The man ignored my question, his eyes scanning the room as if searching for something. They landed on the knife block on the counter, and I felt a surge of fear as he strode forward. My heart pounded in my chest, and I backed up until I felt the coolness of the refrigerator against my spine.Where was Soren? He'd been supposed to guard me, but there was no sign of the young warrior. Had this intruder hurt him?The man stopped in front of me, his eyes drilling into mine, and I could see the madness within them clearly now. "Where are they?" he demanded, his voice rough and grated."Who?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper, transfixed by his intense gaze."Don't play dumb, human," he snarled, his hands balling into fists at his sides. "The two alphas. Where are they?"My eyes widened as the pieces clicked into place. This must be one of the rogues Xander and the others were fighting. But why was he here? And how had he gotten past the sentries?Before I could process his questions
Before me, sitting in an incongruous high-backed chair, was a tall, broad male, his eyes a striking shade of green. He wore a perfectly white silk shirt and a hunter green silk vest with what looked like small paw prints embroidered across it. One of his legs was crossed over the other, and he swirled an amber liquid in a crystal glass as he ran his eyes up and down my body."Welcome, little human," the male sneered, his eyes drifting over me with a mixture of hunger and contempt. "We've been waiting for you."I glared at the man, my eyes squinting. Even the small amount of light from the torches made my head pound. "What's going on? Who are you? Where are we?""We are somewhere your mates will never find you...unless you I want them to," the man who had taken me snarled. "Now, now, pup. Is that anyway to treat our guest?" The man in the chair stood, coming out of the shadows into my line of sight. He was tall and lean with blonde hair falling to his shoulders. He grinned at me in a
Vivi"Fuck it all to hell!" I cursed as I grabbed the ticket from the windshield of my old Jeep Wrangler. It was the third one in the last two weeks! "What happened to brotherhood of the badge shit?" Two little white-headed ladies walking by on the sidewalk gave me the stink eye for my outburst. "Sorry," I mumbled, but I wasn't really. How could a town that had literally one main road have so many fucking parking laws? I felt like I had broken most of them in the short time I'd been here and apparently there was no love lost between the game wardens and the traffic cops here.As I crumpled up the ticket and climbed into my Jeep, I thought about what had brought me across the country. The memory of my last day in Florida came flooding back, bringing with it a mix of emotions I was still trying to sort through.I remembered the suffocating heat as I'd loaded the last of my boxes into the U-Haul. Aria had been there, helping me, her eyes red-rimmed from crying."You sure you don't want
XanderI stood on the ridge with Kane, my Beta, my closest advisor, and surveyed the landscape. I could breathe when up high over my pack lands watching the sun sinking toward the trees in the valley below, the stress of leadership melted away, if only for a few minutes."There, Dax's truck," Kane pointed to the small road at the head of the valley that led into our compound set deep into the National Forest. When we had arrived in the late 1800s, Bridger had been just acres and acres of wilderness. We had slowly purchased as much as we could, working as loggers and opening one of the few sawmills in the back country. When the government had bought up the land to create the National Forest, I had refused to sell, and we had been grandfathered in. Now we were surrounded by government forest. The forest service kept the area pristine, and left us alone for the most part, so I couldn't complain. It gave us plenty of room and privacy to run - two of the main things I required to keep my p
ViviI was surprised at how disappointed I had been to not hear back from Sage about getting my hair braided before I had to return to the forest to work, though, in all honesty, there hadn't been that much time. I had to leave the next morning. I didn't often think that much about my appearance, but something about the intricate braiding had called to me.As I stood there, fingers absently combing through the ends of my ponytail, I couldn't help but wonder why I suddenly cared so much about how I looked. Was it because of him? The brother? Dax she had called him. The name sent an unexpected shiver down my spine. I shook my head, trying to clear the image of his piercing eyes and impressive tattoos from my mind.It was strange, really. I hadn't thought much about the man at first, other than how he had interacted with Sage. He'd just been part of an interesting interaction, albeit an intimidating one. But then, as I was leaving, something happened that I couldn't quite explain.I was
Xander"Brother!" I raised my head at my Sage's call. I had been going over the never-ending paperwork that went along with managing our foundation and investments. I welcomed any distraction I could get."What's happening, baby sister?" I laced my hands behind my head and stretched as she came running through my study door."I was down near Four Corners and there's a woman camped there. The woman." I raised my eyebrows in question. "The one from town, Vivi Fenrir. I never dreamed she'd come so close to our property. What do you want to do?"My posture instantly shifted. Every muscle in my body tensed at the thought of her being so close. The woman called Fenrir Sage had mentioned earlier. Surely it couldn't be a coincidence."I've got to speak to Kane." I tried to quench the lick of hope that flared in my chest. I kissed Sage on the top of her head as I ducked out of the room. "Thank you, sister."Quickly finding my second, Kane and I shifted and set off to check out this woman my si
I gazed through the trees at the woman emerging from her tent. She was tall and voluptuous, with long, shapely legs that seemed to go on forever. The sleeping shorts she wore clung to her hips and ass, hugging her curves in all the right places. A pair of thick, woolen socks covered her calves, the bright colors a cheerful contrast to the muted tones of the forest.Her top was thin and long-sleeved, but it did little to conceal her full, bountiful breasts. I could see her nipples straining against the fabric, hard peaks that begged to be touched, tasted. A light dusting of freckles trailed across her shoulders and down her arms, a tantalizing roadmap I longed to explore with my tongue.She was breathtaking. Exquisite. The most beautiful creature I had ever laid eyes on. And the scent...gods, the scent. It wrapped around me like a warm embrace, soothing the beast that raged within me even as it stoked the fires of my desire.Beside me, Kane let out a low, needy whine. I could feel his
Vivi I shuddered as Xander's fingers trailed down my throat, his touch searing my skin even through the thin fabric of my top. My body arched into his, craving more, needing more. I could feel the heat building between my legs, the ache growing with every passing second.Behind me, Kane pressed closer, his body a wall of solid muscle and warmth. His hands gripped my hips, holding me steady as Xander explored my curves with a reverent touch."This is crazy," I breathed, but even as I said it, I knew it was true and false at the same time. Something had come over me with the arrival of these two men out of the dark woods. I didn't know exactly what was happening but I couldn't seem to feel anything but need, want, and safety as strange hands, teeth and lips played over my body. Somehow I felt deep in my soul that this was meant to be. These two beings were what had been missing in my life. These two magnificent men, these powerful wolves, had been created just for me.Xander's lips fou