.” Cocking my head, I studied the alpha. Snake River was the smallest of the packs, but that didn’t mean that London was the weakest of the alphas. From the little that I had seen, his pack was a tight-knit community, and between how far his brewery and distillery distributions reached, I knew that they weren’t lacking in money. Still, there was something odd about him. Something I couldn’t quite decipher. “What makes you familiar with the things Emerson likes to do behind closed doors?”“That is a story for another day. For now, let me just say that I will not shed a tear over his loss.” He pulled a file out of the desk. “My grandfather was a writer. He studiously journaled his entire life, and I made it a personal project of
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FerraraFor one unsettled moment, I realized that Violetta wasn’t there anymore. One moment she was staring into my eyes, and the next, it was her wolf.Happy, content. When she bowed to me, I realized she was even playful. It was a side of her wolf that I’d never seen before, along with the fact that I’d never seen her wolf without Violetta.I didn’t know what to do. A frantic part of me was worried that Violetta had disappeared completely. It wasn’t unheard of for wolves to give up their human selves completely.Was that what Violetta had done?We hadn’t had a chance to stop and take a breath in months. So much had happened. I just wanted her to talk to someone, a professional, and sort through her feelings.Her wolf nuzzled me, and I reluctantly gave my wolf more control so they could run and play. The hours passed, and when she collapsed and rolled on her belly with a happy smile, I shifted. Sitting in the grass, I held her head and softly stroked her ears. Despite the length of t
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Violetta“He broke out of his window,” Saul said in a low and tight voice as we walked into the guest room where Finn was staying. “He woke up, and I was ready with a soother, but before I could get him to drink it, he shifted. I was between him and the door.”“He chose to break through the window rather than hurt you. That’s a good sign,” I said as I stared at the broken glass. “Is Amelia feeling better? She can track him.”“What makes you say that?” Ferrara grunted.“Really? I know there’s been a lot going on, but surely, you’ve got eyes.”Ferrara looked even more puzzled, and Saul smiled quietly. “As it happens, she’s already gone after him. Kenzi and I can look after Violetta while you follow her and make sure Finn is all right. I will alert London about his window.”Ferrara looked at me, but I waved him away. With a short nod, he turned and left. Kenzi jumped up on the bed and sighed. “So, it’s true? He really does belong to Amelia? That’s a shame. He’s a cutie.”I rolled my eyes
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ViolettaI slept for sixteen hours. Hungry and confused, I rose from the bed. One side of it dipped, and I spun on my hands and knees and growled.Ferrara grinned. “I do love you in that position, but I imagine you might have other things on your mind right now.”“God.” Relaxing, I ran my hand along my face and tried to brush aside some of the confusion. The bed had been heavenly. And stable. It was nice to not be tossed and turned all night long, wondering if your dinner was going to come up or if your wolf was going to come out. “You’re dressed.”“I’ve been up since this morning to check on the others. I felt you waking up, and I didn’t want you to be alone. I assume you’re hungry. If you want, I can bring you up a tray of food while you get your bearings.”I considered the offer but shook my head. “I really want to stretch my legs and maybe let my wolf out.”“Are you sure?”I understood his concern. There was a time when I wouldn’t let my wolf out for anyone, and now when I let her
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FerraraIt was a miserable week on the merchant ship. Saul and Amelia were both seasick, and Violetta, Finn, and Kenzi struggled to keep their wolves from panicking and shifting. Violetta and Kenzi, I could control through the pack bond, but Finn was beyond my reach until we were back on neutral territory. I should have taken the bond back before loading the ship, but this wasn’t an issue that had occurred to me.Eventually, we just had to drug him.Cindy was too weak to shift, and Janelle had spent most of the trip clutching a small jar of dirt she’d smuggled on. By the time we reached London’s port, we were all exhausted.“Half of you look dead, and the other half of you smell as if you should be dead,” London greeted me with a wrinkled nose. He glanced at Finn. “Oh. That one is dead.”“You try being on a ship for a week and tell me how you feel,” I growled as I pulled Violetta close. The bunks were barely big enough for me, so I hadn’t been able to have my mate sleep in my arms for
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ViolettaMy wolf gave me exactly three seconds of warning, which was the only reason I’d managed to crouch down before the dark shadow bowled into me. We tumbled down the hill, and I landed with the wolf on top of me, claws slicing through my shoulder.Someone shouted my name, but it wasn’t any of my pack, despite being surrounded by them. They were all busy shifting as more wolves came out of the woods.Emerson.We’d followed the scent of chemicals straight to the densely wooded area between Emerson’s territory and the town.Even now, my nose told me that we still had a few miles to go before we found the explosive. As Emerson made his way down the hill, I doubted that someone was lagging with the explosive. It was a trap, set in motion by a witch who hadn’t betrayed Emerson after all.Damn. I was too trusting.“Enough,” Emerson called out, and the wolf moved off me. I caught a glimpse of their eyes in the moonlight.Elonso.He was one massive wolf.Following his alpha’s lead, he ste
