GREYI peel into Falcon Ridge at almost a dangerous rate. I haven’t showered in 5 days, but I didn’t care I needed Bastian now.I busted through the main doors with the officer at the desk yelling at me to sign in.“Grey Andrews! Write it down!” I yell as I cross his floor with my key card and slam it on the panel until the light turns green.I almost rip the door off the hinges as I pull it open and bolt through it.I’m running full tilt through the halls. People are shoving themselves to the walls to get out of the way yelling “Hey!”I turn down one hallway then another. Once at the elevators, I skid to a stop and push the up button a million times. “Fuck!”I turn and run to the stairs. I run up the eight flights of stairs to the floor the Head Alphas office is on. My lungs and legs are burning. I can barely keep upright when I get to Bastian’s door and bust in.Bastian is sitting with people at his desk.I’m standing with my hands on my knees, trying to breathe. I’m a complete mess
CELINEI’m pacing back and forth. Twisting my fingers together. This has to happen for Mia’s sake.“Celine.”I turn to a girl with short, red hair. “You’re still in form.”She looks down at herself. “I kind of like it. I might stay like this for a while.”“Well, it’s definitely better than the lion head.” I smirk.“What do you want, Celine?” She places her hand on her hip.I fold my arms. “You know what I want.”“I told you…” She shakes her head.“Yes, I know. It’s dangerous.” I flop my hands to my sides. “But, Fate, 2000 years of this. I’m tired.”She squints her eyes. “You took an oath, Celine. You’re the bird of protection."I turn and place a hand on my head. “Ugh. I know what I said…” I turn back. “But, you said you and the others would fix it and make it permanent so I wouldn’t have to keep guarding him. You never did.”“Celine. It’s not that simple. There’s nothing we can do.” Fate steps closer with her hand out.“NO!” My voice echoed across the pool. My eyes well and a tear sl
MIA“Let me go!” I yell as Sage drags me upstairs.“You’ll fulfill your duties as Phoenix, Mia. We need a child and damn it, I’m going to fucking make one!” He growls as I fight his grip.“I’ll never lay down with you!” I punch his hand.He pulls me to him and points a finger in my face. “You have no choice. This is why you’re here. Just like your mother before you.” He stares right into my eyes.“You killed my father, didn’t you?” Tears well in my eyes.“I didn’t. The Alpha before me did. Then he made you.” He dragged me the rest of the way and threw me into my room.“You damn Phoenix birds just can’t stay put. Always have to leave and explore.” He walks around removing his jacket and unbuttoning his shirt.I look wildly around for escape.“You all do the same fucking thing. Find a mate outside and bring him back. Trying to change us. Trying to infect our bloodlines. The first red wolf Alpha was red and he will remain red for the rest of time.”“What are you saying? You’ve all spent
MIA“Grey….”I feel light. Like I’m floating. I feel warm, but I know I’m not. I feel…..dead.“Wake up, Mia"That voice. It sounds familiar.“Mia, wake up. There’s not much time.”It’s pulling on me. Shaking me into reality. It wants me to wake up, but I’m so peaceful just floating.“WAKE UP!”I jolt and try to breathe, but I can’t.I’m under water.I look for the surface and swim up and breach it, gasping for air.I wildly look around and I’m in a lake. The lake. I look for the shore.Once I find it and tilt my head. Kimi is standing on the shore with her hands clasped in front of her.I swim toward the shore and start to walk up the shallows to the pebble beach.“Kimi? What?” I say as I wring out my shirt.“Hello, Mia. A lot’s happening right now." She smiles.“Why am I here?” I step up to her.“You have a choice to make, Phoenix.” She waves me to the log.I follow her and sit down, wringing out my hair. “What choice could I possibly have?” I scowl at her.She looks at me. “To recon
GREYI look into her eyes, moving her red lock behind her ear. I know everything’s right. My Mia is in my arms.We’re sitting on the bed in our dorm room. Candles on the dresser and our song playing in the background.Our legs are intertwined.I’m gently running my fingers down her cheek, kissing her soft lips. The bond is just as strong as it was before. I think even more now because it’s our second chance.“I love you.” I whisper.“I knew you wouldn’t leave me.” Her fingers trace my jawline.“Never. Never again, will you feel alone. No matter what, I’ll always come for you.” I kiss her again.“I want your mark.” She places her forehead on mine.“I want yours.” I smile.She places her hands on my head and pulls me in for a deep kiss.I pull her body to me and adjust us so she’s in my lap.We kiss deeply as my hands slide under her shirt, up her back.I move my lips to her neck as I lift her shirt up, pulling back to take it off.She moans when I take each of her breasts into my mouth
MIA“So Mia, how does it feel to be mated to Grey finally?” Sarah smiled, rubbing her ever growing baby bump. Again, I eye it because now I can’t give that to Grey.“Doesn’t really seem real yet. It’s just feels like a dream right now.” I smile.Anna bounced her crossed leg. “Are you ready to be Luna?”“No.” My brows shot up. “I’m so not ready. I spent my life being ordered around. I don’t think I could do the ordering.Anna laughed. “Mia, we don’t order people around.”“Well, maybe the Alphas.” Sarah chuckles.“We don’t order them. We push them in the right direction.” Sammy giggles.“Yeah, our direction.” Anna scoffs.This gets chuckles all around.“Seriously, Mia. Lunas don’t order. We take opinions and make decisions based on what we think is right. Just like the Alphas do.” Anna says.“Except for that one.” Sarah scowls.We all turn our heads. Everyone groans. I look at the woman with curiosity. “Who’s she?”Anna sighs. “Eve Jacobs. The princess of Caledon. Her brother was River’
GREYI knew Mia would fit right in.When we got home, my dad greeted her with open arms. “Come here. It’s so great to have a daughter.” He smiles as he hugs her. Then he turns to me. “You come here, too.” He gives me a many hug. I don’t think I’ve ever seen my dad so happy.Wes came in behind us. “Where’s my hug?” He pretends to pout.“Alright. I’m in a good mood. Why not?” My dad laughs and gives Wes a hug.“You deserve it too, little bro. You did save my life.” I wrap my arm around him and shake him.“Yeah, well, just don’t make dying a habit Ok. I don’t want to keep carrying your ass to the pool.” He chuckles.My dad looks confused. I tap his arm. “I’ll tell you later.”“Well, I know if your mother were here, she’d be so proud of you boys.” He puts his hands in his pockets.I bite my lip. “Yeah. She would have loved you.” I look at Mia.She slides her arms around my waist. “I’ll try and make her proud.”My Mia is so caring I can’t even begin to reach her level.I grab her hand. “Co
MIAIt was nice for the Unit to give me and Grey a bit of a honeymoon, but now Grey has to go back to work and I get to join his recruitment team. Yay me. Huge eye roll. I don’t like fighting, but Grey insists I need to keep my skills up.“Don’t hurt me.” I grumble.He stands with his hands on his hips. “Mia, I’m not going to hurt you. You’re my foxy lady. It’s the last thing I want to do.”“I just don’t see why I need to do this.” I whine.He holds my arms. “Babe, there’s new threats out there and I want you to be able to hold your own.” He backs up. “Try and trip me.”I run at him and he tries to grab me, but I duck under his arm and try to hook his foot. He’s so heavy, I tripped myself and landed face first in the grass.“Babe, you ok?” He says, trying to stifle a laugh.“I’m fine.” I growl.He helps me up. “Ok, maybe sparring with me isn’t a great idea. You need someone a bit more your size.” He looks around.“Good luck. Everyone’s huge here.” I cross my arms and scowl.His eyes g
GREY“Yes, Mia…” I breath as I grip her ass. She’s riding my dick like a goddess.“Yessss!.....” She leans back on my legs and thrusts her hips faster.“Fuck….Mia….I’m coming……” My thighs shake and my body tightens. I slam my come into her dripping pussy.She keeps riding until I have to pull her down and stop her.She kisses me hard.I move hair out of her face. “My 6am alarm just got even better.” I kiss her neck and bite it.“I can’t believe you’re this awake.” She smiles.I grin. “It’s a great time to be awake.”Mia gets off me and rummages through the dorm dresser. She pulls out two towels. “My training test is today. I’m so nervous.”I wrap a towel around her as she puts up her hair. I grab mine and wrap a towel around my waist.“You just need to loosen up.” I grab my phone and press play on The Clash.I start dancing when ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go' starts to play.Mia giggles out the door. In the halls, the people are stumbling to the locker room. I walk with Mia singing in
MIAWith Kay-Os raging all over the east, I’m left feeling horrible.I was telling the truth when I told Grey I’d never take my choice back. Really, I can’t even if I wanted too, but I won’t regret my choice.I don’t wish people to die, though.When I made my choice, I was expecting our mysterious hero to show up just as Kay-Os did, but it seems he’s abandoned us. It’s the only regret I have. I put too much trust in Celine and Fate. I should have known they would be wrong.So, we’ll go forward and forget the hero to save us. We have a plan anyways.Grey’s dad provided some really good information.Belladonna. A wicked poison. Can kill a shifter in seconds in large enough doses. There’s no healing from it. If there’s any truth to Grey’s dad’s story, it will slow Kay-Os down. We will then lock him in a pure silver prison and dunk it back in the pool. We hope this will work because if not, we got no plan B.“Bastian, he’s on the move to Morgan.” River informs.“Shit. Call the Alpha and i
GREY“There’s still no sign of cowboy.” River says, tossing satellite images on the conference table. “These are from ten hours ago. We have noticed a few red wolves still kicking around.”Bastian picks up the photos. “They joined him?”River nods. “It looks like.”“Bunch of yellow bellies.” Luke grumbles.Jayson rolls his eyes. “Will you stop! You’re not a cowboy.”“A cowboy is a guy with guts and a horse. I have both.” Luke smirks.Jayson scrunched his face. “You don’t have a horse!”Luke puts on a goofy smile. “I have a steel horse." He nods.Jayson puts his head in his hand and groans. “Oh God.”Bastian chuckles. “Anyway, we keep an eye on it. I don’t want any surprises.”“Any sign of this other guy?” I lean on the table.“Nope. Whoever he is, he’s taking his dear sweet time to show up.” River says, resting his head on his fingertips.I slump back in my chair. “Fuck. Why’s he hiding? It’s his fucking problem. What’s he waiting for, an engraved invitation?”Bastian shrugs. “Who kno
MIAIt was nice for the Unit to give me and Grey a bit of a honeymoon, but now Grey has to go back to work and I get to join his recruitment team. Yay me. Huge eye roll. I don’t like fighting, but Grey insists I need to keep my skills up.“Don’t hurt me.” I grumble.He stands with his hands on his hips. “Mia, I’m not going to hurt you. You’re my foxy lady. It’s the last thing I want to do.”“I just don’t see why I need to do this.” I whine.He holds my arms. “Babe, there’s new threats out there and I want you to be able to hold your own.” He backs up. “Try and trip me.”I run at him and he tries to grab me, but I duck under his arm and try to hook his foot. He’s so heavy, I tripped myself and landed face first in the grass.“Babe, you ok?” He says, trying to stifle a laugh.“I’m fine.” I growl.He helps me up. “Ok, maybe sparring with me isn’t a great idea. You need someone a bit more your size.” He looks around.“Good luck. Everyone’s huge here.” I cross my arms and scowl.His eyes g
GREYI knew Mia would fit right in.When we got home, my dad greeted her with open arms. “Come here. It’s so great to have a daughter.” He smiles as he hugs her. Then he turns to me. “You come here, too.” He gives me a many hug. I don’t think I’ve ever seen my dad so happy.Wes came in behind us. “Where’s my hug?” He pretends to pout.“Alright. I’m in a good mood. Why not?” My dad laughs and gives Wes a hug.“You deserve it too, little bro. You did save my life.” I wrap my arm around him and shake him.“Yeah, well, just don’t make dying a habit Ok. I don’t want to keep carrying your ass to the pool.” He chuckles.My dad looks confused. I tap his arm. “I’ll tell you later.”“Well, I know if your mother were here, she’d be so proud of you boys.” He puts his hands in his pockets.I bite my lip. “Yeah. She would have loved you.” I look at Mia.She slides her arms around my waist. “I’ll try and make her proud.”My Mia is so caring I can’t even begin to reach her level.I grab her hand. “Co
MIA“So Mia, how does it feel to be mated to Grey finally?” Sarah smiled, rubbing her ever growing baby bump. Again, I eye it because now I can’t give that to Grey.“Doesn’t really seem real yet. It’s just feels like a dream right now.” I smile.Anna bounced her crossed leg. “Are you ready to be Luna?”“No.” My brows shot up. “I’m so not ready. I spent my life being ordered around. I don’t think I could do the ordering.Anna laughed. “Mia, we don’t order people around.”“Well, maybe the Alphas.” Sarah chuckles.“We don’t order them. We push them in the right direction.” Sammy giggles.“Yeah, our direction.” Anna scoffs.This gets chuckles all around.“Seriously, Mia. Lunas don’t order. We take opinions and make decisions based on what we think is right. Just like the Alphas do.” Anna says.“Except for that one.” Sarah scowls.We all turn our heads. Everyone groans. I look at the woman with curiosity. “Who’s she?”Anna sighs. “Eve Jacobs. The princess of Caledon. Her brother was River’
GREYI look into her eyes, moving her red lock behind her ear. I know everything’s right. My Mia is in my arms.We’re sitting on the bed in our dorm room. Candles on the dresser and our song playing in the background.Our legs are intertwined.I’m gently running my fingers down her cheek, kissing her soft lips. The bond is just as strong as it was before. I think even more now because it’s our second chance.“I love you.” I whisper.“I knew you wouldn’t leave me.” Her fingers trace my jawline.“Never. Never again, will you feel alone. No matter what, I’ll always come for you.” I kiss her again.“I want your mark.” She places her forehead on mine.“I want yours.” I smile.She places her hands on my head and pulls me in for a deep kiss.I pull her body to me and adjust us so she’s in my lap.We kiss deeply as my hands slide under her shirt, up her back.I move my lips to her neck as I lift her shirt up, pulling back to take it off.She moans when I take each of her breasts into my mouth
MIA“Grey….”I feel light. Like I’m floating. I feel warm, but I know I’m not. I feel…..dead.“Wake up, Mia"That voice. It sounds familiar.“Mia, wake up. There’s not much time.”It’s pulling on me. Shaking me into reality. It wants me to wake up, but I’m so peaceful just floating.“WAKE UP!”I jolt and try to breathe, but I can’t.I’m under water.I look for the surface and swim up and breach it, gasping for air.I wildly look around and I’m in a lake. The lake. I look for the shore.Once I find it and tilt my head. Kimi is standing on the shore with her hands clasped in front of her.I swim toward the shore and start to walk up the shallows to the pebble beach.“Kimi? What?” I say as I wring out my shirt.“Hello, Mia. A lot’s happening right now." She smiles.“Why am I here?” I step up to her.“You have a choice to make, Phoenix.” She waves me to the log.I follow her and sit down, wringing out my hair. “What choice could I possibly have?” I scowl at her.She looks at me. “To recon
MIA“Let me go!” I yell as Sage drags me upstairs.“You’ll fulfill your duties as Phoenix, Mia. We need a child and damn it, I’m going to fucking make one!” He growls as I fight his grip.“I’ll never lay down with you!” I punch his hand.He pulls me to him and points a finger in my face. “You have no choice. This is why you’re here. Just like your mother before you.” He stares right into my eyes.“You killed my father, didn’t you?” Tears well in my eyes.“I didn’t. The Alpha before me did. Then he made you.” He dragged me the rest of the way and threw me into my room.“You damn Phoenix birds just can’t stay put. Always have to leave and explore.” He walks around removing his jacket and unbuttoning his shirt.I look wildly around for escape.“You all do the same fucking thing. Find a mate outside and bring him back. Trying to change us. Trying to infect our bloodlines. The first red wolf Alpha was red and he will remain red for the rest of time.”“What are you saying? You’ve all spent