The large seasoned butcher folded his arms across his chest at the sight in front of him, “well that’s just great, now you’re a cackling hen like the rest of em” Lou grumbled and Mj rolled her eyes “you are such a drama queen” she said and Mao laughed even louder “you are a queen” she cackled and slapped Mj’s shoulder a few times before heading for the door “you are his assistant once more, keep him out of trouble” she mumbled as she made her way back into the more populated parts of the kitchen.
Suddenly the tin alarm of a telephone rang off the walls and Mj noticed for the first time that there was a phone hung by the door. Lou excused himself and answered the phone, Mj noticed that the blonde man kept stealing small glances at her. “My name is Mj” she said matter of factly and the blonde shook his head “you are the assistant” the blonde said to Mj, not offering up his own name
Mj opened her mouth to speak, she watched as Dante’s eyes darted behind her and she turned her head to see three very slender very fit females walking toward them with pitchers of what looked like lemonade, they marched past Mj without greeting and one of the girls even bumped into her before shooting her a sideways look. They walked up to Dante and offered him a pitcher, Mj watched as Dante gave them an appreciative smile and snatched one of t
It was silent as they continued to eat but the two kept stealing glances at one another and every now and again Dante would take a spoonful of macaroni salad and feed to Mj, who would roll her eyes but accept the bite every time. “You know I could make us lunch tomorrow if you want” Mj offered through the bite in her mouth, breaking their silence. Dante looked up at her and smiled “you gonna spoil me like that every day?” he asked and she laughed, shaking her head and swallowing her food “it’s just lunch Dante, if you want me to make it for you I will.”
Mj was out of breath from running and laughing, and as she rounded yet another tree she watched closely as Dante scooped Adler off the ground and planted the boy on his shoulders, “you better just give up Mj, you know we are gonna catch you” Adler squealed joyfully from atop Dante’s back and Mj leaned up against the tree, breathing heavy. She put her hands up in surrender “Ok I give up, you win just don'
As the pair disappeared Mj set her attention on Azreal and Lila, the Alpha stood with his arms crossed grinning at the pair that had long disappeared from sight. Lila looked at Mj and shook her head, “thank you Mj'' she said and Mj laughed “Calix beat you to it already but you are welcome,” Mj noticed a flash of what might have been jealousy in Lila’s eyes, but it disappeared as quickly as it had appeared and she had to wonder what Lila’s relationship was really like with Calix, or if the one she had with Theron was something as unheard of as her shift.
Mj crossed her arms and waited until Lila was out of the room before she set her attention on the teenage girl still sitting on the floor cradling her hand, “are you gonna help me up or just sit there and stare at me” Briella barked and Mj leaned forward setting her elbows on the table and her chin in her hands “actually I was thinking about getting something to drink, maybe when you get that spoiled ass off the floor you can join me for another glass of bitch,” Mj kept her voice light and sweet but made sure her words had bite, and from the angry flush that was creeping over Briella’s face Mj was very pleased with the ou
Azreal lowered his arm and Mj’s feet again found the floor, Dante skirted across the floor on his knees and desperately grasped his mate by the leg burying his face in her thigh as she kept her eyes set on the man who still had her by the throat, although he was now allowing her to breath. As soon as Mj’s feet touched the floor she let her hands fall away from Azreal’s wrist and settle at her own sides, she kept her eyes locked on his and noticed that the gold swirl was fading into that deep intimidating color the Alpha’s eyes usually kept. “Explain” was the only word Azreal uttered before he released his hold on Mj, she open
Mj grabbed the now half empty bottle and poured once more, “to Julie'' she said and raised her glass but this time Azreal grabbed his glass and poured the lush drink onto the floor between them, Mj raised her eyebrow and drained her glass “want to talk about it,” she mumbled through her glass and Azreal chuckled. “I tried to choke the life from you not too long ago and you want to play
******* I will upload Chapter 1 under Legacy of the wolf but it will be a seperate book, Legacy of the wolf: War of the Wolves******** The haunted sounds of a wolf's broken-hearted song lit up the darkness inside Dante’s mind, just like it had done every night since he left his mate asleep in their bed almost a year ago. Dante turned his head on a swivel in the obscurity, even though he knew he was still asleep. “Why do you do this to me every night, Theo! Do you enjoy torturing me?” Dante spat the words into the darkness and was only answered by the forlorn echo of a pathetic whimper as Theron’s vast body sulked into view. The normally large majestic beast now looked ragged and old, his head hung low between his shoulders and the wolf walked with such an exaggerated bow in his back that his knuckles drug the ground like lifeless attachments, “you torture us all, ignorant boy.” Dante scowl
In the months following Dante’s leaving the pack Mj learned he surrendered himself to Alpha Talia as a peace offering for the pack member Mj killed in the challenge, and that she had not only accepted his offer but had agreed to make him the Alpha after their mating bond.Mj had kept herself busy in the kitchens, pulling every shift she could to fill her days. She tried several times to pack her clothes and ask Azreal to move to a different room but she just couldn't tear herself away from the fading scent that still lingered, and as much as it broke her heart to be near him she couldn't make herself leave him the way he left her.Mj no longer sat at the Alpha’s table for meals she simply ate between kitchen shifts, the only time she saw any of the other hunters was during training and even then she would be cordial dur
Mj knew the guest house was code for a dungeon or prison but she had not expected it to actually be underground, Azreal had opened a door in the ground surrounded by bushes and guards with spot lights lining the perimeter. The hatch had led them down a stone staircase to a galley hallway that had singular cells lining it, the doors were metal with small slit windows and the entire place felt cold, as Mj reached out to touch a door Azreal grabbed her hand, “mercury and silver Mj...I wouldn't unless you wear gloves.” Mj pulled her hand back and Azreal motioned toward a room at the end of the galley, “she is behind the door on the end,” Mj took a few steps forward and Azreal touched her shoulder, causing her to turn her head to look at him. “She was part of this pack Mj, and she betrayed us all...her fate is upon you little sister, it was agreed by the pack as a whole.” Mj looked at Azreal and then be
Dante caught up to Mj quickly and although he could see the tears streaming from her face as they ran he didn't try to stop her, he could feel her desperate anger and hurt, the feeling surprised him a little because Mj had not been brought up on the stories of wolves but she still felt such an intense connection to her own ancestors she was grieving them now. After running for almost three miles Mj’s sprinting came to a slow stop and she turned around, burying her face into Dante’s chest. Mj wrapped her arms around his waist and cried silently into the hollow of Dante’s torso before she leaned back and let a blood curdling howl explode from her chest. Dante squeezed her tightly and they both looked toward the slumbering moon before releasing another cry to the listening sky above. Dante pulled Mj back into his chest and kissed the top of her head, “
**TRIGGER WARNING**Some of the events discussed in this chapter are NOT fictional and are extremely violent, reader beware Dante gingerly opened the door to his room and the crisp chirp of the first birds of the morning made it painfully clear he had been gone all night. After shutting the door he turned and his heart sank into his feet, Mj was asleep on his side of the bed with a book splayed open in one hand and his pillow clutched tightly to her chest with the other. Dante toed off his shoes and softly padded toward the bed with his prize held gingerly between his fingers, as Dante approached the bed he lifted his hand and began to stroke Mj’s face gingerly with a few white long stem lilies. The soft white curved flowers brushed across Mj’s cheek and she smiled slightly as a satisfied hum left her throat and she curled tighter Dante’s pillow, he
Briella did not need much time to corroborate the intruders story, they were also able to keep her identity a complete secret by simply blindfolding him while Dante and Lila rattled off questions they had already asked him twenty or so times and waiting for Briella to either nod her head yes that he was calm and truthful or shake it no that his thermal temperature gave away dishonesty or fear. After about half an hour of back and forth Lila began to sway on her feet and sigh with fatigue, Mj slid her hands underneath Lila’s elbows and leaned her chest into the Beta’s back. Lila hummed in appreciation as she leaned into her newest pack member to relieve some of the pressure on her feet, “would it be weird if I offered to be your chair.” Mj almost whispered in her ear and Lila pursed her lips as she hummed small giggles. “Normally I would say don't worry about me, bu
As Theron moved effortlessly through the trees he noticed that Mj’s body was trembling so he pulled her closer, wrapping both arms tightly around as much of her body as he could and tucking his head over his arms to warm her with his breath. The feel of the large beasts fur snaking around Mj’s body like a safety bubble had her skin alive and almost hypersensitive. The cold air was so intense it almost hurt as it blasted past her skin while they darted past trees moving toward the packhouse, Mj noticed that the pounding in her head seemed to ease as she snuggled in closer to Theron’s body and as she dug her fingers into his fur the electric feel of the skin beneath earned her a pacified grumbling pur from the enormous creature cradling her in its arms. The vibration from Theron’s satisfied purrs were causing more intensely sensitive sensations to wash over Mj and she began to almost
Mj was sleepy but she knew that danger was close, and as Theron set her on the ground she opened her eyes to a sight that drained all the color from her face. Walkers were laying dead and dismembered on the ground while the hunters advanced over their bodies like they were sandbags, Moxie had shifted and was hanging from a tree while Ace and Jay were still in human form but only barely. “You are not welcome to cause trouble during our full moon fire rouges...you will leave Quicksilver pack territory or you will be brought before the Alpha for judgment.” Mj watched Ace glance their way, “stay. Here.” Theron said to Mj before stalking closer to the still armed rouges, “You are not the only one who’s Alpha is an Original, you do not scare us and we are not rouge.” Theron growled and Mj felt the hair on her body stand on end as the wolf thrashed under her skin, she stro
Mj stood in front of the mirror for what seemed like an eternity, she had not noticed the continued bustling around her until the door opened again and a brush of cold air along with Lila’s tender touch brought her back to the room, “are you alright Mj?” Briella asked as Lila stood holding on to her elbow and looking at her like she expected an answer to a question Mj never heard. “Yea sorry...I’m just,” Briella cut her off “you are just so nervous I know...you could blot out the sun.” Lila rubbed Mj’s elbows soothingly and began to purr, “are you really that terrified of wearing a dress Mj...or is it the people?” Mj looked Lila in the eye and began to tremble, “I don't want him to see me like this,” she almost whispered and Lila squeezed her eyebrows together “who...Ace, the commander wont tease you and if he does then I will put him on bathroom clean up tonight