My heart was pounding and my arm hurt where Mark was digging his fingers into me."Mark, what are you doing?" I tried to pull my arm free once more but he gripped tighter which caused me to cry out in pain. Then I watched him reach behind him as he pulled a small hand-gun from his belt before pressing the cold metal against my cheek. I cried out in fear as hot tears filled my eyes."You wouldn't listen to me about. Creed or warnings from your best friend about her own brother. You keep crawling back to the two-timing piece of shit. So, I need you to see it from our point of view, that's what I'm doing, Layla." His voice was laced with a venomous sound and I had never heard it from Mark before. He was always such a gentle soul, not at all the person who was standing in front of me now.But his words confused me like none other. "What are you talking about, Mark? You never said anything to me about Asher other than he better treat me right or you were going to kick his ass." Or somethin
The pain was searing hot across my already tender skin as I cried out again, this time flying in the opposite direction of Asher and landing with a thud."You... mother-fucker!" Asher barked out, his voice filled with a gritty emotion. "I will f-fucking... kill you!" He was out of breath and clearly in pain.I turned to look up at Jake, who was now smiling and walking towards Asher before bending down in his face. "I'd be careful what you say, Creed, I'm not the one tied up on my knees right now." Then he laughed an awful laugh that sent chills over my skin as he got even closer to Asher's face. "I was going to kill you fast and get it over with, but now I think we'll keep you alive long enough so you can watch us fuck your girlfriend in all her holes."I felt my blood run cold again and then watched Asher struggle against his holds with pure rage, but Jake quickly quieted him up when he punched him in the jaw. I winced at the cracking sound it made as I watched Asher fall onto his si
6 MONTHS LATER"Babe, you ready?!" Asher's voice echoed up the stairs and I smiled at my reflection in the mirror."On my way down!" I yelled back as I applied a layer of lip gloss and shut the light off.The last six months have been brutal for both of us as we were still healing from our battle wounds, or so Asher liked to call them. I still had a small limp when I walked and was still going to physical therapy twice a week, but I wasn't hopeful anymore that all the feeling would come back to my toes and the doctor's didn't think it would either. At least I can still walk though.Asher on the other hand, had suffered far worse than me with his three broken ribs, cracked jaw bone, and several lacerations all over his body. Jake really did a number on him but it was good to see that he was almost back to 100% with a few waves of pain coming from his ribs.After the scariest day of our lives and living through it, I gave up Seattle and he gave up San Clemente and we were back in Portla
"If you can leave things in the past, then so can I. I just want you to be happy and if Creed makes you happy and he's good to you, then I'm cool with him."I felt tears well up in my eyes as I hugged him again. "That makes me so happy. I'm so glad you're home. But... what happens now? Are you going back to the military? How long are you going to be here?"He laughed. "Slow down, killer. I'm home for good. I was medically discharged. Driving over and IED and messing up my shoulder was enough to let me come home. Now I just have to figure out what to do next," he smiled at me, really smiled at me, "it's good to see you, little sister, you look great."My heart sunk when he told me about the IED and the thought of him being hurt, but I ignored it all for right now, knowing that he was just fine and sitting right here in front of me was enough for me to forget about it for now."You're looking pretty good yourself, soldier.""Layla?"I watched Dillon look over my head and for a moment a
AIDEN'S POV"I don't want you to leave." Molly sobbed with her nose buried in my chest. Her arms were wrapped around my torso like octopus tentacles with rows of suckers running their length, grasping me tightly, unwilling to let go. I didn't hug her back. The agreement between us was precisely defined - no strings attached. No bonding, no involvement of feelings, no exclusivity. Fuck buddies, that was what we were from the beginning.Yet I couldn't ignore how her demeanor towards me changed over time and the former agreement no longer applied to her. She fell for me, her mere wish to become my chosen mate.But I couldn't grant her such a wish. Four years ago, I lost the battle against my half-brother. Back then, he and I found our fated mate. Though three were too many to form a functioning relationship. Moreover, it would be a disgusting incest if I had to share my mate with my brother. Hence, one must have been left out.My first mate rejected me and although it crushed my heart, t
MADALINA"You may leave now." My feet slid off the bed and met the dark red carpet. Its fluffy texture tingled my toes as I walked towards the closet to get the black satin robe, the temporary clothing before I got rid of my guest. Drops of sweat rolled down my cleavage. Swiftly, I tucked my platinum blond hair into a messy bun and glanced over my shoulder.Lucien was still in my bed, panting for air. His dick was a little hard but no longer pointing upwards like a sword ready to pierce through flesh. Oh, and he did perform well. I shivered when our sex scene replayed in my mind again.Lucien has been my lover for the past two years. He came once per week and let me fuck him senseless. I ordered him to lie flat and rode him till one of us successfully climaxed. If it was him who finished first, I rolled off him, pulled my silicone friend out of the drawer and continued until it was my turn to groan and spasm in an orgasmic wave. He always offered his service to take care of me, to tea
AIDEN'S POV"We're close. The village should be just an hour away." Theo passed me the bottle of water when we made a short stop to refresh ourselves and let the tired muscles rest.Our destination was far from our home, in the east and safely hidden in the density of wild forest. The lone wolves' community led a simple life, living only from what nature itself provided. They were skilled farmers, as rumor had it. Some chose to apply for seasonal jobs, commuting to the south where humans lived. But in the end, they always returned to their natural habitat deep in the woods. They were former pack members who didn't know how to fit in, didn't share the same values and beliefs, hence leaving the safe embrace of a pack life. They were also wolves who were banished or ran away from the enslaving methods of their leaders.Oh yeah, although abusing power wasn't the case of the Yukon pack alliance, there were other parts of the country where the leadership of brutality was still a signature o
MADALINA"Alex.""Mads?""Avoiding me on purpose?""No."Liar. As if I could not see straight through him. I knew my brother better than I knew myself and he was running away from me. I couldn't blame him though. Surely it made him uncomfortable, disappointed even, that his sister would breathe on his neck. Yet, it was what our father dictated. If he told me to drag Alexei with me to the military base, without further ado I would obey such orders. But my twin brother was never good at following rules. He was the one working more on finding loopholes rather than getting things done.I could see why father was suspicious regarding Alexei's operations in gold mines. Although I loved my brother tremendously, he tended to be selfish and dishonest, especially when he was about to benefit from something. Perhaps his intention was just to push me out of his way. He wanted to be the next leader of our clan and, well, the competition was strong."You won't get rid of me today. I'm coming whethe