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I take the bag from Kane's hand and inspect it, sniffing it lightly. My nose picks up the musky scent belonging to Beta Harris, the citrus scent of Jaydon and the woody scent of Liam. I swallow hard, knowing Liam had probably been around and had probably even seen me sleeping close to Kane. They had taken everything except for the tarpaulin, rope, and the machete. The change of clothes where I had left them to dry were gone but I did spy the pot of water that was still next to the fire. Everything else is gone."Dammit! It was Jaydon and a few of the Dark Moon leadership." I say, throwing the bag onto the floor. "I guess they thought to up the difficulty level now that we've made it more than halfway through the challenge."Kane laughs, his eyes crinkling in amusement. "What's so funny?" I ask, stomping my foot in frustration like an overgrown toddler. "You realise what the next part of the challenge is?" He grins like a vill
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I swallow hard. I hadn't even thought of how Kane and my sleeping arrangement may have looked to onlookers… specifically my mate. "Liam and I aren't together, Jaydon." I say boldly. "And even if it mattered to him, Kane and I are just friends." Friends with benefits. Ember jibes. Jaydon crosses his arms, a surge of different emotions flashing across his face. "I don't care what your relationship status is, Miss Jones. What I am saying is that you need to talk to the alpha before your friend gets thrown out of this program on his arse." He emphasises the word "friend", throwing Kane what I can only presume is a dark look. "Fine. I'll see if I can meet with Liam tomorrow." I sigh."Tonight. I'll escort you to the pack house myself after this debriefing." With that, he turns abruptly and joins Beta Harris. Some expression on my face must have shown my distress, making Kane come over to me.
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"Good evening, Liam." I say softly, not entirely sure about where I should start. "How did you get in here?" He asks, looking toward the door which he had just come through. "I climbed up the trellis." I reply, shrugging my shoulders. "I wasn't sure if you or your family would want to see me after the way I left things the last time I was here." I sigh and stand up, slowly walking toward him and feeling slightly as if I'm walking toward a wounded animal, ready to strike at any moment. He holds out a hand to stop me in my tracks, his voice harsh and cold. "You may want to leave before your new boyfriend discovers you're here." Jaydon was right. Liam had obviously assumed that Kane and I were together. His obvious rejection of me hurts more than I expect it to and I have to admit that perhaps Liam means more to me than I would like. "I don't have a boyfriend." I reply, trying to keep the tremor out of my voice. "Kan
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The next day after training, Ricky was summoned to the Alpha's study. "Oooh, someone's in trouble." Daniel teases. "Flirt with the Alpha's chick?" Matt joins in. I see Ricky throw me a concerned glance before he heads off up the hill to the Pack House and I feel that all too familiar knot forming in my stomach. It will be fine, girl. Liam said he will handle it all so trust him. Ember reassures me. Definitely easier said than done. Jaydon approaches me and nods a greeting."I have been told that our alpha is in a great mood today." He says, sauntering off with that.Megs looks a bit bemused and flicks her short brunette locks away from her face, scrunching up her pixie-like nose in a manner that resembles disgust."I'll never understand that guy." She mutters. "He's all cryptic messages and dire warnings, and then he throws out some insignificant information like that." I just shrug my s
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I throw myself down onto the ground, leaning against a tree and looking out onto the lake. What I would give for everything just to be simple again! Ricky doesn't seem to understand that revenge won't change anything - it won't bring mom and dad back, it won't remove the memories of that horrific night, it won't repair our broken childhood. The more I think about it, the more ludicrous the whole thing becomes. I love my brother. He's been the one constant all through my life and I trust him more than anyone, but he's wrong to push for me to choose revenge over Liam. "There you are. " a husky voice breaks me from my thoughts and I look up to find Liam staring down at me, concern etched in his face. "I just needed a moment alone. "I sigh and get up, leaning against him and letting him wrap his arms protectively around me, resting his chin on my head."Your brother is one stubborn arse, babe." "It's just that all we've ever kno
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I watch in horror as the old Ford turns out onto the road leading off of Dark Moon land, panic rising and constricting my throat. Ember howls within me, begging to be let loose to chase after him. I let her, my clothing ripping from my body as my auburn wolf emerges, lunging forward in pursuit of my brother. Why would he leave us without saying goodbye? I whimper. Ember's paws beat the ground in haste, cutting through the trees on each side of the road. I can feel Ricky slipping through my fingers. Ember takes a shortcut, legs flying as her muscles strain with the exertion. She flings herself into the road just before the pillars marking the end of pack land, the Ford's brakes screeching as Ricky slams on brakes to avoid hitting us. "What the fuck, Natalia!" He shouts as he climbs out of the passenger side, slamming old Betsy's door behind him. "Do you want to be fucking run over?" Ember sits down, panting heavily. "What the fuck are you thinking?" Ricky continues to rage befor
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Beccy has become a frequent fixture at our training sessions, seating herself daintily under the large oak tree and fanning herself with a Chinese styled fan. I'm not too sure what her intentions are but I have a feeling it has something to do with the council. Today she's even more annoying than usual, dressed in a pale yellow summer dress and wedges which add an extra two inches at least into her already impressive height. I hold back a gag as she spots Liam on the opposite side of the arena and flutters her eyelashes behind her fan at him. The slut. "Oi! Earth to Nats, you're meant to be helping me." Ash whinges, throwing a bag of knotted ropes at me to help her untie. I apologise, getting stuck into the task before Liam's tantalising scent becomes overpowering and I look up to find him staring down at me. "Why on earth are you untying ropes when you're meant to be training?" Ash shrugs her shoulders and points to Jaydon, merely responding with "ask him". I've barely spoken
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The next few weeks flew by in a blur of activity as Vicky returned from her trip to a nearby pack with her newly found mate. The change in her was blatant, the timid mouse of a woman suddenly becoming a flamboyant - and rather demanding - peacock. The reason for her rapid transformation became clear the instant we spied her new mate. Even from across the training fields we could see his royal blue satin shirt and slicked back blonde hair."You can't be serious!" I heard Megan exclaim. "What's wrong?" "That's Lorenzo, youngest of six children of the Alpha and Luna of the Frozen Mountain pack." She kicks a fallen pinecone and watches it fly into the trunk of one of the many pine trees that surround us. "In psych terms; he's filled with delusions of grandeur and is one massive prick."I suppress a laugh, "I've never seen the word 'prick' mentioned in any psychology textbooks, not that I've read many."We watch as Lorenzo is joined by Beccy before they make their way to the pack house,
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"You look fine! Now can we go?" Liam grumbles as he leans against the door frame. He catches the reflection of my smile in the mirror as I'm hit with the deja vu of it all, just this time it's my mate nagging me instead of my brother. "I just want to look perfect for Ricky's ceremony." I admit, watching in the floor-length mirror as Liam comes to stand behind me, his hand resting on my rounding stomach. "You already do." He says, his lips moving to kiss his mark on my neck and sending tingles down my spine. Four years since we first mated, and I still react this way to his touch. Although I think his pup is helping him a little bit considering the urge I get to jump him every time he takes his shirt off. Apparently it's quite common in pregnancy though. I look at my reflection in the floor length mirror in my parents' house… Ricky's house. It's going to take me a while to think of it as that. The emerald green silk dress leaves very
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The sun set far too quickly. One moment it was high up in the sky and the next, it was kissing the horizon as it bid us farewell, making way for the moon to take its place. "Are you ready?" Liam asks as he wraps his arms around me and kisses my temple. "Do I have a choice?" I reply with a laugh, trying to seem braver than I felt. We stand in silence for a moment, staring out across the lake as the sunset reflects its orange and pink masterpiece on the clear water's surface. I'm faintly aware of my friends coming to join us - Kane, Daniel, Matt, Silas, Megan, Ash and Amber. Even Lana joined at the end of the line. Ricky takes his place beside me and clasps my hand in his, squeezing it gently. I can feel his emotions as if they're my own. Hell, they mirror my own. "It is time." Silas breaks the silence and I turn to face my friends. "I wouldn't have been able to get here without you… all of you." I feel a tear roll down my cheek but I
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The morning of the challenge arrived too quickly for my liking, and while I was as ready as I was ever going to be, I wasn't confident that I was going to win. Jaydon and Silas had taken personal responsibility to ensure I was "battle ready" as Silas termed it. Basically, they challenged me and tried to correct my weaknesses over and over and over again until I felt like I was going to break. I can't say how much it helped though. I caught a glimpse of Lorenzo fighting with Beta Wyk and he isn't as awful as I was hoping. What did help strangely, was being able to fall asleep in Liam's arms each night. We ended up moving back into my old cabin with the girls and, even though it was a tight squeeze, cuddled together each night in my bunk. Megan initially complained, believing that the top bunk would fall on her along with us while we slept. Her theory was quickly disproved when we managed to squeeze Liam, Amy, Ash, Kane, and myself on the bed without any sign of it
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To say that you could hear a pin drop might have been putting it lightly. My words - the challenge issued - results in such complete silence that I can hear my own heart beat. All eyes flit between myself and Lorenzo as we await his response. He swallows loudly, turning to Suarez for guidance… only Suarez seems to have disappeared into the darkness and suddenly, Lorenzo is all alone. He swallows again, the sweat on his palms glistening in the firelight as he fidgets. He knows that he has no choice but to accept. To reject the challenge would mean he would be forced to step down as Alpha anyway. "Alright, I accept," Lorenzo mumbles, his voice strained. Silas smiles knowingly, hooking his thumbs into the belt loops of his jeans. "Considering that neither opponents are from Dark Moon, the challenge will have to be carried out in two days during the full moon so that the Moon goddess can grant her blessing." "If the girl wants to challen
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It didn't take long for the recruits to discover that something secretive was happening in the training hall. Although with the guys, Megs and Doc coming and going, it can't exactly be termed secretive anymore. We decided that if I was ever going to ensure that my challenge was both well received by the pack and fair, we would need the recruits' help. They know me better than any of the pack members so will need to vouch for me when it comes to the legitimacy of my claim to the alpha title. "Hey, isn't that my shirt?" Ashley eyes my attire with obvious suspicion. I strike a pose like some fancy runway model and stick my tongue out at her before returning to my task of cutting and buttering bread rolls for the hungry wolves who were passing through for lunch before they resumed their duties. "You shouldn't leave your clothes lying around." I retort with a grin. "You try working eighteen hour shifts and have the energy to tidy up your living quarters. You're just lucky that shirt wa
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My body feels as if it's taken flight, all the emotions I'd pushed down since we escaped coming to the surface. I run to the spot that holds the most meaning to me in this pack, stripping my clothes off moments before I dive into the clear water. Hiding behind the waterfall on the ledge that Liam showed me, I curl into a tight ball and let the sobs wrack my body, tears streaming down my face. I don't care. I need this right now. Minutes go by before I'm able to pull myself together and head back to the water's edge. I dress slowly, my mind slowly piecing together information I had gathered over the last few days as well as my stay in Dark Moon. By the time I enter the training hall, I've got a few things well ironed out in my head. I can feel all eyes on me as I take a seat next to Liam and let him draw me into his arms. "What happened?" He asks softly, his hand gently rubbing my back, his heat permeating my frozen skin from my damp hair.
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It may not have been how I had always pictured my mind, but our marking had brought Liam back to me. I stare down into his eyes and feel every single emotion that rolls through him as he tries to make sense of what has happened. "What the fukk, Natalia!" Ricky fumes as he paces toward us. "What would have happened if that aconite in his system affected you? Huh? You would have lost Ember again. Did you think about that?" I glance briefly over to my raging brother, ignoring his tirade as I look back down at my mate. "I missed you." I whisper, kissing his lips briefly before I climb off of him and sit down beside him instead. It won't do to be in such an arousing position when the room is full of people. As much as I'd love to make out with my man… and go much further… I don't think our witnesses would appreciate the show. "Nats, babe… what happened?" Liam croaks, clutching my hand in his. I fill him in as quickly and efficie
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Sneaking into the pack house in the middle of the day was a lot easier than I had imagined it to be - either Lorenzo had refocused warriors to the border leaving too few to maintain the security within the pack, or Lorenzo believed no one would be foolhardy enough to attack his residence since he had made examples of Harris and Gail. Probably both. Janet had agreed to visit some pack members and was going to try to convince Vicky to go with her, leaving one less resident present in the house. However, judging by the guttural sounds coming from Vicky's bedroom, Janet had not been successful in getting her daughter away. This change of plans actually works in my favour though, leaving Lorenzo otherwise occupied. I sneak in through the kitchen door which leads out into the garden, moving as stealthily as I can muster through the lower floor. No one is there. Liam's study is an utter mess, polar opposites to its state from when I had last visited. Papers li
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Kane, Ricky and I watch the sun set from our vantage point at the top of the hill which overlooks the Dark Moon pack homestead. From up here it seems like a picturesque village, all the inhabitants going about their day as if they don't have a care in the world. Only we know the ugly side, the side plagued with intimidation and corruption. We watch in silence as the guards change over, night shift taking the place of the day shift with a shared joke and a slap on the back. They are all young men, all unknown and almost definitely from Lorenzo’s old pack. He would never trust a Dark Moon member to guard their own Beta. Ricky looks over at Kane and myself, a sadness in his eyes which seems misplaced in the man who has always been so happy-go-lucky. The way he has changed since he left the training program is hard to comprehend. It almost feels as if I no longer know my own brother anymore - although I'm sure that once his wolf returns to him we will regain some of
