Dominic It was well past midnight when my mom and I took Bri back to her house to find people everywhere. And then sometime close to three in the morning when things calmed down enough that everyone finally left. Not that it bothered me. Bri mentioned Jackasses' attack, and her father made sure he didn't leave there without special bracelets. His group of jocks that had been with him disappeared shortly after that leaving him to his fate. Bri's father thanked me before ushering her inside. And my mother headed home. There was a lot to do, and my job was to look after Bri. I ducked into the woods that seemed to encircle this town.How there wasn't a wolf population in the area was beyond me, it was perfect. Once in, far enough, I circled around to the back side of the house. Stripping down, I left my clothes in a pile and shifted. I moved to the same spot I have been sitting in the last few days and watched Bri as she came to the window to see if I was there. I watched as her eyebrows
BriDominic waited in my room while I showered and dressed in the bathroom. I decided on my usual weekend clothes that I wear when Cody is out of town. Black leggings and an oversized bright pink t-shirt, I pulled my hair up into a ponytail and headed back into my room with Dominic's clothes from last night. He was fully dressed in different clothes than last night but was wearing similar jeans, a black t-shirt with a band logo, and a pair of boots. My bed was even made, and he sat in my desk chair looking at my sketchbook. When I walked in, he looked up at me, "you know you got the image exact?" I raised an eyebrow at him. What was he talking about? Lifting the sketchbook, he turned it around to show me the picture I had drawn of a sandy-colored wolf. I was still confused for a moment, but then I remembered the sandy-colored paws of my wolf last night and the fur that ran down my side. "Is that really what she looks like?" He nodded and set the book back down, "yep, she's beautiful,
DominicBri took everything in stride. If she didn't understand something, she spoke up. She caught on quickly, which was good because we didn't have much time to get her up to speed. If she had been being watched by a pack, they would already know she had shifted, and well, frankly, she was mine. I would die before I let one of them take her and try and claim her as theirs. And I sure as shit wasn't going to rush it. All of this was new to her, and I didn't want her to allow me to claim her and then later in life hate me or resent me for it. After dinner, I decided to give her a break and walked with her back to her house. Since her parents were still out, We walked through the front door and up to her room.While she took some clothes into the bathroom to change, I took my boots off, set them next to the balcony door, and sat on her bed. The remote to her TV was on the nightstand, so I grabbed it and turned it on, flipping through the channels. When she returned, she closed and lock
Third-party The humans didn't hold up their end of the agreement. They didn't keep her safe. I knew I should have retrieved her a few years ago when she came of age. But she hadn't shifted yet. Nor had she shown any signs of it and would have been defenseless if we were attacked. And the whole point in sending her away was to keep her safe. Hell, the whole point in the entire pack laying low for the last fifteen years was to keep her safe. The humans were meant to watch her, and they were supposed to notify us of the first signs of her getting closer to her first shift. But they chose to leave her alone for days at a time. So they didn't notice the signs until it was too late. They had not kept her as safe as they had let us believe. No, they had let her go off with a human boy who thought he owned her and put his hands on her. No, the only one at the end of the day that kept her safe was a small rogue family that had moved to the area a week ago. The rogue boy had seen the signs of
DominicBri wanted answers, and I knew she did, but I didn’t trust this alpha, who claimed to be her brother. The scent of pack wolfs was evident, but there was something else there. It was like their scent had an over laying scent that would cover their wolf scent once they had left the area. I didn’t like it. Why would a wolf need to cover their scent in such a way? And how would they do that? Bri and I were in the mists of quietly arguing about her safety while speaking to this wolf. She wanted to do it alone, and I didn’t want to leave her alone with any other wolf. Then in walked one of the tallest guys I had ever seen. He was huge and had a large scar that covered one whole side of his face. “Alpha? The witches say their spells will only confuse The Demon Shadows for a few hours. It would be best if we were out of here sooner rather than later.” The Demon Shadows was the one pack all rogues avoided. They didn’t care if you crossed into their borders. If they felt you looked at
BriWith the last couple of days' events, saying I was stressed out would be an understatement. I didn’t mean for my joke to be said out loud, but happily, Dominic got my joke. I pushed my bottom lip out in a pout as I tried not to smile at him. He shook his head at me, still laughing. “Fine.” I pulled my lip back in and looked back to my brother, whom I guess I had. “So what’s the plan then? And what do I call you two?” I resigned myself to just going with the flow at this point. I mean, what more could I do? Ever since the other night, my life has taken a complete turn. I went from being a regular everyday teenage girl to a werewolf with a family she never knew about that was being hunted by some horny crazed pervert that wished to impregnate me. I might as well know the name of the brother I never knew. “Oh, I guess I only introduce myself to grrrr here. I am Alpha Blake Stone, and this here is my Beta Landon Clarkson.” I raised an eyebrow at him and glanced over at Dominic, who s
BriNeither one of us slept through the night. I knew Dominic was awake before I even opened my eyes. I could feel his eyes on me. My back was pressed against his chest, and one of his arms was wrapped around my waist. We were both still naked, not bothering with our clothes after going through the trouble of taking them off in the first place. Dominic had pulled a thin blanket over us before we fell asleep, but that might as well not even be over us anymore. It had been kicked off our feet and pushed down at some point, so it only covered a small portion of us. Turning my head, I peeked at him from under my eyelashes. "I should start charging you a fee every time I catch you staring at me. I could be a rich woman by the end of the week." A large smile pulled at his lips as he chuckled. "A fee I would gladly pay if it meant I could continue to stare." Rolling my eyes at him, I shook my head. "You would." He nodded, "I would." Carefully I rolled around, so I was facing him. "Dominic?"
Dominic Bri's wolf was fierce, that was for sure. But with her not ever being trained, I feared for her. Thankfully, she was this pack's alpha's sister, which would hopefully mean they would spare her if a fight did happen. Alpha Stone, at least, had been near enough to hear his uncle's threats and came and intervened. I was more than capable of holding my own against the older man, but if I had to fight him and keep her from trying to fight him simultaneously, I wasn't sure I could do both. Once the older man was out of the room, it was easy to switch over to taking care of her. Her body shook as her wolf continued to try and take control. She did well at controlling it, but she was still new to her wolf. She hadn't had her whole life of training and readying herself for this. Only having shifted two days ago, she was doing good with her control, but some wolves took a week or two to tame their wolf enough to have control over them. But like most things that had been thrown at her t
AlisonWith Owen and the babies secure, I made my way out of the house. The howels were close by. From the communication coming through the pack's link, the fight was moving in my direction. With a sigh, I made my way off the porch, letting my wolf take over. Moving in the direction of the closest fight was. It didn't take long to recognize who was crossing into our territory. I had spent weeks learning every marking on the wolves that patrolled near the cabin Adam held me at. They left us alone for over a year. And now they wanted to take their revenge. It was slightly maddening. They could have done this sooner. But I would not allow them to go farther into the territory. Joining the worriers that were already there, I helped fight them off. After everything that happened, I have spent even more time training with the rest of the pack. Learning to protect not only myself but everyone else around me. My wolf was strong. We knew this. Not just because she has done what she needed to
OwenI don’t know how he made it happen. But by the time we returned home, Damion had already had everything we would need delivered to the house. The only thing he had the guys set up was a bassinet that was placed in Alison and my room. Everything else was left in their boxes and left in one of the two empty rooms in the house. Allowing us to decide which room would be Hopes and allowing us to be the ones to set it up how we wished it to be. That, of course, didn’t stop him or Bryce from coming over in the coming days to help get everything put together and set up. But I was grateful for the courtesy of allowing us to make the decision on colors and whatnot. Though it wasn’t hard to decide that our baby Hope was going to be anything other than a princess. Being a father was definitely something I didn’t think would be in my cards after everything that happened in my past. And now I don’t know that my life would have been whole if I had never met Alison and she wasn’t the mother to
AlisonStanding there listening to Alpha Nikolai suggest that I wasn’t going to be allowed to leave, and they planned to use me for things I have fought not to happen to me in my life. I am not going to lie. It was hard to control my wolf. Handing my baby girl to her father was the only way I knew to not only protect her but him. If they were going to allow her to leave, then he was the one to leave with her. He would keep her safe. Once she was safe in her father’s arms, my wolf pushed forward, giving a warning growl. One that was cut off by Damion looking over at me with a warning in his eyes but also a warning not just to me but to Bryce through our link. “Not yet. Both of you need to calm down.” A quick glance at Bryce told me his wolf was not a fan of what was being said either. But at Damion’s command, we were both able to pull our wolves back and stay calm while he handled things. Which, if I haven’t said before, he was a damn good Alpha. He looked so calm and collected. His
OwenThey were both healthy. Both my girls were fine. I could breathe again, knowing they were both healthy. However, that didn’t stop the feeling as though something wasn’t right. Standing back up, I did my best to continue to stay calm and keep the role of only being one of the pack’s doctors. A voice in my head told me not to do more than that. If I showed any signs that I was more than just a doctor for the pack and that I was Alison’s partner, something bad was going to happen. It could have just been me being paranoid or reading too much into what Damion said before we left the plane. But the way the one guy that had been in the room with Alison when we walked in didn’t help make the feeling go away. Giving a slight nod to Damion to let him know we were good to go, I stayed close to Alison. Damion returned my nod with one of his own as he turned back to Alpha Nikolai. “Thank you for your help in finding Alison for us. And I do apologize for her trespassing on your land.” Alph
AlisonAfter collapsing with my baby girl in my arms, I was carried back to this packs, pack house. I was placed in a room and left with a woman who didn't know English. Or she didn't seem to, as the only response I could get from her was a smile and a nod of her head, and she continued helping me to get cleaned up. When she was done, and I was dressed in a hospital gown and lying in a bed, she left the room. I was left there with my little girl, who was also now dippered and wrapped in a blanket. A few minutes later, the woman returned with a guy who looked me over. Again, he didn't seem to know English. Leaving me to only guess the guy must be a doctor and the woman a nurse. The two looked me over in a similar way that Owen would have if I had been injured and at home. My attention going back to my baby. Tears sprang up in my eyes. I wished Owen was here. I wish I knew how he felt about being a father. I never got the chance to tell him. Though, I wonder if it matters at the moment
OwenThe rest of the flight was done in silence. The others left me to my thoughts. By the time the plane landed, I was nervous beyond belief. Alison had been pregnant when she was taken, and they said that the she-wolf that was found was in the middle of giving birth. This could very well be her, in which case I was not simply going to be a father. But I was a father. I was not only on my way to hopefully see the love of my life. But also meet my baby. My baby? Was it a boy or a girl? Was it healthy? Was Alison healthy? She had been taken while she was pregnant. Did they make sure she had everything she needed? Had they provided her with any care at all during her pregnancy? They said she was in the middle of giving birth when she was found. Was there any complications? All these things I needed to know. I needed to see her. To look her over and be sure myself not only Alison was well, but our baby was too. The moment I felt the plan stop, I unclipped my seat belt and stood. Damion'
AlisonThe cabin was a little bigger than the one we stayed at before. I still had to sleep in the same bed as Adam. And for the first month with the cuffs on. But the bathroom had walls instead of a curtain. And the kitchen had a stove so we could cook. Adam didn’t let me out of his sight for the first month or so. Only letting me outside when he was there to watch me. Chaining me inside anytime he left. Occasionally, he would return with someone to look at the mark on my neck. Every one of them left with him angry because they said there was nothing they could do about it. My guess was he was looking for someone to remove it, which was impossible. But that didn’t stop him from trying. By the second month, he was leaving me alone without chaining me up. I was also allowed to sleep at night without the cuffs on connecting me to him. Without the chain on me, I was able to move freely throughout the whole cabin, versus being confined to the bathroom area and the bed. I used my newfound
OwenWaking up, my head felt like someone had sucker punched me right in the temple. Only I know that's not what happened. I had been drugged while Alison was taken. Several pack wolves surrounded me, checking on me. All the while, I could hear Bryce there, already giving orders to follow her scent. Damion showed up just as I was being helped into a sitting position, taking over and giving orders to find Alsion. The van she was taken in was already being followed. The only problem was the members following it lost it after a while. Leaving the search to grow cold. At least until after dark when some of the guys picked up on the scent of the guys that took Alison. On Damion's orders, the guys were picked up and brought back to the pack. I will give it to the guys. They did well on holding out. It took Damion's guys nearly a week to get any information out of them. By then, it was too late. Adam was long gone with Alison. That didn't stop the search, though. We kept going. Damion calle
AlisonAdam’s scent surrounded me. I didn’t need to open my eyes to know who was behind my kidnapping. Laying there, I kept my eyes closed as I took stock of myself. I was alright. I wouldn’t be able to shift because he placed another one of those collars around my neck. All my wolf would be able to do was continue to protect our baby, which she was doing a really good job of. It was going to be up to me to get us out of this. A task I am sure will be easier said than done. But I was up for the challenge. The car we were in slowed to a stop. I chanced a quick peek as I watched Adam put the car in park and climb out. I didn’t have a lot of time to plan or even think my escape through. I had just enough time to shift in the seat as he walked around to the other side of the car and opened the back door. Taking the opportunity, I kicked him hard. Landing my blow at his midsection, taking him off guard and making him stumble backward. Grabbing the door, I pulled it closed, hitting the loc