Logan didn’t say a word until we got to the hospital.He didn’t speak while I took Amelia back to the day care and he didn’t speak through the car ride; he just held my hand in his.“Are you sure you don’t want to go in alone first?” I asked and he shook his head.I didn’t say anything else because I knew it wouldn’t help the situation. I just let the nurse lead us into the room where Jake was held.I took in his figure lying on the bed and couldn’t help but notice how starkly different he is from when I first met him.For starters his facial hair has grown out making him look more wild and rugged, he is a lot thinner and he just looks worn and tired. I noticed the silver cuffs holding him to the bed and held back a wince.“I would be upset about these,” Jake said with a nod at the cuffs, “But I think I understand,” his voice was so hoarse from lack of use but I cleared my throat. “Hi Jake,”“Charlie,” he began softly, “I am so sorry for everything that happened.”I took a ste
Jake was discharged within a week and almost immediately he went back to his beta duties although he hasn’t taken over completely. Diana seems to have forgiven him although Greg is still a bit reluctant to come around which explains why he is shooting daggers at Jake from the corner of his eye. “Are you sure we made the right choice by leaving them together?” I asked as I peeked through the kitchen door. “Relax, Logan is there,” she said, “He’ll be sure to play peace maker.” “He seems more likely to leave them to brawl it out,” I commented and she thought about it for a second before nodding. “I think you’re right.” “I think we should intervene,” “Relax Charlie,” she grabbed my arm, “If they start fighting then Logan will just kick them both out.” “Fine but I’m not cleaning anyone’s blood off the floor,” I mumbled. “The only person whose blood is going to spill is Jake,” she deadpanned. “I can’t believe you’re betting on who is going to
At first he didn't react, almost as if he was shocked that I was kissing him, then he groaned and deepened the kiss, slanting his lips over mine.Excitement coursed through me, causing goose bumps to bud all over my body. It didn't matter that I had made the first move; Logan was always in charge and he was doing a good job of proving that to me.The movie completely forgotten, he rolled on top of me and I automatically parted my legs, creating space for him to settle and he did, the ridge of his growing erection settling perfectly against my center. Right there."Is this what you wanted?" He asked, wrenching his lips away from mine to drag them down my neck, leaving a trail of fire in their wake.I nodded my eyes at half-mast as I stared up at the ceiling, tilting my head to the side to expose more of my neck to his hot mouth."Your words Charlotte,"The words were uttered on a tone filled with warning and my eyes quickly flew open to catch him looking at me, the heat in his intense
I had to physically push Logan away. He had given me an orgasm with his mouth and even as I thought that I would not be able to have another one, he set in and pushed me over the brink again.As if that wasn't enough, he kept lapping at me, his eyes closed in bliss as if he had found his new favorite flavor.He actually enjoyed it—was enjoying it. Going down on me, I mean. And he'd done it simply because he wanted to, because he wanted to make me feel good.I didn't know what to make of that. Did men like him actually exist? Or had I conjured him up from my thoughts?As I stared at his Greek-like body as he lifted himself off me, coming to his knees, at his smooth tan skin glistening in the low light from the TV, at his glossy black hair and his sculpture-worthy face, I believed he was. Maybe I had conjured him out of my thoughts, because it wasn't possible that a man like this was real and that he was mine.But he was mine. And I wanted him. I wanted to touch him. Feel him. I needed
There was a warmth cocooning me when I stirred from my sleep and I couldn’t help but nuzzle closer to it when I heard a hoarse groan.I breathed in Logan’s woodsy scent while his hand ran across the length of my arm before settling on my hip.I forced my eyes open and the moment I did it hit me like a ton of bricks. I took in his features and tried to tell myself I was wrong.His eyes were closed in a blissful sleep and I was half lying on his chest so one of his hands rested against my back while the other lay on my hip. His chest rose and fell in a steady rhythm indicating that he was still asleep and his hair stood up in a crazed manner from where I had tugged on it.Mate,That bond between us surged to life and I squirmed in disbelief. He already has a mate; he told me so and I know he wouldn’t lie about that and as far as I know, you can’t have two mates. So what is going on?“I can hear your heart racing,” Logan’s sleep ridden voice cut in and I peered up at him, “You are going
We spent the entire day lazying around and making love on every surface in the house. It kind of sucked when the next day came around and I had to go to the pack house.Logan already warned me that everyone would be able to smell him on me and vice-versa but I couldn’t bring myself to worry.No sooner than we arrived at the pack house, Diana came out to meet us.“Hey you two,” she said with a wiggle of her brows, “We missed you around here yesterday.” “Don’t even think about it,” Logan warned and she let out a loud sigh.“Whatever,” she mumbled before turning to me, “Have you seen your new office?” “New office?” I asked in confusion and Logan groaned.“Honestly I don’t know why I bother to tell you anything,” he said to Diana then turned to me, “I’ll explain on the way.”I turned to Diana in confusion and she gave me a thumb up before rushing off.“You’re always helping me with the paperwork and I thought it would be good if you had an office where you could do it,” he
I think Diana or Jake told Logan I had found out because he gave me my space the entire day. During lunch he had someone bring me something but he stayed in his office.When I went to the daycare to spend some time with the babies I saw one of his men following me but not him.Greg met me in the daycare and I made it known that I was ignoring him.“If you’re expecting an apology, then you’re not going to get it,” he deadpanned after about five minutes. “Can you spend five minutes without being an ass?” I asked and he pretended to think about it for a second.“No,” he said finally and I groaned, “Listen kid, it was not our place to tell you and I’m not going to apologize for not telling you something that you should have figured out yourself or your mate should have told you.” “You could have given me a hint or something,”“I think the fact that everyone was all but physically pushing you to be with each other should have been the number one sign,” he said simply, “Add
Logan and I agreed to have the ceremony in a week and I have spent the last four days looking at fabrics and furniture, getting lessons about the pack, reading and basically running around like a crazy person and honestly I’m ready to drop.“How are you feeling?” Diana asked as we drove to our next destination, cake tasting. “If one more person tries to tell me the difference between two practically identical shades of white I will go crazy.”She let out a bark of laughter, “You’re obviously not having fun,”“I am,” I defended, “I’m just tired and obviously not fashion inclined. Are you sure you can’t make all the choices for me?” “Even if I could I wouldn’t,” she said simply, “We just want to see your unique style in everything.”“Well my unique style is letting someone else do the work.” “Not happening,” she finished, “Speaking of choices; are you sure about the flower choice?”“Yes,” I said without even looking at her, “I love them so they’re staying,”
CHARLOTTE’S P.O.V Adamaris and the council were able to break the bond between me and Esmeralda before finally executing her and destroying the talisman. We held Samantha’s burial the next day. It felt wrong to hold it until after Esmeralda was dead. It was so difficult for me to stand next to her body and act like it wasn’t my fault she was dead. Logan assured me no one felt that way, but I felt that way. What made it a lot harder was having to explain to Amelia that her mum was going away. She wasn’t even two yet, she didn’t understand the concept of death, and she just stayed in my arms and kept on screaming the word ‘mummy’ over and over again. Logan tried to take her away from me but she refused to let anyone else hold her. Amelia’s things were moved into our house the day after the funeral. She was a frolicky baby with a terrible sleep schedule. I attributed that to the fact that she missed her mum. Considering each time she woke up, she would ask for her mother. A lot of pe
THIRD PERSON’S P.O.VCharlotte was mingling with the guests with a smile on her face. She had the part of being Luna down to a pat, she was sweet, respectful and paid attention to every little detail.Logan stayed behind her to give her space to talk to the people, but also close enough that he always had her in his sight. He was on edge and for good reason too; they hadn’t heard from the witch in a few days and that probably meant she was waiting for a good time to strike.A little girl walked up to Charlotte and softly tugged at the hem of her hoodie. Charlotte turned her attention to the girl with a smile on her face. She crouched down so she was at eye level with her.“Can I help you?” she asked and the girl nodded. “I was wondering how it feels to be pregnant.” Charlotte was taken aback by the question.“I don’t know; I’ll let you know when I am pregnant.”She started to rise but the girl held onto her arm with a grip that seemed too strong for a girl who looked no older
The next twenty four hours after Adamaris got rid of the brand were entirely uneventful. I guess that should have been my clue that it was the calm before the storm.The day actually started out like any normal day. I woke up with Logan bringing me breakfast in bed, then I lay back while he ran his fingers in circles on my baby bump. I looked up at him and he gave me a small smile but his fingers never slowed.“Are we going to stay here all day?” I asked and he raised a brow. “Shouldn’t you be happy that you have a day off from all the drama?”“I am happy,” I admitted, “I was just curious as to why we haven’t moved yet.” “We don’t have anywhere to go for now,” he explained, “Do you remember the changes you approved for the school music department?” I nodded, “Well they’ve been implemented and today is the grand unveiling.”“I totally forgot about that.” “I told them to go ahead with it while you were,” he trailed off, “While you were gone.”He seemed to close off
CHARLOTTE’S P.O.VWe all sat in silence while Greg sketched. Logan made tea for me while we waited. Adamaris muttered something about how chivalry is dead since Logan didn’t make one for her too. This led Logan to mutter about how witches should get their own mates to do things for them.They kept on trading back and forth quips between themselves until Greg muttered something about how he was close to stabbing his ears with his pencil. I giggled and they both shot me looks as if I had betrayed them.A little over half an hour later, Greg was done with the sketch and when I saw it, I was taken aback by how life like it looked. He got every single feature of her perfectly, from the slight crookedness of her nose to the fullness of her lips and even down to the meanness of her smirk.After staring at it for a while, I passed it on to Adamaris. She took one look at it and cursed.“Do you know her?” I asked and she nodded. “She used to be in my coven,” she said slowly as she fold
CHARLOTTE’S P.O.VI woke up to Adamaris sitting on a chair cross legged and looking bored out of her mind. She had cleared up the circle of salt and moved Kaden and Aubrey to a more comfortable lying position.Logan and Evan were still knocked out on the floor in the same position and I stifled a smile. Leave it to Adamaris to let the men suffer. Aubrey and Kaden began to stir; Kaden stirred first and as if she heard him, Aubrey moved too.Aubrey sat up first and cradled her head in her hands for a few seconds. It wasn’t until she heard Kaden’s whimper that her head snapped up and she rushed to him.He buried his face into her chest while she whispered a few words in his ears, too low for even my werewolf hearing to pick up on. Kaden just nodded and gave his mum a smile.Kaden looked up and saw me and he gave me a small smile. “Hey Charlie, I’m sorry I fell asleep.” I felt my lips curl up at the sides. He turned to Adamaris and gave her a confused look, “Hello, who are you?”“That’s n
CHARLOTTE’S P.O.VIt was Logan who snapped out of his reverie and realized that we still needed to find Adamaris a place to sleep. Thankfully, she has her house (I still don’t understand what the hell she means by that). She said that all she needs is a large expanse of land, preferably in the woods.Logan wanted me to stay home but I’m not going to let him go alone, especially since everyone is in this mess because of me. Reluctantly, he handed me one of his big, warm hoodies and I pulled it over my head.I sat in front with Logan while Adamaris and Celeste sat at the back. The drive was tense and quiet; Logan had one hand on my leg to keep me grounded because my thoughts were going haywire.Adamaris was lost in thought, her eyes were kept fixed on the window. Celeste was staring at me, not in a creepy way, but in a way that kept me alert. Occasionally, her eyes would move from my face to Logan’s hand on my thigh and back.I caught her eye through the mirror and she gave me a smile t
Logan and I decided to make dinner together. It’s been a while since I baked anything and I was itching to get into the kitchen.It was extremely fun, especially because he kept sticking his finger into the batter for the brownies and he would always pull away before I can whack him with the spatula.When we were done, we went to our room and he sat up against the headboard while I leaned against his chest as he fed me brownies.“Were you able to get in touch with Aubrey?” I asked and he nodded. “I spoke to Evan and they’ll be here tomorrow with their son.”“He agreed to that,” I was shocked that he did, if anything, I expected Evan to put up a fight about letting their son into anther territory. “He didn’t want to at first, believe me.” he scoffed, “But then he realized that it was for his benefit, not mine. He finally agreed on the condition that he comes with guards.”“He’s a bit over protective; we would never hurt him or his son.” “I think he’s the right amount
I sat up in alarm, “What do you mean she’s here?”“She got into my head,” his face was a calm mask but I could see the annoyance swirling in his eyes from being interrupted, “She wanted to give us time to be presentable; something about not wanting to see another wolf naked.” “For good reason too,” Adamaris strutted into the room, “I’ve been scarred enough for one lifetime.”She was wearing a black long sleeved bodysuit with skinny jeans and a huge brown jacket over it. She paired it with black high heeled boots. Her lips were painted a dark red color and her eyes were hidden behind dark shades.When she took them off, I could see deep bags under her eyes.“You don’t look good,” I began, “Is everything okay?” “That’s what happens when you’re bonded to someone who can’t seem to stay out of trouble.” Her tone was cold and sharp. “I was booted out of your head during a game with my daughter this morning; what was that about?”“I don’t know,” I looked to Logan for support, and
There was a sharp pounding in my skull and a soft hand caressing my curls in steady strokes. I let out a small groan as I forced my eyes open.Logan was leaning over me with a soft expression on his face. His hand in my hair stilled as I stared at him. His expression alternated between anger, fierce protectiveness and worry.I took in my surroundings and realized I was in our room- well, what used to be our room anyways. The chairs were turned over and I can see glass shards at the door of the bathroom. Wood splinters were sticking out of the door and the curtains had been ripped off and somehow replaced.Logan had the decency to look a little sheepish, “I’ll fix the room; I promise.”“It’s okay,” I murmured with a wonky smile but he didn’t return it, “Hey, what’s wrong?”I tried to sit up but he stopped me, “Don’t; stay down.”“I’m fine, Logan.” I told him as I sat up. His face showed that he didn’t agree with me. “What happened?” “You blacked out,” he muttered, “I heard you and